63 Facts About Robin Soderling

Robin Bo Carl Soderling is a Swedish former professional tennis player.

Robin Soderling reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals world No 4 singles ranking on 15 November 2010.

Robin Soderling was the first player to defeat Rafael Nadal at the French Open.

Robin Soderling made his first steps in international tennis in November 1998 in Luxembourg when at the age of 14 he played his first official junior tournament, losing the opening match to Fred Hemmes Jr.

Robin Soderling came to prominence at the 2009 French Open, where he became the first player to defeat Rafael Nadal at the tournament, and the only one to achieve it until Novak Djokovic in 2015.

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Robin Soderling reached a second successive French Open final in 2010.

Robin Soderling defeated defending champion Federer in the quarterfinals, which ended Federer's record streak of 23 consecutive Grand Slam semifinals.

Robin Soderling won the semifinal in five sets against Tomas Berdych before losing in straight sets to Rafael Nadal in the final.

Robin Soderling has become active in tennis administration as a tournament director at the Stockholm Open in 2014 and 2015 and produced his own brand of premium tennis gear since 2013.

Robin Soderling turned pro in 2001, but only played 2 tour-level matches.

Robin Soderling tried to make his name known in the men's circuit in 2002, playing five more ATP tournaments and the second round of the US Open.

Robin Soderling suffered his first serious injury in 2005, eventually resulting in a knee operation in March.

Robin Soderling helped the Swedish team with two wins to keep its World Group Davis Cup spot in a play-off in Brazil.

In 2007 Robin Soderling made it to the round of 32 at Wimbledon, where he lost to Rafael Nadal in a five-set match.

Robin Soderling did not make it to an ATP final for the first time in five years in 2007 he turned out consistent results throughout the year.

Robin Soderling missed the last 3 months of the main tour due to a left wrist injury.

Robin Soderling became only the third player in the history of that event to accomplish that feat since John McEnroe in 1984 and Fernando Gonzalez in 2003.

Robin Soderling took on former Swedish world number 2 Magnus Norman as support until he appointed a new trainer.

Robin Soderling finished the year with a then career-high ranking of No 17.

Robin Soderling lost in the quarterfinals against Radek Stepanek, who eventually won the tournament.

Robin Soderling then participated in the Heineken Open where he lost in the semifinals against Juan Martin del Potro, again losing to the eventual champion.

Robin Soderling was seeded 16th at the 2009 Australian Open and lost to an unseeded former finalist Marcos Baghdatis in the second round.

At the French Open, Robin Soderling, seeded 23rd, reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time after defeating Kevin Kim, Denis Istomin, and David Ferrer.

Robin Soderling scored the biggest upset of the year beating Nadal and ending the latter's record 31-match winning streak at Roland Garros.

Two days later, Robin Soderling defeated Nikolay Davydenko to reach his maiden major semifinal.

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Robin Soderling was seeded 13th at the Wimbledon Championships, his next event.

Robin Soderling reached the fourth round for the first time in his career, defeating Gilles Muller, Marcel Granollers, and Nicolas Almagro on the way there.

Robin Soderling then participated in the International German Open but lost in the third round to Nicolas Almagro.

Robin Soderling was seeded 12th at the US Open and advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time at Flushing Meadows after defeating notable opponents such as Albert Montanes, Marcel Granollers, in form American 22nd seed Sam Querrey and 8th seed Nikolay Davydenko.

Robin Soderling went on to face five-time defending champion and 1st seed Roger Federer for the fourth time this year.

Robin Soderling was the No 1 seed at the Stockholm Open but due to an elbow injury had to retire in the semifinals.

At the moment No 9 on the ATP Race to London, Robin Soderling needed a big performance in BNP Paribas Masters to reach the ATP World Tour Finals.

Robin Soderling was drawn into a group comprising Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Nikolay Davydenko.

Robin Soderling was then assured a place in the semi-finals of this year-end championships.

Robin Soderling reached No 4 in the world and finished the year as a Top 5 player.

Robin Soderling repeated last year's success at Roland Garros by reaching a second successive final and winning his first Masters 1000 crown.

Robin Soderling made his 2010 debut at the Capitala World Tennis Championship, an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi.

Robin Soderling then headed to Chennai, India to participate in the Aircel Chennai Open where he was the 1st seed but lost in the first round to American Robby Ginepri.

Robin Soderling received a wildcard to the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament and was seeded 3rd.

Robin Soderling had a dip in form after poor results in both Rome Masters and Madrid Masters winning just one match against Paolo Lorenzi in Rome.

Robin Soderling was seeded 5th at the French Open where he defeated Federer for the first time in his career in a tour-level match in the quarterfinals.

Robin Soderling's victory snapped Federer's streak of 23 consecutive semifinal appearances in Grand Slam tournaments and marked the second consecutive year that Robin Soderling defeated the defending French Open champion.

Robin Soderling defeated qualifier Andreas Haider-Maurer in a tough five-set opening round.

Robin Soderling then went back to Sweden to compete in the Davis Cup, where Sweden retained their World Group status as they outmatched Italy.

Robin Soderling became the first Swedish player to win Paris Masters since Thomas Enqvist in 1996, and the first Swedish winner of a Masters 1000 since Enqvist won Cincinnati in 2000.

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Robin Soderling announced in early December 2010 that his new coach was to be Claudio Pistolesi.

Robin Soderling started 2011 with a new coach at his side, he finished third at the exhibition in Abu Dhabi.

Robin Soderling reached the fourth round at the Australian Open, a career-best.

At the Wimbledon Championships, Robin Soderling defeated Philipp Petzschner of Germany in the first round, coming up against one-time Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt in the second.

Robin Soderling did not drop a single set in the entire tournament.

Robin Soderling rolled past world No 8 Tomas Berdych in the semifinal and world No 6 David Ferrer in the final for his fourth title of the year, and his last tour-level match to date.

Robin Soderling was diagnosed with mononucleosis, an illness that forced him to withdraw from the US Open at the last minute.

Robin Soderling had been slated to play Louk Sorensen of Ireland in the first round.

Robin Soderling remained absent for the Indian Wells Masters, the first Masters tournament of the year.

Robin Soderling later confirmed that he would be absent until at least after the Olympic Games and in July 2012, he dropped out of the ATP rankings due to having not competed for 12 months.

Robin Soderling announced no timetable of returning due to slow recovery from his illness.

Robin Soderling suffered from persistent anxiety and panic attacks, which he stated began in July 2011; Soderling announced he was "completely healed" in July 2020.

In 2016, Robin Soderling announced his intention to return to professional tennis, as he had said a few years earlier that he planned to have a very, very long career.

Robin Soderling stepped down as the tournament director of the Stockholm Open to Simon Aspelin.

Robin Soderling is an offensive baseliner who was known for his competitive drive and powerful game.

Robin Soderling has accurate and powerful groundstrokes off both wings; his forehand was regarded as one of the most lethal in the game, and he possesses a dangerously accurate two-handed backhand that can produce winners with sharp angles although with less speed than his forehand.

Many people praised Robin Soderling for his game, saying he was a Grand Slam contender and stable top-10 player, though his mental strength and lack of consistency were weaknesses.

Robin Soderling wore Lotto clothing and used the Head Pro Tour 630 racquet under various paint jobs throughout his career.