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General First nameCarl-Olof Siggesson
LastnameNylén
GenderMale
CountrySweden
Date of birth1892-06-30
Place of birthUppsala, Sweden
Date of death1978-10-02
Place of deathStockholm, Sweden


About

was a Swedish otologist and tennis player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He is also known in microsurgery as a first man who designed surgical microscope which was used in otolaryngology.

In 1912 he and his partner Charles Wennergren were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the outdoor doubles. In the indoor doubles they lost in the first round.[1][2]

In the outdoor mixed doubles as well as in the indoor mixed doubles he and his partner Edith Arnheim lost in the first round.[1][2]

Nylén was born to the military doctor Sixtus Nylen (1854?1911) and Anna Choler (1862?1929). In 1915?16 he won a few Swedish titles in the singles and doubles, and in 1917 was ranked as the best test player in Sweden.[2]

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Archive statistics Career1908 - 1913
Tournament wins2
Matches9
Match wins5


Tournament wins 1916 - Swedish National Covered Courts Championships (Amateur)
1916 - Swedish National Championships (Open)


Tournaments Swedish International Covered Courts Championships - 1913 World Covered Court Championships - 1913 Swedish International Covered Courts Championships - 1912 Swedish International Covered Courts Championships - 1908