Eric Jelen (born March 11, 1965 in Trier) is a former tennis player from Germany, who won one singles (1989, Bristol) and five doubles titles during his professional career.
The right-hander Jelen reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on July 7, 1986, when he became World No. 23.[1] Jelen was a member of two Davis Cup-winning teams. In 1988, he teamed with Boris Becker in doubles to earn the win that guaranteed a West German victory over Sweden in the final.[2] The following year, West Germany successfully defended the title by defeating Sweden in the final, and Becker and Jelen again won the doubles match.[3]
Career finals[edit]
Singles (1 title - 1 runner-up)[edit]
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0-0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0-0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0-0) |
| ATP Tour (1-1) |
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
| Runner-up |
1. |
11 October 1987 |
Brisbane, Australia |
Hard (i) |
Kelly Evernden |
6–3, 1–6, 1–6 |
| Winner |
1. |
25 June 1989 |
Bristol, UK |
Grass |
Nick Brown |
6–4, 3–6, 7–5 |
Doubles (5 titles - 6 runner-ups)[edit]
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0-0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0-0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0-1) |
| ATP Tour (5-5) |
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
| Runner-up |
1. |
21 September 1986 |
Hamburg |
Clay |
Boris Becker |
Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up |
2. |
22 February 1987 |
Indian Wells |
Hard |
Boris Becker |
Guy Forget
Yannick Noah |
4–6, 6–7 |
| Winner |
1. |
21 February 1988 |
Milan |
Carpet (i) |
Boris Becker |
Miloslav Mečíř
Tomáš Šmíd |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner |
2. |
10 October 1988 |
Brisbane |
Hard (i) |
Carl-Uwe Steeb |
Grant Connell
Glenn Michibata |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Runner-up |
3. |
24 October 1988 |
Tokyo |
Carpet (i) |
Boris Becker |
Andrés Gómez
Slobodan Živojinović |
5–7, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Winner |
3. |
26 February 1989 |
Lyon |
Carpet (i) |
Michael Mortensen |
Jakob Hlasek
John McEnroe |
6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up |
4. |
14 May 1989 |
Hamburg |
Clay |
Boris Becker |
Emilio Sánchez
Javier Sánchez |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up |
5. |
29 October 1989 |
Frankfurt |
Carpet (i) |
Kevin Curren |
Pieter Aldrich
Danie Visser |
6–7, 7–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up |
6. |
14 April 1991 |
Barcelona |
Clay |
Boris Becker |
Horacio de la Peña
Diego Nargiso |
6–3, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Winner |
4. |
25 August 1991 |
Long Island |
Hard |
Carl-Uwe Steeb |
Doug Flach
Diego Nargiso |
0–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
| Winner |
5. |
11 November 1991 |
Moscow |
Hard |
Carl-Uwe Steeb |
Andrei Cherkasov
Alexander Volkov |
6–4, 7–6 |
References[edit]
External links[edit]
| Persondata |
| Name |
Jelen, Eric |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Tennis player |
| Date of birth |
1965-03-11 |
| Place of birth |
Trier, Germany |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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