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'''Stefan Simonsson''' AKA The Legend (born 5 January 1960, in [[Hyltebruk]]), is a former professional [[tennis]] player from Sweden. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing singles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 49 in 1983 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 88 in 1984. He´s the brother of [[Hans Simonsson]]. After his career, he coached two top 10 players on the ATP ranking, Magnus Gustavsson and Magnus Larsson. |
'''Stefan Simonsson''' AKA The Legend (born 5 January 1960, in [[Hyltebruk]]), is a former professional [[tennis]] player from Sweden. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing singles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 49 in 1983 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 88 in 1984. He´s the brother of [[Hans Simonsson]]. After his career, he coached two top 10 players on the ATP ranking, Magnus Gustavsson and Magnus Larsson. |
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For the last 5 years Simonsson has been coaching junior players in Norway and is working at Oslo Tennis Club with the three juniors [[Oscar Hawken]], [[Peter August Anker]] and [[Jacob Eskeland]]. Simonson and the three players have an unusuall relationship. In 2013 he even quoted "they are like my sons" on instagram. {{citation needed|date=December 2014}} |
For the last 5 years Simonsson has been coaching junior players in Norway and is working at Oslo Tennis Club with the three juniors [[Oscar Hawken]], [[Peter August Anker]] and [[Jacob Eskeland]]. Simonson and the three players have an unusuall good relationship. In 2013 he even quoted "they are like my sons" on instagram. {{citation needed|date=December 2014}} |
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==Doubles titles (2)== |
==Doubles titles (2)== |
Revision as of 11:00, 13 December 2014
Stefan Simonsson AKA The Legend (born 5 January 1960, in Hyltebruk), is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing singles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 49 in 1983 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 88 in 1984. He´s the brother of Hans Simonsson. After his career, he coached two top 10 players on the ATP ranking, Magnus Gustavsson and Magnus Larsson.
For the last 5 years Simonsson has been coaching junior players in Norway and is working at Oslo Tennis Club with the three juniors Oscar Hawken, Peter August Anker and Jacob Eskeland. Simonson and the three players have an unusuall good relationship. In 2013 he even quoted "they are like my sons" on instagram. [citation needed]
Doubles titles (2)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Winner | 1983 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Magnus Tideman | Francisco Yunis Juan Carlos Yunis |
6–4, 6–2 | |
Runner-up | 1. | 1983 | Ferrara, Italy | Carpet | Stanislav Birner | Bernard Mitton Butch Walts |
6–7, 6–0, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | 1985 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Hans Simonsson | Carl Limberger Mark Woodforde |
6–3, 6–4 |
Singles runner-ups (1)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Winner | 1. | 1982 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–4, 3–6, 1–6 |
External links
- Simonsson, Stefan at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.