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General First nameCurt Mauritz Axel
LastnameÖstberg (Ostberg)
GenderMale
CountrySweden
Date of birth1905-02-17
Place of birthStockholm, Sweden


About

He was a Swedish tennis player.
In addition to Sune Malmström and Harry Ramberg, Curt Östberg was one of the foremost Swedish tennis players in the period around 1930 before Kalle Schröder's breakthrough. He won 11 Swedish championships in singles between 1927-34 (of which 6 indoors). As a doubles player, he had his greatest success nationally with Harry Ramberg. The two won 12 Swedish championships in doubles (1927-1933). He also won 10 national championships in mixed doubles (1930-1941) of which 6 together with Sigrid Fick. He won the last two mixed doubles titles together with Birgit Gullbrandsson.

Among the merits, he defeated the German major player Gottfried von Cramm in 1933.

Östberg participated in the Swedish Davis Cup team in 1929, 1933-34 and 1936-37. He played a total of 17 matches and won 6 of them. Three of the wins were in doubles together with Kalle Schröder. He was later non-playing team captain for the Swedish team, including in 1946 at the meeting against Yugoslavia which went to history as Wonder in Varberg.

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Archive statistics Career1925 - 1937
Tournament wins15
Matches44
Match wins23


Tournament wins 1934 - Swedish National Championships (Open)
1934 - Swedish National Covered Courts Championships (Amateur)
1933 - Swedish National Covered Courts Championships (Amateur)
1932 - Swedish National Covered Courts Championships (Amateur)
1932 - Swedish National Championships (Open)
1931 - Swedish International Covered Courts Championships (ATP)
1931 - Swedish National Covered Courts Championships (Amateur)
1930 - German International Covered Court Championships ()
1930 - Swedish National Covered Courts Championships (Amateur)
1930 - Swedish National Championships (Open)
1930 - Swedish International Covered Courts Championships (ATP)
1928 - Swedish National Championships (Open)
1927 - Swedish National Covered Courts Championships (Amateur)
1927 - Swedish National Championships (Open)
1925 - Falsterbo (Amateur)


Tournaments King's Cup - Final - 1937 Coupe de Noel - 1936 Stockholm Covered Court Championships - 1936 German International Covered Court Championships - 1935 Danish Covered Courts - 1935 Wimbledon - 1934 German International Covered Court Championships - 1934 Bastad - 1933 German International Covered Court Championships - 1932 Swedish National Championships - 1932 French International Covered Court Championships - 1931 German International Covered Court Championships - 1931 Swedish International Covered Courts Championships - 1931 Swedish National Championships - 1931 German International Covered Court Championships - 1930 Swedish International Covered Courts Championships - 1930 Swedish National Championships - 1930 Wimbledon - 1929 Netherlands International Championships - 1929 Monte Carlo - 1928 Beaulieu - 1928 Riviera Championships - 1928 Swedish National Covered Courts Championships - 1926 Swedish National Championships - 1925 Stockholm Covered Court Championships - 1925 Falsterbo - 1925