Robert Lindstedt
Robert Lindstedt (born 19 March 1977) is a Swedish professional tennis player
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Residence | Stockholm, Sweden |
Born | Sundbyberg, Sweden | 19 March 1977
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Turned pro | 1998 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
College | Pepperdine University |
Prize money | $3,717,876 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–4 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 309 (26 April 2004) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 438-369 |
Career titles | 23 |
Highest ranking | No. 3 (20 May 2013) |
Current ranking | No. 80 (16 March 2020) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (2014) |
French Open | QF (2011, 2014) |
Wimbledon | F (2010, 2011, 2012) |
US Open | SF (2015) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Tour Finals | SF (2014) |
Olympic Games | 2R (2012) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career record | 20–19 |
Career titles | 0 |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019) |
French Open | QF (2015) |
Wimbledon | F (2019) |
US Open | QF (2008, 2009) |
Other mixed doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (2012) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | QF (2008, 2011) |
He turned professional in 1998, and is a doubles specialist. His biggest title was the 2014 Australian Open with partner Łukasz Kubot. Lindstedt is also a three-time Wimbledon finalist with former partner Horia Tecău.
Career
Early years
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Lindstedt played college tennis in the United States, playing first at Fresno State University before following coach Peter Smith to Pepperdine University, where he completed his collegiate career. While at Pepperdine, he teamed with Kelly Gullett in doubles competition. They were runners-up at the 1998 NCAA individual competition at the University of Georgia, receiving all-America honors for the second year in a row.
2007–2008
Lindstedt won two doubles titles in 2007, the first in Mumbai with Jarkko Nieminen against Indian Rohan Bopanna and Pakistani Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi. The second came paired with Jordan Kerr in Tokyo, beating Frank Dancevic and Stephen Huss. In 2008. Lindstedt paired with Marc Gicquel to win the Washington tournament and was a semifinalist at the ATP Master Series event in Indian Wells with Richard Gasquet, in Tokyo with Jordan Kerr, and in Kitzbühel with Jürgen Melzer.
Robert was part of a team including Robin Söderling, Thomas Johansson, and coach Peter Carlsson who beat the Russian tennis team (of Dmitry Tursunov, Igor Andreev, and Mikhail Youzhny) 2–1 in the ARAG World Team Cup in Düsseldorf.
2010
Lindstedt reached his first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon, with long-time partner Horia Tecău.
2012
Robert and Horia Tecău of Romania reached their third Wimbledon final in a row. They also defeated Alexander Peya of Austria and Bruno Soares of Brazil to win the Swedish Open.[1]
2013
Robert and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia partnered during the first three months; they won Rotterdam together. Later, Lindstedt played with Daniel Nestor and reached the final in Barcelona on clay at their second tournament together. Lindstedt scored his first win over the Bryan brothers with Nestor before they stopped playing together.
2014
Lindstedt and Łukasz Kubot of Poland won the Australian Open together, after failing to win a match before the Grand Slam event.
Significant finals
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 4 (1–3)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2010 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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1–6, 5–7, 5–7 |
Loss | 2011 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6, 6–7(2–7) |
Loss | 2012 | Wimbledon (3) | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 3–6 |
Win | 2014 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2019 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Masters 1000 finals
Doubles: 2 (1–1)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2012 | Madrid | Clay (blue) | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2012 | Cincinnati | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
ATP career finals
Doubles: 48 (23 titles, 25 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2005 | Vietnam Open | International | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–5(7–3), 4–6, 2–6 [lower-alpha 1] |
Loss | 0–2 | Mar 2006 | Las Vegas Open, United States | International | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Jul 2006 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | Intl. Gold | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–6(7–4), [10–12] |
Win | 1–3 | Sep 2007 | Mumbai Open, India | International | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 2–3 | Oct 2007 | Japan Open | Intl. Gold | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 3–3 | Aug 2008 | Washington Open, United States | International | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
Win | 4–3 | Jan 2009 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 5–3 | Feb 2009 | Zagreb Indoors, Croatia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 5–4 | Feb 2009 | Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE | 500 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [5–10] |
Loss | 5–5 | May 2009 | Estoril Open, Portugal | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 5–6 | Jul 2009 | Swedish Open | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 3–6, [7–10] |
Win | 6–6 | Aug 2009 | Washington Open, United States (2) | 500 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–6(7–3) |
Loss | 6–7 | Feb 2010 | Open 13, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 7–7 | Apr 2010 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, [10–7] |
Win | 8–7 | Jun 2010 | Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands | 250 Series | Grass | ![]() |
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1–6, 7–5, [10–7] |
Loss | 8–8 | Jul 2010 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grand Slam | Grass | ![]() |
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1–6, 5–7, 5–7 |
Win | 9–8 | Jul 2010 | Swedish Open | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 10–8 | Aug 2010 | New Haven Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 10–9 | Jan 2011 | Brisbane International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, ret. |
Win | 11–9 | Apr 2011 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco (2) | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 11–10 | Jun 2011 | Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands | 250 Series | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, [8–10] |
Loss | 11–11 | Jul 2011 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grand Slam | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Win | 12–11 | Jul 2011 | Swedish Open (2) | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 12–12 | Aug 2011 | Washington Open, United States | 500 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(9–7), 6–7(8–10), [7–10] |
Loss | 12–13 | Oct 2011 | China Open | 500 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 12–14 | Feb 2012 | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands | 500 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, [14–16] |
Win | 13–14 | Apr 2012 | Romanian Open | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
Loss | 13–15 | May 2012 | Madrid Open, Spain | Masters 1000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 14–15 | Jun 2012 | Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands (2) | 250 Series | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(7–1) |
Loss | 14–16 | Jul 2012 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grand Slam | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 3–6 |
Win | 15–16 | Jul 2012 | Swedish Open (3) | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 16–16 | Aug 2012 | Cincinnati Masters, United States | Masters 1000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 16–17 | Oct 2012 | Stockholm Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 5–7, [6–10] |
Win | 17–17 | Feb 2013 | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands | 500 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–3, [10–8] |
Loss | 17–18 | Mar 2013 | Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE | 500 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(6–8), 6–7(6–8) |
Loss | 17–19 | Apr 2013 | Barcelona Open, Spain | 500 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–7(7–9), [4–10] |
Loss | 17–20 | Oct 2013 | Stockholm Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 18–20 | Jan 2014 | Australian Open | Grand Slam | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 18–21 | May 2015 | Istanbul Open, Turkey | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(2–7) |
Win | 19–21 | Aug 2015 | Winston-Salem Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 20–21 | Oct 2016 | Shenzhen Open, China | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Loss | 20–22 | Oct 2016 | Swiss Indoors, Switzerland | 500 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 21–22 | Jun 2017 | Antalya Open, Turkey | 250 Series | Grass | ![]() |
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7–5, 4–1 ret. |
Win | 22–22 | May 2018 | Istanbul Open, Turkey | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Loss | 22–23 | Jun 2018 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | 250 Series | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Loss | 22–24 | Sep 2018 | Shenzhen Open, China | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 22–25 | May 2019 | Geneva Open, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 23–25 | Sep 2019 | Moselle Open, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–6(7–1), [10–4] |
Doubles performance timeline
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | SR | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | SF | 2R | W | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1 / 14 | 19–13 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 13 | 12–13 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | 3R | F | F | F | QF | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | QF | 2R | 0 / 16 | 35–13 |
US Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | 3R | 3R | QF | 3R | 2R | 2R | SF | QF | 3R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 16 | 26–16 |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 8–4 | 5–4 | 7–4 | 11–4 | 11–4 | 6–4 | 11–3 | 7–4 | 7–3 | 7–4 | 4–4 | 1–5 | 1 / 54 | 91–54 |
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ATP Finals | Did Not Qualify | RR | RR | DNQ | SF | Did Not Qualify | 0 / 3 | 5–5 | ||||||||||||||
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Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | SF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 10 | 8–10 | |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 12 | 8–12 | |
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 7 | 2–7 | |
Madrid Open | NH | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | 1R | F | QF | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | ||
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | QF | SF | QF | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | SF | SF | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 9 | 7–9 | |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | W | 2R | QF | A | A | A | A | 1 / 8 | 9–7 | |
Shanghai Masters | Not Masters Series | 1R | 2R | QF | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | QF | 0 / 9 | 8–9 | |||||||||
Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | SF | A | A | A | 0 / 8 | 4–8 | |
German Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | Not Masters Series | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | ||||||||||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–5 | 2–4 | 4–5 | 3–7 | 3–8 | 5–9 | 12–8 | 9–9 | 6–9 | 6–5 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1 / 77 | 57–76 | |
National representation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympics | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||
Davis Cup | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | Z1 | Z1 | Z1 | Z1 | A | PO | 0 / 5 | 14–4 | |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0 / 6 | 15–5 | |
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Career | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 46 | ||
Overall Win–Loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–7 | 10–13 | 19–27 | 22–22 | 29–27 | 38–28 | 36–29 | 42–25 | 50–23 | 32–26 | 28–25 | 36–26 | 28–26 | 15–18 | 27–17 | 417–340 | ||
Year-end ranking | 235 | 357 | 934 | 204 | 96 | 62 | 42 | 39 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 72 | 46 | 55% |
Footnotes
- Tie-breaks were held at 5–5 and not 6–6 in this tournament.
World TeamTennis
Lindstedt enters his third season with World TeamTennis in 2020, after making his debut with the Washington Kastles in 2018, and playing a season with the Springfield Lasers in 2019. It was announced he will be returning to the Springfield Lasers during the 2020 WTT season set to begin July 12.[2]
References
- "David Ferrer wins second Swedish Open title". 15 July 2012.
- "World TeamTennis Adds Stars Tiafoe, Puig, Roanic, Bouchard, & Sock As Rosters Set For 2020". WTT.com. 16 June 2020.
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