Karl Kristian Anton 'Kalle' Schröder (30 October 1913 – 9 June 1982) was a Swedish tennis player.

Tennis career

Schröder made his debut for

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in the

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during

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against

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. He teamed-up with Curt Östberg to defeat the Irish, 3–2 in the second qualifying round, but the pair lost to the

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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

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. Schröder and doubles partner,

Nils Rohlsson Nils Ingvar Rohlsson (31 March 1916 – 20 May 1979) was a Swedish tennis player. Tennis career Rohlsson made his first appearances as a Davis Cup player for Sweden in 1938, during the Europe Zone second round tie against Switzerland. He repres ...

were victories against the German pair of

Henner Henkel Heinrich Ernst Otto "Henner" Henkel (; 9 October 1915 – 13 January 1943) was a German tennis player during the 1930s. His biggest success was his singles title at the 1937 French Championships. Biography Henner was born in 1915 the son of ...

and

Georg von Metaxa Georg Felix Ritter von Metaxa ( gr, Γεώργιος φον Μεταξάς; 7 October 1914 – 12 December 1944) was an Austrian tennis player active in the 1930s. Biography Von Metaxa was born in Vienna to a Greek father and Austrian mother. ...

, 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 English indoor championships. Schröder twice participated at the Wimbledon Championships, in 1934 and 1937, and reached the second round on both occasions. In 1941 he became a professional player and after retirement he took up coaching and worked with

Lennart Bergelin Sven Lennart Bergelin (10 June 1925 – 4 November 2008) was a Swedish tennis player and coach. As a player, for AIK, Bergelin won nine Swedish championship singles titles between 1945 and 1955, and the French Open doubles title in 1948. Bergelin ...

, among others.

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Tennis career

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