Douglas Palm
| Full name | Douglas Palm |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Sweden |
| Born | 6 May 1951 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 19–45 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 101 ( oct 77 ) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1977) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1977) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 9–31 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (1977) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1978) |
| US Open | 1R (1977, 1978) |
Douglas Palm (born 6 May 1951) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.
Biography
Palm, who comes from Malmköping, was a quarter-finalist at the Copenhagen Open in 1976. Later in the year he upset Mark Edmondson in the 1976 Swedish Open, then in the 1976 Stockholm Open held a match point in the second round against Mark Cox, who went on to win the tournament.[1][2]
A Swedish Davis Cup representative, Palm was picked to play for his country in a tie against Monaco in Uppsala in April, 1977. He featured in the doubles rubber with Jan Norbäck, which they won over Bernard Balleret and Louis Borfiga, to secure the tie.[3]
Palm made his first singles appearance in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships. He beat West German player Frank Gebert in the opening round, then lost a five set second round match to Paul Kronk.[4]
After making a Grand Prix quarter-final, at Maui, Palm ended the 1977 season by competing in the December edition of the Australian Open (there had also been a tournament in January). On this occasion he was unable to get past the first round and lasted only one set against Alvin Gardiner before he had to retire hurt.[5]
Palm returned to Wimbledon in 1978 and lost to Buster Mottram in opening round.[6] The match was played before a large police presence due to demonstrators who had turned up to protest against Mottram's support of the National Front Party.[7] He also competed in men's doubles at the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open during his career, all with Jan Norbäck.
His best performance in a Grand Prix tournament came at Linz in 1979, when he had wins over Patrice Dominguez, Markus Günthardt and Louk Sanders to make the semi-finals. That year he also won the men's doubles title with Tenny Svensson at the Scandinavian Indoor Championships, a tournament not part of the circuit.
See also
References
- ^ "Tennis upset". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 8 July 1976. p. 22. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Connors upset, Borg defeated". The Tuscaloosa News. 15 November 1976. p. 13. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Tennis". Herald-Journal. 17 April 1977. p. B3. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "Upset hits Wimbledon". San Antonio Express. 24 June 1977. p. 28. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Sporting details". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 24 December 1977. p. 19. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Police guard for British player". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 28 June 1978. p. 36. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Net star exposed as Nazi follower". The Afro American. 15 July 1978. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
External links
- Douglas Palm at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Douglas Palm at the Davis Cup
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.
