Sven Salumaa

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Sven Salumaa
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1966-10-21) October 21, 1966 (age 57)
Huntington, New York, US
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Turned pro1989
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$236,003
Singles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 516 (April 16, 1990)
Doubles
Career record71–82
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 25 (April 13, 1992)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 3R (1991, 1993)
French Open 2R (1992)
Wimbledon 3R (1992)
US Open SF (1990)
Mixed doubles
Career titles0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1992)
French Open 3R (1992)
Wimbledon 3R (1991)
US Open 2R (1991)

Sven Salumaa (born on October 21, 1966) is a former professional tour tennis player who mostly played tour tennis in doubles.

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Tour career

Salumaa was born in Huntington, New York to Eduard and Tamara Salumaa who were immigrants from Estonia.

During Salumaa's tennis career he won one doubles title and achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 25 in 1992. In 1990, he made the semi-finals in doubles at the US Open (tennis) with Brian Garrow, losing in five sets to the eventual champions, Pieter Aldrich and Danie Visser.

College tennis

At Indiana University, Sven made the All-Big Ten tennis team in 1986, 1987 and 1988 and holds the all-time career singles wins record at 108. He graduated in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science in Business.

Post tennis career

Salumaa continued his education in 1998, and graduated summa cum laude with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from California State University, San Bernardino.

After retiring, Salumaa opened up a music recording studio in Bloomington, Indiana where he went to college at Indiana University before his professional tennis career. There he recorded local bands such as Hipmotize and the debut album of Big Bob's Farm.

In 2007, he worked with the New Hampshire theatre company, Shakespeare in the Valley along with Leila Birch, who played Teresa DiMarco in the BBC series, EastEnders. In 2008, he appeared in the West Coast premiere of Yank! A New Musical at Diversionary Theatre. Salumaa also appeared in the world premiere of the Patricia Loughrey and Rayme Sciaroni musical The Daddy Machine at Diversionary Theatre. In 2010, the musical Actions Most Ridiculous had a sold-out world premiere at the Coronado Playhouse where he was on the Board of Directors. Salumaa wrote all the music and lyrics, and co-wrote the book with Marianne Regan.

Salumaa has appeared in several short films, including Golden Hill, Duke's Day and B-Roll.

As of 2016, he lives in Madison, Wisconsin with his wife Anniessa and her two children, Talen and Noah. Sven teaches tennis at Cherokee Country Club and is also one of the assistant coaches for both the boys' and girls' tennis teams at La Follette High School.

Career finals

Doubles (1 title, 6 runner-ups)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Apr 1990 Rio de Janeiro, BrazilCarpet Flag of the United States.svg Brian Garrow Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Aerts
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Fernando Roese
7–5, 6–3
Loss1–1 Aug 1990 Schenectady, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Brian Garrow Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Fromberg
Flag of the United States.svg Brad Pearce
2–6, 6–3, 6–7
Loss1–2 Apr 1991 Seoul, South KoreaHard Flag of the United States.svg Kent Kinnear Flag of Austria.svg Alex Antonitsch
Flag of Israel.svg Gilad Bloom
6–7, 1–6
Loss1–3 Aug 1991 Indianapolis, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Kent Kinnear Flag of the United States.svg Ken Flach
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Seguso
6–7, 4–6
Loss1–4 Mar 1992 Scottsdale, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Kent Kinnear Flag of the United States.svg Mark Keil
Flag of the United States.svg Dave Randall
6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Loss1–5 Mar 1992 Indian Wells, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Kent Kinnear Flag of the United States.svg Steve DeVries
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Macpherson
6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Loss1–6 Mar 1992 Miami, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Kent Kinnear Flag of the United States.svg Ken Flach
Flag of the United States.svg Todd Witsken
4–6, 3–6

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