| Country | Sweden |
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| Residence | Båstad, Sweden |
| Born | 19 March 1977 Sundbyberg, Sweden |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | $907,770 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–2 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 309 (26 April 2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 139–143 |
| Career titles | 11 |
| Highest ranking | No. 13 (August 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 15 (September 2011) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2006, 2008, 2009) |
| French Open | QF (2011) |
| Wimbledon | F (2010, 2011) |
| US Open | QF (2008, 2011) |
| Last updated on: 7 september 2011. | |
Robert Lindstedt (born 19 March 1977 in Sundbyberg, Stockholm County) is a Swedish professional tennis player, who turned pro in 1998, and is a doubles specialist. Lindstedt is currently ranked 14th in the doubles ranking.
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Lindstedt played college tennis in the United States, playing first at Fresno State University before moving to Pepperdine University, where he completed his collegiate career. While at Pepperdine, he teamed with Kelly Gullett in doubles competition. They were runners up at the 1998 NCAA individual competition at the University of Georgia, receiving All-America honors for the second year in a row.
Lindstedt won two doubles titles in 2007. He won his first in Mumbai with Jarkko Nieminen against Indian Rohan Bopanna and Pakistani Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi. Lindstedt's second came paired with Jordan Kerr in Tokyo, beating Frank Dancevic and Stephen Huss. In 2008. Lindstedt paired with Marc Gicquel to win the Washington event, and was a semi-finalist at the ATP Master Series event in Indian Wells with Richard Gasquet, in Tokyo with Jordan Kerr and in Kitzbühel with Jürgen Melzer.
In 2008, Robert was part of a team including Robin Söderling, Thomas Johansson, and coach Peter Carlsson who beat the Russian tennis team (of Dmitry Tursunov, Igor Andreev, and Mikhail Youzhny) 2–1 in the ARAG World Team Cup in Düsseldorf.
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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| Runner-up | 2010 | Wimbledon | Grass | Horia Tecău | Jürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner |
1–6, 5–7, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 2011 | Wimbledon | Grass | Horia Tecău | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
3–6, 4–6, 6–7(2–7) |
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 26 September 2005 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Hard | Ashley Fisher | Lars Burgsmüller Philipp Kohlschreiber |
6–5(3), 4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 6 March 2006 | Las Vegas, USA | Hard | Jaroslav Levinský | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 24 July 2006 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Yves Allegro | Gastón Gaudio Max Mirnyi |
5–7, 7–6, [10–12] |
| Winner | 1. | 24 September 2007 | Mumbai, India | Hard | Jarkko Nieminen | Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |
7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5) |
| Winner | 2. | 7 October 2007 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Jordan Kerr | Frank Dancevic Steven Huss |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 17 August 2008 | Washington, D.C., USA (1) | Hard | Marc Gicquel | Bruno Soares Kevin Ullyett |
7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
| Winner | 4. | 12 January 2009 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Martin Damm | Scott Lipsky Leander Paes |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Winner | 5. | 8 February 2009 | Zagreb, Croatia | Hard (i) | Martin Damm | Christopher Kas Rogier Wassen |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 28 February 2009 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Martin Damm | Rik de Voest Dmitry Tursunov |
6–4, 3–6, [5–10] |
| Runner-up | 5. | 10 May 2009 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Martin Damm | Eric Butorac Scott Lipsky |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 19 July 2009 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Robin Söderling | Jaroslav Levinský Filip Polášek |
6–1, 3–6, [7–10] |
| Winner | 6. | 9 August 2009 | Washington, D.C., USA (2) | Hard | Martin Damm | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
7–5, 7–6(7–3) |
| Runner-up | 7. | 21 February 2010 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | Julian Knowle | Julien Benneteau Michaël Llodra |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 10 April 2010 | Casablanca, Morocco (1) | Clay | Horia Tecău | Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |
6–2, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Runner-up | 8. | 21 June 2010 | London, United Kingdom | Grass | Horia Tecău | Jürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner |
1–6, 5–7, 5–7 |
| Winner | 8. | 19 June 2010 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Horia Tecău | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes |
1–6, 7–5, [10–7] |
| Winner | 9. | 18 July 2010 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Horia Tecău | Andreas Seppi Simone Vagnozzi |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 10. | 28 August 2010 | New Haven, USA | Hard | Horia Tecău | Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 9 January 2011 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | Horia Tecău | Lukáš Dlouhý Paul Hanley |
4–6, ret. |
| Winner | 11. | 9 April 2011 | Casablanca, Morocco (2) | Clay | Horia Tecău | Colin Fleming Igor Zelenay |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 18 June 2011 | S-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Horia Tecău | Daniele Bracciali František Čermák |
3–6, 6–2, [8–10] |
| Runner-up | 11. | 2 July 2011 | London, United Kingdom | Grass | Horia Tecău | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
3–6, 4–6, 6–7(2–7) |
| Winner | 12. | 17 July 2011 | Båstad, Sweden (2) | Clay | Horia Tecău | Simon Aspelin Andreas Siljeström |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 7 August 2011 | Washington, D.C., USA | Hard | Horia Tecău | Michaël Llodra Nenad Zimonjić |
7–6(9–7), 6–7(8–10), [7–10] |
| Runner-up | 13. | 9 October 2011 | Beijing, China | Hard | Horia Tecău | Michaël Llodra Nenad Zimonjić |
6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7) |