Christer Allgårdh (born 20 February 1967) is a former professional
tennis
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player from Sweden.
Career
Allgårdh won the doubles event at the 1982
Junior Orange Bowl, with
Bruno Orešar of
Yugoslavia
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. Back home in Sweden he was a national junior champion in 1979, 1981 and 1985.
On the
ATP Tour
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, Allgårdh was most prominent as a doubles player and won a tournament in his first ever Grand Prix appearance, at
Bari
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in 1987. He won his second title in 1992, teaming up with
Carl Limberger in the
Guarujá Open. The Swede was also a finalist in two other events, but was unable to add any more titles.
As a singles player he had his best result in the
1988 Athens Open, where he reached the semi-finals.
He took part in the main draw of two
Grand Slams during his career, both in 1993 and in doubles. At the
French Open that year, Allgårdh played beside
Sander Groen and they lost in the opening round. Although he also failed to get past the first round in the
1993 Wimbledon Championships, this time partnering
Maurice Ruah, the pair were able to push third seeds
Patrick McEnroe
Patrick William McEnroe (born July 1, 1966) is an American former professional tennis player, broadcaster, and former captain of the United States Davis Cup team.
Born in Manhasset, New York, he is John McEnroe's youngest brother. He won one ...
and
Jonathan Stark to five sets, eventually losing 8–10 in the decider.
ITF Tennis Profile
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Grand Prix/ATP career finals
Doubles: 4 (2–2)
Challenger titles
Singles: (1)
Doubles: (7)
References
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1967 births
Living people
Swedish male tennis players
Sportspeople from Borås
20th-century Swedish sportsmen