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Swedish tennis player
Björn Rehnquist Country (sports) SwedenResidence Gothenburg , SwedenBorn (1978-01-05 ) January 5, 1978 (age 46) Borås , SwedenHeight 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Turned pro 1997 Retired 2010 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $ 363,078Career record 4–11 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 146 (9 December 2002) Australian Open 1R (2006 , 2009 ) French Open Q2 (2003 , 2009 ) Wimbledon Q2 (2002 , 2008 ) US Open 1R (2002 ) Career record 0–2 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 345 (22 September 2003) Last updated on: May 29, 2022.
Björn Rehnquist (born January 5, 1978, in Borås , Sweden) is a professional Swedish tennis player .[ 1]
Rehnquist had an outstanding junior career, winning the Australian Open Boys' Singles in 1996 and reaching as high as No. 3 in the world in singles the same year (and No. 7 in doubles).
Junior Grand Slam finals [ edit ]
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)[ edit ]
Australian Open: W (1996 )
French Open: F (1996 )
Wimbledon: 3R (1995 )
US Open: QF (1994 )
The Swede competed in the 2006 Australian Open , losing to 20th seed Radek Štěpánek 6–1, 6–2, 6–2, and at the 2009 Australian Open , but lost in the first round 6–0, 6–2, 6–2 to eventual semi-finalist Andy Roddick .
Rehnquist won 5 Challenger titles in his career.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals [ edit ]
Legend
ATP Challenger (5–2)
ITF Futures (3–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Jun 1999
Finland F1, Oulu
Futures
Clay
Johan Örtegren
4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss
0–2
Sep 1999
Norway F1, Oslo
Futures
Carpet
Johan Settergren
3–6, 2–6
Win
1–2
May 2000
USA F11, Tampa
Futures
Clay
Kristian Capalik
6–7(2–7) , 7–5, 6–1
Win
2–2
Mar 2001
New Zealand F1, Ashburton
Futures
Hard
Chris Magyary
6–2, 5–7, 6–2
Loss
2–3
Mar 2001
New Zealand F2, Christchurch
Futures
Hard
Vasilis Mazarakis
0–6, 3–6
Win
3–3
Mar 2001
Hamilton , New Zealand
Challenger
Hard
Martin Lee
3–6, 6–2, 6–0
Loss
3–4
Apr 2001
Great Britain F3, Bournemouth
Futures
Clay
Todd Larkham
2–6, 0–6
Loss
3–5
Oct 2002
Burbank , United States
Challenger
Hard
Robby Ginepri
6–7(6–8) , 1–6
Win
4–5
Apr 2003
Greece F2, Kalamata
Futures
Hard
Petr Kralert
6–0, 6–1
Win
5–5
Jun 2003
Atlantic City , United States
Challenger
Hard
Jeff Salzenstein
6–4, 6–4
Loss
5–6
Jun 2004
Tallahassee , United States
Challenger
Hard
Cecil Mamiit
4–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win
6–6
Nov 2005
Helsinki , Finland
Challenger
Hard
Tomáš Cakl
7–6(7–2) , 7–6(7–4)
Loss
6–7
Sep 2006
Sweden F4, Gothenburg
Futures
Hard
Joachim Johansson
1–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win
7–7
Feb 2008
Guangzhou , China
Challenger
Hard
Danai Udomchoke
2–6, 7–6(7–4) , 6–2
Win
8–7
Jul 2008
Manchester , United Kingdom
Challenger
Grass
Richard Bloomfield
7–6(10–8) , 0–6, 6–3
Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures (5–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Jun 1999
Finland F1, Oulu
Futures
Clay
Mikael Maatta
Mikhail Elgin Timo Nieminen
7–6, 6–4
Win
2–0
Oct 1999
Great Britain F11, Leeds
Futures
Hard
Nicklas Timfjord
Yves Allegro Olivier Patience
6–4, 7–6
Win
3–0
Oct 2000
Finland F1, Vierumäki
Futures
Hard
Matthis Kempe-Bergman
Mattias Pennonen Tobias Steinel-Hansson
3–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win
4–0
Mar 2001
New Zealand F2, Christchurch
Futures
Hard
Henrik Andersson
Luke Bourgeois Andrew Painter
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win
5–0
Sep 2001
Sweden F1, Gothenburg
Futures
Hard
Johan Kareld
Jonas Froberg Robin Söderling
7–6(7–3) , 6–4
Win
6–0
Oct 2002
Burbank , United States
Challenger
Hard
Louis Vosloo
Daniel Melo Iván Miranda
7–6(8–6) , 6–1
Loss
6–1
Apr 2006
Cardiff , United Kingdom
Challenger
Hard
Filip Prpic
Philipp Petzschner Alexander Peya
6–4, 3–6, [7–10]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.