Sven Davidson
Tennis Tournament Champion
1928 – 2008
Who was Sven Davidson?
Sven Davidson was a Swedish tennis player who became the first Swede to win a Grand Slam title when he won the French Championships in 1957. He had reached the final in the two previous years but lost against Tony Trabert and Lew Hoad. In 1958 he 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.
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.
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- Born
- Jul 13, 1928
Borås - Nationality
- Sweden
- Profession
- Died
- May 28, 2008
Arcadia
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on July 23, 2013
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