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Sven Ginman

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Sven Ginman
Country (sports)Sweden Sweden
ResidenceVärmdö
Born (1948-07-11) 11 July 1948 (age 76)
PlaysRight-handed
CollegeUniversity of Miami
Singles
Career record1–3
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1967)
WimbledonQ1 (1966, 1967)

Sven Ginman (born 11 July 1948) is a former Swedish tennis player.[1]

Career

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Ginman, with partner John Bartlett, was the boys' doubles champion at the 1967 Australian Open.[2] He also played in the men's singles draw at the 1967 Australian Open and lost in five sets in the first round to the fifteenth seed, Will Coghlan.[3]

Ginman, though a junior, participated in the qualifying draw for the men's singles at Wimbledon in 1966 and 1967, losing the first round of the qualifying on both occasions.[4]

He attended college in the United States at the University of Miami, where he was a member of the university's tennis team from 1967 to 1970. Ginman twice participated at the Grand Prix tournament in St. Petersburg, United States, where in 1968 he lost in the second round to Mike Belkin and in 1970 he lost in the second round, to Tom Edlefsen.[5]

Junior Grand Slam titles

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Doubles: 1

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1967 Australian Open Grass Australia John Bartlett Australia Dave Wright
Australia Ian Fletcher
6–3, 6–5

References

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  1. ^ "Sven Ginman| Player Stats | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  2. ^ "NEWCOMBE, ROCHE TAKE TENNIS DOUBLES AGAIN". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 1967-01-28. p. 28. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  3. ^ "Newcombe begins title bid". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 1967-01-21. p. 26. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  4. ^ "Wimbledon – S Ginman". www.wimbledon.com. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  5. ^ "Sven Ginman | Player Activity | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
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