Bo Eddie Holmström (born 15 May 1943) is a

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former

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player.

Career

Holmström made his debut for

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in the

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competition during 1964 Europe Zone first-round tie against

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, losing his singles match against

Nicky Kalogeropoulos Nicholas Kalogeropoulos (Greek: Νικόλαος Καλογερόπουλος; born 18 February 1945), also known as Nicky Kalo, is a retired Greek tennis player who won a bronze medal at the 1971 Mediterranean Games. In doubles, he finished run ...

. In the

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first round, against

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, Holmström played both the singles and the doubles rubbers. In his first singles rubber he lost to Wieslaw Gasiorek while beating Piotr Jamroz in the second. In the doubles he teamed up with

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, losing to Gasiorek and Wieslaw Nowicki. In Grand Slam tennis, Holmström, as a

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, qualified for the

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losing in the first round to the Australian, Bob Howe.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Holmström, Bo 1943 births Living people Swedish male tennis players 20th-century Swedish sportsmen

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