Pekka Säilä (20 December 1941 – 7 December 2009) was a tennis player from Finland.[1]
| Country (sports) |  Finland |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 December 1941 Helsinki, Finland |
| Died | 7 December 2009 (aged 67) Helsinki, Finland |
| Turned pro | 1962 (amateur tour) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 4–9 |
| Highest ranking | No. 272 (14 Jun 1976) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1967) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–2 |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1966) |
Tennis career
editSäilä made his debut for the Finland Davis Cup team during the 1962 Europe Zone second round tie against Czechoslovakia. During his sixteen-year Davis Cup career, he played in twenty-three Davis Cup singles rubbers, seven of which he won, and he also played in thirteen doubles rubbers, with two wins.[2]
During 1967, Säilä was recruited to attend college in the United States at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He played for the university tennis team and graduated in 1970.[3]
Säilä participated at the Wimbledon Championships on two occasions, with a best result of reaching the third round in 1967, before losing to the British player, Roger Taylor.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Pekka Saila| Player Stats | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- ^ "Davis Cup - Players". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- ^ "Oracle (May 1970)". digitalshowcase. 15 May 1970. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- ^ "Wimbledon – Pekka Saila". www.wimbledon.com. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
