Erling Tveit

Erling L'Orsa Tveit (born 28 December 1984) is a former tennis player from Norway.[1][2]

Erling L'Orsa Tveit
Country (sports) Norway
Born (1984-12-28) 28 December 1984
Oslo, Norway
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Turned pro2009
PlaysLeft-handed
CollegeUniversity of Mississippi
Prize money$26,235
Singles
Career record9–10 (ATP Tour and Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 484 (27 Sep 2010)
Doubles
Career record7–7 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 713 (22 Mar 2010)

Tennis career

Tveit played collegiate tennis for the University of Mississippi before turning professional, earning All-American honours for singles and doubles in both 2006 and 2007.[3]

Tveit made his debut for the Norway Davis Cup team in 2003 against Luxembourg. He had a 10-year Davis Cup career and won 9 of the 18 singles matches and 7 of the 14 doubles matches that he played.[4] His one ATP tour main draw appearance was at the 2007 Swedish Open, when he lost in the first round to Fernando Verdasco.

Tveit mainly participated on the ATP Challenger Tour and the Futures circuit. He had a career best singles ranking of 484 on the professional tour and a best doubles ranking of 713, winning three ITF Futures doubles tournaments.

ITF Futures titles

Doubles: (3)
No. Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. Jun 2007 Norway F1, Gausdal Futures Hard Norway Stian Boretti Denmark Jacob Melskens
Denmark Rasmus Nørby		 6–4, 6–4
2. Sep 2009 USA F23, Costa Mesa Futures Hard United States Robbye Poole United States Will Gray
United States Blake Strode		 6–2, 7–5
3. Nov 2010 USA F29, Niceville Futures Clay United States Robbye Poole United States Andrea Collarini
United States Denis Kudla		 7–6(7–4), 6–2

See also

References
  1. "Erling Tveit | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  2. "College Tennis Teams - Ole Miss - Team Roster - Erling Tveit". www.collegetennisonline.com. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  3. "Tveit, Claesson Earn All-America Honors". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  4. "Davis Cup - Players". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
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