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Hans Simonsson

b. 1962

Swedish tennis player

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Born 1962. Hans Simonsson is a Swedish tennis player and racing automobile driver.

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.

He is a brother of fellow tennis player Stefan Simonsson.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1983 French Open Clay Anders Järryd Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–2Loss 1985 French Open Clay Schlomo Glickstein Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick 3–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6

Career finals Doubles (11 titles, 7 runner-ups) Legend Grand Slam (1) Tennis Masters Cup (1) ATP Masters Series (-) ATP Tour (10) Titles by surface Hard (4) Clay (6) Grass (0) Carpet (2)

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Who is Hans Simonsson?

Swedish tennis player

When was Hans Simonsson born?

Hans Simonsson was born on 1 May 1962 in Hylte Municipality.

What is Hans Simonsson's occupation?

Hans Simonsson is a tennis player and racing automobile driver.

What nationality is Hans Simonsson?

Hans Simonsson is Swedish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Hans Simonsson

· Wikidata: Q1566777

· DBpedia: Hans Simonsson

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