Per Hegna (born 22 July 1945) is a Norwegian former professional tennis player. A native of

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, Hegna played out of the Berg Tennisklubb and won 26 national championships, including eight outdoor and six indoor singles titles. His

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career for Norway started in 1962 but most of his appearances came in the period of 1973 to 1983. He featured in 17 ties, for 15 wins across singles and doubles. Hegna played collegiate tennis in the United States for the

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. He featured in several

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tournaments during the 1970s, reaching a best singles world ranking of 180. As a main draw qualifier at the 1976 Swedish Open he upset seeded players

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and

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en route to the quarter-finals.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hegna, Per 1945 births Living people Norwegian male tennis players Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls athletes College men's tennis players in the United States Norwegian expatriate tennis players in the United States Tennis players from Oslo