Fredrik Nilsson (tennis)

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Fredrik Nilsson
Full nameFredrik Nilsson
Country (sports)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Born (1969-11-01) 1 November 1969 (age 55)
Kristianstad, Sweden
Prize money$31,176
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 561 (26 June 1989)
Doubles
Career record15–18
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 110 (6 August 1990)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (1990)

Fredrik Nilsson (born 1 November 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.

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Biography

Nilsson only competed professionally on tour for two years, mostly in doubles tournaments.

He won a Challenger title in Pescara in 1989 and that year made the semi-finals of Grand Prix events in both Saint-Vincent and Basel.

In 1990 he played doubles at the Lipton International Players Championships, one of the top tier tournaments now known as the Masters Series. His best performance in an ATP Tour tournament came at the 1990 Sanremo Open where he and partner Ola Jonsson were losing finalists. [1] He made the main draw of the men's doubles at the 1990 US Open partnering Tobias Svantesson. They lost in the first round to Royce Deppe and Bret Garnett. [2]

ATP Tour career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 1990 Sanremo, Italy Clay Flag of Sweden.svg Ola Jonsson Flag of Romania.svg Mihnea-Ion Năstase
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Goran Prpić
6–3, 6–7, 3–6

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1989 Pescara, ItalyClay Flag of Sweden.svg David Engel Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti
Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Larsson
6–2, 4–6, 7–6

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References

  1. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - San Remo - 30 July - 05 August 1990". International Tennis Federation . Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. "New York (AP)". Indiana Gazette . 30 August 1990. p. 21.