Johan Örtegren (born 22 March 1978) is a former professional
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player from
Sweden.
Career
Örtegren made his ATP singles main draw debut at the
1999 Swedish Open as a qualifier, losing to world number 52 and fifth seed
Christian Ruud of Norway in the first round. He also qualified for the
2000 Stockholm Open and after beating
Fredrik Jonsson he lost to
Sebastien Grosjean, the tournament sixth seed and world number 20, in the second round. He has the dubious honour of losing a match 6–0, 6–0, 6–0 when he was beaten by
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Örtegren played mostly on the
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circuit reaching five finals and winning three titles. He also won two ITF doubles titles. Örtegren has a career high
ATP singles ranking of 295 achieved on 6 August 2001. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 479 achieved on 29 January 2001.
After his retirement as a professional player, Örtegren took up coaching. He also joined the coaching staff at the Good to Great Tennis Academy in Sweden, which is run by ex-touring pros
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ITF Futures Titles
Singles: (3)
Doubles: (2)
References
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1978 births
Living people
Swedish male tennis players
Tennis players from Stockholm
Swedish tennis coaches