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Stefan Edberg (born January 19, 1966) is a tennis player from Vastervik , Sweden. He was #1 ranked player in ATP rankings for 72 weeks between August 13, 1990 and October 4, 1992. He was Wimbledon champion twice, in 1988 and 1990.1 Some Statistics
- He was the first player to finish 9 seasons in a row with a top 5 ranking.
- He appeared in 54 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments, which was a record.
- As a five time winner of the Adidas Sportsmanship Award , the award is now named after him.
- He won 41 singles tournaments.
- He won 6 Grand Slam tournaments, two US Opens, two Australian Opens, and two Wimbledons.
- He came close to completing the Grand Slam in 1989 by reaching the French OpenThe French Open officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament , is a tennis event held from the middle of May to the beginning of June in Paris, France, and is the second of the world's Grand Slam tournaments. The French Open final. He lost to Michael ChangMichael Te Pei Chang (; Pinyin: Zhng Depei; born February 22, 1972) is an American professional tennis player who reached the top 10 world rankings and best known for winning the French Open in 1989. Born in Hoboken, New Jersey to Joe and Betty (, nee Tun, who parenthetically was the youngest man to ever win a Grand Slam tournament.
- Preferred the serve and volley style of tennis.
See also:
- List of Swedes in sportsThis is a list of Swedish athletes. A Daniel Alfredsson ice hockey player Frank Andersson wrestler Ara Abrahamian wrestler B Arne Borg swimmer Bjorn Borg (1956-) tennis player D Martin Dahlin football player E Stefan Edberg (1966-) tennis player Ludmila E
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