Jan Rune Källqvist (born 31 March 1958) is a Swedish former

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player who was active in the 1970s.

Career

Källqvist played in his first

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event as a sixteen-year-old at the 1974 Stockholm Open. He lost in the first round to the Colombian, twelve years his senior,

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. In partnership with Ulf Eriksson he also competed in the doubles draw and lost in the first round. Källqvist participated in the singles draw at thirteen Grand Prix tournaments and lost in the first round on each occasion. In doubles, during July 1979, he and partner

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reached the semifinals at the

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Challenger in Brazil and in November 1979, with partner

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he reached the quarterfinals at the

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, before losing to the eventual finalists

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and

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. Källqvist has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 177 that he achieved on 26 December 1979.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kallqvist, Jan 1958 births Living people Swedish male tennis players Tennis players from Stockholm 20th-century Swedish sportsmen