Ölander represented his country in the Davis Cup competition and in the 1965 Europe Zone first-round tie against Poland he played the second singles rubber against Wieslaw Gasiorek, losing in straight sets and in the reverse singles he beat Wieslaw Nowicki in four sets. Sweden won the first-round tie, but lost, 2–3 in the second round, to Czechoslovakia with Ölander playing in both the singles and doubles. In 1966, once again against Poland in the first round, he played the doubles rubber with Bo Holmström, losing in four sets to Gasiorek and Nowicki.[3]
Ölander won the Swedish National Championships in 1967, beating Sven Davidson in the final.[4] He also made his Grand Slam debut in 1967 at the French Championship, losing in the first round to Alex Metreveli. Ölander's last tour match was at the 1971 Stockholm Open where, after receiving a bye in the first round, he lost in the second round to Jan Kodeš.[5]
After his playing career, Ölander continued as an administrator in Swedish tennis and was chairman of the Swedish Tennis Association from 1983 to 1988.[6]
lars, ölander, lars, gösta, ölander, june, 1942, august, 2020, former, tennis, player, from, sweden, country, sports, swedenresidencestockholm, swedenborn29, june, 1942stockholm, swedendied5, august, 2020, 2020, aged, playsright, handedsinglescareer, record3, . Lars Gosta Olander 29 June 1942 5 August 2020 1 was a former tennis player from Sweden 2 Lars OlanderCountry sports SwedenResidenceStockholm SwedenBorn29 June 1942Stockholm SwedenDied5 August 2020 2020 08 05 aged 78 PlaysRight handedSinglesCareer record3 7Career titles0Grand Slam singles resultsFrench Open2R 1968 Wimbledon1R 1967 DoublesCareer record0 3Career titles0Grand Slam doubles resultsWimbledon1R 1968 Mixed doublesGrand Slam mixed doubles resultsWimbledon2R 1968 Contents 1 Career 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCareer editOlander represented his country in the Davis Cup competition and in the 1965 Europe Zone first round tie against Poland he played the second singles rubber against Wieslaw Gasiorek losing in straight sets and in the reverse singles he beat Wieslaw Nowicki in four sets Sweden won the first round tie but lost 2 3 in the second round to Czechoslovakia with Olander playing in both the singles and doubles In 1966 once again against Poland in the first round he played the doubles rubber with Bo Holmstrom losing in four sets to Gasiorek and Nowicki 3 Olander won the Swedish National Championships in 1967 beating Sven Davidson in the final 4 He also made his Grand Slam debut in 1967 at the French Championship losing in the first round to Alex Metreveli Olander s last tour match was at the 1971 Stockholm Open where after receiving a bye in the first round he lost in the second round to Jan Kodes 5 After his playing career Olander continued as an administrator in Swedish tennis and was chairman of the Swedish Tennis Association from 1983 to 1988 6 See also editList of Sweden Davis Cup team representativesReferences edit Lars Olander har avlidit Lars Olander Player Stats ATP Tour Tennis ATP Tour Retrieved 2020 03 29 Davis Cup Players www daviscup com Retrieved 2020 03 30 player Tennisarchives com www tennisarchives com Retrieved 2020 03 30 Lars Olander Player Activity ATP Tour Tennis ATP Tour Retrieved 2020 03 30 Lars Olander hedrad Kungl Tennishallen Kungl Lawn Tennis Klubben in Swedish Retrieved 2020 03 30 External links editLars Olander at the Association of Tennis Professionals Lars Olander at the International Tennis Federation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lars Olander amp oldid 1156769937, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
