Eric Jelen

{{Short description|German tennis player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Eric Jelen |fullname = | image = Davis Cup tennis tournament in Frankfurt in 1988 (JOKAMAA2C-2).tif | caption = Germany vs USA in Davis Cup, Frankfurt, 1988 | country = {{GER}} | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1965|03|11}} | birth_place = [[Trier]], West Germany | height = {{height|m=1.80}} | turnedpro = 1982 | retired = 1992 | plays = Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | careerprizemoney = [[US$|$]]1,100,059 | singlesrecord = 135–136 | singlestitles = 1 | highestsinglesranking = No. 23 (7 July 1986) |AustralianOpenresult= 1R ([[1984 Australian Open – Men's singles|1984]], [[1990 Australian Open – Men's singles|1990]], [[1991 Australian Open – Men's singles|1991]]) |FrenchOpenresult= 3R ([[1986 French Open – Men's singles|1986]]) |Wimbledonresult= 4R ([[1986 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1986]]) |USOpenresult= 3R ([[1986 US Open – Men's singles|1986]]) | doublesrecord = 111–81 | doublestitles = 5 | highestdoublesranking = No. 18 (12 June 1989) | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 3R ([[1989 French Open|1989]]) | WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R ([[1988 Wimbledon Championships|1988]]) | USOpenDoublesresult = 2R ([[1988 US Open (tennis)|1988]]) | awards = }} '''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 [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]]-ranking on 7 July 1986, when he became World No. 23.<ref name="profile">{{cite web|title=Eric Jelen: Profile|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Je/E/Eric-Jelen.aspx|access-date=11 June 2010}}</ref> Jelen was a member of two [[Davis Cup]]-winning teams. In [[1988 Davis Cup|1988]], he teamed with [[Boris Becker]] in doubles to earn the win that guaranteed a [[Germany Davis Cup team|West German]] victory over [[Sweden Davis Cup team|Sweden]] in the final.<ref>{{cite news|title=Davis Cup; West Germans Clinch Title, 3–0|work=The New York Times|agency=Associated Press|date=18 December 1988|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/18/sports/davis-cup-west-germans-clinch-title-3-0.html|access-date=11 June 2010}}</ref> [[1989 Davis Cup|The following year]], West Germany successfully defended the title by defeating Sweden in the final, and Becker and Jelen again won the doubles match.<ref>{{cite news|title=West Germany Wins Davis Cup|work=The Dispatch|agency=Associated Press|date=18 December 1989|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TcAcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FlIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2328,6338185|access-date=11 June 2010}}</ref>

Jelen had two spells as coach for [[Boris Becker]], the first spell for the [[1992 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1992 Wimbledon]] tournament, and the second spell lasting for seven months from May 1993 to December 1993.

==Career finals==

===Singles (1 title – 1 runner-up)===

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" ! Legend |- style="background:#f3e6d7;" | Grand Slam (0–0) |- style="background:#ffc;" | Tennis Masters Cup (0–0) |- style="background:#e9e9e9;" | ATP Masters Series (0–0) |- | ATP Tour (1–1) |}

===Doubles (5 titles – 6 runners-up)===

{| class="sortable wikitable" !style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:65px"|Date !style="width:160px"|Tournament !style="width:55px"|Surface !style="width:160px"|Partner !style="width:160px"|Opponents !style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score |- |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1986 | [[Hamburg Masters|Hamburg]], West Germany | Clay | {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Boris Becker]] | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sergio Casal]] {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Emilio Sánchez]] | 4–6, 1–6 |- style="background:#e9e9e9;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 0–2 | Feb 1987 | [[Indian Wells Masters|Indian Wells]], U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Boris Becker]] | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guy Forget]] {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Yannick Noah]] | 4–6, 6–7 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1–2 | Feb 1988 | [[Milan]], Italy | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Boris Becker]] | {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Miloslav Mečíř]] {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Tomáš Šmíd]] | 6–3, 6–3 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2–2 | Oct 1988 | [[Queensland Open|Brisbane]], Australia | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Carl-Uwe Steeb]] | {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Grant Connell]] {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Glenn Michibata]] | 6–4, 6–1 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2–3 | Oct 1988 | [[ATP Tokyo Indoor|Tokyo]], Japan | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Boris Becker]] | {{flagicon|ECU}} [[Andrés Gómez]] {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Slobodan Živojinović]] | 5–7, 7–5, 3–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3–3 | Feb 1989 | [[Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon|Lyon]], France | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Michael Mortensen]] | {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Jakob Hlasek]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 3–4 | May 1989 | [[Hamburg Masters|Hamburg]], West Germany | Clay | {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Boris Becker]] | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Emilio Sánchez]] {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Javier Sánchez (tennis)|Javier Sánchez]] | 4–6, 1–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 3–5 | Oct 1989 | [[Frankfurt Cup|Frankfurt]], West Germany | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kevin Curren]] | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Pieter Aldrich]] {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Danie Visser]] | 6–7, 7–6, 3–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 3–6 | Apr 1991 | [[ATP Barcelona|Barcelona]], Spain | Clay | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Boris Becker]] | {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Horacio de la Peña]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Diego Nargiso]] | 6–3, 6–7, 4–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 4–6 | Aug 1991 | [[ATP Long Island|Long Island]], U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Carl-Uwe Steeb]] | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Flach]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Diego Nargiso]] | 0–6, 6–4, 7–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 5–6 | Nov 1991 | [[ATP Moscow|Moscow]], Soviet Union | Hard | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Carl-Uwe Steeb]] | {{flagicon|URS}} [[Andrei Cherkasov]] {{flagicon|URS}} [[Alexander Vladimirovich Volkov|Alexander Volkov]] | 6–4, 7–6 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{ATP}} * {{ITF}} * {{DavisCup player}}

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