Roger Pettersson (tennis)

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Roger Pettersson
Country (sports)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Residence Henderson, Nevada, United States
Born (1972-04-05) 5 April 1972 (age 50)
College University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Prize money$1,135
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 485 (14 May 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (1990)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 550 (11 May 1992)

Roger Pettersson (born 5 April 1972) is a former Swedish tennis player. [1]

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Biography

Pettersson, in partnership with fellow Swede Mårten Renström, won the Boys' Doubles title at the 1990 Australian Open. [2]

His only appearance in the main draw of an ATP event was at the 1990 Swedish Open, where he and partner Douglas Geiwald lost in the first round of the doubles to their compatriots, Rikard Bergh and Ronnie Båthman. [3]

Pettersson attended college in the United States and played collegiate tennis with the UNLV Rebels and earned All-American honours in 1994 in singles and in 1996, for both singles and doubles. He graduated in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in hotel administration after which the retired from competitive tennis. Pettersson was inducted into the UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006. [4]

Junior Grand Slam titles

Doubles: 1

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 1990 Australian Open Hard Flag of Sweden.svg Mårten Renström Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Janecek
Flag of Mexico.svg Ernesto Munoz de Cote
4–6, 7–6, 6–1

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References

  1. "Roger Pettersson| Player Stats | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  2. "Boys' Doubles". ausopen.com. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  3. "Roger Pettersson | Player Activity | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  4. "Men's Tennis Record Book" (PDF). S3.amazonaws. 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)