Eric Jelen (born 11 March 1965) is a former

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player from Germany, who won one singles (1989,

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) 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

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-winning teams. In 1988, he teamed with

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in doubles to earn the win that guaranteed a

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victory over

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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

, 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)

Doubles (5 titles – 6 runners-up)

References

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* * * 1965 births Living people German male tennis players Olympic tennis players for West Germany Sportspeople from Trier Tennis players from Rhineland-Palatinate Tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics West German male tennis players 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-tennis-bio-stub