Dan Bleckinger (born May 27, 1947) is an American former professional tennis player. Bleckinger, raised in

Oshkosh, Wisconsin Oshkosh is a city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, of which it is the county seat. The city had a population of 66,816 in 2020, making it the ninth-largest city in Wisconsin. It is also adjacent to the Town of Oshkosh. History Oshkosh was ...

, played collegiate tennis for both the University of Wisconsin and the University of Utah. A Big 10 singles champion in his freshman season at Wisconsin, Bleckinger spent his final two years with Utah, earning All-American honors in 1969 and 1970. He reached the singles third round of the

1972 Wimbledon Championships The 1972 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was scheduled to be held from Monday 26 June ...

as a qualifier and was eliminated by the fifth-seeded

Jan Kodeš Jan Kodeš (born 1 March 1946) is a Czech former professional tennis player. A three-time major singles champion, Kodeš was one of the premier players in the early 1970s. Kodeš's greatest success was achieved on the clay courts of the French ...

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* * 1947 births Living people American male tennis players Wisconsin Badgers men's tennis players Utah Utes men's tennis players Tennis players from Wisconsin Sportspeople from Oshkosh, Wisconsin {{US-tennis-bio-stub