Erling Tveit
{{Short description|Norwegian tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Erling L'Orsa Tveit
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| country = {{NOR}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|12|28}}
| birth_place = Oslo, Norway
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| height = {{height|ft=6|in=3}}
| turnedpro = 2009
| retired =
| plays = Left-handed
| college = University of Mississippi
| careerprizemoney = $26,235
| singlesrecord = 9–10 (ATP Tour and Davis Cup)
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| highestsinglesranking = No. 484 (27 Sep 2010)
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| doublesrecord = 7–7 (Davis Cup)
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| highestdoublesranking = No. 713 (22 Mar 2010)
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Erling L'Orsa Tveit (born 28 December 1984) is a former tennis player from Norway.{{Cite web|title=Erling Tveit {{!}} Overview {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/players/erling-tveit/t867/overview|access-date=2021-06-27|website=ATP Tour}}{{Cite web|title=College Tennis Teams - Ole Miss - Team Roster - Erling Tveit|url=http://www.collegetennisonline.com/Univ.ofMississippi-M-Tennis/Player.aspx?plId=48114|access-date=2021-06-27|website=www.collegetennisonline.com}}
Tennis career
Tveit played collegiate tennis for the University of Mississippi before turning professional, earning All-American honours for singles and doubles in both 2006 and 2007.{{Cite web|title=Tveit, Claesson Earn All-America Honors|url=https://olemisssports.com/news/2006/6/2/Tveit_Claesson_Earn_All_America_Honors|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Ole Miss Athletics|language=en}}
Tveit made his debut for the Norway Davis Cup team in 2003 against Luxembourg. He had a 10-year Davis Cup career and won 9 of the 18 singles matches and 7 of the 14 doubles matches that he played.{{Cite web|title=Davis Cup - Players|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800226825|access-date=2021-06-26|website=www.daviscup.com}} His one ATP tour main draw appearance was at the 2007 Swedish Open, when he lost in the first round to Fernando Verdasco.
Tveit mainly participated on the ATP Challenger Tour and the Futures circuit. He had a career best singles ranking of 484 on the professional tour and a best doubles ranking of 713, winning three ITF Futures doubles tournaments.
ITF Futures titles
=Doubles: (3)=
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!class="unsortable"|No. !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| 1.
| Jun 2007 |style="background:#cffcff;"|Norway F1, Gausdal |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|NOR}} Stian Boretti |{{flagicon|DEN}} Jacob Melskens |6–4, 6–4 |
| 2.
|Sep 2009 |style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F23, Costa Mesa |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Robbye Poole |{{flagicon|USA}} Will Gray |6–2, 7–5 |
| 3.
|Nov 2010 |style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F29, Niceville |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|USA}} Robbye Poole |{{flagicon|USA}} Andrea Collarini |7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{ATP|T867}}
- {{Davis Cup player|800226825}}
- {{ITF|erling-tveit/800226825/nor}}
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Category:Norwegian male tennis players
Category:Ole Miss Rebels men's tennis players
Category:Norwegian expatriate tennis players in the United States