Michael Tauson

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Michael Tauson
Country (sports) Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Born (1966-06-25) 25 June 1966 (age 57)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$135,455
Singles
Career record27–26
Career titles0
2 Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 101 (3 Mar 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1990)
French Open 2R (1989)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games 1R (1988)
Doubles
Career record9–10
Career titles0
1 Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 118 (4 May 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (1987)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games QF (1988)

Michael Tauson (born 25 June 1966 in Copenhagen) is a former tennis player from Denmark, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. There he was defeated in the first round by the number five seed from the United States, Brad Gilbert. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 5 March 1990, when he became the number 101 of the world. [1] Michael Tauson is nowadays among other things, working as Tennis commentator for Danish television; TV2 and TV2 Sport.

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Personal life

His niece Clara Tauson is also a professional tennis player. [2]

Challenger titles

Singles: (2)

No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.Feb 1989 Telford, Great BritainCarpet Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Nyborg 6–4, 6–3
2.Feb 1989 Croydon, Great BritainCarpet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Bailey 6–4, 7–6

Doubles: (1)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.Jul 1988 Hanko, FinlandClay Flag of Denmark.svg Morten Christensen Flag of Finland.svg Joakim Berner
Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas Nydahl
6–2, 6–1

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References

  1. "Michael Tauson | Rankings History | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  2. "Dansk tennis-komet har slået Wozniacki-rekord: 'Hun spiller som en dreng'". November 2017.