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Sven Davidson
Sven Davidson after winning the 1957 French Tennis Championships.
Country (sports) Sweden
Born(1928-07-13)13 July 1928
Borås, Sweden
Died28 May 2008(2008-05-28) (aged 79)
Arcadia, CA, United States
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF2007 (member page)
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 3 (1957, Adrian Quist)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1955)
French OpenW (1957)
WimbledonSF (1957)
US OpenSF (1957)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonW (1958)

Sven Davidson (13 July 1928 – 28 May 2008) was a Swedish tennis player who became the first Swede to win a Grand Slam title when he won the French Championships in 1957. He had reached the final in the two previous years but lost against Tony Trabert and Lew Hoad.[2][3] In 1958 he partnered with Ulf Schmidt to win the doubles title at the Wimbledon Championships defeating the Australian pair Ashley Cooper and Neale Fraser in three straight sets.

Davidson reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3.[1][4]

He played for the Swedish Davis Cup team between 1950 and 1960.[2]

Davidson was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2007.[2]

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1955 French Championships Clay United States Tony Trabert 6–2, 1–6, 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 1956 French Championships Clay Australia Lew Hoad 4–6, 6–8, 3–6
Winner 1957 French Championships Clay United States Herbie Flam 6–3, 6–4, 6–4

Doubles (1 title)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1958 Wimbledon Grass Sweden Ulf Schmidt Australia Ashley Cooper
Australia Neale Fraser		 6–4, 6–4, 8–6

References

  1. ^ a b "Times Have Changed, Says Adrian Quist", The Sydney Morning Herald, 27 October 1957.
  2. ^ a b c Richard Evans (4 June 2008). "Sven Davidson; The first Swedish tennis player to win a Grand Slam title". Guardian. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  3. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 388. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  4. ^ "Sven Davidson". International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
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