Jan Leschly
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Jan Leschly (born 11 September 1940) is a Danish businessman and former professional tennis player. He was a semifinalist in the men's singles at the 1967 U.S. National Championships and a quarterfinalist in doubles at the 1966 Wimbledon Championships. From 1957 to 1973, he won 18 career titles in singles.
Tennis career
He was a tour tennis professional from the late the 1950s to the early 1970s. In July 1957, he won his first title the East of England Championships on grass at Felixstowe. From 1959 to 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 with his countryman Jørgen Ulrich (uncle of Lars Ulrich whose father is Torben Ulrich), he reached the quarterfinals of the doubles event.[1] Jan Leschly was in the semifinals of the US Championship at Forest Hills in 1967, losing to Clark Graebner in five sets.
He was ranked World No. 10 for 1967 in Lance Tingay's amateur rankings for The Daily Telegraph.[2] In 1972, he 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, losing in the semifinals 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 | Template:Flagicon Gordon Talbot | 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 2. | July 1958 | East of England Championships | Grass | Template:Flagicon Claus Storm Pallesen | 6–0, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3. | August 1959 | Danish National Championships | Clay | Template:Flagicon Kurt Nielsen | 6–0, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4. | January 1961 | Danish Covered Court Championships | Wood (i) | Template:Flagicon Jørgen Ulrich | 6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5. | November 1961 | King's Cup | Wood (i) | Template:Flagicon Ulf Schmidt | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 6. | December 1961 | Copenhagen Indoor | Wood (i) | Template:Flagicon Torsten Johansson | 6–2, 5–7, 6–3, 10–8 |
| Loss | 7. | January 1962 | Danish Covered Court Championships | Wood (i) | Template:Flagicon Jørgen Ulrich | 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 8. | March 1962 | Danish International Championships | ? | Template:Flagicon Torsten Johansson | 6–3, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 9. | December 1962 | Copenhagen Indoor | Wood (i) | Template:Flagicon Jørgen Ulrich | 12–10, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 10. | January 1963 | Danish Covered Court Championships | Wood (i) | Template:Flagicon Jørgen Ulrich | 4–6, 9–11, 8–6, 8–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 11. | March 1963 | Moscow International Championships | ? | Template:Flagicon Toomas Leius | 6–0, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 12. | August 1963 | Danish National Championships | Clay | Template:Flagicon Jørgen Ulrich | 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 13. | August 1964 | Danish National Championships | Clay | Template:Flagicon Torben Ulrich | 3–6, 5–7, 7–5, 8–6, 6–0 |
| Loss | 14. | November 1965 | King's Cup Final (London) | Wood (i) | Template:Flagicon Bobby Wilson | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 12–10 |
| Win | 15. | January 1966 | Danish Covered Court Championships | Wood (i) | Template:Flagicon Carl-Edvard Hedelund | 6–0, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 16. | August 1966 | Danish National Championships | Clay | Template:Flagicon Carl-Edvard Hedelund | 6–0, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 17. | March 1967 | South African Championships | Hard | Template:Flagicon Manuel Santana | 6–2, 2–6, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 18. | July 1967 | Travemünde International | Clay | Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase | 4–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 19. | August 1967 | Danish National Championships | Clay | Template:Flagicon Jorgen Ulrich | 3–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–1 |
| Loss | 20. | November 1967 | Queensland Hard Court Championships | Hard | Template:Flagicon Roy Emerson | 6–4, 12–10 |
| Win | 21. | February 1968 | Scandinavian Indoor Championships | Carpet (i) | Template:Flagicon Alex Metreveli | 4–6, 12–10, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 22. | February 1968 | U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships | Carpet (i) | Template:Flagicon Manuel Santana | 6–8, 3–6 |
| Win | 23. | February 1968[3] | Macon Indoor | Carpet (i) | Template:Flagicon Mike Sangster | 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 |
| Loss | 24. | March 1968 | Concord International Indoor | Carpet (i) | Template:Flagicon Arthur Ashe | 3–6, 13–15 |
| Win | 25. | August 1968 | Copenhagen Tournament | ? | Template:Flagicon Martin Mulligan | 3–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 26. | January 1969 | Danish Covered Court Championships | Carpet (i) | Template:Flagicon Carl-Edvard Hedelund | 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 27. | February 1969 | Rothmans Trophy Crystal Palace,[4] | Carpet (i) | Template:Flagicon Manuel Orantes | 9–7, 7–5 |
| Win | 28. | August 1969 | Danish National Championships | Clay | Template:Flagicon Jørgen Ulrich | 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 29 . | August 1969 | Copenhagen Tournament | ? | Template:Flagicon Martin Mulligan | 4-6, 6-4, 7-9, 14-12, 1-6 |
| Win | 20. | August 1970 | Danish National Championships | Clay | Template:Flagicon Jorgen Ulrich | 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 31. | June 1971 | Chichester International | Grass | Template:Flagicon Gerald Battrick | 2-6, 8-9 |
| Loss | 32. | July 1971 | Swedish Open Bastaad | Clay | Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase | 7–6, 2–6, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 33. | February 1972 | Scandinavian Indoor Championships | Carpet (i) | Template:Flagicon 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:
- Chief Executive and Director, SmithKline Beecham, a company that develops and markets pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter medicines, 1994 to May 2000.
- Director, American Express, Viacom, Maersk, and Dynavax Technologies Corporation.
- Member, Advisory Board of Daimler Chrysler and the Emory University Business School Dean's Advisory Council.
See also
References
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- Kubulus Alumni – Jan Leschly at Københavns Universitet
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