1. Mats Wilander was created on August 22, 1964 in Vaxjo, Kronobergs lan, Sweden.
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2. Mats Wilander championed US Open tournament defeating Ivan Lendl a champion who had held the position three times.
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6. Mats Wilander created a minor controversy during the 2006 French Open when he criticized several top players, including Roger Federer and Kim Clijsters, as lacking the competitive edge to beat their toughest rivals.
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10. In 1996, Mats Wilander played only one Grand Slam tournament, losing in the second round of the French Open to Martin.
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11. Mats Wilander won his final tour match against Edberg, in the second round of the Canadian Open in Montreal.
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13. Mats Wilander lost in the fourth round of the Australian Open and the second round of the French Open.
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15. Mats Wilander won five tournaments in 1987 including two Grand Prix Tennis Championship Series tiles and six overall, he finished the year ranked third in the world for the third consecutive year.
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17. Mats Wilander lost in the semifinals of the French Open to Lendl, the second round at Wimbledon to Pat Cash, and the quarterfinals of the US Open to Cash.
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18. Mats Wilander retained his Australian Open title in 1984, beating Stefan Edberg in the quarterfinals and Kevin Curren in the final.
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20. Mats Wilander was the youngest ever male Grand Slam singles champion at 17 years, 9 months, a record since broken by Boris Becker and Michael Chang.
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21. Mats Wilander surprised the tennis world at the 1982 French Open.
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26. Mats Wilander won eight Grand Prix Super Series titles the precursors to the current Masters 1000.
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