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Also known as Stefan Bengt Edberg

Swedish tennis player

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Stefan Edberg is a Swedish tennis player who was born in Västervik on January 19, 1966. A right-handed competitor, he represented Sweden in the Davis Cup and participated in the 1984 and 1992 Summer Olympics, as well as the men's singles event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. His professional career concluded in 1996.

Edberg achieved a singles record of 801–270 and a doubles record of 283–153. He earned 20,630,941 in prize money during his tenure. The player stands 188 units tall and weighs 77 units. He has resided in London and is a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

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Sport
Tennis
Team
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Position
Tennis Player
Nationality
Sweden

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Stefan
Gender
male
Citizenship
Sweden
Place of birth
Västervik
Languages spoken
Swedish
Sport
tennis
Member of team
Sweden Davis Cup team
Country for sport
Sweden
Mass
77
Image
Stefan Edberg 2012-04-25 001.jpg
Height
188
Residence
London
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Stefan Edberg
date of birth
1966-01-19
singles record
801–270
doubles record
283–153
playing hand
right-handedness
prize money
20630941
end of work period
1996-00-00
start of work period
1983-00-00
ranking
1
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Encyclopedic overview

Stefan Edberg ( Swedish: [ˈstěːfan ˈêːdbærj]; born 19 January 1966) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in both men's singles and men's doubles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), one of two players in the Open Era to hold both positions (alongside John McEnroe). Edberg won 41 career singles titles and 18 doubles titles, including nine majors: six in singles and three in men's doubles. A major practitioner of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, Edberg also won the 1989 year-end championships, led Sweden to four Davis Cup titles, and won four Masters Series titles and four Championship Series titles. After retirement, Edberg coached Roger Federer from January 2014 to December 2015.

Career

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