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3 unusual facts about Swedish Open


Glynis Coles

Coles won the women's singles title at the Swedish Open in 1973, and she and Barker won the women's doubles title there in 1974.

Gustavo Tiberti

On tour he had his best ever showing in 1982, at the Swedish Open, where he reached the semi-finals with wins over Thierry Tulasne, Jonathan Smith and Carl-Axel Hageskog.

Yao Fen

In her most successful season, 1992, she paired with Lin Yanfen to win the China and Swedish Opens, the Badminton World Cup, the World Badminton Grand Prix, and the prestigious All-England Championships.


Jan-Erik Lundquist

Other major championships that Lundquist won was The British Hard Court Championships in 1965 and 1967, The Pacific Coast Championships (nowadays the SAP Open) in 1962, The South American Outdoor Championships (nowadays the ATP Buenos Aires) in 1962 and The Swedish Open in 1963.

Nordea Nordic Light Open

As from 2009, the tournament was succeeded by the Collector Swedish Open in Båstad.

Prakash Padukone

In 1980, he won the Danish Open, the Swedish Open and became the first Indian to win the men's singles title at the All England Championship with a victory over Indonesian rival Liem Swie King.


see also

2001 Telenordia Swedish Open

The 2001 Telenordia Swedish Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Båstad in Sweden and was part of the International Series of the 2001 ATP Tour.

Båstad

Since 2009, the women's WTA tournament previously held in Stockholm is also played in Båstad as part of the Swedish Open.