Jan Leschly (born 11 September 1940) is a Danish businessman and former professional tennis player. He was a semi finalist in the men's singles at the 1967 U.S. National Championships, and a quarter finalist in doubles at the1966 Wimbledon Championships. Between 1957 and 1973 he won 18 career titles in singles.

Jan Leschly
Country (sports) Denmark
Born (1940-09-11) 11 September 1940 (age 84)
Jutland, Denmark
Turned pro1957 (amateur)
Retired1973
PlaysLeft-handed
Singles
Career record219–112
Career titles18
Highest rankingNo. 10 (1967, Lance Tingay)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
French Open3R (1971)
Wimbledon4R (1966)
US OpenSF (1967)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open4R (1971)
WimbledonQF (1966)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1959, 1960, 1967)

Tennis career

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He was a tour tennis professional from the late the 1950s to the early 1970s. In July 1957 won his played and won his first title the East of England Championships on grass at Felixstowe. Between 1959 and 1971 he participated in nine Wimbledon Championships and achieved his best result in 1966 when he reached the fourth round of the singles event and, partnering with his countryman Jørgen Ulrich (uncle of Lars Ulrich whose father is Torben Ulrich), the quarterfinals of the doubles event.[2] Jan Leschly was in the semifinal of the US Championship at Forest Hills in 1967, where he lost to Clark Graebner in five sets.

He was ranked World No. 10 for 1967 in Lance Tingay amateur rankings for The Daily Telegraph.[1] In 1972 won his last title at the Scandinavian Indoor Championships played on carpet courts at Copenhagen. In 1973 played his final tournament at the Coast Championship at Rungsted where he lost in the semi-finals to Lars Elvstrom.

Career finals

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Singles 33 (18-15)

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Category + (Titles)
Grand Slam (0)
National (8)
International (4)
Provincial/Regional/State (2)
County 0)
Regular (4)
Titles by Surface
Clay – Outdoor (9)
Grass – Outdoor (3)
Hard – Outdoor (0)
Carpet – Indoor (7)
Wood – Indoor (8)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. July 1957 East of England Championships Grass   Gordon Talbot 1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 2. July 1958 East of England Championships Grass   Claus Storm Pallesen 6–0, 6–0
Loss 3. August 1959 Danish National Championships Clay   Kurt Nielsen 6–0, 6–2, 6–4
Loss 4. January 1961 Danish Covered Court Championships Wood (i)   Jørgen Ulrich 6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6–2
Loss 5. November 1961 King's Cup Wood (i)   Ulf Schmidt 6–4, 6–2
Win 6. December 1961 Copenhagen Indoor Wood (i)   Torsten Johansson 6–2, 5–7, 6–3, 10–8
Loss 7. January 1962 Danish Covered Court Championships Wood (i)   Jørgen Ulrich 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win 8. March 1962 Danish International Championships ?   Torsten Johansson 6–3, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
Win 9. December 1962 Copenhagen Indoor Wood (i)   Jørgen Ulrich 12–10, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win 10. January 1963 Danish Covered Court Championships Wood (i)   Jørgen Ulrich 4–6, 9–11, 8–6, 8–6, 6–4
Loss 11. March 1963 Moscow International Championships ?   Toomas Leius 6–0, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 12. August 1963 Danish National Championships Clay   Jørgen Ulrich 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
Win 13. August 1964 Danish National Championships Clay   Torben Ulrich 3–6, 5–7, 7–5, 8–6, 6–0
Loss 14. November 1965 King's Cup Final (London) Wood (i)   Bobby Wilson 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 12–10
Win 15. January 1966 Danish Covered Court Championships Wood (i)   Carl-Edvard Hedelund 6–0, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Win 16. August 1966 Danish National Championships Clay   Carl-Edvard Hedelund 6–0, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Loss 17. March 1967 South African Championships Hard   Manuel Santana 6–2, 2–6, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 18. July 1967 Travemünde International Clay   Ilie Năstase 4–6, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 19. August 1967 Danish National Championships Clay   Jorgen Ulrich 3–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–1
Loss 20. November 1967 Queensland Hard Court Championships Hard   Roy Emerson 6–4, 12–10
Win 21. February 1968 Scandinavian Indoor Championships Carpet (i)   Alex Metreveli 4–6, 12–10, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 22. February 1968 U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships Carpet (i)   Manuel Santana 6–8, 3–6
Win 23. February 1968[3] Macon Indoor Carpet (i)   Mike Sangster 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
Loss 24. March 1968 Concord Indoor Championships Carpet (i)   Arthur Ashe 3–6, 13–15
Win 25. August 1968 Copenhagen Tournament ?   Martin Mulligan 3–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win 26. January 1969 Danish Covered Court Championships Carpet (i)   Carl-Edvard Hedelund 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Win 27. February 1969 Rothmans Trophy Crystal Palace,[4] Carpet (i)   Manuel Orantes 9–7, 7–5
Win 28. August 1969 Danish National Championships Clay   Jørgen Ulrich 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
Loss 29 . August 1969 Copenhagen Tournament ?   Martin Mulligan 4-6, 6-4, 7-9, 14-12, 1-6
Win 20. August 1970 Danish National Championships Clay   Jorgen Ulrich 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 31. June 1971 Chichester International Grass   Gerald Battrick 2-6, 8-9
Loss 32. July 1971 Swedish Open Bastaad Clay   Ilie Năstase 7–6, 2–6, 1–6, 4–6
Win 33. February 1972 Scandinavian Indoor Championships Carpet (i)   Ray Moore 6–1, 11–9, 6–3

Work career

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Leschly has been the chairman and chief executive officer of Care Capital LLC, a private equity firm, since May 2000. Other positions:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 428.
  2. ^ "Wimbledon player archive – Jan Leschly". AELTC.
  3. ^ "ATP Tour: Results Archive". ATP Tour. ATP. 1968. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Mulligan for Cystal Palace: Australian born Martin Mulligan, a former Wimbledon finalist, and Nicola PletrangeU will represent Italy in the new Rothman's Trophy tennis tournament, Crystal Palace in February". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Aberdeen, Scotland. 10 January 1969. p. 12.
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Business positions
Preceded by Chief Executive of SmithKline Beecham
April 1994 - April 2000
Succeeded by