Eric Jelen (born 11 March 1965) is a former tennis player from Germany, who won one singles (1989, Bristol) and five doubles titles during his professional career.
The right-hander Jelen reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 7 July 1986, when he became World No. 23. Jelen was a member of two Davis Cup-winning teams. In 1988, he teamed with Boris Becker in doubles to earn the win that guaranteed a West German victory over Sweden in the final. The following year, West Germany successfully defended the title by defeating Sweden in the final, and Becker and Jelen again won the doubles match.
Jelen had two spells as coach for Boris Becker, the first spell for the 1992 Wimbledon 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)
ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Oct 1987 Brisbane, Australia Hard (i) Kelly Evernden 6–3, 1–6, 1–6Win 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)
ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Sep 1986 Hamburg, Germany Clay Boris Becker Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 4–6, 1–6Loss 0–2 Feb 1987Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Boris Becker Guy Forget Yannick Noah 4–6, 6–7Win 1–2 Feb 1988 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Boris Becker Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd 6–3, 6–3Win 2–2 Oct 1988 Brisbane, Australia Hard (i) Carl-Uwe Steeb Grant Connell Glenn Michibata 6–4, 6–1Loss 2–3 Oct 1988 Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) Boris Becker Andrés Gómez Slobodan Živojinović 5–7, 7–5, 3–6Win 3–3 Feb 1989 Lyon, France Carpet (i) Michael Mortensen Jakob Hlasek John McEnroe 6–2, 3–6, 6–3Loss 3–4 May 1989 Hamburg, Germany Clay Boris Becker Emilio Sánchez Javier Sánchez 4–6, 1–6Loss 3–5 Oct 1989 Frankfurt, Germany Carpet (i) Kevin Curren Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser 6–7, 7–6, 3–6Loss 3–6 Apr 1991 Barcelona, Spain Clay Boris Becker Horacio de la Peña Diego Nargiso 6–3, 6–7, 4–6Win 4–6 Aug 1991 Long Island, U.S. Hard Carl-Uwe Steeb Doug Flach Diego Nargiso 0–6, 6–4, 7–6Win 5–6 Nov 1991 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard Carl-Uwe Steeb Andrei Cherkasov Alexander Volkov 6–4, 7–6
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