Stefan edberg biography
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Stefan Edberg Biography And Detailed Game Analysis
Stefan Edberg is a former world number one tennis player from Sweden. He is known as one of the best serve and volley players of all time!
Check out Edberg’s typical serve and volley
game-style at Wimbledon!
Biography
Edberg was born in 1966 in VÃstervik, Sweden. He was a phenomenal junior player. In fact he became the first player to win all four Junior Grand Slam events in one calendar year in 1983! He also turned pro that same year.
As a professional, Edberg managed to win six career grand slam singles titles and an overall of 42 career singles titles!
His serve and volley style Tennis was definitely more effective on fast surfaces. He won four of his Grand Slam Titles on grass court and the other two on the fast hard courts at the US Open!
On the Tour he was not only known for his exceptional serve and volley game but also for his sportsmanlike conduct! He received the ATP Sportsmanship award an asto
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A single tennis stroke doesn’t necessarily equate to becoming a major champion, but in Edberg’s case, his proficiency as a superb serve-and-volley player, particularly on the backhand side, led him to six major singles championships and an additional three titles in men’s doubles.
Edberg’s volleying acumen was pure beauty; and while dominating net play was the hallmark of many great tennis players, few in any, were as polished and technically savvy as the Swede. With the överflöd of talent on the men’s pro tour during his era (1983-96), Edberg’s game stood out for how he was able to win two Australian (1985, 1987), Wimbledon (1988, 1990) and US Open (1991, 1992) championships with a game not built on power or pace, but with precision and what many consider perfect serve-and-volley tennis. “Nobody does it (serve and volley) these days, so there fryst vatten hardly any variation in the style of play,” Edberg said following his playing days. “I would love to see players serve and volley more.
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Stefan Edberg
Swedish tennis player (born 1966)
"Edberg" redirects here. For other uses, see Edberg (disambiguation).
Edberg in 2012 | |
| Full name | Jan Stefan Edberg |
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| Country (sports) | Sweden |
| Residence | London, England |
| Born | (1966-01-19) 19 January 1966 (age 59) Västervik, Sweden |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] |
| Turned pro | 1983 |
| Retired | 1996 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Tony Pickard |
| Prize money | US$20,630,941 |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 2004 (member page) |
| Career record | 801–270 (74.8%) |
| Career titles | 41 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (13 August 1990) |
| Australian Open | W (1985, 1987) |
| French Open | F (1989) |
| Wimbledon | W (1988, 1990) |
| US Open | W (1991, 1992) |
| Tour Finals | W (1989) |
| Grand Slam Cup | SF (1993) |
| WCT Finals | F (1988) |
| Career record | 283–153 (64.9%) |
| Career titles | 18 |
| Highest ranking | |