Hans Simonsson
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Hans Simonsson (born May 1, 1962 in Färgaryd) is a retired professional tennis player from Sweden. Primarily a doubles specialist, he won 12 ATP Tour titles in his career. He won the French Open doubles title in 1983 with his countryman Anders Järryd. He also played in the 1983 Davis Cup final for Sweden. He reached his career high doubles ranking of No. 10 in the world on January 2, 1984. Simonsson again reached the French Open doubles final in 1985, but he and Schlomo Glickstein were defeated by Mark Edmondson and Kim Warwick.
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[edit] Grand Slam singles finals
[edit] Wins (1)
Year | Championship | Partnering | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
1983 | French Open | Anders Järryd | Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart |
7–6(4), 6–4, 6–2 |
[edit] Runners-up (1)
Year | Championship | Partnering | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
1985 | French Open | Schlomo Glickstein | Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick |
3–6, 4–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
[edit] Doubles titles (12)
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[edit] Runner-ups (6)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 1981 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Anders Järryd | Mark Edmondson John Fitzgerald |
2–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
2. | 1982 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Anders Järryd | Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd |
6–4, 6–3 |
3. | 1982 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Anders Järryd | Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez |
6–4, 6–2 |
4. | 1983 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet | Mats Wilander | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy |
6–2, 6–4 |
5. | 1983 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Anders Järryd | Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander |
1–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
6. | 1985 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Shlomo Glickstein | Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick |
6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
[edit] External links
- ATP Tour profile for Hans Simonsson
- Davis Cup profile for Hans Simonsson