Sverre Lie (tennis)

Sverre Lie (14 February 1926 – 7 September 1983) was a Norwegian tennis player.[1]

Sverre Lie
Country (sports) Norway
Born(1926-02-14)14 February 1926
Died7 September 1983(1983-09-07) (aged 57)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon3R (1950)
US Open2R (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
  1. "Sverre Lie Advances In Net Play". The Sun Times. 28 July 1948.
  2. "Lie Is Extended Before Winning; Rochon Wins Again". North Bay Nugget. 28 July 1948.
  3. "U.S. Singles Title Quist First in Foreign Seedings". The Northern Star. 9 September 1948. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Ulrikke (20) vil til Wimbledon neste år". Aftenposten (in Norwegian Bokmål). 23 June 2013.
  5. "Key Statistics". daviscup.com.
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