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Curt Östberg
Curt Mauritz Axel Östberg (17 February 1905 – 30 March 1969) was a Swedish tennis player. Tennis career Östberg represented the Swedish Davis Cup team in 1929, 1933–34 and 1936–37. His first match in 1929 was against South Africa in Saltsjobaden, where he and his teammates, Sune Malmström and Henning Muller, suffered a 5–0 loss. He played a total of 17 matches and won 6 of them. Three of the wins were in doubles with his partner Kalle Schröder. In 1946 he was appointed as non-playing captain for the Swedish team. Östberg made two appearances at the Wimbledon Championships, in 1929 and 1934, losing in the first round on both occasions. See also *List of Sweden Davis Cup team representatives This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Sweden Davis Cup team in an official Davis Cup match. Sweden have taken part in the competition since 1925. Players References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sweden Davis Cup Lists of Davis C ... References External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henning Muller
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Swedish Male Tennis Players
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1969 Deaths
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 27 and injures 314. * January 19 – End of the siege of the University of Tokyo, marking the beginning of the end for the 1968–69 Japanese university protests. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is sworn in as the 37th President of the United States. * January 22 – An assassination attempt is carried out on Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev by deserter Viktor Ilyin. One person is killed, several are injured. Brezhnev escaped unharmed. * January 27 ** Fourteen men, 9 of them Jews, are executed in Baghdad for spying for Israel. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1905 Births
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List Of Sweden Davis Cup Team Representatives ...
This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Sweden Davis Cup team in an official Davis Cup match. Sweden have taken part in the competition since 1925. Players References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sweden Davis Cup Lists of Davis Cup tennis players Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934 Wimbledon Championships
The 1934 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 25 June until Saturday 7 July 1934. It was the 54th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1934. Fred Perry and Dorothy Round won the singles titles. Finals Men's singles Fred Perry defeated Jack Crawford, 6–3, 6–0, 7–5 Women's singles Dorothy Round defeated Helen Jacobs, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 Men's doubles George Lott / Lester Stoefen defeated Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 Women's doubles Simonne Mathieu / Elizabeth Ryan defeated Dorothy Andrus / Sylvie Henrotin, 6–3, 6–3 Mixed doubles Ryuki Miki / Dorothy Round defeated Bunny Austin / Dorothy Shepherd Barron, 3–6, 6–4, 6–0 References External links Official Wimbledon Championships website {{1934 in tennis Wimbledo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929 Wimbledon Championships
The 1929 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 24 June until Saturday 6 July 1929. It was the 49th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1929. Champions Men's singles Henri Cochet defeated Jean Borotra, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 Women's singles Helen Wills defeated Helen Jacobs, 6–1, 6–2 Men's doubles Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn defeated Ian Collins / Colin Gregory, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 10–12, 6–4 Women's doubles Peggy Michell / Phoebe Watson defeated Phyllis Covell / Dorothy Shepherd-Barron 6–4, 8–6 Mixed doubles Frank Hunter / Helen Wills defeated Ian Collins / Joan Fry, 6–1, 6–4 References External links Official Wimbledon Championships website {{1929 in tennis Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalle Schröder
Karl Kristian Anton 'Kalle' Schröder (30 October 1913 – 9 June 1982) was a Swedish tennis player. Tennis career Schröder made his debut for Sweden in the Davis Cup during 1935 against Ireland. He teamed-up with Curt Östberg to defeat the Irish, 3–2 in the second qualifying round, but the pair lost to the Netherlands in the final qualifying round. Between 1935 and 1939, Schröder played a total of 26 Davis Cup matches for Sweden and won 17 of these. His last Davis Cup tie was the 1939 Europe Zone Quarterfinals against Germany. Schröder and doubles partner, Nils Rohlsson were victories against the German pair of Henner Henkel and Georg von Metaxa, but in the singles he and Morgan Hultman lost both of their respective singles matches, giving Germany a 4–1 victory. Schröder was the first Swedish tennis player to truly achieve international success and during the years 1934 to 1942, he won 11 European Championship titles which include the German –, French – and Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sune Malmström
Jarl Sune Malmström (28 October 1897 – 17 December 1961) Swedish Olympic Committee was a Swedish male player who represented Sweden in the and the . Tennis career Malmström competed in the ,[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm
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