Charles Frederick Aeschlimann (; 28 February 1897 – 4 May 1952), also spelled as ''Charles Aeschliman'', was a Swiss

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player who represented Switzerland in the

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and the

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Tennis career

He competed in the

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at the

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, reaching the third round in which he lost to

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in five sets. With compatriot

Maurice Ferrier Maurice Ferrier (8 November 1901 – 9 September 1973) was a Swiss tennis player. He competed in the men's singles and doubles events at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), offici ...

he competed in the men's doubles event and reached the second round. Aeschlimann competed in seven

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between 1926 and 1938. In the singles event his best result was reaching the third round of the

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in which he lost to

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. His best doubles result was reaching the third round in 1937 with countryman Max Ellmer. With Gladys Clarke-Jervoise he reached the fourth round of the mixed doubles event in 1935. Aeschlimann's best performance at a Grand Slam singles event was reaching the fourth round of the

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and

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. In 1923 he became the first Swiss player to participate in a

match, winning his singles match against

Ladislav Žemla Ladislav Žemla (6 November 1887 – 18 June 1955) was a Czech tennis player. He competed for Bohemia at the 1906, 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics and for Czechoslovakia at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. At the 1920 Olympics, he won a bronze ...

of Czechoslovakia.

Personal life

Aeschlimann met

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US Indoor Champion at the

. The couple married in December 1924.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aeschlimann, Charles 1897 births 1952 deaths Swiss male tennis players Olympic tennis players for Switzerland Tennis players at the 1924 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Cannes