George Berner Explained

George Berner
Full Name:George Luis Sören Berner
Birth Date:1948 4, df=y
Birth Place:Helsinki, Finland
Turnedpro:1966 (amateur tour)
Plays:Right–handed
Highestsinglesranking:No. 318 (20 Dec 1974)
Wimbledonresult:Q2 (1972)
Highestdoublesranking: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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: George Berner Player Stats ATP Tour Tennis. ATP Tour. 2020-05-12.
  2. Web site: Davidson Wildcats. 13 May 2020. davidsonwildcats.
  3. Web site: Davis Cup - Players. www.daviscup.com. 2020-05-13.
  4. Web site: Wimbledon – G.L. Berner. www.wimbledon.com. 2020-05-13.