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Ulf Schmidt

b. 1934

Swedish tennis player

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Born 1934. Ulf Schmidt is a Swedish tennis player.

Ulf "Uffe" Christian Johan Schmidt (born 12 July 1934) is a former Swedish tennis player. He competed for AIK from Stockholm.

Schmidt won 14 singles' tournaments, among them the International Swedish Championships in BΓ₯stad in 1957 and 1961. In 1958 he and Sven Davidson won the doubles event in Wimbledon after defeating the top seeds Ashley Cooper and Neale Fraser in the final. They were the only Swedish winners before the Borg era.

Schmidt's best singles result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the semifinal at the 1958 U.S. National Championships. Schmidt was unseeded and defeated third-seeded Ham Richardson in the fourth round before losing to first-seeded Mal Anderson in the semifinal. At the Wimbledon Championships he reached the quarterfinals in 1956 and 1957.

Schmidt was ranked World No. 8 for 1958 by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph (and No. 10 in 1961).

Schmidt played 102 Davis Cup matches for Sweden (1955–1964) and won 66 of them.

Grand Slam finals Doubles (1 title)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1958 Wimbledon Grass Sven Davidson Ashley Cooper Neale Fraser 6–4, 6–4, 8–6

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Swedish tennis player

When was Ulf Schmidt born?

Ulf Schmidt was born on 12 July 1934 in Nacka.

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Ulf Schmidt is a tennis player.

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