Båthman became a professional tennis player in 1983. He first played on the ATP Challenger Tour , on which he won his first tournament in Travemünde in 1987 . He secured his first title on the Challenger Tour alongside Rikard Bergh in Cascais . In 1990 he won the first of three tournament wins in doubles on the ATP World Tour in Båstad . He was in four other double finals, including the Cologne Open , which was held for the only time in 1992.