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Stefan Simonsson
Per Stefan Mikael Simonsson (born 5 January 1960, in Hyltebruk) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing singles. During his career, he won 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 49 in 1983 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 88 in 1984. He is a brother of fellow tennis player Hans Simonsson. After his career, he coached two top 10 players on the ATP ranking, Magnus Gustafsson and Magnus Larsson. Career 1976–1978: Junior career Simonsson won the Swedish Junior Indoor champion in 1976 as a 16 year old and in 1977 and 1978 the Swedish Junior Outdoor Champion. He played in his first Junior Grand Slam event at Wimbledon in 1977 and made his debut in a senior tournament at the Swedish Open. Junior Slam results – Singles *French Open: SF (1978) *Wimbledon: QF (1978) *US Open: F (1978) 1979–1981 In 1979, Simonsson reached the quarterfinals at the challenger event in Bia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnus Gustafsson
Magnus Nils Gustafsson (born 3 January 1967) is a tennis coach and former top ten professional tennis player from Sweden. Gustafsson won 14 tour singles titles during his career and finished 15 consecutive seasons within the world's top 100, reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 10 in 1991. He was instrumental in Sweden capturing the Davis Cup in 1998, winning both his singles rubbers in the final in straight sets. His best performance at a Grand Slam event came at the Australian Open in 1994, where he reached the quarterfinals. During his career, he beat several top five players including Ivan Lendl, Michael Stich, Goran Ivanisevic, Andre Agassi and Michael Chang Michael Te-pei Chang (born February 22, 1972) is an American former professional tennis player and coach. He is the youngest man in history to win a singles major, winning the 1989 French Open at 17 years and 109 days old. Chang won a total o .... Career finals Singles: 26 (14–12) Doubles: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania Davis Cup Team
The Romania men's national tennis team represents Romania in Davis Cup tennis competition, being governed by the Romanian Tennis Federation The Romanian Tennis Federation (FRT) (Romanian: ''Federația Română de Tenis'') is the governing body of tennis in Romania. It is based in Bucharest and its current president is former Romanian tennis player Ion Țiriac. It also organizes the R ... and currently competes in the 2019 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II. Romania has finished as runners-up three times. Alongside India, Romania has never won the Davis Cup despite playing three finals. Current squad ''Rankings as of 31 January 2022'' ;Recent callups History Romania finished runner-up three times – in 1969, 1971 and 1972 – and lost to USA in the Final on each occasion. The most contested match was in 1972, when Romania lost 3–2, Tiriac and Nastase winning for Romania. Only Romania, Argentina and India have contested more than one Final without being crowned cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Davis Cup Europe Zone
The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1979 Davis Cup. 29 teams entered the Europe Zone, competing across 2 sub-zones. 25 teams entered the competition in the qualifying round, competing for 4 places in each sub-zone's main draw to join the 4 finalists from the 1978 Europe Zone. The winners of each sub-zone's main draw went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Americas Zone and Eastern Zone. Italy defeated Great Britain in the Zone A final, and Czechoslovakia defeated Sweden in the Zone B final, resulting in both Italy and Czechoslovakia progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone. Zone A Preliminary Rounds Draw First Round Finland vs. Morocco Greece vs. Denmark Egypt vs. Portugal Monaco vs. Soviet Union Qualifying Round Poland vs. Finland Italy vs. Denmark Austria vs. Egypt Spain vs. Soviet Union Main Draw Draw Quarterfinals Poland vs. Italy Austria vs. Spain Semifinals Italy vs. Hungary Great Britain vs. Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden Davis Cup Team
The Sweden Davis Cup team represents Sweden in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by the Swedish Tennis Association. As of 2019, Sweden is the 5th most successful nation in Davis Cup history, having won the title 7 times, 6 of which have been recorded since 1981 when the tiered system and the World Group were created, which makes the Swedish team the most successful one in this modern period. In September 2012, Sweden was relegated from the World Group after being defeated, 0–5, against Belgium, and played in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I in seasons 2013, 2014, and 2015. In 2016, Sweden was relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II, but after a successful 2017 campaign, managed to return to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I, for 2018. In September 2018, Sweden defeated Switzerland in their World Group play-off tie and, as a result, guaranteed themselves a seeding for the February 2019, Qualifying Round for the new-look Davis Cup Finals in 2019. Sweden failed to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 organisers as the "World Cup of Tennis", and the winners are referred to as the World Champion team. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain and the United States. By 2016, 135 nations entered teams into the competition. The most successful countries over the history of the tournament are the United States (winning 32 titles and finishing as runners-up 29 times) and Australia (winning 28 titles, including six with New Zealand as Australasia, and finishing as runners-up 19 times). The current champions are Canada, who beat Australia to win their first title in 2022. The women's equivalent of the Davis Cup is the Billie Jean King Cup, formerly known as the Fed Cup. Australia, Russia, the Czech Republic, and the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Hjertquist
Per Hjertquist (born 6 April 1960) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. During his career he won one singles title and one doubles title. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 68 in 1980 and a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 106 in 1985. As a junior, he was ranked 2nd after Ivan Lendl Ivan Lendl (; born March 7, 1960) is a Czech–American former professional tennis player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Lendl was ranked world No. 1 in singles for 270 weeks and won 94 singles titles. ..., and in 1978, became the US Open boys' singles champion. Career finals Singles (1 title, 2 runners-up) Doubles (1 title) External links * * 1960 births Living people People from Nässjö Municipality Swedish male tennis players US Open (tennis) junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles Sportspeople from Jönköping County 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Tel Aviv Open – Singles
This was the first edition of the Tel Aviv Open. Tom Okker won the tournament, beating Per Hjertquist in the final, 6–4, 6–3. Seeds # Ilie Năstase ''(second round)'' # Tom Okker (champion) # David Schneider ''(quarterfinals)'' # Raymond Moore ''(second round)'' # Mike Cahill ''(second round)'' # Michael Grant ''(second round)'' # N/A # Per Hjertquist Per Hjertquist (born 6 April 1960) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. During his career he won one singles title and one doubles title. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 68 in 1980 and a career-high doubles r ... ''(final)'' Draw Finals Top half Bottom half References Main Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:1979 Tel Aviv Open - Singles Tel Aviv Open 1979 Grand Prix (tennis) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Grand Prix (tennis)
The 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year. It consisted of four Grand Slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments and the Nations Cup, a team event. Schedule The table below shows the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix schedule. January February March April May June July August September October November December January 1980 Points system The tournaments were divided into twelve point categories. The highest points were allocated to the Grand Slam tournaments; French Open, the Wimbledon Championships, the US Open and the Australian Open. Points were allocated based on these categories and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. The points table is based on a 32 player draw. No points were awarded to first-round losers and advancements by default were equal to winning a round. The points allocation, with doubles points listed in brackets, was as follows: Grand Prix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipei Grand Prix
The Taipei Grand Prix, ATP Taipei in its final year, was a men's tennis tournament played in Taipei, Taiwan. The event was held from 1977–1984 and was part of the Grand Prix Tennis Circuit It emerged for one last time in 1992. The event was played on indoor carpet courts. Finals Singles Doubles See also * Taipei Women's Championships * List of sporting events in Taiwan This is a list of international sporting events in Taiwan: Multi-sport Events Archery Athletics Badminton Baseball 1 The 2021 World Baseball Classic was originally scheduled for 2021, but has been rescheduled to 2023 due to the COVID-19 ... External links ATP World Tour archive Carpet court tennis tournaments Grand Prix tennis circuit Indoor tennis tournaments Recurring sporting events established in 1977 Sport in Taipei Tennis tournaments in Taiwan 1992 disestablishments in Taiwan ATP Tour Defunct tennis tournaments in Asia Defunct sports competitions in Taiwan {{Taiwan-sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian Open Championships
The Belgian Open Championships and originally known as the Belgian International Championships and Belgian Championships was a men's tennis tournament played in Brussels, Belgium. History Originally called the Belgian International Championships established in 1899 continued for 72 editions until 1981. The championships were not staged during World War I or World War II. The event was part of the amateur men's and women's tour from 1899 until 1967 It continued in to the open era in 1968 when it was rebranded as the Belgian Open Championships until 1970 when it was part of the ITF independent tournament tour. In 1971 as part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1971 to 1972 and then from 1977 to 1981 when the tournament was known as the Belgian Open. It was played on outdoor clay. Past finals Singles Doubles External links Tennisbase tournament roll of honour {{ATP seasons Brussels Brussels Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles
Ivan Lendl defeated Jeff Turpin in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the boys' singles tennis title at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships. Seeds Ivan Lendl (champion) Per Hjertquist ''(semifinals)'' Ramesh Krishnan ''(third round)'' Stefan Simonsson ''(quarterfinals)'' Robbie Venter ''(semifinals)'' Bill Gilmour Jr. ''(first round)'' John Corse ''(quarterfinals)'' Blaine Willenborg Blaine Willenborg (born January 4, 1960) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Willenborg enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 7 doubles titles and finished runner-up an add ... ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:1978 Wimbledon Championships - Boys' Singles Boys' Singles Wimbledon Championship by year – Boys' singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
