13 Facts About Torben Ulrich

Torben Ulrich was a Danish writer, musician, filmmaker, and professional tennis player.

Torben Ulrich was the father of Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich.

Torben Ulrich's mother was Jewish, and his family was persecuted during World War II.

Torben Ulrich played on the international tennis tour from the late 1940s into the 1970s, and on the international Tennis Grand Masters tour in the 1970s and 1980s.

Torben Ulrich won the Antwerp International singles title in 1951 and again in 1956 when he defeated Jacques Brichant in the final.

Torben Ulrich won the Stuttgart Open tournament in 1953 on red clay.

Torben Ulrich became a professional tennis player when he signed a contract with the World Championship Tennis promoters in early 1969 at 40 years old.

Torben Ulrich played more than 100 Davis Cup matches for Denmark.

In 2021, at the age of 92, Torben Ulrich released the jazz record Oakland moments: cello, voice, reuniting, which featured him playing alongside cellist Lori Goldston.

Torben Ulrich began painting in 1971 when the Lions Club of Copenhagen asked a variety of politicians, actors, writers and others to make "a blue elephant" for a charity exhibit to benefit a senior center in Denmark.

In 2011, Torben Ulrich began development with choreographer-dancer Beth Graczyk and composer-musician Angelina Baldoz on the dance project "Cacophony for 8 Players", which premiered in 2014 in Seattle.

Torben Ulrich was the director of and a performer in the work.

In 2013, the Torben Ulrich family received the Davis Cup Award.