Patrik Fredriksson

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.

Patrik Fredriksson
Country (sports) Sweden
Born (1973-05-16) 16 May 1973
Huskvarna, Sweden
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1995
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$331,508
Singles
Career record9–30
Highest rankingNo. 84 (13 January 1997)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (1996, 1997)
French Open1R (1996, 1997)
Wimbledon1R (1997)
US Open1R (1997)
Doubles
Career record15–16
Highest rankingNo. 110 (28 July 1997)
Grand Slam Doubles results
WimbledonQ1 (1997)
US Open2R (1997)

Career

Fredriksson, who reached a career high ranking of 84 in the world, 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] As a doubles career player he was runner-up at two ATP Tour events.[2]

ATP Career finals

Doubles: 2 (0–2)
Outcome No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
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
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

References
  1. ITF Tennis Profile
  2. ATP World Tour Profile


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