Hans Simonsson
Hans Simonsson (born 1 May 1962) is a retired professional tennis player from Sweden. Primarily a doubles specialist, he won 11 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 2 January 1984. Simonsson again reached the French Open doubles final in 1985, but he and Schlomo Glickstein were defeated by Mark Edmondson and Kim Warwick. The Swede finished his career prematurely at the age of 25.
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Born | Färgaryd, Sweden | 1 May 1962
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Plays | Right–handed |
Prize money | $325,035 |
Singles | |
Career record | 42–73 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 45 (20 Dec 1982) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1981) |
French Open | 2R (1983) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1981) |
US Open | 3R (1982) |
Other tournaments | |
Doubles | |
Career record | 159–114 |
Career titles | 11 |
Highest ranking | No. 10 (10 Jan 1984) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1983) |
French Open | W (1983) |
Wimbledon | SF (1983) |
US Open | QF (1985) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
US Open | 1R (1984) |
He is a brother of fellow tennis player Stefan Simonsson.[1]
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1983 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 1985 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6 |
Career finals
Doubles (11 titles, 7 runner-ups)
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Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 1981 | Linz, Austria | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6 |
Loss | 1–1 | Jul 1981 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 5–7, 0–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Oct 1981 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 3–1 | Mar 1982 | Linz, Austria | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–0 |
Loss | 3–2 | May 1982 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 4–2 | Jul 1982 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | ![]() |
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0–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
Loss | 4–3 | Sep 1982 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 5–3 | Oct 1982 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 6–3 | Nov 1982 | Ancona, Italy | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
Loss | 6–4 | Mar 1983 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 7–4 | Jun 1983 | French Open, Paris | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 7–5 | Jul 1983 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 8–5 | Oct 1983 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 9–5 | Nov 1983 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 9–6 | Jan 1984 | WCT World Doubles, London | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 10–6 | Oct 1984 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 10–7 | Jun 1985 | French Open, Paris | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
Win | 11–7 | Jul 1985 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
References
- "När vi knäckte USA med grus". Expressen (in Swedish). 14 January 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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