Stefan Edberg

Stefan Edberg
Country	Sweden
Residence	Växjö, Sweden
Date of birth	19 January 1966 (1966-01-19) (age 43)
Place of birth	Västervik, Sweden
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb/12.1 st)
Turned pro	1983
Retired	1996
Plays	Right-handed; one-handed backhand
Career prize money	$20,630,941 8th All-time leader in earnings
Singles
Career record:	806–270 (74.9%)
Career titles:	42
Highest ranking:	No. 1 (13 August 1990)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	W (1985, 1987)
French Open	F (1989)
Wimbledon	W (1988, 1990)
US Open	W (1991, 1992)
Major tournaments
Masters Cup	W (1989)
Olympic Games	W (1984, demonstration event) Bronze medal (1988)
Doubles
Career record:	283–153
Career titles:	18
Highest ranking:	No. 1 (9 June 1986)
Major doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	Bronze Medal (1988)
Mixed Doubles
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Career titles:	{{{mixedtitles}}}
Highest ranking:	{{{highestmixedranking}}}
Infobox last updated on: 19 August 2006.

Stefan Bengt Edberg (born 19 January 1966 in Västervik, Sweden) is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player (in both singles and doubles play) from Sweden. A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam doubles titles during the course of his career.

Career

Edberg first came to the tennis world's attention as a junior player. He won all four of the Grand Slam junior titles in 1983 to become the first-ever player to achieve the "Junior Grand Slam".

As a professional, Edberg won his first career doubles title in Basel in 1983 and his first top-level singles title at Milan in 1984. Additionally, Edberg won the Olympics gold medal in 1984 when the sport was an exhibition event. In 1984, Edberg also partnered with fellow Swede Anders Jarryd to reach the finals of the US Open in 1984. Edberg also reached the French Open doubles final with Jarryd in 1986 and consequently was World No. 1 in doubles in that year.

Edberg's first two Grand Slam singles titles came at the Australian Open. In 1985, he defeated Mats Wilander in straight sets to claim his first major title. Two years later, he defended his title (as the tournament was not held in 1986) and beat Pat Cash in five sets to win the last Australian Open held on grass courts. Edberg also won the Australian Open and US Open men's doubles titles in 1987 (partnering fellow-Swede Anders Järryd).

In 1988, Edberg reached the first of three consecutive finals at Wimbledon. In all three finals, he played Boris Becker in what became one of Wimbledon's greatest rivalries. Edberg won their first encounter in a four-set match spread over two days because of rain delays. A year later, Becker won in straight sets. The closest of their matches came in the 1990 final, when Edberg won in five sets after being down a break in the fifth set.

In 1990, Edberg also reached the Australian Open final but lost to Ivan Lendl after forcing to pull out in the third set at one set all due to a stomach muscle injury. However, Edberg claimed the World No. 1 ranking from Ivan Lendl later in the year on 13 August 1990 by winning the Cincinnati Masters. He held it for the rest of that year and for much of 1991 and 1992. Edberg spent a total of 72 weeks as World No. 1 during his career.^[1]

Edberg's final two Grand Slam singles triumphs came at the US Open, with wins over Jim Courier in the 1991 final and Pete Sampras in the 1992 final, who was just months away from being ranked No. 1 in the world.

Edberg's last Grand Slam singles final appearances were at the Australian Open, where he lost in four sets to Jim Courier in both 1992 and 1993.

In 1996, Edberg won his third and final Grand Slam doubles title at Australian Open with Petr Korda.

The only Grand Slam singles title Edberg never won was the French Open. He reached the French Open final in 1989 but lost in five sets to 17-year old Michael Chang, who became the youngest ever male winner of a Grand Slam singles title.

Edberg was most comfortable playing tennis on fast-playing surfaces. Of his six Grand Slam singles titles, four were won on grass courts at the Australian Open (1985 and 1987) and Wimbledon (1988 and 1990) and two were won on hardcourts at the US Open (1991 and 1992).

Post-career competitive tennis

In September 2008, Stefan Edberg officially joined the Black Rock Tour of Champions, a tour for professional tennis players who have since retired from the ATP Tour. Edberg won his first tournament in Paris held on clay, winning matches against clay court specialists Thomas Muster in the opening round and Sergi Bruguera in the finals on Sunday, 21 September, 2008.^[2]

Playing style

Edberg has been called one of the greatest, if not the greatest, serve-and-volley players of all time. Edberg often utilizes a topspin or kick serve with a high toss somewhat behind his back to generate spin and allow time to close into the net to strike the first volley. He has the ability to come in successfully off both the first and second serves. With excellent footwork and quick hands, Edberg missed few volleys especially during his prime. Edberg also possesses one of the best one-handed backhands of all time that is often described as "textbook" in form. While Edberg's forehand is a relative weakness, his overall game has been described as graceful and artistic as it is effective.

Distinctions and honors

• Edberg also played on four Swedish Davis Cup winning teams in 1984, 1985, 1987, and 1994. He appeared in seven Davis Cup finals—a record for a Swedish player.
• Since the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) computer rankings began, Edberg and John McEnroe are the only men to be ranked World No. 1 in both singles and doubles.
• Edberg is the only player ever to earn both Player of the Year and Doubles Team of the Year. Edberg won Player of the Year in 1990 and 1991 and Doubles Team of the Year (with fellow Swede Anders Jarryd) in 1986.
• Edberg and Boris Becker are the only male tennis players ever to receive the United Press International Athlete of the Year Award (with Edberg having received the award in 1990).
• Edberg was also a member of the Swedish teams that won the World Team Cup in 1988, 1991, and 1995.
• At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, where tennis was a demonstration sport, Edberg won the men's singles gold medal. Four years later, at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, tennis became a full medal sport and Edberg won bronze medals in both the men's singles and the men's doubles.
• During his career, Edberg won a total of 42 top-level singles titles and 18 doubles titles and appeared in a then record 54 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments (since then broken by Wayne Ferreira) ^[3].
• He was ranked the World No. 1 for a total of 72 weeks.
• Edberg was also a five-time recipient of the ATP Sportsmanship Award (1988-90, 1992, and 1995). In recognition of this achievement, the ATP renamed the award the "Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award" in 1996.
• In 2004, Edberg was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, United States.
• Edberg won singles titles in 12 different countries: Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Qatar, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
• Edberg is considered by Tennis Magazine as the 14th greatest player, counting both male and female tennis players, of the Tennis Era. Counting men only, Edberg ranks 8th.^[4] He was also a candidate for poll question on ATPtennis.com in late-1999 for The Greatest Male Tennis Player of the 20th century.
• Edberg was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1990.
• Edberg was a childhood hero of former World No. 1 Roger Federer.
• Edberg is one of the few players who reached the final of all four Grand Slam tournaments, winning three of them. In the 1989 French Open final, Edberg lead the match by two sets to one over Michael Chang and had numerous break points during the fourth and fifth sets. He eventually led the match by a break in the fifth set but could not win it.
• Edberg won several Grand Slam matches after being down a break of service in the fifth and deciding set. Notable examples include the 1988 Wimbledon semifinal against Miloslav Mečíř, the 1989 French Open semifinal against Boris Becker, and the 1990 Wimbledon final against Becker. In the 1992 US Open, Edberg did it in three consecutive matches, against Richard Krajicek in the fourth round, Ivan Lendl in the quarterfinals, and Chang in the semifinals. In all these examples except the 1989 French Open semifinal, Edberg went on to win the title.
• Edberg's distinctive serve is used as the logo for the Australian Open.

Trivia

• Edberg was involved in a freak accident during the boys' singles final at the 1983 US Open, when Richard Wertheim, a linesman, was struck by a ball hit by Edberg. Wertheim toppled backwards off his chair fracturing his skull as he hit the ground. Wertheim died of his injury.^[5]
• Edberg is a supporter of English football team Leeds United.^[6]
• Edberg is a part-owner and board member of the Swedish investment company Case Assets Management.^[7]
• Edberg is married to Annette Olsen, one-time girlfriend of Mats Wilander.^[8] They have two children, Emilie and Christopher.^[7]

Major career finals

Grand Slam singles finals (11)

Wins (6)

Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1985	Australian Open	Grass	Mats Wilander	6–4, 6–3, 6–3
1987	Australian Open (2)	Grass	Pat Cash	6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3
1988	Wimbledon	Grass	Boris Becker	4–6, 7–6(2), 6–4, 6–2
1990	Wimbledon (2)	Grass	Boris Becker	6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4
1991	US Open	Hard	Jim Courier	6–2, 6–4, 6–0
1992	US Open (2)	Hard	Pete Sampras	3–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2

Runner-up (5)

Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1989	French Open	Clay	Michael Chang	6–1, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
1989	Wimbledon	Grass	Boris Becker	6–0, 7–6, 6–4
1990	Australian Open	Hard	Ivan Lendl	4–6, 7–6, 5–2 retired
1992	Australian Open	Hard	Jim Courier	6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1993	Australian Open	Hard	Jim Courier	6–2, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5

Grand Slam men's doubles finals (5)

Wins (3)

Year	Championship	Surface	Partnering	Opponents in Final	Score/Final
1987	Australian Open	Grass	Anders Järryd	Peter Doohan Laurie Warder	6–4, 6–4, 7–6
1987	US Open	Hard	Anders Järryd	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	7–6, 6–2, 4–6, 5–7, 7–6
1996	Australian Open (2)	Hard	Petr Korda	Alex O'Brien Sébastien Lareau	7–5, 7–5, 4–6, 6–1

Runners-up (2)

Year	Championship	Surface	Partnering	Opponents in Final	Score/Final
1984	US Open	Hard	Anders Järryd	John Fitzgerald Tomáš Šmíd	7–6, 6–3, 6–3
1986	French Open	Clay	Anders Järryd	John Fitzgerald Tomáš Šmíd	6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7, 14-12

Masters Series singles finals (9)

Wins (4)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1990	Indian Wells	Andre Agassi	6–4, 5–7, 7–6, 7–6
1990	Cincinnati	Brad Gilbert	6–1, 6–1
1990	Paris	Boris Becker	3–3 Ret.
1992	Hamburg	Michael Stich	5–7, 6–4, 6–1

Runner-up (5)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1990	Key Biscayne	Andre Agassi	6–1, 6–4, 0–6, 6–2
1990	Stockholm	Boris Becker	6–4, 6–0, 6–3
1991	Stockholm	Boris Becker	3–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2
1993	Cincinnati	Michael Chang	7–5, 0–6, 6–4
1994	Cincinnati	Michael Chang	6–2, 7–5

Singles performance timeline

Note 1: These events were designated as the 'Masters Series' only after the ATP took over the running of the men's tour in 1990. Also, Stuttgart Indoors equals Stuttgart Masters only in 1996.

Note 2: The 1984 Olympic Games event was a demonstration event.

A = did not participate in the tournament

SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played

All finals

Singles finals appearances (78)

Wins (42)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1.	25 March 1984	Milan, Italy	Carpet	Mats Wilander	6–4, 6–2
2.	16 September 1984	Summer Olympics, Los Angeles	Hard	Francisco Maciel	6–1, 7–6
3.	4 February 1985	Memphis, U.S.	Carpet	Yannick Noah	6–1, 6–0
4.	30 September 1985	San Francisco, U.S.	Carpet	Johan Kriek	6–4, 6–2
5.	21 October 1985	Basel, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Yannick Noah	6–7, 6–4, 7–6, 6–1
6.	9 December 1985	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass	Mats Wilander	6–4, 6–3, 6–3
7.	14 July 1986	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Roland Stadler	7–5, 4–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2
8.	20 October 1986	Basel, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Yannick Noah	7–6, 6–2, 6–7, 7–6
9.	10 November 1986	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Mats Wilander	6–2, 6–1, 6–1
10.	26 January 1987	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass	Pat Cash	6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3
11.	16 February 1987	Memphis, U.S.	Hard (i)	Jimmy Connors	6–3, 2–1, retired
12.	23 March 1987	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Carpet	John McEnroe	3–6, 6–3, 6–1
13.	20 April 1987	Tokyo Outdoor	Hard	David Pate	7–6, 6–4
14.	24 August 1987	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	Boris Becker	6–4, 6–1
15.	26 October 1987	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet	Ivan Lendl	6–7, 6–4, 6–4
16.	9 November 1987	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Jonas Svensson	7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
17.	15 February 1988	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Carpet	Miloslav Mečíř	7–6, 6–2
18.	4 July 1988	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Boris Becker	4–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–2
19.	10 October 1988	Basel, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Jakob Hlasek	7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
20.	24 April 1989	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Hard	Ivan Lendl	6–3, 2–6, 6–4
21.	4 December 1989	Masters, New York City	Carpet	Boris Becker	4–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–1
22.	12 March 1990	Indian Wells, U.S.	Hard	Andre Agassi	6–4, 5–7, 7–6, 7–6
23.	16 April 1990	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Hard	Aaron Krickstein	6–4, 7–5
24.	9 July 1990	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Boris Becker	6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4
25.	6 August 1990	Los Angeles	Hard	Michael Chang	7–6, 2–6, 7–6
26.	13 August 1990	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	Brad Gilbert	6–1, 6–1
27.	27 August 1990	Long Island, U.S.	Hard	Goran Ivanišević	7–6, 6–3
28.	5 November 1990	Paris Indoor, France	Carpet	Boris Becker	3–3, retired
29.	25 February 1991	Stuttgart Indoor, Germany	Carpet	Jonas Svensson	6–2, 3–6, 7–5, 6–2
30.	15 April 1991	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Hard	Ivan Lendl	6–1, 7–5, 6–0
31.	17 June 1991	Queen's Club, London	Grass	David Wheaton	6–2, 6–3
32.	9 September 1991	US Open, New York City	Hard	Jim Courier	6–2, 6–4, 6–0
33.	7 October 1991	Sydney Indoor, Australia	Hard (i)	Brad Gilbert	6–2, 6–2, 6–2
34.	14 October 1991	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet	Derrick Rostagno	6–3, 1–6, 6–2
35.	11 May 1992	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Michael Stich	5–7, 6–4, 6–1
36.	24 August 1992	New Haven, U.S.	Hard	MaliVai Washington	7–6, 6–1
37.	14 September 1992	US Open, New York City	Hard	Pete Sampras	3–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2
38.	6 August 1993	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Sergi Bruguera	6–3, 6–3, 6–2
39.	10 January 1994	Doha, Qatar	Hard	Paul Haarhuis	6–3, 6–2
40.	21 February 1994	Stuttgart Indoor, Germany	Carpet	Goran Ivanišević	4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
41.	25 July 1994	Washington D.C.	Hard	Jason Stoltenberg	6–4, 6–2
42.	9 January 1995	Doha, Qatar	Hard	Magnus Larsson	7–6, 6–1

Runner-up (36)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1.	22 July 1985	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Mats Wilander	6–1, 6–0
2.	23 September 1985	Los Angeles	Hard	Paul Annacone	7–6, 6–7, 7–6
3.	9 February 1986	Memphis, U.S.	Carpet	Brad Gilbert	7–5, 7–6
4.	18 August 1986	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Boris Becker	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
5.	22 September 1986	Los Angeles	Hard	John McEnroe	6–2, 6–3
6.	27 October 1986	Tokyo Indoor	Carpet	Boris Becker	7–6, 6–1
7.	23 February 1987	Indian Wells, U.S.	Hard	Boris Becker	6–4, 6–4, 7–5
8.	3 August 1987	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Joakim Nyström	4–6, 6–0, 6–3
9.	17 August 1987	Montreal, Canada	Hard	Ivan Lendl	6–4, 7–6
10.	28 September 1987	Los Angeles	Hard	David Pate	6–4, 6–4
11.	10 April 1988	Dallas WCT, U.S.	Carpet	Boris Becker	6–4, 1–6, 7–5, 6–2
12.	18 April 1988	Tokyo Outdoor	Hard	John McEnroe	6–2, 6–2
13.	13 June 1988	Queen's Club, London	Grass	Boris Becker	6–1, 3–6, 6–3
14.	22 August 1988	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	Mats Wilander	3–6, 7–6, 7–6
15.	13 March 1989	Scottsdale, U.S.	Hard	Ivan Lendl	6–2, 6–3
16.	12 June 1989	French Open, Paris	Clay	Michael Chang	6–1, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
17.	10 July 1989	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Boris Becker	6–0, 7–6, 6–4
18.	21 August 1989	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	Brad Gilbert	6–4, 2–6, 7–6
19.	9 October 1989	Basel, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Jim Courier	7–6, 3–6, 2–6, 6–0, 7–5
20.	6 November 1989	Paris Indoor, France	Carpet	Boris Becker	6–4, 6–3, 6–3
21.	29 January 1990	Australian Open, Melbourne	Hard	Ivan Lendl	4–6, 7–6, 5–2, retired
22.	26 March 1990	Key Biscayne, U.S.	Hard	Andre Agassi	6–1, 6–4, 0–6, 6–2
23.	8 October 1990	Sydney Indoor, Australia	Hard (i)	Boris Becker	7–6, 6–4, 6–4
24.	29 October 1990	Stockholm, Sweden	Carpet	Boris Becker	6–4, 6–0, 6–3
25.	19 November 1990	Singles Championship, Frankfurt	Carpet	Andre Agassi	5–7, 7–6, 7–5, 6–2
26.	26 August 1991	Long Island, U.S.	Hard	Ivan Lendl	6–3, 6–2
27.	28 October 1991	Stockholm, Sweden	Carpet	Boris Becker	3–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2
28.	27 January 1992	Australian Open, Melbourne	Hard	Jim Courier	6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
29.	24 February 1992	Stuttgart Indoor, Germany	Carpet	Goran Ivanišević	6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
30.	12 October 1992	Sydney Indoor, Australia	Hard (i)	Goran Ivanišević	6–4, 6–2, 6–4
31.	1 February 1993	Australian Open, Melbourne	Hard	Jim Courier	6–2, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5
32.	16 August 1993	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	Michael Chang	7–5, 0–6, 6–4
33.	4 October 1993	Basel, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Michael Stich	6–4, 6–7, 6–3, 6–2
34.	15 August 1994	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	Michael Chang	6–2, 7–5
35.	24 July 1995	Washington D.C.	Hard	Andre Agassi	6–4, 2–6, 7–5
36.	17 June 1996	Queen's Club, London	Grass	Boris Becker	6–4, 7–6

Doubles finals appearances (29)

Doubles titles (18)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	1984	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Anders Järryd	Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy	6–3, 6–1
2.	1985	Brussels, Belgium	Carpet	Anders Järryd	Kevin Curren Wojtek Fibak	6–3, 7–6
3.	1985	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Anders Järryd	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	6–0, 7–6
4.	1985	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	Anders Järryd	Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander	4–6, 6–2, 6–3
5.	1985	Masters, New York	Carpet	Anders Järryd	Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander	6–1, 7–6
6.	1986	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Carpet	Slobodan Živojinović	Wojtek Fibak Matt Mitchell	2–6, 6–3, 6–2
7.	1986	Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Anders Järryd	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	3–6, 7–5, 7–6
8.	1986	Masters Doubles, London	Carpet	Anders Järryd	Guy Forget Yannick Noah	6–3, 7–6, 6–3
9.	1987	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass	Anders Järryd	Peter Doohan Laurie Warder	6–4, 6–4, 7–6
10.	1987	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Carpet	Anders Järryd	Chip Hooper Mike Leach	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
11.	1987	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Anders Järryd	Emilio Sánchez Javier Sánchez	7–6, 6–3
12.	1987	Montreal, Canada	Hard	Pat Cash	Peter Doohan Laurie Warder	6–7, 6–3, 6–4
13.	1987	US Open, New York	Hard	Anders Järryd	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	7–6, 6–2, 4–6, 5–7, 7–6
14.	1987	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Anders Järryd	Jim Grabb Jim Pugh	6–3, 6–4
15.	1991	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Hard	Todd Woodbridge	John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd	6–4, 5–7, 6–4
16.	1993	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Petr Korda	Paul Haarhuis Mark Koevermans	3–6, 6–2, 7–6
17.	1995	Doha, Qatar	Hard	Magnus Larsson	Andrei Olhovskiy Jan Siemerink	7–6, 6–2
18.	1996	Australian Open, Melbourne	Hard	Petr Korda	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	7–5, 7–5, 4–6, 6–1

Runners-up (11)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	1983	Basel, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Florin Segărceanu	Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd	6–1, 3–6, 7–6
2.	1984	US Open, New York	Hard	Anders Järryd	John Fitzgerald Tomáš Šmíd	7–6, 6–3, 6–3
3.	1984	Basel, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Tim Wilkison	Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd	7–6, 6–2
4.	1985	Montreal, Canada	Hard	Anders Järryd	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	5–7, 7–6, 6–3
5.	1986	Philadelphia, U.S.	Carpet	Anders Järryd	Scott Davis David Pate	7–6, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
6.	1986	Boca West, U.S.	Hard	Anders Järryd	Brad Gilbert Vincent Van Patten	W/O
7.	1986	French Open, Paris	Clay	Anders Järryd	John Fitzgerald Tomáš Šmíd	3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–6, 14–12
8.	1986	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Joakim Nyström	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
9.	1988	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Nicklas Kroon	Patrick Baur Udo Riglewski	6–7, 6–3, 7–6
10.	1990	Sydney Indoor, Australia	Hard (i)	Ivan Lendl	Broderick Dyke Peter Lundgren	6–2, 6–4
11.	1993	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	Henrik Holm	Andre Agassi Petr Korda	7–6, 6–4

Quote

• "If he hadn't lived," Edberg later said of Van Allen, "Michael and I might still be out there playing!"
  • Background : Jimmy Van Allen (famed for his invention of the tennis tiebreak) died on the same day in 1991 that Michael Stich narrowly defeated Edberg in a Wimbledon semifinal 4–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(5), 7–6(2) where Edberg did not lose his serve.

See also

• Tennis male players statistics
• World number one male tennis player rankings
• List of Swedes in sports
• Dick Wertheim

References

External links

• Stefan Edberg at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• ATP Legends Profile Stefan Edberg
• Stefan Edberg at the International Tennis Federation
• Stefan Edberg at Davis Cup
• International Tennis Hall of Fame profile