Stefan Edberg Quotes


It was a tough year for me, '89, losing two Slam finals and losing another five finals. It wasn't until I won the Masters, or what's now called the ATP Finals, that things changed again. Suddenly I won seven tournaments in 1990 and became No. 1.


Citations

Edberg, Stefan. "Heritage: Edberg Looks Back On Becoming No. 1." ATP Tour, ATP Tour, Inc., 24 Aug. 2013.

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Stefan Edberg
Stefan Edberg
  • Born: January 19, 1966
  • Nationality: Swedish
  • Profession: Athlete

Stefan Bengt Edberg is a Swedish former world No. 1 professional tennis player (in both singles and doubles). A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles between 1985 and 1996. He also won the Masters Grand Prix and was a part of the Swedish Davis Cup-winning-team four times. In addition he won four Masters Series titles, four Championship Series titles and the unofficial Olympic tournament 1984, was ranked in the singles top 10 for ten successive years, and ranked 9 years in the top 5. Edberg began coaching Roger Federer in January 2014, with this partnership ending in December 2015.