Eric Jelen (born 11 March 1965) is a former tennis player from Germany, who won one singles (1989, Bristol) and five doubles titles during his professional career.

The right-hander Jelen reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 7 July 1986, when he became World No. 23. Jelen was a member of two Davis Cup-winning teams. In 1988, he teamed with Boris Becker in doubles to earn the win that guaranteed a West German victory over Sweden in the final. The following year, West Germany successfully defended the title by defeating Sweden in the final, and Becker and Jelen again won the doubles match.

Jelen had two spells as coach for Boris Becker, the first spell for the 1992 Wimbledon tournament, and the second spell lasting for seven months from May 1993 to December 1993.

Career finals

Singles (1 title – 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Tour (1–1)
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Oct 1987Brisbane, AustraliaHard (i)New Zealand Kelly Evernden6–3, 1–6, 1–6
Win1–1Jun 1989Bristol, UKGrassUnited Kingdom Nick Brown6–4, 3–6, 7–5

Doubles (5 titles – 6 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–1)
ATP Tour (5–5)
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Sep 1986Hamburg, West GermanyClayWest Germany Boris BeckerSpain Sergio Casal Spain Emilio Sánchez4–6, 1–6
Loss0–2Feb 1987Indian Wells, U.S.HardWest Germany Boris BeckerFrance Guy Forget France Yannick Noah4–6, 6–7
Win1–2Feb 1988Milan, ItalyCarpet (i)West Germany Boris BeckerCzechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd6–3, 6–3
Win2–2Oct 1988Brisbane, AustraliaHard (i)West Germany Carl-Uwe SteebCanada Grant Connell Canada Glenn Michibata6–4, 6–1
Loss2–3Oct 1988Tokyo, JapanCarpet (i)West Germany Boris BeckerEcuador Andrés Gómez Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović5–7, 7–5, 3–6
Win3–3Feb 1989Lyon, FranceCarpet (i)Denmark Michael MortensenSwitzerland Jakob Hlasek United States John McEnroe6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Loss3–4May 1989Hamburg, West GermanyClayWest Germany Boris BeckerSpain Emilio Sánchez Spain Javier Sánchez4–6, 1–6
Loss3–5Oct 1989Frankfurt, West GermanyCarpet (i)United States Kevin CurrenSouth Africa Pieter Aldrich South Africa Danie Visser6–7, 7–6, 3–6
Loss3–6Apr 1991Barcelona, SpainClayGermany Boris BeckerArgentina Horacio de la Peña Italy Diego Nargiso6–3, 6–7, 4–6
Win4–6Aug 1991Long Island, U.S.HardGermany Carl-Uwe SteebUnited States Doug Flach Italy Diego Nargiso0–6, 6–4, 7–6
Win5–6Nov 1991Moscow, Soviet UnionHardGermany Carl-Uwe SteebSoviet Union Andrei Cherkasov Soviet Union Alexander Volkov6–4, 7–6

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