Sven Davidson

Sven Davidson
Sven Davidson after winning the 1957 French Tennis Championships.
Country (sports) Sweden
Born(1928-07-13)13 July 1928
Borås, Sweden
Died28 May 2008(2008-05-28) (aged 79)
Arcadia, California, United States
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF2007 (member page)
Singles
Career record542–171 (76.2%)[1]
Career titles50[1]
Highest rankingNo. 2 (1957)[2]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1955)
French OpenW (1957)
WimbledonSF (1957)
US OpenSF (1957)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonW (1958)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
WimbledonQF (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.

  1. ^ a b "Sven Davidson: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennis Base. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ^ Potter, Edward C. (November 1957). "The World's First Tens". World Tennis. Vol. 5, no. 6. New York. p. 40.