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Sven Davidson
Swedish tennis player

Sven Davidson

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Swedish tennis player
A.K.A.
Sven Viktor Davidson
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Gender
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Place of birth
Borås, Sweden
Place of death
Arcadia, USA
Age
79 years
Awards
International Tennis Hall of Fame
 
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Biography

Sven Viktor Davidson (13 July 1928 – 28 May 2008) was a Swedish tennis player who became the first Swede to win a Grand Slam title when he won the French Championships in 1957, beating Ashley Cooper and Herbert Flam.

Career

Davidson also reached the French championships final in the two previous years. In 1955 he beat Budge Patty before losing to Tony Trabert. In 1956 he beat Flam and Cooper before losing to Lew Hoad). He also reached the Wimbledon semi finals in 1957 (beating Seixas before losing to Lew Hoad). At the 1957 U. S. Championships, Davidson lost in five sets in the semifinals to Mal Anderson. In 1958 Davidson partnered with Ulf Schmidt to win the doubles title at the Wimbledon Championships defeating the Australian pair Ashley Cooper and Neale Fraser in three straight sets. He played his last Grand Slam event at Wimbledon in 1959.

Davidson reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3.

He played for the Swedish Davis Cup team between 1950 and 1960.

Davidson was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2007.

Personal life

Davidson lived in Arcadia, California since the 1970s. In 1981, at age 52, he suffered a heart attack while playing a tennis match in Los Angeles. He died in Arcadia on 28 May 2008 as a result of pneumonia.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 title, 2 runners-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1955French ChampionshipsClay Tony Trabert6–2, 1–6, 4–6, 2–6
Loss1956French ChampionshipsClay Lew Hoad4–6, 6–8, 3–6
Win1957French ChampionshipsClay Herbie Flam6–3, 6–4, 6–4

Doubles (1 title)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1958WimbledonGrass Ulf Schmidt Ashley Cooper
Neale Fraser
6–4, 6–4, 8–6

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#ANH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent;(NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

Singles

Tournament19491950195119521953195419551956195719581959SR
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian ChampionshipsAAAAAA3RAAAA0 / 1
French Championships1R4R4RA4RQFFFWAA1 / 8
WimbledonA1R2RAQF4RQF2RSFQF3R0 / 9
U.S. National ChampionshipsA2RAAQF4RAASFAA0 / 4
Strike Rate0 / 10 / 30 / 20 / 00 / 30 / 30 / 30 / 21 / 30 / 10 / 11 / 22
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