Jørgen Ulrich (21 August 1935 – 22 July 2010) was a Danish

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player.

Career

Ulrich was a regular member of the Danish Davis Cup team for 1953 to 1972 and played a total of 54 matches in 22 ties for his country. His first Davis Cup appearance was in the 1955 Europe Zone second round tie against

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, in which he won his first match against

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and lost his second against

Gordon Forbes Gordon Forbes (21 February 1934 – 9 December 2020) was a South African professional tennis player and author. Forbes won the singles title of the South African Championships in 1959 and 1961 and was runner-up in 1955, 1962, 1963 and 1964. H ...

. His last Davis Cup appearance was during the 1971 Europe Zone A, 5–0 first round defeat to the

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. Ulrich has participated in the Wimbledon Championship 21 times, with his last appearance in 1972. He reached the fourth round in singles at Wimbledon on three occasions and in doubles, partnering

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, he reached the quarterfinals in 1966. On the amateur circuit he won several tournaments, including the German Open Indoor Championships singles in 1957 and 1971, the French Open Indoor Championships singles in 1960 and 1961 and the

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singles in 1964 as well as the doubles on four occasions, twice each with

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and Jan Leschly.

Personal life

Ulrich is, by seven years, the younger brother of the former professional tennis player, musician and artist

Torben Ulrich Torben Ulrich (4 October 1928 – 20 December 2023) was a Danish writer, musician, filmmaker, and professional tennis player. He was the father of Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich. Biography Ulrich was born on 4 October 1928 in Copenhagen, the ...

, the son of the tennis player

Einer Ulrich Einer Ulrich (; 6 May 1896 – 28 February 1969) was a Danish tennis player who represented Denmark in the Davis Cup and the Olympic Games. He competed in the singles event at the 1924 Summer Olympics, reaching the second round in which he lost ...

, and uncle to

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drummer

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. Ulrich, who was also a qualified lawyer, died while on holiday in Greece on 22 July 2010.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ulrich, Jorgen 1935 births 2010 deaths Danish male tennis players Sportspeople from Gentofte Municipality Tennis players from the Capital Region of Denmark 20th-century Danish sportsmen

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