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Elbert Sie
Alexander Elbert Sie (born 6 September 1987), known as Elbert Sie, is an Indonesian former professional tennis player. After retiring he became a national representative in the sport of soft tennis. BiographySporting careerBorn in Bandung, Sie had a best junior world ranking of 63 and appeared in the boys' singles main draw at Wimbledon, before competing professionally at ITF Futures level from 2006 to 2013.[1] Sie reached a career high singles world ranking on the professional tour of 687 and won three Futures doubles titles.[2] At ATP Challenger Level, he made one attempt to qualify, in Bangkok in 2012. Unfortunately, in the first qualifying round, Sie had to retire against Hsin-Han Lee whilst leading 6-2 0–1. As a result, he has never lost a completed set at this level. A regular Indonesian representative in regional multi-sport events, Sie won two gold medals at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games, in the men's doubles and team events. He also claimed two gold medals at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games and in 2014 made his Asian Games debut in Incheon.[3] Sie featured in a total of 18 Davis Cup rubbers for Indonesia between 2006 and 2014, across 12 ties. He registered wins in four singles and three doubles rubbers.[4] By the time of the 2018 Asian Games he had made the switch to soft tennis and replicated the feat of another Davis Cup player Edi Kusdaryanto by winning a silver medal in the singles event.[5][6] Personal lifeSie married Indonesian actress Stevani Nepa in December 2018.[7] Titles
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