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Anker Jacobsen

Danish tennis player

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Anker Jacobsen (17 July 1911 – 1975) was a Danish tennis player who was active during the 1930s and 1940s.

Career

Jacobsen, a member of Copenhagen's KB, played at Wimbledon from 1932 to 1934 but lost his first match in each year. He was a member of the Danish Davis Cup team during the same period where he could win four out of eight matches. Jacobsen won numerous titles at the Danish championships until 1949: *outdoors: **singles: 1933, 1934, 1936–1941 **doubles: 1947, 1949 **mixed doubles: 1937–1940, 1941, 1942 *indoors: **singles: 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1943 **doubles: 1943, 1944 1947, 1949 **mixed doubles: 1936, 1938–1940, 1942

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