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Stefan Eriksson
Country (sports) Sweden Sweden
Residence Munich
Born (1963-10-17) 17 October 1963 (age 60)
Enköping, Sweden
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$105,682
Singles
Career record19–34
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 72 (23 Mar 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open1R ( 1986, 1987)
Wimbledon1R ( 1987)
US Open1R ( 1986)
Doubles
Career record10–25
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 110 (10 Feb 1986)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (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 quarterfinals 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)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 1986 Cologne, West Germany Hard Sweden Jonas Svensson 7–6, 2–6, 2–6

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 1987 Cherbourg, France Hard United States Jim Pugh 6–3, 6–0

Doubles: (1)

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1985 Helsinki, Finland Hard Sweden Ronnie Båthman Denmark Morten Christensen
West Germany Patrik Kühnen
6–4, 3–6, 6–4

References