Pekka Säilä Explained

Pekka Säilä
Birth Date:20 December 1941
Birth Place:Helsinki, Finland
Death Place:Helsinki, Finland
Turnedpro:1962 (amateur tour)
Singlesrecord:4–9
Highestsinglesranking:No. 272 (14 Jun 1976)
Wimbledonresult:3R (1967)
Doublesrecord:1–2
Mixed:yes
Wimbledonmixedresult:3R (1966)

Pekka Säilä (20 December 1941 – 7 December 2009) was a tennis player from Finland.[1]

Tennis career

Säilä made his debut for the Finland Davis Cup team during the 1962 Europe Zone second round tie against Czechoslovakia. During his sixteen-year Davis Cup career, he played in twenty-three Davis Cup singles rubbers, seven of which he won, and he also played in thirteen doubles rubbers, with two wins.[2]

During 1967, Säilä was recruited to attend college in the United States at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He played for the university tennis team and graduated in 1970.[3]

Säilä participated at the Wimbledon Championships on two occasions, with a best result of reaching the third round in 1967, before losing to the British player, Roger Taylor.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pekka Saila Player Stats ATP Tour Tennis. ATP Tour. 2020-05-13.
  2. Web site: Davis Cup - Players. www.daviscup.com. 2020-05-13.
  3. Web site: Oracle (May 1970). 15 May 1970. digitalshowcase. 2020-05-13.
  4. Web site: Wimbledon – Pekka Saila. www.wimbledon.com. 2020-05-13.