Carl-Erik von Braun (14 November 1896 – 2 November 1981) was a Swedish
tennis
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player who was active in the 1920s.Carl-Erik von Braun Swedish Olympic Committee
Tennis career
Von Braun competed at the
Wimbledon Championships
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between 1920 and 1925. Hist best singles result was reaching the third round in 1922 (lost to H.R. Fussell) and 1925 (lost to Raymond Casey). His best doubles result was at his first appearance in 1920 when he reached the third round partnering compatriot
Sune Malmström
Jarl Sune Malmström (28 October 1897 – 17 December 1961) Swedish Olympic Committee was a Swedish male .
Von Braun was a member of the Swedish Davis Cup team who played against The Netherlands during the 1925 Davis Cup competition. The match was played on
clay court
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s in
Noordwijk
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, Netherlands and Von Braun lost his singles matches, against
Henk Timmer
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Club career
Timmer was born in Hierden, Harderwijk, Gelderland. He spent his fi ...
and
Arthur Diemer Kool
Arthur Diemer Kool (30 January 1896 – 3 October 1959) was a Dutch tennis player.
He won the singles title at the Dutch Tennis Championships in 1912 aged 16 and won the title again in 1915, 1916 and 1917. With Gerard Scheurleer he became doubl ...
, in straight sets as well as his doubles match partnering Marcus Wallenberg.}
He competed in the
singles
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1920 Summer Olympics
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in
Antwerp
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. In the singles event he reached the second round in which he was defeated by
Albert Lammens
Albert Lammens (17 June 1890 – 7 October 1933) was a Belgian tennis player who represented Belgium in the Davis Cup and the Olympic Games. In 1919 Lammens won the singles title at the Belgian Championships and with Jean Washer won the doubles ...
. With compatriot Sune Malmström he lost in the first round of the doubles event against
Jean Washer
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Tennis career
Washer reached the semifinals of Roland Garros in 1925, beating Hen ...
and
Albert Lammens
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.
See also
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List of Sweden Davis Cup team representatives
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Players
References
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