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Swedish tennis player
Stefan Eriksson| Country (sports) |  Sweden |
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| Residence | Munich |
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| Born | (1963-10-17) 17 October 1963 (age 61)
Enköping, Sweden |
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| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
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| Plays | Right-handed |
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| Prize money | $105,682 |
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| Career record | 19–34 |
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| Career titles | 0 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 72 (23 Mar 1987) |
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| French Open | 1R (1986, 1987) |
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| Wimbledon | 1R (1987) |
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| US Open | 1R (1986) |
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| Career record | 10–25 |
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| Career titles | 0 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 110 (10 Feb 1986) |
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| French Open | 1R (1986) |
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Stefan Eriksson (born 17 October 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.[1]
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
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| Result
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W/L
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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| Loss
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0–1
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Apr 1986
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Cologne, West Germany
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Hard
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Jonas Svensson
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7–6, 2–6, 2–6
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| No.
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Year
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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| 1.
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1987
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Cherbourg, France
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Hard
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 Jim Pugh
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6–3, 6–0
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Morten Christensen
Patrik Kühnen
