George Berner
| Full name | George Luis Sören Berner |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Finland |
| Born | 4 April 1948 Helsinki, Finland |
| Turned pro | 1966 (amateur tour) |
| Plays | Right–handed |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 318 (20 Dec 1974) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (1972) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 455 (03 Jan 1983) |
George Luis Sören Berner (born 4 April 1944) is a former tennis player from Finland.[1]
Tennis career
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "George Berner| Player Stats | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
- ^ "Davidson Wildcats" (PDF). davidsonwildcats. 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Davis Cup - Players". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- ^ "Wimbledon – G.L. Berner". www.wimbledon.com. Retrieved 2020-05-13.