Franz Saiko (16 February 1931 – 28 August 2012) was an Austrian
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
player.
A native of
Vienna
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, Saiko was a regular fixture in the
Austria Davis Cup team
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from 1954 to 1962, winning a total of 22 rubbers. His best win came against Britain's
Mike Sangster
Mike Sangster (11 September 1940 – 30 April 1985) was a British No. 1 tennis player of the 1960s. in a 1962 tie in Vienna.
Saiko was not known to tour much overseas but made several appearances at the
Wimbledon Championships
The Wimbledon Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London, since 1877 and is pla ...
. In 1954 he reached the doubles round of 16 with
Hans Redl.
Outside of tennis he worked as a pharmacist.
See also
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List of Austria Davis Cup team representatives
This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Austria Davis Cup team in an official Davis Cup match. Austria have taken part in the competition since 1905.
Players
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References
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1931 births
2012 deaths
Austrian male tennis players
Tennis players from Vienna