Carl-Erik von Braun, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Swedish tennis player
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Place of Birth: Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
About Carl-Erik von Braun
- Carl-Erik von Braun (14 November 1896 – 2 November 1981) was a Swedish tennis player who was active in the 1920s.Von Braun competed at the Wimbledon Championships between 1920 and 1925.
- Hist best singles result was reaching the third round in 1922 (lost to H.R.
- Fussell) and 1925 (lost to Raymond Casey).
- His best doubles result was at his first appearance in 1920 when he reached the third round partnering compatriot Sune Malmström.Von Braun was a member of the Swedish Davis Cup team who played against The Netherlands during the 1925 Davis Cup competition.
- The match was played on clay courts in Noordwijk, Netherlands and Von Braun lost his singles matches, against Henk Timmer and Arthur Diemer-Kool, in straight sets as well as his doubles match partnering Marcus Wallenberg.He competed in the singles and doubles events at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.
- In the singles event he reached the second round in which he was defeated by Albert Lammens.
- With compatriot Sune Malmström he lost in the first round of the doubles event against Jean Washer and Albert Lammens.
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