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General First nameTenny
LastnameSvensson
GenderMale
CountrySweden
Date of birth1952-09-21
Place of birthEnslöv, Sweden


About

Svensson played a 77-game opening round match against American John Andrews at the 1975 Wimbledon Championships, which he won 18–16 in the fifth set. The match went for 3 hours and 50 minutes.[1] In his next match, against Onny Parun, he had to retire hurt in the second set.[2] He made the quarter-finals in the men's doubles at the 1975 US Open, with Armistead Neely.[3] Also in 1975, Svensson had a win over Björn Borg in a WCT tournament in Stockholm.[4]

In the 1978 Davis Cup competition he represented the Sweden team in three ties. This included the Europe Zone final against Hungary, which Sweden won.[5]

He won the Scandinavian Indoor Championships in 1979.

Now he works in a tennishall, called SALK-hallen and is a coach.

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Archive statistics Career1970 - 1982
Tournament wins6
Matches294
Match wins129


Tournament wins 1979 - Scandinavian Championships (Open)
1978 - Swedish National Covered Courts Championships (Amateur)
1977 - Sweden Satellite - Leg 4 (Open)
1973 - Swedish National Covered Courts Championships (Amateur)
1971 - Macomber Cup - Monte Carlo 23's (Amateur)
1971 - Swedish National Championships (Open)


Tournaments Swedish National Covered Courts Championships - 1982 Starnberg - 1982 Riemerling General - 1982 Buchholz - 1982 Stockholm Open - Qualifying - 1982 Le Touquet - 1981 Bastad - 1981 Bastad - Qualifying - 1981 Brussels Challenger - 1981 Scandinavia Satellite - Leg 1 - 1981 Scandinavia Satellite - Leg 2 - 1981 Scandinavia Satellite - Leg 3 - 1981 Scandinavia Satellite - Leg 4 - 1981 Scandinavia Satellite - Masters - 1981 Barcelona Hispano Frances - 1981 German International Covered Court Championships - 1980 British Hard Court Championships - 1980 Le Touquet - 1980 Bastad - 1980 Travemünde International - 1980 Zell Am See - 1980 Royan - 1980 Austrian International Indoor - 1980 Sofia Open - 1980 British Hard Court - "B" Event - 1980 Scandinavia Satellite - Leg 1 - 1980 Scandinavia Satellite - Leg 2 - 1980 Scandinavia Satellite - Leg 3 - 1980 Scandinavia Satellite - Leg 4 - 1980 Scandinavia Satellite - Masters - 1980 Roland Garros - 1979 Netherlands International Championships - 1979 Le Touquet - 1979 Biarritz - 1979 Scandinavian Championships - 1979 Roland Garros Qualifying - 1979 Madrid Open - 1979 Bastad - 1979 Royan - 1979 Paris Indoor - 1979 Tel Aviv Open - 1979 Austrian International Indoor - 1979 Vienna International Indoor - 1979 Dayton Classic - 1979 Stockholm Open - 1979 Lagos - 1979 Championships of Berlin - Qualifying - 1979 Scandinavia Satellite - Leg 1 - 1979 Scandinavia Satellite - Leg 2 - 1979 Scandinavia Satellite - Leg 3 - 1979 Scandinavia Satellite - Masters - 1979 Nice - 1978 US Clay Courts - 1978 Italian International Championships - 1978 British Hard Court Championships - 1978 US Pro Championships - 1978 Conde de Godo - 1978 Wimbledon Qualifying - 1978 US Open Qualifying - 1978 Bastad - 1978 Travemünde International - 1978 Stockholm Open - 1978 Lagos - 1978 King's Cup - Premier Division - 1978 Cologne Indoor Open - 1978 Italian International Championships - Qualifying - 1978 Scandinavia Satellite - Leg 1 - 1978 Scandinavia Satellite - Leg 2 - 1978 Scandinavia Satellite - Leg 3 - 1978 Scandinavia Satellite - Leg 4 - 1978 Scandinavia Satellite - Masters - 1978 Stockholm Open - Qualifying - 1978 Nottingham - 1977 Scandinavian Championships - 1977 Roland Garros Qualifying - 1977 Wimbledon Qualifying - 1977 Pedralbes - 1977 Stockholm Open - 1977 Cologne Indoor Open - 1977 Sweden Satellite - Leg 2 - 1977 Sweden Satellite - Leg 3 - 1977 Sweden Satellite - Leg 4 - 1977 Sweden Satellite - Masters - 1977 Italian International Championships - 1976 Netherlands International Championships - 1976 Scandinavian Championships - 1976 Roland Garros Qualifying - 1976 Wimbledon Qualifying - 1976 Valencia Open - 1976 US Open Qualifying - 1976 Madrid Open - 1976 Hall of Fame Championships - 1976 Bastad - 1976 Mallorca - 1976 Florence International - 1976 Barcelona ATP Open - 1976 Stockholm Open - 1976 Wimbledon - 1975 Roland Garros - 1975 US Open - 1975 Canadian International Championships - 1975 Pacific Coast Championship - 1975 Pacific Southwest Championships - 1975 British Hard Court Championships - 1975 Kent Championships - 1975 Wimbledon Qualifying - 1975 US Open Qualifying - 1975 Bastad - 1975 Macomber Cup - Monte Carlo 23's - 1975 Paris Indoor - 1975 Monte Carlo Class A - 1975 Barcelona ATP Open - 1975 North Conway - 1975 Stockholm Open - 1975 Dewar Cup - 1975 WCT - Stockholm - 1975 Wimbledon - 1974 Roland Garros - 1974 US International Indoor Championships - 1974 Kent Championships - 1974 Wimbledon Qualifying - 1974 Madrid Open - 1974 Oslo International - 1974 Florence International - 1974 Louisville Open - 1974 Bretton Woods International - 1974 Salt Lake International Indoors - 1974 Canadian Indoors - 1974 Tempe Rotary Classic - 1974 Coupe de la Ville de Monte Carlo - 1974 Barcelona Real Club de Polo - 1974 Murcia - 1974 Stockholm Open - 1974 Wimbledon - 1973 Pacific Southwest Championships - 1973 Kent Championships - 1973 Swedish National Championships - 1973 Wimbledon Qualifying - 1973 Chichester - 1973 Madrid Open - 1973 Macomber Cup - Monte Carlo 23's - 1973 Florence International - 1973 Swedish National Covered Courts Championships - 1973 Nice - Qualifying - 1973 WCT-Quebec - 1973 Swedish Grand Prix - 1973 Stockholm International - 1973 Chicago International Open - 1973 Chicago International Open - Qualifying - 1973 Prague Open - Qualifying - 1973 Stockholm Open - 1973 US International Indoor Championships - 1972 Altamira International Invitation - 1972 Norwich Open - 1972 Bastad - 1972 Macomber Cup - Monte Carlo 23's - 1972 Hampton - 1972 Washington Indoor - 1972 Clean Air Classic - 1972 Monte Carlo - Qualifying - 1972 La Moraleja Trophy - 1972 Stockholm Open - 1972 Beaulieu - 1971 Bastad - 1971 Macomber Cup - Monte Carlo 23's - 1971 Moskwa International - 1971 Saltsjoebaden - 1971 Coupe de Galea - 1971 Nice - Qualifying - 1971 Gottskaer - 1971 Siracusa - 1971 Stockholm Open - 1971 Sicilian International Championships - 1970 Catania - 1970 Nice Mediterranean T.C. - 1970 Monte Carlo Class A - 1970