Christer Allgårdh (born 20 February 1967) is a former professional
tennis
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player from Sweden.
Career
Allgårdh won the doubles event at the 1982
Junior Orange Bowl
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, with
Bruno Orešar
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Tennis career
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of
Yugoslavia
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. Back home in Sweden he was a national junior champion in 1979, 1981 and 1985.
On the
ATP Tour
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, Allgårdh was most prominent as a doubles player and won a tournament in his first ever Grand Prix appearance, at
Bari
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in 1987. He won his second title in 1992, teaming up with
Carl Limberger
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in the
Guarujá Open. The Swede was also a finalist in two other events, but was unable to add any more titles.
As a singles player he had his best result in the
1988 Athens Open, where he reached the semi-finals.
He took part in the main draw of two
Grand Slams during his career, both in 1993 and in doubles. At the
French Open that year, Allgårdh played beside
Sander Groen
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and they lost in the opening round. Although he also failed to get past the first round in the
1993 Wimbledon Championships
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, this time partnering
Maurice Ruah, the pair were able to push third seeds
Patrick McEnroe
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Born in Manhasset, New York, he is John McEnroe's youngest brother. He won one ...
and
Jonathan Stark to five sets, eventually losing 8–10 in the decider.
ITF Tennis Profile
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Grand Prix/ATP career finals
Doubles: 4 (2–2)
Challenger titles
Singles: (1)
Doubles: (7)
References
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1967 births
Living people
Swedish male tennis players
Sportspeople from Borås
20th-century Swedish people