Swedish tennis player
Björn RehnquistCountry (sports) | Sweden |
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Residence | Gothenburg, Sweden |
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Born | (1978-01-05) January 5, 1978 (age 46) Borås, Sweden |
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Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
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Turned pro | 1997 |
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Retired | 2010 |
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Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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Prize money | $363,078 |
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Career record | 4–11 |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 146 (9 December 2002) |
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Australian Open | 1R (2006, 2009) |
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French Open | Q2 (2003, 2009) |
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Wimbledon | Q2 (2002, 2008) |
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US Open | 1R (2002) |
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Career record | 0–2 |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 345 (22 September 2003) |
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Last updated on: May 29, 2022. |
Björn Rehnquist (born January 5, 1978, in Borås, Sweden) is a professional Swedish tennis player.[1]
Rehnquist had an outstanding junior career, winning the Australian Open Boys' Singles in 1996 and reaching as high as No. 3 in the world in singles the same year (and No. 7 in doubles).
Junior Grand Slam finals
[edit] Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
[edit] Australian Open: W (1996)
French Open: F (1996)
Wimbledon: 3R (1995)
US Open: QF (1994)
The Swede competed in the 2006 Australian Open, losing to 20th seed Radek Štěpánek 6–1, 6–2, 6–2, and at the 2009 Australian Open, but lost in the first round 6–0, 6–2, 6–2 to eventual semi-finalist Andy Roddick.
Rehnquist won 5 Challenger titles in his career.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
[edit] Legend | ATP Challenger (5–2) | ITF Futures (3–5) | | Finals by surface | Hard (5–4) | Clay (1–2) | Grass (1–0) | Carpet (0–1) | |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Jun 1999 | Finland F1, Oulu | Futures | Clay | Johan Örtegren | 4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Sep 1999 | Norway F1, Oslo | Futures | Carpet | Johan Settergren | 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–2 | May 2000 | USA F11, Tampa | Futures | Clay | Kristian Capalik | 6–7(2–7), 7–5, 6–1 |
Win | 2–2 | Mar 2001 | New Zealand F1, Ashburton | Futures | Hard | Chris Magyary | 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–3 | Mar 2001 | New Zealand F2, Christchurch | Futures | Hard | Vasilis Mazarakis | 0–6, 3–6 |
Win | 3–3 | Mar 2001 | Hamilton, New Zealand | Challenger | Hard | Martin Lee | 3–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
Loss | 3–4 | Apr 2001 | Great Britain F3, Bournemouth | Futures | Clay | Todd Larkham | 2–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 3–5 | Oct 2002 | Burbank, United States | Challenger | Hard | Robby Ginepri | 6–7(6–8), 1–6 |
Win | 4–5 | Apr 2003 | Greece F2, Kalamata | Futures | Hard | Petr Kralert | 6–0, 6–1 |
Win | 5–5 | Jun 2003 | Atlantic City, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jeff Salzenstein | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–6 | Jun 2004 | Tallahassee, United States | Challenger | Hard | Cecil Mamiit | 4–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
Win | 6–6 | Nov 2005 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard | Tomáš Cakl | 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 6–7 | Sep 2006 | Sweden F4, Gothenburg | Futures | Hard | Joachim Johansson | 1–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 7–7 | Feb 2008 | Guangzhou, China | Challenger | Hard | Danai Udomchoke | 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
Win | 8–7 | Jul 2008 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Richard Bloomfield | 7–6(10–8), 0–6, 6–3 |
Legend | ATP Challenger (1–1) | ITF Futures (5–0) | | Finals by surface | Hard (5–1) | Clay (1–0) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Win | 1–0 | Jun 1999 | Finland F1, Oulu | Futures | Clay | Mikael Maatta | Mikhail Elgin Timo Nieminen | 7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | Oct 1999 | Great Britain F11, Leeds | Futures | Hard | Nicklas Timfjord | Yves Allegro Olivier Patience | 6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 3–0 | Oct 2000 | Finland F1, Vierumäki | Futures | Hard | Matthis Kempe-Bergman | Mattias Pennonen Tobias Steinel-Hansson | 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 4–0 | Mar 2001 | New Zealand F2, Christchurch | Futures | Hard | Henrik Andersson | Luke Bourgeois Andrew Painter | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 5–0 | Sep 2001 | Sweden F1, Gothenburg | Futures | Hard | Johan Kareld | Jonas Froberg Robin Söderling | 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
Win | 6–0 | Oct 2002 | Burbank, United States | Challenger | Hard | Louis Vosloo | Daniel Melo Iván Miranda | 7–6(8–6), 6–1 |
Loss | 6–1 | Apr 2006 | Cardiff, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard | Filip Prpic | Philipp Petzschner Alexander Peya | 6–4, 3–6, [7–10] |
Key W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.