Markus Eriksson

Markus Eriksson (born 29 November 1989) is a Swedish tennis player.[1] Eriksson has a career high ATP singles ranking of 277, achieved on 19 August 2019.

For the curler, see Markus Eriksson (curler).
Markus Eriksson
Full nameMarkus Eriksson
Country (sports) Sweden
ResidenceGothenburg, Sweden
Born (1989-11-29) 29 November 1989
Gothenburg, Sweden
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two handed-backhand)
CoachFredrik Rosengren
Prize money$204,870
Singles
Career record6–13 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 277 (19 August 2019)
Current rankingNo. 327 (12 October 2020)
Doubles
Career record6–9 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1 Challenger, 31 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 205 (3 December 2018)
Current rankingNo. 277 (12 October 2020)
Last updated on: 12 October 2020.

Tennis career

Eriksson made his ATP main draw singles debut at the 2013 Swedish Open where he lost in the first round to Martín Alund. In 2014, he made his debut in the main draw of an ATP doubles event, when he and partner Isak Arvidsson received a wild card at the Swedish Open. They lost in the quarterfinals to the tournament third seeds, Tomasz Bednarek and Henri Kontinen.

In 2012, Eriksson was selected to represent the Swedish Davis Cup team in the World Group Playoffs against Belgium. For the period 2012 to 2020, he played in 14 Davis Cup ties winning 7 of the 16 singles matches and 4 of the 7 doubles matches that he played.[2]

Eriksson won his first ATP Challenger title in the doubles, when he and his compatriot André Göransson won the title at the Tampere challenger, where they beat Ivan Gakhov and Alexander Pavlioutchenkov in the final.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures titles

Singles: 10
Legend
ATP Challenger (0)
ITF Futures (10)
No.    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
1. Jun 2013 Marocco F3, Mohammedia Futures Clay Lamine Ouahab 6–2, 6–3
2. Aug 2013 Denmark F3, Copenhagen Futures Clay Martin Pedersen 6–4, 7–5
3. Feb 2014 Spain F3, Murcia Futures Clay Roberto Carballés Baena 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 7–5
4. Sep 2015 Sweden F4, Falun Futures Hard Adrian Sikora 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
5. Mar 2016 Italy F3, Sondrio Futures Hard Marcin Gawron 6–3, 6–1
6. Jun 2017 Poland F2, Gdynia Futures Clay Robin Staněk 7–5, 6–1
7. Sep 2017 Hungary F7, Kecskemet Futures Clay Zsombor Piros 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
8. Sep 2018 Sweden F4, Stockholm Futures Hard Christopher Heyman 6–4, 6–2
9. May 2019 M15 Karlskrona, Sweden World Tennis Tour Clay Ronald Slobodchikov 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
10. May 2019 M15 Kalmar, Sweden World Tennis Tour Clay Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș 6–2, 6–2

Doubles: 32

Legend
ATP Challenger (1)
ITF Futures / World Tennis Tour (31)
No.    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. Sep 2010 Sweden F2, Falun Futures Hard Carl Bergman Tobias Blomgren
Micke Kontinen		 3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
2. Jun 2011 Romania F4, Medias Futures Clay Jesper Brunström Michal Schmid
Jiří Školoudík		 6–2, 6–2
3. Sep 2011 Sweden F4, Uppsala Futures Hard Carl Bergman Lewis Burton
James Marsalek		 6–3, 6–4
4. Sep 2012 Sweden F6, Falun Futures Hard Jesper Brunström Filip Bergevi
Fred Simonsson		 6–4, 7–5
5. Mar 2013 Turkey F10, Antalya Futures Clay Jesper Brunström Andrei Plotniy
Denis Yevseyev		 6–3, 6–1
6. Jan 2014 USA F3, Weston, Florida Futures Clay Milos Sekulic Jason Jung
Evan King		 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), [17–15]
7. Feb 2014 USA F4, Palm Coast, Florida Futures Clay Milos Sekulic Taylor Fritz
Martin Redlicki		 6–1, 6–1
8. Feb 2014 Spain F3, Murcia Futures Clay Milos Sekulic Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol
David Vega Hernández		 6–0, 7–6(7–5)
9. Mar 2014 France F6, Poitiers Futures Hard Isak Arvidsson Niels Desein
Yannick Mertens		 w/o
10. May 2014 Sweden F2, Båstad Futures Clay Isak Arvidsson Jacob Adaktusson
Robin Olin		 6–2, 4–6, [10–6]
11. May 2014 Sweden F3, Båstad Futures Clay Isak Arvidsson Timi Kivijarvi
Henrik Sillanpää		 6–4, 6–2
12. Mar 2015 Croatia F4, Porec Futures Clay Christian Lindell Alexandru-Daniel Carpen
Tomislav Draganja		 6–1, 6–4
13. Nov 2015 Turkey F46, Antalya Futures Clay Ivan Gakhov Daniele Capecchi
Federico Maccari		 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
14. Jan 2016 Tunisia F2, Hammamet Futures Clay Matteo Volante Tomislav Jotovski
Miljan Zekić		 6–2, 6–1
15. Mar 2016 Italy F3, Sondrio Futures Hard Wilson Leite Antoine Hoang
Grégoire Jacq		 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
16. May 2016 Sweden F3, Baståd Futures Clay Milos Sekulic Julien Cagnina
Omar Salman		 6–2, 6–3
17. Jun 2016 Italy F15, Sassuolo Futures Clay Milos Sekulic Filippo Baldi
Pietro Licciardi		 6–4, 6–3
18. Mar 2017 Bahrain F1, Manama Futures Hard Milos Sekulic Francis Alcantara
Benjamin Lock		 6–3, 6–1
19. Apr 2017 Qatar F2, Doha Futures Hard Milos Sekulic Daniel Altmaier
Lucas Miedler		 7–5, 3–6. [10–7]
20. Sep 2017 Sweden F3, Jönköping Futures Hard Milos Sekulic Kevin Griekspoor
Tallon Griekspoor		 6–0, 6–2
21. Dec 2017 Qatar F5, Doha Futures Hard Tuna Altuna Aslan Karatsev
Fran Zvonimir Zgombić		 6–1, 6–2
22. Apr 2018 Nigeria F1, Abuja Futures Hard Maximilian Neuchrist Rémi Boutillier
Tom Jomby		 6–3, 4–6, [15–13]
23. May 2018 Sweden F1, Karlskrona Futures Clay Fred Simonsson Otto Virtanen
Louis Wessels		 6–1, 1–6, [10–5]
1. Jul 2018 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay André Göransson Ivan Gakhov
Alexander Pavlioutchenkov		 6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
24. Sep 2018 Sweden F4, Stockholm Futures Hard Fred Simonsson Antoine Bellier
Johannes Härteis		 2–6, 6–4, [10–8]
25. Nov 2018 Vietnam F5, Tay Ninh Futures Hard Francis Alcantara Lý Hoàng Nam
Roman Safiullin		 5–7, 6–4, [10–7]
26. Mar 2019 M15 Rovinj, Croatia World Tennis Tour Clay Jeroen Vanneste Ivan Sabanov
Matej Sabanov		 7–5, 6–2
27. Apr 2019 M15 Tabarka, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Clay Filip Bergevi Simon Carr
Amaury Delmas		 6–3, 6–1
28. May 2019 M15 Karlskrona, Sweden World Tennis Tour Clay Filip Bergevi Justin Butsch
Simon Freund		 6–1, 6–3
29. May 2019 M15 Kalmar, Sweden World Tennis Tour Clay Filip Bergevi Justin Butsch
Simon Freund		 7–5, 6–2
30. May 2019 M25 Arlon, Belgium World Tennis Tour Clay Jeroen Vanneste Facundo Mena
Martin van der Meerschen		 6–2, 6–2
31. Oct 2020 M25 Hamburg, Germany World Tennis Tour Hard (i) Viktor Durasovic Raúl Brancaccio
Mark Vervoort		 6–3, 5–7, [11–9]

References

  1. "Markus Eriksson – ATP Tour Overview". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  2. "Davis Cup - Players". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
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