Niklaus Fleury (born 10 May 1945) is a Dutch former professional
tennis player. He was active from 1965 to 1978 and won 2 career singles titles.
Career
he played his first tournament at the Netherlands National Championships in 1965 where he reached the quarter finals, but lost to
Jan Hajer
Jan Hajer (The Hague, 31 March 1942 - Breda, 27 August 2002) was a Dutch tennis player. He was the national champion in 1963. He represented the Netherlands in the Davis-Cup between 1964 and 1968.
Biography
Hajer was a contemporary of Tom Ok ...
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In 1967 he won his first singles title at the
Tilburg International Indoor tournament against Jan Hajer.
In 1969 Fleury won his second and final title at the Netherlands National Championships against
Evert Schneider
Evert Schneider (born 4 February 1942) is a Dutch former tennis player.
Schneider is a native of The Hague and was a two-time national champion in doubles. In 1962 he represented the Netherlands in a Davis Cup tie against the Soviet Union in Sche ...
,
and made his
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ...
debut that year, going on to feature in six ties for his country. He also won a further seven men's doubles national titles with
Jan Hordijk
Jan Hordijk (born 5 February 1950) is a Dutch former professional tennis player.
Born in Rotterdam, Hordijk featured in nine Davis Cup ties for the Netherlands, from 1969 to 1974. His Davis Cup career included a singles win over Paolo Bertolucci ...
(all in succession) and another five in mixed doubles. In 1967 he featured in the mixed doubles main draw at
Wimbledon
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He played his final singles event in 1978 playing for the Netherlands Masters, that was part the Netherlands 1 Satellite Circuit.
See also
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List of Netherlands Davis Cup team representatives
This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Netherlands Davis Cup team in an official Davis Cup match. The Netherlands have taken part in the competition since 1920.
Players
References
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References
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1945 births
Living people
Dutch male tennis players