George Berner
Full name | George Luis Sören Berner |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | (1948-04-04) 4 April 1948 (age 76) Helsinki, Finland |
Turned pro | 1966 (amateur tour) |
Plays | Right–handed |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 318 (20 Dec 1974) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | Q2 (1972) |
Doubles | |
Highest ranking | No. 455 (03 Jan 1983) |
George Luis Sören Berner (born 4 April 1944) is a former tennis player from Finland.[1]
Tennis career
Berner attended college in the United States at Davidson College in North Carolina during 1967 and 1968.[2]
Berner was a regular member of the Finland Davis Cup team for the period 1969 to 1981. He made his debut in the 1969 Europe Zone A first round tie against Sweden. His last appearance was as a doubles player in the 1981 Europe Zone B semi-final against the Netherlands. Berner played in twenty Davis Cup singles rubbers, ten of which he won, and he also played in ten doubles rubbers, with two wins.[3]
Berner participated in the Wimbledon qualifying draw on two occasions, in 1969 and 1972, with a best effort in reaching the second round of qualifying in 1972.[4]
See also
References
External links
- George Berner at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- George Berner at the International Tennis Federation
- George Berner at the Davis Cup