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Kurt Nielsen

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Danish tennis player
For the Danish football (soccer) player and manager, seeKurt "Nikkelaj" Nielsen. For the Norwegian singer, seeKurt Nilsen.

Kurt Nielsen
Nielsen in 1999
Country (sports) Denmark
Born(1930-11-19)19 November 1930
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died11 June 2011(2011-06-11) (aged 80)
Turned pro1960 (amateur tour from 1948)
Retired1966
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CoachDon Tregonning (1955)
Singles
Career record205–103
Career titles13
Highest rankingNo. 7 (1953,Lance Tingay)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
French Open4R (1952,1955,1956,1957,1959)
WimbledonF (1953,1955)
US OpenQF (1953)
Professional majors
Wembley Pro1R (1960,1961,1962,1963,1966)
French Pro1R (1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon3R (1953, 1957)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
WimbledonF (1958)
US OpenW (1957)

Kurt Nielsen (19 November 1930 – 11 June 2011)[2] was a Danish tennis player. He was born in Copenhagen, and was the first Danish tennis player ever to have played in a men's singles final in aGrand Slam tournament.

Nielsen reached the singles finals ofWimbledon in 1953 (beatingKen Rosewall andJaroslav Drobný, then losing toVic Seixas)[3] and 1955 (beating Rosewall, then losing toTony Trabert). Both times he reached the final, he was unseeded. Before this, he won the boys' singles at Wimbledon in 1947 (defeatingSven Davidson). Besides his successes at Wimbledon, he won the boys' singles at the French Open and reached the quarterfinals in theU.S. Championships in 1953.

WithAlthea Gibson, Nielsen won the U.S. Open mixed doubles in 1957, thereby becoming the first Dane to have won a Grand Slam event. During his long career, he won around 30 international titles, played 96Davis Cup matches for Denmark (with a 53–43 record), and holds the record of having won the most Danish national tennis championships (50). Nielsen turned professional in 1960 and played on the pro circuit.[4]

After ending his active career, Nielsen held numerous honourable positions in leading international tennis associations as well as served as the supervisor and referee at many Grand Slam events. He was a commentator on the Danish version of the TV channel Eurosport until late 2006.[5]

Nielsen was the grandfather of Danish tennis playerFrederik Løchte Nielsen.[6] His grandson, at the2012 Wimbledon men's doubles event, became the second Dane to win a Grand Slam tournament.

Grand Slam finals

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Singles: (2 runner-ups)

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OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1953WimbledonGrassUnited StatesVic Seixas7–9, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up1955WimbledonGrassUnited StatesTony Trabert3–6, 5–7, 1–6

Mixed doubles: (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1957US ChampionshipsGrassUnited StatesAlthea GibsonUnited StatesDarlene Hard
AustraliaRobert Howe		6–3, 9–7
Runner-up1958WimbledonGrassUnited States Althea GibsonAustraliaLorraine Coghlan
Australia Robert Howe		3–6, 11–13

Singles performance timeline

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Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

The following lists main draw appearances forGrand Slam andpre-Open Era Professional Major tournaments only.

Tournament1948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966W–L
Grand slam tournaments
Australian ChampionshipsAAAAAAAAAAAAAAbsent;
had turned pro		0–0
French Championships3RAA1R4R1A2R4R14R4R1R4R1R16–10
Wimbledon Championships2RA1R3R3RF4RF3R3RSF2R3R31–12
U.S. National ChampionshipsAAAA3RQFA3RA4R1RAA11–5
Win–loss3–20–00–12–26–310–24–210–35–27–35–34–22–20–00–00–00–00–00–058–27
Professional majors
U.S. Pro Tennis ChampionshipsAbsent;
had not turned pro		AAAAAAA0–0
French Pro Championship1R1R1R1R1R1RA0–6
Wembley Championships1R1R1R1RPRA1R0–5
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–20–20–20–20–10–10–10–11

Note:1 First round bye

References

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  1. ^"Trabert is Seeded Top",The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 September 1953.
  2. ^Dansk tennislegende er død, tv2.dk 11. juni 2011(in Danish)
  3. ^"Wimbledon 1953".www.tennis.co.nf.
  4. ^"Rosewall Downs Kurt Nielsen".The Canberra Times. 15 September 1960. p. 32 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^Femte sæt, b.dk 17. februar 2011(in Danish)
  6. ^F. Løchte tættere på WimbledonArchived 19 March 2012 at theWayback Machine, tv2.dk 20. juni 2007(in Danish)

External links

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