Full name Stefan Svensson Plays Right-handed Career titles 0 | Country (sports) Sweden Career record 3–11 | |
Born 17 February 1962 (age 55)
Gothenburg, Sweden ( 1962-02-17 ) Highest ranking No. 245 (22 December 1980) | ||
Stefan Svensson (born 17 February 1962) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.
Biography
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. He also made the semi-finals of the boy's singles that year at the Orange Bowl and 1979 Wimbledon Championships.
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, Bastad 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.
He has worked for many years as a coach with the Swedish Tennis Association.