Stig Mårtensson (tennis)

Stig Mårtensson (8 April 1913 – 17 November 1995) was a Swedish tennis player.[1]

Stig Mårtensson
Country (sports)Sweden Sweden
Born8 April 1913
Stockholm, Sweden
Died17 November 1995(1995-11-17) (aged 82)
Åkersberga, Stockholm, Sweden
Turned pro1937(amateur tour)
Retired1948
PlaysRight–handed
Singles
Career titles1
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon1R (1937)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (1937)

Tennis career

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Mårtensson represented Sweden in one Davis Cup tie, the 1937 Europe Zone quarterfinal tie against Belgium played at the Royal Léopold Club in Brussels. Mårtensson and Kalle Schröder played the singles rubbers, with Mårtensson losing his first match against Charles Naeyaert and thereafter also his second match against André Lacroix.[2]

Mårtensson played at the 1937 Wimbledon Championships, losing in the first round of both the singles and doubles events.[3] In 1943 he won the singles title at the Swedish National Outdoor championships and in 1948 he won the singles title at the tournament in Bude, beating David Warwick, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 in the final.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Stig Mårtensson| Player Stats | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  2. ^ "Davis Cup - Players". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  3. ^ "Stig Martensson | Player Activity | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  4. ^ "player – Tennisarchives.com". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
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