# Eric Jelen

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German tennis player

Eric Jelen Germany vs USA in Davis Cup, Frankfurt, 1988 Country (sports) Germany Born (1965-03-11) 11 March 1965 (age 61) Trier, West 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](/source/Tennis) player from Germany, who won one singles (1989, [Bristol](/source/Bristol)) and five doubles titles during his professional career.

The right-hander Jelen reached his highest singles [ATP](/source/Association_of_Tennis_Professionals)-ranking on 7 July 1986, when he became World No. 23.[1] Jelen was a member of two [Davis Cup](/source/Davis_Cup)-winning teams. In [1988](/source/1988_Davis_Cup), he teamed with [Boris Becker](/source/Boris_Becker) in doubles to earn the win that guaranteed a [West German](/source/Germany_Davis_Cup_team) victory over [Sweden](/source/Sweden_Davis_Cup_team) in the final.[2] [The following year](/source/1989_Davis_Cup), West Germany successfully defended the title by defeating Sweden in the final, and Becker and Jelen again won the doubles match.[3]

Jelen had two spells as coach for [Boris Becker](/source/Boris_Becker), the first spell for the [1992 Wimbledon](/source/1992_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles) tournament, and the second spell lasting for seven months from May 1993 to December 1993.

## 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)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Loss 0–1 Oct 1987 Brisbane, Australia Hard (i) Kelly Evernden 6–3, 1–6, 1–6 Win 1–1 Jun 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)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 Sep 1986 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Boris Becker Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 4–6, 1–6 Loss 0–2 Feb 1987 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Boris Becker Guy Forget Yannick Noah 4–6, 6–7 Win 1–2 Feb 1988 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Boris Becker Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd 6–3, 6–3 Win 2–2 Oct 1988 Brisbane, Australia Hard (i) Carl-Uwe Steeb Grant Connell Glenn Michibata 6–4, 6–1 Loss 2–3 Oct 1988 Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) Boris Becker Andrés Gómez Slobodan Živojinović 5–7, 7–5, 3–6 Win 3–3 Feb 1989 Lyon, France Carpet (i) Michael Mortensen Jakob Hlasek John McEnroe 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 Loss 3–4 May 1989 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Boris Becker Emilio Sánchez Javier Sánchez 4–6, 1–6 Loss 3–5 Oct 1989 Frankfurt, West Germany Carpet (i) Kevin Curren Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser 6–7, 7–6, 3–6 Loss 3–6 Apr 1991 Barcelona, Spain Clay Boris Becker Horacio de la Peña Diego Nargiso 6–3, 6–7, 4–6 Win 4–6 Aug 1991 Long Island, U.S. Hard Carl-Uwe Steeb Doug Flach Diego Nargiso 0–6, 6–4, 7–6 Win 5–6 Nov 1991 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard Carl-Uwe Steeb Andrei Cherkasov Alexander Volkov 6–4, 7–6

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-profile_1-0)** ["Eric Jelen: Profile"](http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Je/E/Eric-Jelen.aspx). Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 11 June 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Davis Cup; West Germans Clinch Title, 3–0"](https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/18/sports/davis-cup-west-germans-clinch-title-3-0.html). *The New York Times*. Associated Press. 18 December 1988. Retrieved 11 June 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["West Germany Wins Davis Cup"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TcAcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FlIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2328,6338185). *The Dispatch*. Associated Press. 18 December 1989. Retrieved 11 June 2010.

## External links

- [Eric Jelen](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/J008/overview) at the [Association of Tennis Professionals](/source/Association_of_Tennis_Professionals)

- [Eric Jelen](https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/eric-jelen/800178177/ger) at [World Tennis](/source/World_Tennis)

- [Eric Jelen](https://web.archive.org/web/20250401/https://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800178177) at the [Davis Cup](/source/Davis_Cup) (archived)

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