Gerard Scheurleer (29 May 1886 – 11 October 1948), was a Dutch

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and

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player who represented the Netherlands at the

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. At the

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he won his first three rounds of the

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against Greek players to reach the semifinal which he lost to eventual gold medal winner Max Decugis. With compatriot Karel Beukema he also competed in the doubles event where they lost their first match, in the quarterfinal, against the French team and eventual gold medal winners Max Decugis and Maurice Germot. Scheurleer competed in three

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between 1919 and 1926. After wins against

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and

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he reached the third round of the

at the

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which he lost to Frank Jarvis in straight sets. In the doubles he teamed up with E.G.de Seriere (1919),

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(1920) and M.Wetselaar (1926) but did not make it past the first round. In 1922, he lost his right leg in a motorcycle accident which ended his active playing career and also caused him severe phantom pain for the rest of his life. He subsequently became a coach to several Dutch players including

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 ...

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, Henk Timmer and Kea Bouman. He additionally authored several tennis books.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scheurleer, Gerard 1886 births 1948 deaths Dutch male tennis players Olympic tennis players for the Netherlands Tennis players at the 1906 Intercalated Games Sportspeople from The Hague Dutch male field hockey players

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