Stefan Olsson

Stefan Olsson
	Stefan Olsson at the 2010 US Open
Country (sports)	Sweden
Residence	Falun, Sweden
Born	24 April 1987 (age 36); Falun, Sweden
Retired	2021
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 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 ranking	No. 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 (2012)
Medal record
Men's wheelchair tennis
Representing Sweden
Paralympic Games
	Last updated on: 9 July 2018.

Last updated February 02, 2024

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]

Career statistics

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	P#	DNQ	A	Z#	PO	G	S	B	NMS	NTI	P	NH

(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

Tournament	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	SR	W–L	Win %
Australian Open	A	QF	QF	SF	SF	SF	A	A	A	A	SF	F	A	A	0 / 7	6–7	46%
French Open	QF	QF	F	QF	SF	QF	A	A	QF	QF	QF	QF	A	A	0 / 10	3–10	23%
Wimbledon	Not held								F	W	W	SF	NH	A	2 / 4	9–2	82%
US Open	NH	SF	QF	QF	NH	A	A	A	NH	QF	QF	QF	A	A	0 / 6	1–6	14%
Win–loss	0–1	1–3	2–3	1–3	2–2	1–2	0–0	0–0	2–2	3–2	4–3	3–4	0–0	0–0	2 / 26	19–24	43%

Wheelchair doubles

Tournament	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	SR	W–L	Win %
Australian Open	A	F	SF	SF	SF	F	A	A	A	A	SF	W	A	A	1 / 7	4–6	40%
French Open	SF	SF	F	F	F	SF	A	A	F	SF	F	SF	A	A	0 / 10	5–10	33%
Wimbledon	A	SF	W	SF	A	A	A	A	SF	SF	F	W	NH	A	2 / 7	5–5	50%
US Open	NH	W	SF	SF	NH	A	A	A	NH	SF	SF	SF	A	A	1 / 6	2–5	29%
Win–loss	0–1	3–3	3–3	1–4	1–2	1–2	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–3	2–4	2–2	0–0	0–0	4 / 30	16–26	38%

Grand Slam Finals

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

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	2010	French Open	Clay	Shingo Kunieda	4–6, 0–6
Loss	2016	Wimbledon	Grass	Gordon Reid	1–6, 4–6
Win	2017	Wimbledon	Grass	Gustavo Fernández	7−5, 3−6, 7−5
Win	2018	Wimbledon	Grass	Gustavo Fernández	6–2, 0–6, 6–3
Loss	2019	Australian Open	Hard	Gustavo Fernández	5–7, 3–6

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

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2009	Australian Open	Hard	Maikel Scheffers	Robin Ammerlaan Shingo Kunieda	5–7, 1–6
Win	2009	US Open	Hard	Stéphane Houdet	Maikel Scheffers Ronald Vink	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	2010	French Open	Clay	Robin Ammerlaan	Stéphane Houdet Shingo Kunieda	0–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Win	2010	Wimbledon	Grass	Robin Ammerlaan	Stéphane Houdet Shingo Kunieda	6–4, 7–6^(7–4)
Loss	2011	French Open	Clay	Robin Ammerlaan	Shingo Kunieda Nicolas Peifer	2–6, 3–6
Loss	2012	French Open	Clay	Michael Jeremiasz	Frédéric Cattaneo Shingo Kunieda	6–3, 6–7, [6–10]
Loss	2013	Australian Open	Hard	Adam Kellerman	Michael Jeremiasz Shingo Kunieda	0–6, 1–6
Loss	2016	French Open	Clay	Michael Jeremiasz	Shingo Kunieda Gordon Reid	3–6, 2–6
Loss	2018	French Open	Clay	Frederic Cattaneo	Stéphane Houdet Nicolas Peifer	1–6, 6–7^(5–7)
Loss	2018	Wimbledon	Grass	Joachim Gérard	Alfie Hewett Gordon Reid	1–6, 4–6
Win	2019	Australian Open	Hard	Joachim Gérard	Stéphane Houdet Ben Weekes	6–3, 6–2
Win	2019	Wimbledon	Grass	Joachim Gérard	Alfie Hewett Gordon Reid	6–4, 6–2

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References

↑ "Stefan Olsson". australianopen.com. Australian Open. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
↑ 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.
↑ "Stefan Olsson". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
↑ "Wheelchair tennis player Stefan Olsson calls it a day after five Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
↑ "Wheelchair Tennis - OLSSON Stefan - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . Retrieved 10 September 2021.

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Stefan Olsson at the International Paralympic Committee

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[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.

[Retired-4] "Wheelchair tennis player Stefan Olsson calls it a day after five Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

[Toyko2020-5] "Wheelchair Tennis - OLSSON Stefan - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . Retrieved 10 September 2021.

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