Jan Norbäck (born 6 March 1956) is a Swedish former professional
tennis
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player.
Biography
Born in
Hudiksvall
Hudiksvall () is a cities of Sweden, city and the seat of Hudiksvall Municipality, in Hälsingland, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 16,792 inhabitants as of 2024. Hudiksvall is also known as Glada Hudik (), a term that originated in the 19th centur ...
, Norbäck was based out of
Torshälla
Torshälla () is a locality situated in Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 7,612 inhabitants in 2010. It is mainly known for steel manufacturing, centered on the Nyby Bruk steel mill, and also for its historic old town ce ...
.
Norbäck played three
Davis Cup
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matches for
Sweden
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, all in the 1977 tournament, the first a win in a doubles rubber against
Monaco
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with Douglas Palm early in the campaign. His other two matches came in Sweden's Europe Zone A semi-final against
Italy
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in
Båstad
Båstad () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Båstad Municipality, Scania County, Sweden, with approximately 5,000 permanent residents. It is however one of Sweden's most typical summer resorts. The population is presumably mor ...
. The youngest player in either team, Norbäck partnered with Rolf Norberg in the doubles, with Sweden needing a win over the Italian pairing of
Paolo Bertolucci
Paolo Bertolucci (; born 3 August 1951) is an Italian former professional tennis player. He is currently working as a sport commentator for Italian SKY Italia, Sky TV.
Bertolucci won the Davis Cup with Italy in 1976. His greatest success on ATP ...
and
Adriano Panatta
Adriano Panatta (born 9 July 1950) is an Italian former professional tennis player. He won the French Open in 1976 French Open – Men's singles, 1976, becoming the first Italian man in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major ...
to keep the tie alive. They were unable to, losing in four sets. In the reverse singles, Norbäck replaced Rolf Norberg for a dead rubber against
Antonio Zugarelli
Antonio "Tonino" Zugarelli (; born 17 January 1950 in Rome) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.
Zugarelli won 1 singles and 1 doubles title on the Grand Prix tennis tour during his career. He was also a member of the Italian team ...
and was able to secure a consolation win for the Swedes.
His only title on the
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Manuel Orantes
Manuel Orantes Corral (; born 6 February 1949) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He won 36 career singles titles, including the 1975 US Open, defeating defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final. Orantes reached a career-high ...
in the second round, he had spent the day with friends in New Hampshire, as a conversation with the referee-in-chief had left him under the impression his match was to be played late in the evening. When he arrived in Boston for his match he was informed Orantes had been awarded the win as he was over 30 minutes late, well above the 15-minute time limit allowance.
He made main draw appearances in all four Grand Slam events and his best performance was at the 1981 French Open when he made the third round.
Grand Prix career finals
Singles: 1 (1–0)
See also
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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
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