Christer Allgårdh

Christer Allgårdh (born 20 February 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.

Christer Allgårdh
Country (sports) Sweden
ResidenceVästerås, Sweden
Born (1967-02-20) 20 February 1967
Borås, Sweden
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1983
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$231,280
Singles
Career record14–24
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 101 (3 October 1988)
Doubles
Career record30–39
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 91 (19 July 1993)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open1R (1993)
Wimbledon1R (1993)

Career

Allgårdh won the doubles event at the 1982 Junior Orange Bowl, with Bruno Orešar of Yugoslavia. Back home in Sweden he was a national junior champion in 1979, 1981 and 1985.[1]

On the ATP Tour, Allgårdh was most prominent as a doubles player and won a tournament in his first ever Grand Prix appearance, at Bari in 1987. He won his second title in 1992, teaming up with Carl Limberger in the Guarujá Open. The Swede was also a finalist in two other events, but was unable to add any more titles.

As a singles player he had his best result in the 1988 Athens Open, where he reached the semi-finals.

He took part in the main draw of two Grand Slams during his career, both in 1993 and in doubles. At the French Open that year, Allgardh played beside Sander Groen and they lost in the opening round. Although he also failed to get past the first round in the 1993 Wimbledon Championships, this time partnering Maurice Ruah, the pair were able to push third seeds Patrick McEnroe and Jonathan Stark to five sets, eventually losing 8–10 in the decider.[2]

Grand Prix/ATP career finals

Doubles: 4 (2–2)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 1987 Bari, Italy Clay Ulf Stenlund Roberto Azar
Marcelo Ingaramo
6–3, 6–3
Win 2. 1992 Guarujá, Brazil Hard Carl Limberger Diego Pérez
Francisco Roig
6–4, 6–3
Loss 3. 1992 Sao Paulo, Brazil Hard Carl Limberger Diego Pérez
Francisco Roig
2–6, 6–7
Loss 4. 1993 Santiago, Chile Clay Brian Devening Mike Bauer
David Rikl
6–7, 4–6

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 1990 Pescara, Italy Clay German Lopez 4–6, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles: (7)

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1986 Bergen, Norway Clay Gilad Bloom Stephan Medem
Harald Rittersbacher
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
2. 1988 Marrakech, Morocco Clay Conny Falk Lawson Duncan
Hans Schwaier
6–3, 6–2
3. 1988 San Marino, San Marino Clay Josef Čihák Joao Cunha-Silva
Jörgen Windahl
6–4, 6–2
4. 1992 Santiago, Chile Clay Jacco Van Duyn Luis Lobo
Martin Stringari
4–6, 7–6, 7–5
5. 1992 Sevilla, Spain Clay Tomas Nydahl Sergio Cortes
César Kist
6–3, 6–2
6. 1992 Ribeirão Preto, Brazil Clay Maurice Ruah Lan Bale
Brendan Curry
2–6, 7–5, 6–4
7. 1993 Eisenach, Germany Clay Dimitri Poliakov Vladimir Gabrichidze
Andrei Merinov
6–7, 6–4, 6–4

References

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