Sverre Lie (tennis)
Sverre Lie (14 February 1926 – 7 September 1983) was a Norwegian tennis player.[1]
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | 14 February 1926 |
Died | 7 September 1983 57) | (aged
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | 3R (1950) |
US Open | 2R (1948) |
Born in Nordstrand, Lie was an underground fighter in Norway's World War II resistance movement and helped bring weapons across the Swedish border.[2] He is a relative of former UN Secretary-General Trygve Lie.[3]
Lie was a fur importer by profession and on a 1948 business trip to New York City featured at the U.S. National Championships. In 1950 he reached the singles third round of the Wimbledon Championships.[4]
A two-time national indoor singles champion, Lie played Davis Cup for Norway from 1951 to 1953.[5]
References
- "Sverre Lie Advances In Net Play". The Sun Times. 28 July 1948.
- "Lie Is Extended Before Winning; Rochon Wins Again". North Bay Nugget. 28 July 1948.
- "U.S. Singles Title Quist First in Foreign Seedings". The Northern Star. 9 September 1948. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Ulrikke (20) vil til Wimbledon neste år". Aftenposten (in Norwegian Bokmål). 23 June 2013.
- "Key Statistics". daviscup.com.
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