Staffan Stockenberg

Staffan Oscar Stockenberg (14 September 1931 – 20 May 2019) was a Swedish tennis player.[1]

Staffan Stockenberg
Country (sports) Sweden
Born14 September 1931
Sundbyberg, Sweden
Died20 May 2019(2019-05-20) (aged 87)
Turned pro1948 (amateur tour)
Retired1962
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record72–98 (42%)
Career titles2
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open3R (1953)
Wimbledon3R (1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
WimbledonQF (1953)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1951, 1954, 1960)

Tennis career

As a junior, Stockenberg achieved significant successes and won two consecutive junior singles titles at the Wimbledon Championships, in 1948 and 1949. He also won the Swedish Junior Championship title five times from 1945 to 1949.

Stockenberg's first tournament victory was at the North of England Hardcourts event in Scarborough when he beat the Polish player, Czeslaw Spychala, 6–4, 6–4 in the final.[2]

Stockenberg represented Sweden on two occasions in the Davis Cup. In 1953, he together with Lennart Bergelin and Sven Davidson met Italy in the European quarterfinal tie and in 1955, Torsten Johansson joined the Swedish team for European final in Milan, once again against Italy. Stockenberg played one match in each of these ties and lost both, in 1953 against Giuseppe Merlo and in 1955 against Fausto Gardini.[3]

Junior Grand Slam titles

Singles: 2 (2 titles)
Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1948 Wimbledon Grass Dezső Vad 6–0, 6–8, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Win 1949 Wimbledon Grass John Horn 6–2, 6–1

See also

References
  1. Stockenberg. "Player profile". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  2. Archives, Tennis. "Steffan Oscar Stockenberg". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  3. "Davis Cup - Draws & Results". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
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