Patrik Fredriksson
Country | Sweden |
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Born |
Huskvarna, Sweden | 16 May 1973
Height | 6'1" (185 cm) |
Turned pro | 1995 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $331,508 |
Singles | |
Career record | 9-30 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 84 (13 Jan 1997) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1996, 1997) |
French Open | 1R (1996, 1997) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1997) |
US Open | 1R (1997) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 15-16 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 110 (28 Jul 1997) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
US Open | 2R (1997) |
Patrik Fredriksson (born 16 May 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.[1]He stopped playing professional 2001 and in 2002 became the Davis Cup coach and head coach for the national team in Kuwait.
Career
Fredriksson never made it past the first round of a Grand Slam singles draw.[2] The closest he came was in the 1997 French Open when he lost a five set match to Frédéric Fontang.[2] In the doubles however he reached the second round in his only attempt, at the 1997 US Open, with Tom Vanhoudt as his partner.[2]
He was twice a singles quarter-finalist on the ATP Tour, in the 1996 Stockholm Open and at the Swedish Open in 1997.[2] At Singapore in 1996 he had a win over world number 26 and third seed Paul Haarhuis.[2]
The Swede was more successful as a doubles career player, finishing runner-up at two events.[2]
ATP Career Finals
Doubles: 2 (0–2)
Outcome | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1996 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Magnus Norman | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1998 | Split, Croatia | Carpet | Fredrik Bergh | Martin Damm Jiří Novák |
6–7, 2–6 |
Challenger Titles
Singles: (3)
No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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1. | 1996 | Dresden, Germany | Clay | Galo Blanco | 6–4, 6–4 |
2. | 1996 | Tanagura, Japan | Hard | Albert Chang | 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 |
3. | 1996 | Reunion Island | Hard | Thierry Champion | 5–7, 6–0, 6–3 |