A native of Oslo, Hegna played out of the Berg Tennisklubb and won 26 national championships, including eight outdoor and six indoor singles titles.[1] His Davis Cup career for Norway started in 1962 but most of his appearances came in the period of 1973 to 1983. He featured in 17 ties, for 15 wins across singles and doubles.[2]
Hegna played collegiate tennis in the United States for the University of Wyoming.[3] He featured in several Grand Prix tournaments during the 1970s, reaching a best singles world ranking of 180. As a main draw qualifier at the 1976 Swedish Open he upset seeded players Juan Gisbert and Julián Ganzábal en route to the quarter-finals.[4][5]
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^Midtsjø, Lars K.; Yggeseth, Eivind (3 June 2021). "Tennis-feber i pandemien". Finansavisen (in Norwegian).
hegna, born, july, 1945, norwegian, former, professional, tennis, player, country, sports, norwayborn, 1945, july, 1945, singlescareer, record16, 22highest, rankingno, 1976, doublescareer, record3, 7highest, rankingno, 1976, native, oslo, hegna, played, berg, . Per Hegna born 22 July 1945 is a Norwegian former professional tennis player Per HegnaCountry sports NorwayBorn 1945 07 22 22 July 1945 age 78 SinglesCareer record16 22Highest rankingNo 180 12 Dec 1976 DoublesCareer record3 7Highest rankingNo 346 12 Dec 1976 A native of Oslo Hegna played out of the Berg Tennisklubb and won 26 national championships including eight outdoor and six indoor singles titles 1 His Davis Cup career for Norway started in 1962 but most of his appearances came in the period of 1973 to 1983 He featured in 17 ties for 15 wins across singles and doubles 2 Hegna played collegiate tennis in the United States for the University of Wyoming 3 He featured in several Grand Prix tournaments during the 1970s reaching a best singles world ranking of 180 As a main draw qualifier at the 1976 Swedish Open he upset seeded players Juan Gisbert and Julian Ganzabal en route to the quarter finals 4 5 References edit Midtsjo Lars K Yggeseth Eivind 3 June 2021 Tennis feber i pandemien Finansavisen in Norwegian Key Statistics daviscup com Karen s Hopes Good Serving El Paso Herald Post 21 December 1971 Martin and Amaya Advance in Tennis The New York Times 8 July 1976 Italian Cup Duo Wins In Sweden Net The Sacramento Bee 10 July 1976 External links editPer Hegna at the Association of Tennis Professionals Per Hegna at the Davis Cup Per Hegna at the International Tennis Federation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Per Hegna amp oldid 1220338584, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
