Eric Jelen
Eric Jelen (born 11 March 1965) is a former tennis player from Germany, who won one singles (1989, Bristol) and five doubles titles during his professional career.
The right-hander Jelen reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 7 July 1986, when he became World No. 23.[1] Jelen was a member of two Davis Cup-winning teams. In 1988, he teamed with Boris Becker in doubles to earn the win that guaranteed a West German victory over Sweden in the final.[2] The following year, West Germany successfully defended the title by defeating Sweden in the final, and Becker and Jelen again won the doubles match.[3]
Career finals
Singles (1 title – 1 runner-up)
Legend |
Grand Slam (0–0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0) |
ATP Masters Series (0–0) |
ATP Tour (1–1) |
Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
Runner-up |
1. |
11 October 1987 |
Brisbane, Australia |
Hard (i) |
Kelly Evernden |
6–3, 1–6, 1–6 |
Winner |
1. |
25 June 1989 |
Bristol, UK |
Grass |
Nick Brown |
6–4, 3–6, 7–5 |
Doubles (5 titles – 6 runners-up)
Legend |
Grand Slam (0–0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0) |
ATP Masters Series (0–1) |
ATP Tour (5–5) |
Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
Runner-up |
1. |
21 September 1986 |
Hamburg |
Clay |
Boris Becker |
Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez |
4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up |
2. |
22 February 1987 |
Indian Wells |
Hard |
Boris Becker |
Guy Forget Yannick Noah |
4–6, 6–7 |
Winner |
1. |
21 February 1988 |
Milan |
Carpet (i) |
Boris Becker |
Miloslav Mečíř
Tomáš Šmíd |
6–3, 6–3 |
Winner |
2. |
10 October 1988 |
Brisbane |
Hard (i) |
Carl-Uwe Steeb |
Grant Connell
Glenn Michibata |
6–4, 6–1 |
Runner-up |
3. |
24 October 1988 |
Tokyo |
Carpet (i) |
Boris Becker |
Andrés Gómez
Slobodan Živojinović |
5–7, 7–5, 3–6 |
Winner |
3. |
26 February 1989 |
Lyon |
Carpet (i) |
Michael Mortensen |
Jakob Hlasek John McEnroe |
6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up |
4. |
14 May 1989 |
Hamburg |
Clay |
Boris Becker |
Emilio Sánchez Javier Sánchez |
4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up |
5. |
29 October 1989 |
Frankfurt |
Carpet (i) |
Kevin Curren |
Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser |
6–7, 7–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up |
6. |
14 April 1991 |
Barcelona |
Clay |
Boris Becker |
Horacio de la Peña Diego Nargiso |
6–3, 6–7, 4–6 |
Winner |
4. |
25 August 1991 |
Long Island |
Hard |
Carl-Uwe Steeb |
Doug Flach Diego Nargiso |
0–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Winner |
5. |
11 November 1991 |
Moscow |
Hard |
Carl-Uwe Steeb |
Andrei Cherkasov Alexander Volkov |
6–4, 7–6 |
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