Sakari Salo

Sakari Salo (21 December 1919 – 13 December 2011) was a tennis and bandy player from Finland.[1][2]

Sakari Salo
Country (sports) Finland
Born21 December 1919
Helsinki, Finland
Died13 December 2011(2011-12-13) (aged 91)
Espoo, Finland
Turned pro1939 (amateur tour)
Retired1967
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon1R (1949, 1952)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (1949, 1952)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon3R (1952)
Medal record
Men's bandy
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games (demonstration sport)
Bronze medal – third place1952 OsloTeam

Tennis career

Salo represented Finland from 1950 to 1963 in the Davis Cup competition. He made his Davis Cup debut during the 1950 Europe Zone first round tie against Belgium. During his Davis Cup career, Salo played in twenty-nine Davis Cup singles rubbers, winning thirteen, and in seventeen doubles rubbers, with four victories.[3]

Salo participated at the 1952 Wimbledon Championships playing in the singles, doubles and mixed doubles. In the mixed doubles, he partnered with his wife Thelma Salo, and reached the third round.[4]

Bandy career

Salo represented Finland at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo when Bandy was held as a demonstration sport. Salo won a bronze medal as a member of the Finnish team.

See also

References
  1. "Sakari Salo| Player Stats | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  2. "The Finnish Bandy Federation « Suomen Jääpalloliitto". finbandy.fi. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  3. "Davis Cup - Players". daviscup.com. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  4. "Wimbledon – Sakari Salo". wimbledon.com. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
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