Stefan Edberg - Former Swedish Tennis Star, Life Achievements and Childhood
Stefan Edberg's Personal Details
Stefan Bengt Edberg is a world famous former Swedish professional tennis player, counted among top professional tennis players of his time
| Information | Detail |
|---|---|
| Birthday | January 19, 1966 |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Famous | Sportspersons, Coaches, Tennis Players, Former Swedish Tennis Star |
| Spouses | Annette Hjort Olsen |
| Siblings | Jan Edberg |
| Known as | Stefan Bengt Edberg |
| Childrens | Christopher, Emilie |
| Birth Place | Västervik, Sweden |
| Height | 188 |
| Gender | Male |
| Net Worth | $25 million as of Jan 30,2017 |
| Sun Sign | Capricorn |
| Born in | Västervik, Sweden |
| Famous as | Former Swedish Tennis Star |
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Who is Stefan Edberg?
Stefan Bengt Edberg is a world famous former Swedish professional tennis player, counted among top professional tennis players of his time. Edberg, who made his mark both as a singles and a doubles player, remains a leading apostle of the serve-and-volley style of tennis. During 1985 to 1996 he achieved great heights that include 6 Grand Slam singles titles encompassing two ‘Australian Open’, two ‘Wimbledon’ and two ‘US Open’; 3 Grand Slam men's doubles titles - two ‘Australian Open’ and one ‘US Open’; and one ‘ATP World Tour Finals’ title. He also won the ‘Grand Prix Tennis Championship Series’ titles and the ‘ATP World Tour Masters 1000’ titles four times each. When tennis was re-introduced in the 1984 Summer Olympics as a demonstration sport, he emerged winner of men’s singles competition. He was part of the Swedish ‘Davis Cup’ winning team 4 times. He remains the sole player to be awarded both ‘Doubles Team of the Year’ and also ‘Player of the Year’ by the ‘ATP World Tour’. He remained in singles top ten list for ten years in a row and in top five for nine years. In 2003 he was inducted in ‘Swedish Tennis Hall of Fame’ and in 2004 in ‘International Tennis Hall of Fame’. In January 2014, he was inducted as coach of one of the most remarkable and famous Swiss professional tennis players Roger Federer.
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Childhood & Early Life
He was born on January 19, 1966, in Västervik, Sweden, to Bengt Edberg and his wife Barbro Edberg.
When he was a six, his mother happened to notice an advertisement published in a local newspaper regarding a mini-tennis facility. The otherwise enthusiast of soccer and ice hockey was sent to the tennis facility on the very next day by his parents.
He used to receive training once a week through a year. Although initially he was not much interested in the game and thought of quitting it, he continued with it upon insistence of parents and gradually developed a knack for tennis.
By the time he was eight, he regularly started visiting the small tennis club that consisted of an indoor court and a couple of clay courts, where he was allowed to play free of charge.
As he was quite young at that time, he mostly played with players in the club who were older than him. He took part in many summer tournaments.
In the early 1980s he met famous trainer Percy Rosberg and soon began training under him by travelling to Stockholm once every week. After school he devoted more time in training. Later Tony Pickard became his coach.
Gradually he was noticed as a junior player and in 1983 came to limelight after winning all the four Grand Slam junior titles. Thus he became the first junior player to achieve ‘Junior Grand Slam’ and till present remains the only junior player to hold such record in the history of tennis.
During a ‘US Open’ match on September 10, 1983, his errant serve accidentally caused a fatal injury to linesman Dick Wertheim who died as a result on September 15. Edberg also achieved his first career doubles title that year in Basel.
Career
He achieved his first top-level singles titles in 1984 in Milan. The same year he won men’s singles competition and received a gold medal in the ‘Summer Olympics’ where tennis was re-introduced as an exhibition sport. Again in 1988 Olympics held at Seoul, he earned bronze medals in men’s singles as well as doubles tournament.
He and his partner Anders Järryd finished runner-up in the 1984 ‘US Open’ men’s doubles.
He was a member of the Swedish winning team for four times in the ‘Davis Cup’ tournament in 1984, 1985, 1987 and 1994.
In February 1985 he secured a win at the U.S. Indoor in Memphis and the following year ended up as runner-up with partner Järryd in the ‘French Open’ men’s doubles final. On June 9, 1986 the duo attained World No. 1 ranking as a doubles team.
In December 1985, he won his first Grand Slam singles title in the ‘Australian Open’ beating Mats Wilander in straight sets. In January 1987 he defended and retained his title by defeating Pat Cash. The same year he partnered with Järryd to win both the ‘US Open’ and ‘Australian Open’ men’s doubles titles.
He was a part of the Swedish teams who emerged as winners in 1988, 1991 and 1995 in the ‘World Team Cup’.
His first ‘Wimbledon’ singles title came in 1988 when he defeated German great Boris Becker. It was the first of the three consecutive encounters he had with the latter that witnessed probably one of the greatest rivalries in this prestigious and oldest tennis tournament.
As defending champion he lost to Boris Becker in straight sets in the 1989 ‘Wimbledon’ final but emerged as winner of 1990 ‘Wimbledon’ final defeating Becker. In 1989 he also won ‘Nabisco Masters’ singles title beating Becker.
Due to a torn stomach muscle injury, he had to retire from the 1990 ‘Australian Open’ final while competing against defending champion Ivan Lendl. However he captured the singles numero uno rank from Ivan Lendl on August 13, 1990, following his win in the Super 9 tournament in Cincinnati and retained the position for 72 weeks.
He had a neck-to-neck contest with Michael Stich in the 1991 ‘Wimbledon’ semi-finals but was defeated.
He won two consecutive ‘US Open’ singles title, in 1991 beating Jim Courier in straight sets and then beating Pete Sampras in 1992 as defending champion.
Edberg partnered with Czech player Petr Korda and won men’s doubles final in the 1996 ‘Australian Open’ defeating Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien, marking his third and final Grand Slam doubles title.
The only Grand Slam title that eluded him was the ‘French Open. Although in 1989 he had a near opportunity to win the title, he was beaten by seventeen year old American player Michael Chang, who went on to become the youngest male player to win any Grand Slam singles title.
He received the ‘ATP Sportsmanship Award’ five times in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 and 1995 and in acknowledgement of such accomplishment of Edberg, the award was renamed as ‘Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award’ by ‘ATP’ in 1996.
Post his retirement from professional tennis, he started to play competitive squash and in no time became an elite player in Sweden.
He became a part of the ‘Black Rock Tour of Champions’ in September 2008, which included retired ‘ATP Tour’ tennis professionals and became a winner of the first tournament he participated in Paris defeating Sergi Bruguera.
He became coach of Roger Federer in January 2014. This was announced by Federer in December 2013 on his Facebook page.
Personal Life & Legacy
Edberg married Annette Hjort Olsen. Prior to her marriage with Edberg, at some point of time Annette had a romantic association with Mats Wilander. The couple has two children, Christopher and Emilie.
Trivia
His childhood passion for ice hockey and soccer are still very much alive in him, which is noticeable from his support for the Swedish ice hockey team ‘Växjö Lakers’ and the English football team ‘Leeds United’.
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Stefan Edberg biography timelines
- // 19th Jan 1966He was born on January 19, 1966, in Västervik, Sweden, to Bengt Edberg and his wife Barbro Edberg.
- // 1983Gradually he was noticed as a junior player and in 1983 came to limelight after winning all the four Grand Slam junior titles. Thus he became the first junior player to achieve ‘Junior Grand Slam’ and till present remains the only junior player to hold such record in the history of tennis.
- // 10th Sep 1983During a ‘US Open’ match on September 10, 1983, his errant serve accidentally caused a fatal injury to linesman Dick Wertheim who died as a result on September 15. Edberg also achieved his first career doubles title that year in Basel.
- // 1984 To 1988He achieved his first top-level singles titles in 1984 in Milan. The same year he won men’s singles competition and received a gold medal in the ‘Summer Olympics’ where tennis was re-introduced as an exhibition sport. Again in 1988 Olympics held at Seoul, he earned bronze medals in men’s singles as well as doubles tournament.
- // 1984He and his partner Anders Järryd finished runner-up in the 1984 ‘US Open’ men’s doubles.
- // Feb 1985 To 9th Jun 1986In February 1985 he secured a win at the U.S. Indoor in Memphis and the following year ended up as runner-up with partner Järryd in the ‘French Open’ men’s doubles final. On June 9, 1986 the duo attained World No. 1 ranking as a doubles team.
- // Dec 1985 To Jan 1987In December 1985, he won his first Grand Slam singles title in the ‘Australian Open’ beating Mats Wilander in straight sets. In January 1987 he defended and retained his title by defeating Pat Cash. The same year he partnered with Järryd to win both the ‘US Open’ and ‘Australian Open’ men’s doubles titles.
- // 1988His first ‘Wimbledon’ singles title came in 1988 when he defeated German great Boris Becker. It was the first of the three consecutive encounters he had with the latter that witnessed probably one of the greatest rivalries in this prestigious and oldest tennis tournament.
- // 1989The only Grand Slam title that eluded him was the ‘French Open. Although in 1989 he had a near opportunity to win the title, he was beaten by seventeen year old American player Michael Chang, who went on to become the youngest male player to win any Grand Slam singles title.
- // 13th Aug 1990Due to a torn stomach muscle injury, he had to retire from the 1990 ‘Australian Open’ final while competing against defending champion Ivan Lendl. However he captured the singles numero uno rank from Ivan Lendl on August 13, 1990, following his win in the Super 9 tournament in Cincinnati and retained the position for 72 weeks.
- // 1991He had a neck-to-neck contest with Michael Stich in the 1991 ‘Wimbledon’ semi-finals but was defeated.
- // 1991 To 1992He won two consecutive ‘US Open’ singles title, in 1991 beating Jim Courier in straight sets and then beating Pete Sampras in 1992 as defending champion.
- // 1996Edberg partnered with Czech player Petr Korda and won men’s doubles final in the 1996 ‘Australian Open’ defeating Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien, marking his third and final Grand Slam doubles title.
- // Sep 2008He became a part of the ‘Black Rock Tour of Champions’ in September 2008, which included retired ‘ATP Tour’ tennis professionals and became a winner of the first tournament he participated in Paris defeating Sergi Bruguera.
- // Dec 2013 To Jan 2014He became coach of Roger Federer in January 2014. This was announced by Federer in December 2013 on his Facebook page.
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Stefan Edberg's FAQ
What is Stefan Edberg birthday?
Stefan Edberg was born at 1966-01-19
Where is Stefan Edberg's birth place?
Stefan Edberg was born in Västervik, Sweden
What is Stefan Edberg nationalities?
Stefan Edberg's nationalities is Swedish
Who is Stefan Edberg spouses?
Stefan Edberg's spouses is Annette Hjort Olsen
Who is Stefan Edberg siblings?
Stefan Edberg's siblings is Jan Edberg
Who is Stefan Edberg childrens?
Stefan Edberg's childrens is Christopher, Emilie
How tall is Stefan Edberg?
Stefan Edberg's height is 188
What is Stefan Edberg's sun sign?
Stefan Edberg is Capricorn
How famous is Stefan Edberg?
Stefan Edberg is famouse as Former Swedish Tennis Star