Franz Saiko

{{Short description|Austrian tennis player (1931–2012)}}

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| plays = Right-handed

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| Wimbledonresult = 2R (1955, 1957, 1958, 1961)

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| WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (1954)

| WimbledonMixedresult = 2R (1954, 1958)

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Franz Saiko (16 February 1931 – 28 August 2012) was an Austrian tennis player.

A native of Vienna, Saiko was a regular fixture in the Austria Davis Cup team from 1954 to 1962, winning a total of 22 rubbers. His best win came against Britain's Mike Sangster in a 1962 tie in Vienna.{{cite news |title=Mike's defeat saves a row |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000681/19620521/183/0012 |work=Daily Herald |date=21 May 1962}}

Saiko was not known to tour much overseas but made several appearances at the Wimbledon Championships. In 1954 he reached the doubles round of 16 with Hans Redl.{{cite news |title=Tennis: ÖTV-Legende Franz Saiko ist tot|url=https://www.kleinezeitung.at/sport/sommersport/tennis/3978384/Tennis_OeTVLegende-Franz-Saiko-ist-tot |work=Kleine Zeitung |date=28 August 2012 |language=de}}

Outside of tennis he worked as a pharmacist.