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 The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ...

player for

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in 1938, during the Europe Zone second round tie against

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. He represented Sweden again in

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, in the tie between Sweden and

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, that was played in Berlin during the month of May, three months before the outbreak of

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. Rohlsson and Kalle Schröder managed the Swedish team's only victory of the tie, beating the German doubles 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. ...

. His international career was interrupted by the War and he returned to Davis Cup tennis during the

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season, when he made his last two appearances in the competition. On both occasions he only played in the doubles, partnering

Torsten Johansson Torsten Johansson (11 April 1920 – 14 May 2004) was a Swedish tennis player who was active during the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Tennis career Johansson set a record by shutting out two opponents at the 1947 Wimbledon, when he beat Brian Royds and ...

. The pair won their match in the second round tie against

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, but in the quarterfinal against

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, they lost in four sets to

Jacques Brichant Jacques "Jacky" Brichant (28 March 1930 – 9 March 2011) was a Belgian tennis player. He was ranked world No. 9 for 1957. Brichant was a clay court specialist and won many clay court tournaments in Europe. Brichant has played the most Davis ...

and

Philippe Washer Philippe Washer (; 6 August 1924 – 27 November 2015) was a Belgian tennis player. He competed in the Davis Cup a number of times, from 1946 to 1961. Early life and family Philippe Washer was born on 6 August 1924 in Brussels. He was the son ...

. Rohlsson went on to act as the non–playing captain of the Swedish Davis Cup team, from 1957 to 1959. Rohlsson participated in one Grand Slam event, the

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, where he lost in the first round in the singles event and in the second round in the doubles.

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Tennis career

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