Olle Palmer

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Olle Palmer
Country (sports) Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Residence Bromma, Sweden
Born (1955-10-04) 4 October 1955 (age 67)
Turned pro1973
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record3–6
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 140 (26 Nov 1973)
Doubles
Career record1–10
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 732 (30 Jul 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1976)

Olle Palmer (born 4 October 1955) is a former Swedish tennis player. [1]

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Career

As a Junior, Palmer participated in the Boys' Singles event at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships and lost in the second round. [2]

Palmer made his debut in the main draw of a Grand Prix tournament at the 1973 Stockholm Open, beating his compatriot Terje Larsen in the first round and losing in the second round to the tournament second seed, Ilie Năstase.

Palmer did not play in the singles main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, but at the 1976 Australian Open he played with his compatriot, Ulf Eriksson in the doubles and lost in the first round. Palmer has a career high ATP singles ranking of 140 that he achieved on 26 November 1973. [3]

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References

  1. "Olle Palmer| Player Stats | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  2. "Wimbledon 1973". www.wimbledon.com. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  3. "Olle Palmer | Player Activity | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-04-14.