Jan Leschly (born 11 September 1940) is a Danish businessman and former professional tennis player. He was a semifinalist in the men's singles at the 1967 U.S. National Championships and a quarterfinalist in doubles at the 1966 Wimbledon Championships. From 1957 to 1973, he won 18 career titles in singles.
Tennis career He was a tour tennis professional from the late the 1950s to the early 1970s. In July 1957, he won his first title the East of England Championships on grass at Felixstowe. From 1959 to 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 with his countryman Jørgen Ulrich (uncle of Lars Ulrich whose father is Torben Ulrich), he reached the quarterfinals of the doubles event. Jan Leschly was in the semifinals of the US Championship at Forest Hills in 1967, losing to Clark Graebner in five sets.
He was ranked World No. 10 for 1967 in Lance Tingay's amateur rankings for The Daily Telegraph. In 1972, he won his last title at the Scandinavian Indoor Championships, played on carpet courts at Copenhagen. In 1973, played his final tournament at the Coast Championship at Rungsted, losing in the semifinals to Lars Elvstrom.
Career finals Singles 33 (18-15) Category + (Titles) Grand Slam (0) National (8) International (4) Provincial/Regional/State (2) County 0) Regular (4) Titles by SurfaceClay – Outdoor (9)Grass – Outdoor (3)Hard – Outdoor (0)Carpet – Indoor (7)Wood – Indoor (8) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1. July 1957East of England Championships Grass Gordon Talbot 1–6, 6–2, 6–3Win 2. July 1958East of England Championships Grass Claus Storm Pallesen 6–0, 6–0Loss 3. August 1959Danish National Championships Clay Kurt Nielsen6–0, 6–2, 6–4Loss4. January 1961Danish Covered Court Championships Wood (i) Jørgen Ulrich6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6–2Loss5. November 1961 King's Cup Wood (i) Ulf Schmidt 6–4, 6–2Win6. December 1961 Copenhagen Indoor Wood (i) Torsten Johansson 6–2, 5–7, 6–3, 10–8Loss 7.January 1962Danish Covered Court Championships Wood (i) Jørgen Ulrich6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4Win8. March 1962Danish International Championships Clay Torsten Johansson 6–3, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 Win9. December 1962 Copenhagen Indoor Wood (i) Jørgen Ulrich 12–10, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5Win10. January 1963Danish Covered Court Championships Wood (i) Jørgen Ulrich4–6, 9–11, 8–6, 8–6, 6–4Loss11. March 1963Moscow International Championships ? Toomas Leius 6–0, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2Win12. August 1963Danish National Championships Clay Jørgen Ulrich6–2, 6–3, 6–4 Win13. August 1964Danish National Championships Clay Torben Ulrich3–6, 5–7, 7–5, 8–6, 6–0 Loss14. November 1965 King's Cup Final (London) Wood (i) Bobby Wilson 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 12–10Win 15.January 1966Danish Covered Court Championships Wood (i) Carl-Edvard Hedelund6–0, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1Win16. August 1966Danish National Championships Clay Carl-Edvard Hedelund6–0, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1Loss17.March 1967South African Championships Hard Manuel Santana6–2, 2–6, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 Loss18. July 1967Travemünde International Clay Ilie Năstase 4–6, 3–6, 2–6 Loss19. August 1967Danish National Championships Clay Jorgen Ulrich3–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–1Loss 20. November 1967Queensland Hard Court ChampionshipsClay Roy Emerson6–4, 12–10Win 21. February 1968Scandinavian Indoor Championships Carpet (i) Alex Metreveli4–6, 12–10, 6–3, 6–4Loss22.February 1968U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships Carpet (i) Manuel Santana6–8, 3–6Win23. February 1968 Macon Indoor Carpet (i) Mike Sangster 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4Loss24. March 1968 Concord International Indoor Carpet (i) Arthur Ashe 3–6, 13–15Win25. August 1968 Copenhagen Tournament ? Martin Mulligan 3–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2Win 26. January 1969Danish Covered Court Championships Carpet (i) Carl-Edvard Hedelund 6–4, 6–3, 6–3Win27. February 1969 Rothmans European Trophy Indoor, Carpet (i) Manuel Orantes 9–7, 7–5Win28. August 1969Danish National Championships Clay Jørgen Ulrich6–2, 6–2, 6–1 Loss29 . August 1969 Copenhagen Tournament ? Martin Mulligan 4-6, 6-4, 7-9, 14-12, 1-6Win 20. August 1970Danish National Championships Clay Jorgen Ulrich 6–3, 6–4, 6–4Loss 31. June 1971 Chichester International Grass Gerald Battrick 2-6, 8-9 Loss 32.July 1971Swedish Open Bastaad Clay Ilie Năstase 7–6, 2–6, 1–6, 4–6Win33. February 1972Scandinavian Indoor Championships Carpet (i) Ray Moore6–1, 11–9, 6–3
Work career Leschly has been the chairman and chief executive officer of Care Capital LLC, a private equity firm, since May 2000. 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.
See also List of Denmark Davis Cup team representatives
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External links
Kubulus Alumni – Jan Leschly at Københavns Universitet