Country (sports) | Sweden |
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Born | Borås, Sweden | 13 July 1928
Died | 28 May 2008 Arcadia, California, United States | (aged 79)
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Int. Tennis HoF | 2007 (member page) |
Singles | |
Career record | 542–171 (76.2%)[1] |
Career titles | 50[1] |
Highest ranking | No. 2 (1957)[2] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1955) |
French Open | W (1957) |
Wimbledon | SF (1957) |
US Open | SF (1957) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | W (1958) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | QF (1951) |
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.