Hans Ivar Åke Eliaeson (26 May 1923 – 24 January 2015) was a Swedish tennis player.[1][2]

Åke Eliaeson
Country (sports)Sweden Sweden
Born26 May 1923
Died24 January 2015(2015-01-24) (aged 91)
Lidingö, Sweden
Turned pro1941(amateur tour)
Retired1967
PlaysRight–handed
Singles
Career titles2(amateur tour)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open1R (1950)

Tennis career edit

Eliaeson represented the Swedish Davis Cup team in the 1952 Europe Zone second round tie against Chile. He played the last singles rubber in Sweden's 5–0 victory.[3]

Eliaeson played in one Grand Slam tournament, the 1950 US Open, where he lost to Sam Match.[4] Eliaeson won two amateur tournament titles, in 1951 at the Helsinki indoor event and in 1952 in Bad Schwartau, Germany.

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References edit

  1. ^ "Ake Eliaeson| Player Stats | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  2. ^ "Hans Ivar Åke Eliaeson". gravar. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Davis Cup - Players". daviscup.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  4. ^ "Ake Eliaeson | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-04-06.

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