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Sven Davidson

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Sven Davidson (13 July 1928 – 28 May 2008) was a Swedish tennis player who became the first Swede to win a Grand Slam title when he won the French Championships in 1957, beating Ashley Cooper and Herbert Flam. [1]

29 relations: Adrian Quist, Arcadia, California, Ashley Cooper (tennis), Borås, Budge Patty, California, Davis Cup, French Open, Grand Slam (tennis), Herbert Flam, International Tennis Hall of Fame, Lew Hoad, Mal Anderson, Neale Fraser, Sweden, Tennis, The New York Times, Tony Trabert, Ulf Schmidt, 1951 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles, 1955 Australian Championships – Men's Singles, 1955 French Championships – Men's Singles, 1956 French Championships – Men's Singles, 1957 French Championships (tennis), 1957 French Championships – Men's Singles, 1957 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles, 1957 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles, 1958 Wimbledon Championships, 1958 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles.

Adrian Quist

Adrian Karl Quist (23 January 191317 November 1991) was an Australian tennis player.

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Arcadia, California

Arcadia is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States located about northeast of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley and at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains.

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Ashley Cooper (tennis)

Ashley John Cooper AO (born 15 September 1936) is a former tennis player from Australia who was ranked the World No.

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Borås

Borås is a city (officially, a locality) and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden.

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Budge Patty

John Edward "Budge" Patty (born February 11, 1924) is a former World No. 1 American tennis player whose career spanned a period of fifteen years after World War II.

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California

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.

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Davis Cup

The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis.

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French Open

The French Open (Championnats Internationaux de France de Tennis), officially called Roland-Garros, is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France.

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Grand Slam (tennis)

The Grand Slam tournaments, also called majors, are the four most important annual tennis events.

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Herbert Flam

Herbert Flam (November 7, 1928 – November 25, 1980) was an American tennis player who in 1957 was ranked by Lance Tingay as the World No.

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International Tennis Hall of Fame

The International Tennis Hall of Fame is located in Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

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Lew Hoad

Lewis Alan Hoad (23 November 1934 – 3 July 1994) was an Australian World No. 1 tennis player.

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Mal Anderson

Malcolm James Anderson MBE(C) (born 3 March 1935) is a former tennis player from Australia who was active from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s.

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Neale Fraser

Neale Andrew Fraser AO MBE (born 3 October 1933) is a former number one amateur male tennis-player from Australia, born in Melbourne, Victoria, the son of a Victorian judge.

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Sweden

Sweden (Sverige), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe.

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Tennis

Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles).

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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Tony Trabert

Marion Anthony Trabert (born August 16, 1930) is a retired American former World No. 1 tennis champion and long-time tennis author, TV commentator, instructor, and motivational speaker.

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Ulf Schmidt

Ulf "Uffe" Christian Johan Schmidt (born 12 July 1934) is a former Swedish tennis player.

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1951 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles

Eric Sturgess and Louise Brough were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Mervyn Rose and Nancye Bolton.

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1955 Australian Championships – Men's Singles

Ken Rosewall defeated Lew Hoad 9–7, 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1955 Australian Championships.

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1955 French Championships – Men's Singles

Tony Trabert defeated Sven Davidson 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1955 French Championships.

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1956 French Championships – Men's Singles

Lew Hoad (AUS) defeated Sven Davidson (SWE) 6–4, 8–6, 6–3 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1956 French Championships.

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1957 French Championships (tennis)

The 1957 French Championships (now known as the French Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France.

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1957 French Championships – Men's Singles

Sven Davidson defeated Herbert Flam 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1957 French Championships.

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1957 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles

Mal Anderson defeated Ashley Cooper 10–8, 7–5, 6–4 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1957 U.S. National Championships.

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1957 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Lew Hoad successfully defended his title, defeating Ashley Cooper in the final, 6–2, 6–1, 6–2 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1957 Wimbledon Championships.

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1958 Wimbledon Championships

The 1958 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom.

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1958 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

Gardnar Mulloy and Budge Patty were the defending champions, but lost to Ramanathan Krishnan and Naresh Kumar in the third round.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sven_Davidson

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