Erik Øckenholt Larsen (born 23 August 1880, date of death unknown) was a Danish

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player at the beginning of the 20th century.

Career

Larsen was one of the first players from Denmark – the other being Thorkil Hillerup – to compete at the

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in singles in 1905. He lost his first round match against

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. In 1913, he reached the fourth round which remained his best result at the tournament. That same year he reached the final of the

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which he lost in four sets to

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. Larson won the title at the Danish championships from 1905 to 1908. In addition, he competed in the singles and mixed doubles competition (with Sofie Castenschiold) at the

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, but couldn't win any medal.

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* * 1880 births Year of death missing Danish male tennis players Olympic tennis players for Denmark Tennis players at the 1912 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Copenhagen {{Denmark-tennis-bio-stub