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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 record1–2
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1967)
WimbledonQ1 (1966, 1967)

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

Career

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's only appearance in a Grand Prix event was at St. Petersburg in the United States, where he lost in the second round to Tom Edlefsen.[5]

Junior Grand Slam titles

Doubles: 1

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

  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Sven Ginman | Player Activity | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-06-01.