Stefan Olsson

Stefan Olsson (born 24 April 1987)[1] is a former Swedish wheelchair tennis player. Olsson was a ranked world number two singles player. He has won four Grand Slam titles in doubles, the 2009 US Open, the 2010 and 2019 Wimbledon titles and the 2019 Australian Open. He has also won two in singles, at Wimbledon in 2017 and 2018.[2] Olsson has won both the singles and doubles events at the year end Masters and is a Paralympic champion in men's doubles. He started playing tennis at the age of seven.[3]

Stefan Olsson
Stefan Olsson at the 2010 US Open
Country (sports) Sweden
ResidenceFalun, Sweden
Born (1987-04-24) 24 April 1987
Falun, Sweden
Retired2021
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 2 (14 February 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenF (2019)
French OpenF (2010)
WimbledonW (2017, 2018)
US OpenSF (2009)
Other tournaments
MastersW (2008, 2010)
Paralympic GamesQF (2008, 2016)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 4 (18 May 2009)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (2019)
French OpenF (2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2018)
WimbledonW (2010, 2019)
US OpenW (2009)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters DoublesW (2008)
Paralympic Games Gold Medal (2012)
Medal record
Men's wheelchair tennis
Representing  Sweden
Paralympic Games
2012 London Men's doubles
2008 Beijing Men's doubles
Last updated on: 9 July 2018.

He competed in five Paralympics, the last of which was the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, which was held in 2021. He retired after the Tokyo Paralympics.[4][5]

Career statistics

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Wheelchair singles

Tournament20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021SRW–LWin %
Australian Open A QF QF SF SF SF A A A A SF F A A 0 / 7 6–7 46%
French Open QF QF F QF SF QF A A QF QF QF QF A A 0 / 10 3–10 23%
Wimbledon Not held F W W SF NH A 2 / 4 9–2 82%
US Open NH SF QF QF NH A A A NH QF QF QF A A 0 / 6 1–6 14%
Win–loss 0–1 1–3 2–3 1–3 2–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–2 3–2 4–3 3–4 0–0 0–0 2 / 26 19–24 43%

Wheelchair doubles

Tournament20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021SRW–LWin %
Australian Open A F SF SF SF F A A A A SF W A A 1 / 7 4–6 40%
French Open SF SF F F F SF A A F SF F SF A A 0 / 10 5–10 33%
Wimbledon A SF W SF A A A A SF SF F W NH A 2 / 7 5–5 50%
US Open NH W SF SF NH A A A NH SF SF SF A A 1 / 6 2–5 29%
Win–loss 0–1 3–3 3–3 1–4 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–3 2–4 2–2 0–0 0–0 4 / 30 16–26 38%

Grand Slam Finals

Wheelchair singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss2010French OpenClay Shingo Kunieda4–6, 0–6
Loss2016WimbledonGrass Gordon Reid1–6, 4–6
Win2017WimbledonGrass Gustavo Fernández7−5, 3−6, 7−5
Win2018WimbledonGrass Gustavo Fernández6–2, 0–6, 6–3
Loss2019Australian OpenHard Gustavo Fernández5–7, 3–6

Wheelchair doubles: 12 (4 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss2009Australian OpenHard Maikel Scheffers Robin Ammerlaan
Shingo Kunieda
5–7, 1–6
Win2009US OpenHard Stéphane Houdet Maikel Scheffers
Ronald Vink
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss2010French OpenClay Robin Ammerlaan Stéphane Houdet
Shingo Kunieda
0–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Win2010WimbledonGrass Robin Ammerlaan Stéphane Houdet
Shingo Kunieda
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss2011French OpenClay Robin Ammerlaan Shingo Kunieda
Nicolas Peifer
2–6, 3–6
Loss2012French OpenClay Michael Jeremiasz Frédéric Cattaneo
Shingo Kunieda
6–3, 6–7, [6–10]
Loss2013Australian OpenHard Adam Kellerman Michael Jeremiasz
Shingo Kunieda
0–6, 1–6
Loss2016French OpenClay Michael Jeremiasz Shingo Kunieda
Gordon Reid
3–6, 2–6
Loss2018French OpenClay Frederic Cattaneo Stéphane Houdet
Nicolas Peifer
1–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss2018WimbledonGrass Joachim Gérard Alfie Hewett
Gordon Reid
1–6, 4–6
Win2019Australian OpenHard Joachim Gérard Stéphane Houdet
Ben Weekes
6–3, 6–2
Win2019WimbledonGrass Joachim Gérard Alfie Hewett
Gordon Reid
6–4, 6–2

References

  1. "Stefan Olsson". australianopen.com. Australian Open. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  2. Adepitan, Ade (30 June 2011). "Wheelchair tennis has progressed rapidly in a short space of time". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. "Stefan Olsson". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  4. "Wheelchair tennis player Stefan Olsson calls it a day after five Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. "Wheelchair Tennis - OLSSON Stefan - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 10 September 2021.


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