Morten Christensen (tennis)

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Morten Christensen
Country (sports) Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Residence Gentofte, Denmark
Born (1965-06-15) 15 June 1965 (age 58)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$46,884
Singles
Career record7–18
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 250 (18 Apr 1988)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games 1R (1988)
Doubles
Career record15–20
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 104 (25 Aug 1986)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (1987)
US Open 1R (1986)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games QF (1988)

Morten Christensen (born 15 June 1965) is a former tennis player from Denmark.

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Christensen represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he was defeated in the first round by the number fifteen seed from Yugoslavia, Slobodan Živojinović. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 18 April 1988, when he rose to the rank of World No. 250. [1]

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  1. "Morten Christensen | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-04-12.