Björn Rehnquist

Björn Rehnquist (born January 5, 1978 in Borås, Sweden) is a professional Swedish tennis player.[1]

Björn Rehnquist
Country (sports) Sweden
ResidenceGothenburg, Sweden
Born (1978-01-05) January 5, 1978
Borås, Sweden
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1997
Retired2010
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$363,014
Singles
Career record4–11
Career titles0
5 Challengers
Highest rankingNo. 146 (9 December 2002)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (2006, 2009)
French OpenQ2 (2003, 2009)
WimbledonQ2 (2002, 2008)
US Open1R (2002)
Doubles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 345 (22 September 2003)
Last updated on: November 28, 2012.

Tennis career

Juniors

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 Slam results:

Australian Open: W (1996)
French Open: F (1996)
Wimbledon: 3R (1995)
US Open: QF (1994)

Pro tour

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.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1996 Australian Open Hard Mattias Hellstrom 2–6, 6–2, 7–5
Loss 1996 French Open Clay Alberto Martín 3–6, 6–7

ATP Challengers and ITF Futures titles

Singles: 8

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (5)
ITF Futures Tour (3)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. May 2000 Tampa, USA F11 Clay Kristian Capalik 6–7(7–2), 7–5, 6–1
2. Mar 2001 Ashburton, New Zealand F1 Hard Chris Magyary 6–2, 5–7, 6–2
3. Mar 2001 Hamilton, New Zealand Hard Martin Lee 3–6, 6–2, 6–0
4. Apr 2003 Kalamata, Greece F2 Hard Petr Kralert 6–0, 6–1
5. Jun 2003 Atlantic City, USA Hard Jeff Salzenstein 6–4, 6–4
6. Nov 2005 Helsinki, Finland Hard Tomas Cakl 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4)
7. Feb 2008 Guangzhou, China Hard Danai Udomchoke 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2
8. Jul 2008 Manchester, Great Britain Grass Richard Bloomfield 7–6(10–8), 0–6, 6–3

Doubles: 6

Legend (Doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1)
ITF Futures Tour (5)
No.    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. Jun 1999 Oulu, Finland F1 Clay Mikael Maatta Mikhail Elgin
Timo Nieminen
7–6, 6–4
2. Oct 1999 Leeds, Great Britain F1 Hard Nicklas Timfjord Yves Allegro
Olivier Patience
6–4, 7–6
3. Oct 2000 Vierumäki, Finland F1 Hard Mattias Kempe-Bergman Mattias Pennonen
Tobias Steinel-Hansson
3–6, 6–2, 7–5
4. Mar 2001 Christchurch, New Zealand F2 Hard Henrik Andersson Luke Bourgeois
Andrew Painter
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
5. Sep 2001 Gothenburg, Sweden F1 Hard Johan Kareld Jonas Froberg
Robin Soderling
7–6, 6–4
6. Oct 2002 Burbank, USA Hard Louis Vosloo Daniel Melo
Ivan Miranda
7–6, 6–1

References

  1. Rehnquist. "Player profile". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.


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