sport.wikisort.org - Athlete

Jan Leschly (born 11 September 1940) is a Danish businessman and former professional tennis player.

Jan Leschly

Country (sports)	Denmark
Born	(1940-09-11) 11 September 1940 (age 82) Jutland, Denmark
Plays	Left-handed
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 10 (1967, Lance Tingay)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	3R (1971)
Wimbledon	4R (1966)
US Open	SF (1967)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	4R (1971)
Wimbledon	QF (1966)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	2R (1959, 1960, 1967)

Leschly has been the chairman and chief executive officer of Care Capital LLC, a private equity firm, since May 2000. He was a tour tennis professional in the 1960s and early 1970s. Between 1959 and 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, partnering with his countryman Jørgen Ulrich (uncle of Lars Ulrich whose father is Torben Ulrich), the quarterfinals of the doubles event.[2] Jan Leschly was in the semifinal of the US Championship at Forest Hills in 1967, where he lost to Clark Graebner in five sets. He was ranked World No. 10 for 1967 in Lance Tingay amateur rankings for The Daily Telegraph.[1]

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.

Career finals

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	March 1967	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Manuel Santana	6–2, 2–6, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	2.	8 February 1968	Philadelphia, United States	Carpet (i)	Manuel Santana	6–8, 3–6
Loss	3.	5 July 1971	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Ilie Năstase	7–6, 2–6, 1–6, 4–6

References

External links

• Jan Leschly at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Jan Leschly at the International Tennis Federation
• Jan Leschly at the Davis Cup
• Kubulus Alumni – Jan Leschly at Københavns Universitet
• Jan Leschly at the Tennis Archives

Business positions
Preceded by Robert Bauman	Chief Executive of SmithKline Beecham April 1994 - April 2000	Succeeded by Jean-Pierre Garnier

---