# Jan Leschly

Jan Leschly (born 11 September 1940) is a Danish businessman and former professional tennis player. He was a semifinalist in the men's singles at the 1967 U.S. National Championships and a quarterfinalist in doubles at the 1966 Wimbledon Championships. From 1957 to 1973, he won 18 career titles in singles.

## Tennis career

He was a tour tennis professional from the late the 1950s to the early 1970s. In July 1957, he won his first title the East of England Championships on grass at Felixstowe. From 1959 to 1971, he participated in nine Wimbledon Championships and achieved his best result in 1966 when he reached the fourth round of the singles event, and with his countryman Jørgen Ulrich (uncle of Lars Ulrich whose father is Torben Ulrich), he reached the quarterfinals of the doubles event. Jan Leschly was in the semifinals of the US Championship at Forest Hills in 1967, losing to Clark Graebner in five sets.
He was ranked World No. 10 for 1967 in Lance Tingay's amateur rankings for The Daily Telegraph. In 1972, he won his last title at the Scandinavian Indoor Championships, played on carpet courts at Copenhagen. In 1973, played his final tournament at the Coast Championship at Rungsted, losing in the semifinals to Lars Elvstrom.

## Career finals
### Singles 33 (18-15)

* Category + (Titles)
* Grand Slam (0)
* National (8)
* International (4)
* Provincial/Regional/State (2)
* County 0)
* Regular (4)
* Titles by Surface
* Clay – Outdoor (9)
* Grass – Outdoor (3)
* Hard – Outdoor (0)
* Carpet – Indoor (7)
* Wood – Indoor (8)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1. | July 1957 | East of England Championships | Grass | Gordon Talbot | 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 2. | July 1958 | East of England Championships | Grass | Claus Storm Pallesen | 6–0, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3. | August 1959 | Danish National Championships | Clay | Kurt Nielsen | 6–0, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4. | January 1961 | Danish Covered Court Championships | Wood (i) | Jørgen Ulrich | 6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5. | November 1961 | King's Cup | Wood (i) | Ulf Schmidt | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 6. | December 1961 | Copenhagen Indoor | Wood (i) | Torsten Johansson | 6–2, 5–7, 6–3, 10–8 |
| Loss | 7. | January 1962 | Danish Covered Court Championships | Wood (i) | Jørgen Ulrich | 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 8. | March 1962 | Danish International Championships | ? | Torsten Johansson | 6–3, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 9. | December 1962 | Copenhagen Indoor | Wood (i) | Jørgen Ulrich | 12–10, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 10. | January 1963 | Danish Covered Court Championships | Wood (i) | Jørgen Ulrich | 4–6, 9–11, 8–6, 8–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 11. | March 1963 | Moscow International Championships | ? | Toomas Leius | 6–0, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 12. | August 1963 | Danish National Championships | Clay | Jørgen Ulrich | 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 13. | August 1964 | Danish National Championships | Clay | Torben Ulrich | 3–6, 5–7, 7–5, 8–6, 6–0 |
| Loss | 14. | November 1965 | King's Cup Final (London) | Wood (i) | Bobby Wilson | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 12–10 |
| Win | 15. | January 1966 | Danish Covered Court Championships | Wood (i) | Carl-Edvard Hedelund | 6–0, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 16. | August 1966 | Danish National Championships | Clay | Carl-Edvard Hedelund | 6–0, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 17. | March 1967 | South African Championships | Hard | Manuel Santana | 6–2, 2–6, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 18. | July 1967 | Travemünde International | Clay | Ilie Năstase | 4–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 19. | August 1967 | Danish National Championships | Clay | Jorgen Ulrich | 3–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–1 |
| Loss | 20. | November 1967 | Queensland Hard Court Championships | Hard | Roy Emerson | 6–4, 12–10 |
| Win | 21. | February 1968 | Scandinavian Indoor Championships | Carpet (i) | Alex Metreveli | 4–6, 12–10, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 22. | February 1968 | U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships | Carpet (i) | Manuel Santana | 6–8, 3–6 |
| Win | 23. | February 1968 | Macon Indoor | Carpet (i) | Mike Sangster | 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 |
| Loss | 24. | March 1968 | Concord International Indoor | Carpet (i) | Arthur Ashe | 3–6, 13–15 |
| Win | 25. | August 1968 | Copenhagen Tournament | ? | Martin Mulligan | 3–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 26. | January 1969 | Danish Covered Court Championships | Carpet (i) | Carl-Edvard Hedelund | 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 27. | February 1969 | Rothmans Trophy Crystal Palace, | Carpet (i) | Manuel Orantes | 9–7, 7–5 |
| Win | 28. | August 1969 | Danish National Championships | Clay | Jørgen Ulrich | 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 29 . | August 1969 | Copenhagen Tournament | ? | Martin Mulligan | 4-6, 6-4, 7-9, 14-12, 1-6 |
| Win | 20. | August 1970 | Danish National Championships | Clay | Jorgen Ulrich | 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 31. | June 1971 | Chichester International | Grass | Gerald Battrick | 2-6, 8-9 |
| Loss | 32. | July 1971 | Swedish Open Bastaad | Clay | Ilie Năstase | 7–6, 2–6, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 33. | February 1972 | Scandinavian Indoor Championships | Carpet (i) | Ray Moore | 6–1, 11–9, 6–3 |

## Work career

Leschly has been the chairman and chief executive officer of Care Capital LLC, a private equity firm, since May 2000. Other positions:
* Chief Executive and Director, SmithKline Beecham, a company that develops and markets pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter medicines, 1994 to May 2000.
* Director, American Express, Viacom, Maersk, and Dynavax Technologies Corporation.
* Member, Advisory Board of Daimler Chrysler and the Emory University Business School Dean's Advisory Council.