Stefan Svensson | |
Fullname: | Stefan Svensson |
Birth Date: | 17 February 1962 |
Birth Place: | Gothenburg, Sweden |
Plays: | Right-handed |
Singlesrecord: | 3–11 |
Singlestitles: | 0 |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 245 (22 December 1980) |
Wimbledonresult: | Q1 (1980, 1986) |
Doublesrecord: | 27–50 |
Doublestitles: | 0 |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 123 (28 April 1986) |
Australianopendoublesresult: | 1R (1988) |
Frenchopendoublesresult: | 2R (1983) |
Wimbledondoublesresult: | 2R (1980) |
Mixed: | yes |
Mixedtitles: | 0 |
Wimbledonmixedresult: | 2R (1987) |
Stefan Svensson (born 17 February 1962) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.
Svensson was born in Gothenburg but based in Kungälv.
A leading junior in Sweden, he won both European and national championships at various age levels. In 1979 he was a member of the Swedish team that finished runners-up to the United States in the Sunshine Cup.[1] He also made the semi-finals of the boys' singles that year at the Orange Bowl and 1979 Wimbledon Championships.[2]
Specialising in doubles, Svensson played professionally in the 1980s and won a total of five Challenger titles. During his career he featured in the men's doubles events at the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon Championships. He made Grand Prix doubles semi-finals in Linz in 1979, Båstad in 1980, Sofia in 1980, Nice in 1981 and Tel Aviv in 1986. In singles, he had a win over West German Davis Cup player Damir Keretić in the first round of a Grand Prix tournament in Barcelona.[3]
He has worked for many years as a coach with the Swedish Tennis Association.[4]
Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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1981 | Essen, West Germany | Clay | Jan Gunnarsson | Ernie Ewert Damir Keretić | 7–6, 7–6 | |
1983 | Ashkelon, Israel | Hard | Huub Van Boeckel | Rodney Crowley Rand Evett | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | |
1986 | Brasília, Brazil | Clay | Ronnie Båthman | Gustavo Luza Gustavo Tiberti | 6–4, 6–1 | |
1987 | Porto, Portugal | Clay | Conny Falk | Ronnie Båthman Michael Tauson | 7–5, 5–7, 6–3 | |
1988 | Verona, Italy | Clay | Ronnie Båthman | Marcello Bassanelli Ugo Pigato | 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 |