Eric Jelen

Eric Jelen

Country (sports)	Germany
Born	11 March 1965 Trier, Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	1982
Retired	1992
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,100,059
Singles
Career record	135–136
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 23 (7 July 1986)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (1984, 1990, 1991)
French Open	3R (1986)
Wimbledon	4R (1986)
US Open	3R (1986)
Doubles
Career record	111–81
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 18 (12 June 1989)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open	3R (1989)
Wimbledon	3R (1988)
US Open	2R (1988)

Eric Jelen (born 11 March 1965) 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 7 July 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

Singles (1 title – 1 runner-up)

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 runners-up)

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

1. "Eric Jelen: Profile". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
2. "Davis Cup; West Germans Clinch Title, 3–0". The New York Times. Associated Press. 18 December 1988. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
3. "West Germany Wins Davis Cup". The Dispatch. Associated Press. 18 December 1989. Retrieved 11 June 2010.

External links

• Eric Jelen at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Eric Jelen at the International Tennis Federation
• Eric Jelen at the Davis Cup