Conny Falk

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Conny Falk
Full nameConny Falk
Country (sports)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Born (1966-11-30) 30 November 1966 (age 57)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Prize money$27,508
Singles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 155 (28 March 1988)
Doubles
Career record0–2
Highest rankingNo. 176 (4 May 1987)

Conny Falk (born 30 November 1966) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.

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Biography

Born in Stockholm, Falk began competing on the professional tour in 1985. He appeared in the main draw of the Madrid Tennis Grand Prix in 1988, but competed mostly on the Challenger circuit. [1] Ranked as high as 155 in singles, he won a Challenger tournament at Travemünde in 1988. He also won three Challenger titles in doubles.

While on a visit to the University of Miami in 1988 to see his friend Johan Donar, Falk enquired in the tennis office about the possibility of a scholarship. One was available as Francisco Montana had dropped out at the last minute and Falk joined the university, where he became a three-time All-American and NCAA semi-finalist. In 1991 he became the first University of Miami player to attain the number one ranking. [2]

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

No.YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.1988 Travemünde, West GermanyClay Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Kowalski 7–6, 6–3

Doubles: (3)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1987 Porto, PortugalClay Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Svensson Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Båthman
Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Tauson
7–5, 5–7, 6–3
2.1988 Marrakech, MoroccoClay Flag of Sweden.svg Christer Allgårdh Flag of the United States.svg Lawson Duncan
Flag of Germany.svg Hans Schwaier
6–3, 6–2
3.1989 Salou, SpainClay Flag of the United States.svg Robbie Weiss Flag of Sweden.svg Per Henricsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Utgren
5–7, 7–6, 6–4

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References

  1. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Madrid - 11 April - 17 April 1988". ITF . Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. "From No One To No. One". Sun-Sentinel . 29 April 1991. Retrieved 1 June 2018.[ dead link ]