Stefan Simonsson enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing singles.
13 Facts About Stefan Simonsson
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Stefan Simonsson achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No 49 in 1983 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No 88 in 1984.
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Stefan Simonsson is a brother of fellow tennis player Hans Simonsson.
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Stefan Simonsson played in his first Junior Grand Slam event at Wimbledon in 1977 and made his debut in a senior tournament at the Swedish Open.
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In 1979, Stefan Simonsson reached the quarterfinals at the challenger event in Biarritz and he reached the same stage in Brussels and Taipei on the Grand Prix circuit.
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Stefan Simonsson made his Davis Cup debut for Sweden during July 1979 in the Europe Zone B, semifinals against Romania.
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Stefan Simonsson started the 1980 season by competing on the challenger circuit, and in May, he reached the final at the Galatina Challenger.
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Stefan Simonsson represented Sweden during the 1980 Davis Cup, playing in both the singles and doubles.
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In February 1983, Stefan Simonsson reached the semifinals in Caracas and in the same month, he reached the quarterfinals at the Cairo Challenger.
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Stefan Simonsson played in two quarter-finals in 1983 at Bastad and Bordeaux.
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In July 1985, Stefan Simonsson teamed with his brother and reached the semifinals at Bastad, and they won the doubles title in Hilversum, his second Grand Prix doubles title.
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Stefan Simonsson had one doubles semifinal at Florence with Mike De Palmer.
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In 1986, Stefan Simonsson reached one quarterfinal on the Challenger Tour at Marrakesh, and he played his last singles match at Kitzbuhel, losing in the first round.