Kurt Nielsen Profession: Tennis Player Nationality: Danish Why Famous: The only Danish tennis player ever to have played in a Men's Singles final in a Grand Slam tournament when he reached the singles finals of Wimbledon in 1953. Born: November 19, 1930 Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark Generation: Silent Generation Chinese Zodiac: Horse Star Sign: Scorpio Died: June 11, 2011 (aged 80) Historical Events 1953-07-03 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: American Vic Seixas wins his only Wimbledon singles title with a 9-7, 6-3, 6-4 over Dane Kurt Nielsen 1955-07-01 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: American Tony Trabert beats Kurt Nielsen of Denmark 6-3, 7-5, 6-1 for his only Wimbledon success Famous Tennis Players Boris Becker Chris Evert Darlene Hard Mima Jausovec Roger Federer Tony Roche
Boris Becker
Chris Evert
Darlene Hard
Mima Jausovec
Roger Federer
Tony Roche