Eric Jelen

Eric Jelen (born 11 March 1965) is a former tennis player from Germany, who won one singles (1989, Bristol) and five doubles titles during his professional career.

Eric Jelen

Country (sports)	Germany
Born	(1965-03-11) 11 March 1965 (age 60) Trier, West Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	1982
Retired	1992
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,100,059
Singles
Career record	135–136
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 23 (7 July 1986)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1984, 1990, 1991)
French Open	3R (1986)
Wimbledon	4R (1986)
US Open	3R (1986)
Doubles
Career record	111–81
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 18 (12 June 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	3R (1989)
Wimbledon	3R (1988)
US Open	2R (1988)

The right-hander Jelen reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 7 July 1986, when he became World No. 23.^[1] Jelen was a member of two Davis Cup-winning teams. In 1988, he teamed with Boris Becker in doubles to earn the win that guaranteed a West German victory over Sweden in the final.^[2] The following year, West Germany successfully defended the title by defeating Sweden in the final, and Becker and Jelen again won the doubles match.^[3]

Jelen had two spells as coach for Boris Becker, 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)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Tour (1–1)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 1987	Brisbane, Australia	Hard (i)	Kelly Evernden	6–3, 1–6, 1–6
Win	1–1	Jun 1989	Bristol, UK	Grass	Nick Brown	6–4, 3–6, 7–5

Doubles (5 titles – 6 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–1)
ATP Tour (5–5)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 1986	Hamburg, West Germany	Clay	Boris Becker	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	4–6, 1–6
Loss	0–2	Feb 1987	Indian Wells, U.S.	Hard	Boris Becker	Guy Forget Yannick Noah	4–6, 6–7
Win	1–2	Feb 1988	Milan, Italy	Carpet (i)	Boris Becker	Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd	6–3, 6–3
Win	2–2	Oct 1988	Brisbane, Australia	Hard (i)	Carl-Uwe Steeb	Grant Connell Glenn Michibata	6–4, 6–1
Loss	2–3	Oct 1988	Tokyo, Japan	Carpet (i)	Boris Becker	Andrés Gómez Slobodan Živojinović	5–7, 7–5, 3–6
Win	3–3	Feb 1989	Lyon, France	Carpet (i)	Michael Mortensen	Jakob Hlasek John McEnroe	6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	3–4	May 1989	Hamburg, West Germany	Clay	Boris Becker	Emilio Sánchez Javier Sánchez	4–6, 1–6
Loss	3–5	Oct 1989	Frankfurt, West Germany	Carpet (i)	Kevin Curren	Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser	6–7, 7–6, 3–6
Loss	3–6	Apr 1991	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Boris Becker	Horacio de la Peña Diego Nargiso	6–3, 6–7, 4–6
Win	4–6	Aug 1991	Long Island, U.S.	Hard	Carl-Uwe Steeb	Doug Flach Diego Nargiso	0–6, 6–4, 7–6
Win	5–6	Nov 1991	Moscow, Russia	Hard	Carl-Uwe Steeb	Andrei Cherkasov Alexander Volkov	6–4, 7–6