Björn Rehnquist (born January 5, 1978, in Borås, Sweden) is a professional Swedish tennis player.[1]

Björn Rehnquist
Country (sports) Sweden
ResidenceGothenburg, Sweden
Born (1978-01-05) January 5, 1978 (age 46)
Borås, Sweden
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1997
Retired2010
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$363,078
Singles
Career record4–11
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 146 (9 December 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2006, 2009)
French OpenQ2 (2003, 2009)
WimbledonQ2 (2002, 2008)
US Open1R (2002)
Doubles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 345 (22 September 2003)
Last updated on: May 29, 2022.

Tennis career

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Juniors

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Rehnquist had an outstanding junior career, winning the Australian Open Boys' Singles in 1996 and reaching as high as No. 3 in the world in singles the same year (and No. 7 in doubles).

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1996 Australian Open Hard   Mathias Hellström 2–6, 6–2, 7–5
Loss 1996 French Open Clay   Alberto Martín 3–6, 6–7

Australian Open: W (1996)
French Open: F (1996)
Wimbledon: 3R (1995)
US Open: QF (1994)

Pro tour

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The Swede competed in the 2006 Australian Open, losing to 20th seed Radek Štěpánek 6–1, 6–2, 6–2, and at the 2009 Australian Open, but lost in the first round 6–0, 6–2, 6–2 to eventual semi-finalist Andy Roddick.

Rehnquist won 5 Challenger titles in his career.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 15 (8–7)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (5–2)
ITF Futures (3–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 1999 Finland F1, Oulu Futures Clay   Johan Örtegren 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 1999 Norway F1, Oslo Futures Carpet   Johan Settergren 3–6, 2–6
Win 1–2 May 2000 USA F11, Tampa Futures Clay   Kristian Capalik 6–7(2–7), 7–5, 6–1
Win 2–2 Mar 2001 New Zealand F1, Ashburton Futures Hard   Chris Magyary 6–2, 5–7, 6–2
Loss 2–3 Mar 2001 New Zealand F2, Christchurch Futures Hard   Vasilis Mazarakis 0–6, 3–6
Win 3–3 Mar 2001 Hamilton, New Zealand Challenger Hard   Martin Lee 3–6, 6–2, 6–0
Loss 3–4 Apr 2001 Great Britain F3, Bournemouth Futures Clay   Todd Larkham 2–6, 0–6
Loss 3–5 Oct 2002 Burbank, United States Challenger Hard   Robby Ginepri 6–7(6–8), 1–6
Win 4–5 Apr 2003 Greece F2, Kalamata Futures Hard   Petr Kralert 6–0, 6–1
Win 5–5 Jun 2003 Atlantic City, United States Challenger Hard   Jeff Salzenstein 6–4, 6–4
Loss 5–6 Jun 2004 Tallahassee, United States Challenger Hard   Cecil Mamiit 4–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win 6–6 Nov 2005 Helsinki, Finland Challenger Hard   Tomáš Cakl 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4)
Loss 6–7 Sep 2006 Sweden F4, Gothenburg Futures Hard   Joachim Johansson 1–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 7–7 Feb 2008 Guangzhou, China Challenger Hard   Danai Udomchoke 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2
Win 8–7 Jul 2008 Manchester, United Kingdom Challenger Grass   Richard Bloomfield 7–6(10–8), 0–6, 6–3

Doubles: 7 (6–1)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures (5–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 1999 Finland F1, Oulu Futures Clay   Mikael Maatta   Mikhail Elgin
  Timo Nieminen
7–6, 6–4
Win 2–0 Oct 1999 Great Britain F11, Leeds Futures Hard   Nicklas Timfjord   Yves Allegro
  Olivier Patience
6–4, 7–6
Win 3–0 Oct 2000 Finland F1, Vierumäki Futures Hard   Matthis Kempe-Bergman   Mattias Pennonen
  Tobias Steinel-Hansson
3–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win 4–0 Mar 2001 New Zealand F2, Christchurch Futures Hard   Henrik Andersson   Luke Bourgeois
  Andrew Painter
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 5–0 Sep 2001 Sweden F1, Gothenburg Futures Hard   Johan Kareld   Jonas Froberg
  Robin Söderling
7–6(7–3), 6–4
Win 6–0 Oct 2002 Burbank, United States Challenger Hard   Louis Vosloo   Daniel Melo
  Iván Miranda
7–6(8–6), 6–1
Loss 6–1 Apr 2006 Cardiff, United Kingdom Challenger Hard   Filip Prpic   Philipp Petzschner
  Alexander Peya
6–4, 3–6, [7–10]

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q2 Q1 Q1 A 1R A Q2 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
French Open Q1 Q2 Q1 Q1 A A Q1 Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon Q2 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 A Q2 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open 1R Q1 Q2 Q1 A A Q2 A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0 / 3 0–3 0%

References

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  1. ^ Rehnquist. "Player profile". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
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