Stefan Eriksson (tennis)
Country (sports) | Sweden |
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Residence | Munich |
Born |
Enköping, Sweden | 17 October 1963
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $105,682 |
Singles | |
Career record | 19–34 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 72 (23 Mar 1987) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
French Open | 1R (1986, 1987) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1987) |
US Open | 1R (1986) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 10–25 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 110 (10 Feb 1986) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
French Open | 1R (1986) |
Stefan Eriksson (born 17 October 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.[1]
Career
Eriksson competed in four Grand Slam tournaments during his career but was unable to register a win.[2] In the 1987 Wimbledon Championships he lost to future champion Stefan Edberg 0–6, 0–6, 0–6.[2] It was the first ever Wimbledon match in the open era to be decided in just 18 games and first shutout at the tournament since 1947.[3]
His best result on tour came at the Cologne tournament in 1986, when he finished runner-up.[2] He upset world number nine Anders Järryd in the semi-finals.[2] The Swede had two further wins over top 30 players that year, beating Slobodan Živojinović in Basel and Milan Šrejber in Vienna.[2]
On the doubles circuit, Eriksson reached the quarter-finals at the Indianapolis Clay Court Championships in both 1985 and 1986, partnering Mikael Pernfors.[2] He went further at Toulouse in 1985, making the semi-finals, with Peter Lundgren.[2]
Grand Prix career finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
Outcome | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1986 | Cologne, West Germany | Hard | Jonas Svensson | 7–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
Challenger titles
Singles: (1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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1. | 1987 | Cherbourg, France | Hard | Jim Pugh | 6–3, 6–0 |
Doubles: (1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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1. | 1985 | Helsinki, Finland | Hard | Ronnie Båthman | Morten Christensen Patrik Kühnen |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
References
- ↑ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ATP World Tour Profile
- ↑ Gainesville Sun, "Edberg 'pitches' 1st shutout in 40 years", 24 June 1987, Robert Millward