Jan Leschly

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
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

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

Singles 33 (18-15)
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 United Kingdom Gordon Talbot 1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 2. July 1958 East of England Championships Grass Denmark Claus Storm Pallesen 6–0, 6–0
Loss 3. August 1959 Danish National Championships Clay Denmark Kurt Nielsen 6–0, 6–2, 6–4
Loss 4. January 1961 Danish Covered Court Championships Wood (i) Denmark Jørgen Ulrich 6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6–2
Loss 5. November 1961 King's Cup Wood (i) Sweden Ulf Schmidt 6–4, 6–2
Win 6. December 1961 Copenhagen Indoor Wood (i) Sweden Torsten Johansson 6–2, 5–7, 6–3, 10–8
Loss 7. January 1962 Danish Covered Court Championships Wood (i) Denmark Jørgen Ulrich 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win 8. March 1962 Danish International Championships ? Sweden Torsten Johansson 6–3, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
Win 9. December 1962 Copenhagen Indoor Wood (i) Denmark Jørgen Ulrich 12–10, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win 10. January 1963 Danish Covered Court Championships Wood (i) Denmark Jørgen Ulrich 4–6, 9–11, 8–6, 8–6, 6–4
Loss 11. March 1963 Moscow International Championships ? Soviet Union Toomas Leius 6–0, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 12. August 1963 Danish National Championships Clay Denmark Jørgen Ulrich 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
Win 13. August 1964 Danish National Championships Clay Denmark Torben Ulrich 3–6, 5–7, 7–5, 8–6, 6–0
Loss 14. November 1965 King's Cup Final (London) Wood (i) United Kingdom Bobby Wilson 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 12–10
Win 15. January 1966 Danish Covered Court Championships Wood (i) Denmark Carl-Edvard Hedelund 6–0, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Win 16. August 1966 Danish National Championships Clay Denmark Carl-Edvard Hedelund 6–0, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Loss 17. March 1967 South African Championships Hard Spain Manuel Santana 6–2, 2–6, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 18. July 1967 Travemünde International Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 4–6, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 19. August 1967 Danish National Championships Clay Denmark Jorgen Ulrich 3–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–1
Loss 20. November 1967 Queensland Hard Court Championships Hard Australia Roy Emerson 6–4, 12–10
Win 21. February 1968 Scandinavian Indoor Championships Carpet (i) Soviet Union Alex Metreveli 4–6, 12–10, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 22. February 1968 U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships Carpet (i) Spain Manuel Santana 6–8, 3–6
Win 23. February 1968[3] Macon Indoor Carpet (i) United Kingdom Mike Sangster 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
Loss 24. March 1968 Concord Indoor Championships Carpet (i) United States Arthur Ashe 3–6, 13–15
Win 25. August 1968 Copenhagen Tournament  ? Australia Martin Mulligan 3–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win 26. January 1969 Danish Covered Court Championships Carpet (i) Denmark Carl-Edvard Hedelund 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Win 27. February 1969 Rothmans Trophy Crystal Palace,[4] Carpet (i) Spain Manuel Orantes 9–7, 7–5
Win 28. August 1969 Danish National Championships Clay Denmark Jørgen Ulrich 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
Loss 29 . August 1969 Copenhagen Tournament  ? Australia Martin Mulligan 4-6, 6-4, 7-9, 14-12, 1-6
Win 20. August 1970 Danish National Championships Clay Denmark Jorgen Ulrich 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 31. June 1971 Chichester International Grass United Kingdom Gerald Battrick 2-6, 8-9
Loss 32. July 1971 Swedish Open Bastaad Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 7–6, 2–6, 1–6, 4–6
Win 33. February 1972 Scandinavian Indoor Championships Carpet (i) South Africa Ray Moore 6–1, 11–9, 6–3

Work career

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

References
  1. 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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