Thomas Larsen (tennis)

Thomas Larsen (born 15 July 1975) is a retired professional Danish tennis player.

Thomas Larsen
Full nameThomas Larsen
Country (sports) Denmark
Born (1975-07-15) 15 July 1975 (age 49)
Aarhus, Denmark
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$52,164
Singles
Career record2–8
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 170 (21 September 1998)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 547 (12 August 1996)

Biography

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Larsen, who was born in Aarhus, turned professional in 1995.

A right-handed player, he made his Davis Cup debut in a 1996 World Group qualifier against Spain, where he was beaten by Carlos Moya.[1]

In 1997 he appeared in the main draw of an ATP Tour tournament for the first time, as a wildcard at his home event, the Copenhagen Open.

Larsen had his best year on tour in 1998. Playing as a qualifier, he featured in the main draw of the 1998 Dutch Open and had a win over Dinu Pescariu, then fell in the second round to top seed Karol Kucera. Later in 1998 he finished runner-up in two Challenger tournaments in the space of a month, at Sopot and Brasov, after which his ranking rose to a career best 170 in the world. He took Stefan Koubek of Austria to five sets in a Davis Cup tie against Austria in Pörtschach.[2]

He received another wildcard into the Copenhagen Open in 1999 and won his only Davis Cup match that year, over Hungary's Zoltán Böröczky.[3]

In 2001 he made his final Davis Cup appearance for Denmark.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "4-1: Espana culmina su ascenso con la derrota de Costa y el triunfo de Moya". ABC (Madrid) (in Spanish). 23 September 1996. p. 82. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. ^ Aggersbjerg, Marcus (22 September 2001). "Når tennislivet slutter". Berlingske (in Danish). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Skuffende dansk afslutning på Davis Cup". Berlingske (in Danish). 26 September 1999. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
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