Peter Carlsson

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Peter Carlsson
Country (sports) Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Residence Tyresö
Born (1963-04-13) 13 April 1963 (age 59)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$70,262
Singles
Career record10–22
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 119 (13 April 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1987)
French Open 1R (1987)
Doubles
Career record3–22
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 101 (18 November 1985)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1985, 1987)
French Open 1R (1986)
Wimbledon 1R (1986)

Peter Carlsson (born 13 April 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. [1]

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Career

Carlsson was a quarter-finalist at the Tel Aviv Open in both 1985 and 1986. [2]

The Swede defeated Jason Stoltenberg in the opening round of the 1987 Australian Open. [2] He lost the first two sets to John Frawley in his next match and then retired from the tournament with a shoulder injury. [3] In the 1987 French Open he was beaten in the first round by countryman Jan Gunnarsson. [2]

He has coached many top Swedish tennis players since retiring, including Jonas Björkman, Thomas Enqvist and Robin Söderling. [2]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1985 Vienna, Austria Carpet Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Svensson Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Čihák
Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro de Minicis
6–3, 6–2
2.1986 Helsinki, Finland Carpet Flag of Sweden.svg Jörgen Windahl Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Jones
Flag of the United States.svg David Livingston
6–2, 4–6, 7–6

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References

  1. ITF Pro Circuit profile
  2. 1 2 3 4 ATP World Tour profile
  3. Orlando Sentinel , "Navratilova, Lendl Gain 3rd Round Top-Seeded Players Roll In Australian Open", 15 January 1987