Patrik Fredriksson

Patrik Fredriksson (born 16 May 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.[1]He stopped playing professional 2001 and in 2002 became the Davis Cup coach and head coach for the national team in Kuwait.

Patrik Fredriksson

Country (sports)	Sweden
Born	16 May 1973 Huskvarna, Sweden
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1995
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$331,508
Singles
Career record	9–30
Highest ranking	No. 84 (13 January 1997)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (1996, 1997)
French Open	1R (1996, 1997)
Wimbledon	1R (1997)
US Open	1R (1997)
Doubles
Career record	15–16
Highest ranking	No. 110 (28 July 1997)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon	Q1 (1997)
US Open	2R (1997)

Career

Fredriksson, who reached a career high ranking of 84 in the world, never made it past the first round of a Grand Slam singles draw.[2] The closest he came was in the 1997 French Open when he lost a five set match to Frédéric Fontang.[2] In the doubles however he reached the second round in his only attempt, at the 1997 US Open, with Tom Vanhoudt as his partner.[2]

He was twice a singles quarter-finalist on the ATP Tour, in the 1996 Stockholm Open and at the Swedish Open in 1997.[2] At Singapore in 1996 he had a win over world number 26 and third seed Paul Haarhuis.[2] As a doubles career player he was runner-up at two ATP Tour events.[2]

ATP Career finals

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

Outcome	No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	1996	Doha, Qatar	Hard	Magnus Norman	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	1998	Split, Croatia	Carpet	Fredrik Bergh	Martin Damm Jiří Novák	6–7, 2–6

Challenger titles

Singles: (3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
1.	1996	Dresden, Germany	Clay	Galo Blanco	6–4, 6–4
2.	1996	Tanagura, Japan	Hard	Albert Chang	6–1, 5–7, 6–4
3.	1996	Reunion Island	Hard	Thierry Champion	5–7, 6–0, 6–3

References

1. ITF Tennis Profile
2. ATP World Tour Profile