| Jan Leschly | |
| Birth Date: | 11 September 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Jutland, Denmark |
| Turnedpro: | 1957 (amateur) |
| Retired: | 1973 |
| Plays: | Left-handed |
| Singlesrecord: | 219–112 |
| Singlestitles: | 18 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 10 (1967, Lance Tingay)[1] |
| Frenchopenresult: | 3R (1971) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 4R (1966) |
| Usopenresult: | SF (1967) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | 4R (1971) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | QF (1966) |
| Mixed: | yes |
| Wimbledonmixedresult: | 2R (1959, 1960, 1967) |
Jan Leschly (born 11 September 1940) is a Danish businessman and former professional tennis player. He was a semi finalist in the men's singles at the 1967 U.S. National Championships, and a quarter finalist in doubles at the1966 Wimbledon Championships. Between 1957 and 1973 he won 18 career titles in singles.
He was a tour tennis professional from the late the 1950s to the early 1970s. In July 1957 won his played and won his first title the East of England Championships on grass at Felixstowe. Between 1959 and 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, partnering with his countryman Jørgen Ulrich (uncle of Lars Ulrich whose father is Torben Ulrich), the quarterfinals of the doubles event.[2] Jan Leschly was in the semifinal of the US Championship at Forest Hills in 1967, where he lost to Clark Graebner in five sets.He was ranked World No. 10 for 1967 in Lance Tingay amateur rankings for The Daily Telegraph.[1] In 1972 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 where he lost in the semi-finals to Lars Elvstrom.
| Category + (Titles) | |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam (0) | |
| National (8) | |
| International (4) | |
| Provincial/Regional/State (2) | |
| County 0) | |
| Regular (4) |
| Titles by Surface |
|---|
| Clay – Outdoor (9) |
| Grass – Outdoor (3) |
| Hard – Outdoor (0) |
| Carpet – Indoor (7) |
| Wood – Indoor (8) |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | July 1957 | Grass |  Gordon Talbot | 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Win | 2. | July 1958 | Grass | Claus Storm Pallesen | 6–0, 6–0 | |
| Loss | 3. | August 1959 | Clay | Kurt Nielsen | 6–0, 6–2, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 4. | January 1961 | Wood (i) | Jørgen Ulrich | 6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 5. | November 1961 | King's Cup | Wood (i) |  Ulf Schmidt | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 6. | December 1961 | Wood (i) | Torsten Johansson | 6–2, 5–7, 6–3, 10–8 | |
| Loss | 7. | January 1962 | Danish Covered Court Championships | Wood (i) | Jørgen Ulrich | 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 8. | March 1962 | ? | 6–3, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 9. | December 1962 | Wood (i) | Jørgen Ulrich | 12–10, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 | |
| Win | 10. | January 1963 | Danish Covered Court Championships | Wood (i) | Jørgen Ulrich | 4–6, 9–11, 8–6, 8–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 11. | March 1963 | ? | 6–0, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 12. | August 1963 | Clay | Jørgen Ulrich | 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | 13. | August 1964 | Clay | Torben Ulrich | 3–6, 5–7, 7–5, 8–6, 6–0 | |
| Loss | 14. | November 1965 | King's Cup Final (London) | Wood (i) | Bobby Wilson | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 12–10 |
| Win | 15. | January 1966 | Danish Covered Court Championships | Wood (i) | Carl-Edvard Hedelund | 6–0, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 16. | August 1966 | Danish National Championships | Clay | Carl-Edvard Hedelund | 6–0, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 17. | March 1967 | Hard |  Manuel Santana | 6–2, 2–6, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 18. | July 1967 | Clay | 4–6, 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 19. | August 1967 | Clay | Jorgen Ulrich | 3–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 20. | November 1967 | Hard |  Roy Emerson | 6–4, 12–10 | |
| Win | 21. | February 1968 | Carpet (i) | Alex Metreveli | 4–6, 12–10, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 22. | February 1968 | Carpet (i) | Manuel Santana | 6–8, 3–6 | |
| Win | 23. | February 1968[3] | Macon Indoor | Carpet (i) | Mike Sangster | 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 |
| Loss | 24. | March 1968 | Concord Indoor Championships | Carpet (i) |  Arthur Ashe | 3–6, 13–15 |
| Win | 25. | August 1968 | Copenhagen Tournament | ? | Martin Mulligan | 3–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 26. | January 1969 | Danish Covered Court Championships | Carpet (i) | Carl-Edvard Hedelund | 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 27. | February 1969 | Rothmans Trophy Crystal Palace,[4] | Carpet (i) | Manuel Orantes | 9–7, 7–5 |
| Win | 28. | August 1969 | Danish National Championships | Clay | Jørgen Ulrich | 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 29 . | August 1969 | Copenhagen Tournament | ? | Martin Mulligan | 4-6, 6-4, 7-9, 14-12, 1-6 |
| Win | 20. | August 1970 | Clay | Jorgen Ulrich | 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 31. | June 1971 | Chichester International | Grass | Gerald Battrick | 2-6, 8-9 |
| Loss | 32. | July 1971 | Clay | Ilie Năstase | 7–6, 2–6, 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 33. | February 1972 | Carpet (i) | Ray Moore | 6–1, 11–9, 6–3 | |
Leschly has been the chairman and chief executive officer of Care Capital LLC, a private equity firm, since May 2000.Other positions: