Stefan Olsson

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Stefan Olsson
Steffan Olsson at the 2010 US Open 01.jpg
Stefan Olsson at the 2010 US Open
Country (sports)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Residence Falun, Sweden
Born (1987-04-24) 24 April 1987 (age 37)
Falun, Sweden
Retired2021
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 2 (14 February 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open F (2019)
French Open F (2010)
Wimbledon W (2017, 2018)
US Open SF (2009)
Other tournaments
Masters W (2008, 2010)
Paralympic Games QF (2008, 2016)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 4 (18 May 2009)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open W (2019)
French Open F (2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2018)
Wimbledon W (2010, 2019)
US Open W (2009)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters Doubles W (2008)
Paralympic Games Gold medal Paralympics.svg Gold Medal (2012)
Medal record
Men's wheelchair tennis
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing Men's doubles
Last updated on: 9 July 2018.

Stefan Olsson (born 24 April 1987) [1] is a former Swedish wheelchair tennis player. Olsson was a ranked world number two singles player. He has won four Grand Slam titles in doubles, the 2009 US Open, the 2010 and 2019 Wimbledon titles and the 2019 Australian Open. He has also won two in singles, at Wimbledon in 2017 and 2018. [2] Olsson has won both the singles and doubles events at the year end Masters and is a Paralympic champion in men's doubles. He started playing tennis at the age of seven. [3]

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He competed in five Paralympics, the last of which was the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, which was held in 2021. He retired after the Tokyo Paralympics. [4] [5]

Career statistics

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Grand Slam performance timelines

Wheelchair singles

Tournament20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021SRW–LWin %
Australian Open A QF QF SF SF SF AAAA SF F AA0 / 76–746%
French Open QF QF F QF SF QF AA QF QF QF QF AA0 / 103–1023%
Wimbledon Not held F W W SF NHA2 / 49–282%
US Open NH SF QF QF NHAAANH QF QF QF AA0 / 61–614%
Win–loss0–11–32–31–32–21–20–00–02–23–24–33–40–00–02 / 2619–2443%

Wheelchair doubles

Tournament20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021SRW–LWin %
Australian Open A F SF SF SF F AAAA SF W AA1 / 74–640%
French Open SF SF F F F SF AA F SF F SF AA0 / 105–1033%
Wimbledon A SF W SF AAAA SF SF F W NHA2 / 75–550%
US Open NH W SF SF NHAAANH SF SF SF AA1 / 62–529%
Win–loss0–13–33–31–41–21–20–00–01–20–32–42–20–00–04 / 3016–2638%

Grand Slam Finals

Wheelchair singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss 2010 French OpenClay Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Kunieda 4–6, 0–6
Loss 2016 WimbledonGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Reid 1–6, 4–6
Win 2017 WimbledonGrass Flag of Argentina.svg Gustavo Fernández 7−5, 3−6, 7−5
Win 2018 WimbledonGrass Flag of Argentina.svg Gustavo Fernández6–2, 0–6, 6–3
Loss 2019 Australian Open Hard Flag of Argentina.svg Gustavo Fernández5–7, 3–6

Wheelchair doubles: 12 (4 titles, 8 runner-ups)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 2009 Australian OpenHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maikel Scheffers Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Ammerlaan
Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Kunieda
5–7, 1–6
Win 2009 US OpenHard Flag of France.svg Stéphane Houdet Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maikel Scheffers
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ronald Vink
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 2010 French OpenClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Ammerlaan Flag of France.svg Stéphane Houdet
Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Kunieda
0–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Win 2010 WimbledonGrass Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Ammerlaan Flag of France.svg Stéphane Houdet
Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Kunieda
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 2011 French OpenClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Ammerlaan Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Kunieda
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Peifer
2–6, 3–6
Loss 2012 French OpenClay Flag of France.svg Michael Jeremiasz Flag of France.svg Frédéric Cattaneo
Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Kunieda
6–3, 6–7, [6–10]
Loss 2013 Australian OpenHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Kellerman Flag of France.svg Michael Jeremiasz
Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Kunieda
0–6, 1–6
Loss 2016 French OpenClay Flag of France.svg Michael Jeremiasz Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Kunieda
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Reid
3–6, 2–6
Loss 2018 French OpenClay Flag of France.svg Frederic Cattaneo Flag of France.svg Stéphane Houdet
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Peifer
1–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 2018 WimbledonGrass Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Joachim Gérard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alfie Hewett
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Reid
1–6, 4–6
Win 2019 Australian OpenHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Joachim Gérard Flag of France.svg Stéphane Houdet
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Weekes
6–3, 6–2
Win 2019 WimbledonGrass Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Joachim Gérard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alfie Hewett
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Reid
6–4, 6–2

References

  1. "Stefan Olsson". australianopen.com. Australian Open. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  2. Adepitan, Ade (30 June 2011). "Wheelchair tennis has progressed rapidly in a short space of time". The Telegraph . Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. "Stefan Olsson". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  4. "Wheelchair tennis player Stefan Olsson calls it a day after five Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. "Wheelchair Tennis - OLSSON Stefan - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . Retrieved 10 September 2021.[ dead link ]