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.[1]
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.[2]
franz, saiko, february, 1931, august, 2012, austrian, tennis, player, country, sports, austriaborn, 1931, february, 1931died28, august, 2012, 2012, aged, playsright, handedsinglesgrand, slam, singles, resultswimbledon2r, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1961, doublesgrand, s. Franz Saiko 16 February 1931 28 August 2012 was an Austrian tennis player Franz SaikoCountry sports AustriaBorn 1931 02 16 16 February 1931Died28 August 2012 2012 08 28 aged 81 PlaysRight handedSinglesGrand Slam singles resultsWimbledon2R 1955 1957 1958 1961 DoublesGrand Slam doubles resultsWimbledon3R 1954 Grand Slam mixed doubles resultsWimbledon2R 1954 1958 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 1 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 2 Outside of tennis he worked as a pharmacist 2 See also EditList of Austria Davis Cup team representativesReferences Edit Mike s defeat saves a row Daily Herald 21 May 1962 a b Tennis OTV Legende Franz Saiko ist tot Kleine Zeitung in German 28 August 2012 External links EditFranz Saiko at the Association of Tennis Professionals Franz Saiko at the Davis Cup Franz Saiko at the International Tennis Federation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Franz Saiko amp oldid 1127222246, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
