Henrik Sundström (born 29 February 1964) is a former professional male tennis player from Sweden.[1] He is nicknamed Henke. Sundström was at his best on clay and achieved his strongest results on this surface, with his solid and heavy topspin groundstrokes from the baseline. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 6.
Sundström turned professional in 1981 and in 1982 he went on to make his first final at the Swedish Open in Båstad losing to countryman and reigning French Open champion Mats Wilander.
In 1983 Sundström won his first ATP title in Nice over Manuel Orantes and made the final of Madrid, losing to Yannick Noah who later went on to win the French Open that year. Sundström also made his Davis Cup debut against New Zealand in the quarter-finals played at Eastbourne on grass. He lost both of his matches, but Sweden still won the tie and make the final that year against Australia.
Sundström competed for the victorious Swedish Davis Cup team that year. He came into the Swedish team in the quarterfinals and composed a 6–0 record in singles for the year. All of these matches were on clay; his opponents included the reigning French Open champion Ivan Lendl who was still playing for Czechoslovakia at the time. Sundström turned around a 2-sets-to-love and 0–3 (0–40) deficit in the third set, and won the match in 5, which gave the Swedes the edge and they made the final against the United States. The US team included John McEnroe who had lost only 2 matches for the season, Jimmy Connors, and Peter Fleming, John McEnroe's long-term doubles partner.
Mats Wilander defeated Jimmy Connors in the first match, and Sundström faced McEnroe in the second match. He defeated John McEnroe in straight sets 13–11 6–4, 6–3 to inflict his third defeat for 1984. This match turned the Davis Cup final in the Swedes' favor and they won the Davis Cup by taking the doubles as well. Sundström also won his second singles match against Jimmy Arias, but Sweden had already clinched the Davis Cup by taking an unassailable 3–0 lead.
Sundström never reached the same heights again after 1984. He played Davis Cup only once more after that and he only won one more title in 1986 at Athens, defeating Francisco Maciel. Sundström had injury problems with his back and retired in 1989 after playing only 21 matches in 3 years.
Sundström now lives in Monaco where he works. He has two children.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Henrik Sundstrom news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Henrik Sundstrom born 29 February 1964 is a former professional male tennis player from Sweden 1 He is nicknamed Henke Sundstrom was at his best on clay and achieved his strongest results on this surface with his solid and heavy topspin groundstrokes from the baseline He reached a career high singles ranking of World No 6 Henrik SundstromHenrik Sundstrom July 1982 Country sports SwedenResidenceMonte Carlo MonacoBorn 1964 02 29 29 February 1964 age 60 Lund SwedenHeight1 88 m 6 ft 2 in Turned pro1981Retired1989PlaysRight handed one handed backhand Prize money 819 393SinglesCareer record154 109Career titles5Highest rankingNo 6 8 October 1984 Grand Slam singles resultsAustralian Open2R 1982 1983 1985 French OpenQF 1984 Wimbledon3R 1983 US Open4R 1984 DoublesCareer record25 37Career titles0Highest rankingNo 99 29 October 1984 Contents 1 Tennis career 2 Career finals 2 1 Singles 13 5 wins 8 losses 3 References 4 External linksTennis career editSundstrom turned professional in 1981 and in 1982 he went on to make his first final at the Swedish Open in Bastad losing to countryman and reigning French Open champion Mats Wilander In 1983 Sundstrom won his first ATP title in Nice over Manuel Orantes and made the final of Madrid losing to Yannick Noah who later went on to win the French Open that year Sundstrom also made his Davis Cup debut against New Zealand in the quarter finals played at Eastbourne on grass He lost both of his matches but Sweden still won the tie and make the final that year against Australia 1984 was the best year of Sundstrom s career as he compiled a record of 54 21 In 3 weeks between 2 April and 22 April he won 14 out 15 matches winning titles in Bari over Pedro Rebolledo without losing a set and proceeded to make the final in Nice also without losing a set before losing to Andres Gomez He then won the biggest tournament of his career the Monte Carlo Open against Mats Wilander After victory Sundstrom made the final of the German Open in Hamburg defeating Mats Wilander again on the way before losing a 5 set match against Juan Aguilera He then made it to the quarterfinals at the French Open by defeating Alvaro Fillol Joakim Nystrom Hans Gildemeister and Francesco Cancellotti before being defeated by Jimmy Connors After the French Open Sundstrom won the title in Bastad and made the final of Geneva losing to Aaron Krickstein Sundstrom competed for the victorious Swedish Davis Cup team that year He came into the Swedish team in the quarterfinals and composed a 6 0 record in singles for the year All of these matches were on clay his opponents included the reigning French Open champion Ivan Lendl who was still playing for Czechoslovakia at the time Sundstrom turned around a 2 sets to love and 0 3 0 40 deficit in the third set and won the match in 5 which gave the Swedes the edge and they made the final against the United States The US team included John McEnroe who had lost only 2 matches for the season Jimmy Connors and Peter Fleming John McEnroe s long term doubles partner Mats Wilander defeated Jimmy Connors in the first match and Sundstrom faced McEnroe in the second match He defeated John McEnroe in straight sets 13 11 6 4 6 3 to inflict his third defeat for 1984 This match turned the Davis Cup final in the Swedes favor and they won the Davis Cup by taking the doubles as well Sundstrom also won his second singles match against Jimmy Arias but Sweden had already clinched the Davis Cup by taking an unassailable 3 0 lead Sundstrom never reached the same heights again after 1984 He played Davis Cup only once more after that and he only won one more title in 1986 at Athens defeating Francisco Maciel Sundstrom had injury problems with his back and retired in 1989 after playing only 21 matches in 3 years Sundstrom now lives in Monaco where he works He has two children Career finals editSingles 13 5 wins 8 losses edit Legend singles Grand Slam 0 Tennis Masters Cup 0 ATP Masters Series 0 ATP Tour 5 Result W L Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreLoss 0 1 Jul 1982 Bastad Sweden Clay nbsp Mats Wilander 4 6 4 6Win 1 1 Mar 1983 Nice France Clay nbsp Manuel Orantes 7 5 4 6 6 3Loss 1 2 Apr 1983 Madrid Spain Clay nbsp Yannick Noah 6 3 0 6 2 6 4 6Loss 1 3 Sep 1983 Geneva Switzerland Clay nbsp Mats Wilander 6 3 1 6 3 6Win 2 3 Apr 1984 Bari Italy Clay nbsp Pedro Rebolledo 7 5 6 4Loss 2 4 Apr 1984 Nice France Clay nbsp Andres Gomez 1 6 4 6Win 3 4 Apr 1984 Monte Carlo Monaco Clay nbsp Mats Wilander 6 3 7 5 6 2Loss 3 5 May 1984 Hamburg West Germany Clay nbsp Juan Aguilera 4 6 6 2 6 2 4 6 4 6Win 4 5 Jul 1984 Bastad Sweden Clay nbsp Anders Jarryd 3 6 7 5 6 3Loss 4 6 Sep 1984 Geneva Switzerland Clay nbsp Aaron Krickstein 7 6 1 6 4 6Loss 4 7 Apr 1985 Hamburg West Germany Clay nbsp Miloslav Mecir 4 6 1 6 4 6Loss 4 8 Mar 1986 Florence Italy Clay nbsp Andres Gomez 3 6 4 6Win 5 8 Jun 1986 Athens Greece Clay nbsp Francisco Maciel 6 0 7 5References edit Davis Cup Henrik SundstromExternal links editHenrik Sundstrom at the Association of Tennis Professionals nbsp Henrik Sundstrom at the International Tennis Federation nbsp Henrik Sundstrom at the Davis Cup nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henrik Sundstrom amp oldid 1192507859, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
