Torsten Johansson
Swedish tennis player
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| Intro | Swedish tennis player | |
| Places | Sweden | |
| was | Athlete Football player Tennis player Association football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 11 April 1920, Karlsborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Union between Sweden and Norway | |
| Death | 14 May 2004 (aged 84 years) | |
| Star sign | Aries |
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Torsten Johansson (11 April 1920 – 14 May 2004) was a Swedish tennis player who set a record by shutting out two opponents at Wimbledon in 1946. A 6–0, 6–0, 6–0 victory is a tennis rarity. Johansson played for the Royal Tennis Club in the early 1940s and won more than 100 national titles for the club, a record that still stands. He and Lennart Bergelin turned Sweden into a tennis power after World War II. Johansson played Davis Cup tennis for 16 years, retiring after the 1962 series against Mexico. He played in senior tournaments until his death.