George Berner
{{short description|Finnish tennis player}}
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| full_name = George Luis Sören Berner
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1948|04|04}}
| birth_place = Helsinki, Finland
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| turnedpro = 1966 (amateur tour)
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| plays = Right–handed
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| highestsinglesranking = No. 318 (20 Dec 1974)
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| Wimbledonresult = Q2 (1972)
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| highestdoublesranking = No. 455 (03 Jan 1983)
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George Luis Sören Berner (born 4 April 1944) is a former tennis player from Finland.{{Cite web|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/players/george-berner/b276/overview|title=George Berner{{!}} Player Stats {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis|website=ATP Tour|access-date=2020-05-12}}
Tennis career
Berner attended college in the United States at Davidson College in North Carolina during 1967 and 1968.{{Cite web|title=Davidson Wildcats|url=https://static.davidsonwildcats.com/custompages/mten/all-time%20records.pdf|last=|first=|date=13 May 2020|website=davidsonwildcats|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}
Berner was a regular member of the Finland Davis Cup team for the period 1969 to 1981. He made his debut in the 1969 Europe Zone A first round tie against Sweden. His last appearance was as a doubles player in the 1981 Europe Zone B semi-final against the Netherlands. Berner played in twenty Davis Cup singles rubbers, ten of which he won, and he also played in ten doubles rubbers, with two wins.{{Cite web|title=Davis Cup - Players|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800174959|website=www.daviscup.com|access-date=2020-05-13}}
Berner participated in the Wimbledon qualifying draw on two occasions, in 1969 and 1972, with a best effort in reaching the second round of qualifying in 1972.{{Cite web|title=Wimbledon – G.L. Berner|url=https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/draws_archive/player_profile/f90610b9-2204-42d0-9eac-1cfa01630ddc.html|last=|first=|date=|website=www.wimbledon.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-13}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{ATP|id=b276}}
- {{ITF|george-berner/800174959/fin}}
- {{Davis Cup player|800174959}}
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Category:Finnish male tennis players