Arne Wilhelm Grahn (22 January 1902 – 21 November 1989) was a Finnish tennis player. He competed in the men's singles and doubles events at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] He won more than 40 Finnish championships between 1920 and 1947.[2]
Grahan played his first tournament in 1923 at the Götheborg Games, the same year won his first singles title at the Finland National Championships an event he would win nine times. he also won the Finland Indoor Championships eight times. He also won the Aix-Les-Bains International in 1926 against Monaco player Rene Gallepe[3] and the St. Raphael International the same year against British player Jack Olmsted.[4]
arne, grahn, arne, wilhelm, grahn, january, 1902, november, 1989, finnish, tennis, player, competed, singles, doubles, events, 1924, summer, olympics, more, than, finnish, championships, between, 1920, 1947, full, namearne, wilhelm, grahncountry, sports, finbo. Arne Wilhelm Grahn 22 January 1902 21 November 1989 was a Finnish tennis player He competed in the men s singles and doubles events at the 1924 Summer Olympics 1 He won more than 40 Finnish championships between 1920 and 1947 2 Arne GrahnFull nameArne Wilhelm GrahnCountry sports FINBorn 1902 01 22 22 January 1902Helsinki FinlandDied21 November 1989 1989 11 21 aged 87 Helsinki FinlandTurned pro1923 amateur tour Retired1939SinglesCareer titles19Grand Slam singles resultsFrench Open2R 1926 Career editGrahan played his first tournament in 1923 at the Gotheborg Games the same year won his first singles title at the Finland National Championships an event he would win nine times he also won the Finland Indoor Championships eight times He also won the Aix Les Bains International in 1926 against Monaco player Rene Gallepe 3 and the St Raphael International the same year against British player Jack Olmsted 4 He played the French championships one time at the 1926 French Championships but lost in the second round to Belgium s Jean Washer In 1930 he reached the quarter finals of the Cannes New Courts Club tournament losing to Bill Tilden In addition he was also a finalist at the Torneo Circolo Canottieri Roma in 1924 In 1938 he was a losing finalist at the Monte Carlo Championships Consolation tournament In 1939 he played his final singles tournament at the Monte Carlo Championships References edit Arne Grahn Olympedia Retrieved 11 July 2020 Suomen mestarit Suomen Tennisliitto in Finnish Retrieved 3 November 2022 Rene Gallepe Overview ATP Tour ATP Retrieved 11 April 2023 Jack Olmsted Overview ATP Tour ATP Retrieved 11 April 2023 External links editArne Grahn at the Association of Tennis Professionals nbsp Arne Grahn at the International Tennis Federation nbsp Arne Grahn at Olympedia nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to Finnish tennis is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arne Grahn amp oldid 1194903959, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
