Stefan Eriksson (tennis)

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Stefan Eriksson (born 17 October 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.^[1]

Stefan Eriksson

Country (sports)	Sweden
Residence	Munich
Born	(1963-10-17) 17 October 1963 (age 61) Enköping, Sweden
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$105,682
Singles
Career record	19–34
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 72 (23 Mar 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	1R (1986, 1987)
Wimbledon	1R (1987)
US Open	1R (1986)
Doubles
Career record	10–25
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 110 (10 Feb 1986)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	1R (1986)

Career

Eriksson competed in four Grand Slam tournaments during his career but was unable to register a win.^[2] In the 1987 Wimbledon Championships he lost to future champion Stefan Edberg 0–6, 0–6, 0–6.^[2] It was the first ever Wimbledon match in the open era to be decided in just 18 games and first shutout at the tournament since 1947.^[3]

His best result on tour came at the Cologne tournament in 1986, when he finished runner-up.^[2] He upset world number nine Anders Järryd in the semi-finals.^[2] The Swede had two further wins over top 30 players that year, beating Slobodan Živojinović in Basel and Milan Šrejber in Vienna.^[2]

On the doubles circuit, Eriksson reached the quarterfinals at the Indianapolis Clay Court Championships in both 1985 and 1986, partnering Mikael Pernfors.^[2] He went further at Toulouse in 1985, making the semi-finals, with Peter Lundgren.^[2]

Grand Prix career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Apr 1986	Cologne, West Germany	Hard	Jonas Svensson	7–6, 2–6, 2–6

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	1987	Cherbourg, France	Hard	Jim Pugh	6–3, 6–0

Doubles: (1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	1985	Helsinki, Finland	Hard	Ronnie Båthman	Morten Christensen Patrik Kühnen	6–4, 3–6, 6–4