Martin Carlstein (20 May 1942 – 17 July 2018) was a

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player from

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Carlstein played in one match for

in the

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competition, being the 1969 Europe Zone first-round tie against

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. He partnered with Ove Bengtson in the doubles, to beat

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and Heikki Hedman in straight sets. He also captained the Swedish Davis Cup team in 1977 and 1978. Carlstein participated in the singles and doubles competition at the 1969 US Open. In the singles he lost in the first round to Robert McKinley and in the doubles, with partner Ove Bengtson, lost in the second round.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carlstein, Martin 1942 births 2018 deaths Swedish male tennis players 20th-century Swedish people

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