Roger Pettersson (tennis)

Roger Pettersson

Country (sports)	Sweden
Residence	Henderson, Nevada, United States
Born	(1972-04-05) 5 April 1972 (age 52)
College	University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Prize money	$1,135
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 485 (14 May 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (1990)
Doubles
Career record	0–1
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 550 (11 May 1992)

Roger Pettersson (born 5 April 1972) is a former Swedish tennis player.^[1]

Biography

Pettersson, in partnership with fellow Swede Mårten Renström, won the Boys' Doubles title at the 1990 Australian Open.^[2]

His only appearance in the main draw of an ATP event was at the 1990 Swedish Open, where he and partner Douglas Geiwald lost in the first round of the doubles to their compatriots, Rikard Bergh and Ronnie Båthman.^[3]

Pettersson attended college in the United States and played collegiate tennis with the UNLV Rebels and earned All-American honours in 1994 in singles and in 1996, for both singles and doubles. He graduated in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in hotel administration after which the retired from competitive tennis. Pettersson was inducted into the UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006.^[4]

Junior Grand Slam titles

Doubles: 1

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1990	Australian Open	Hard	Mårten Renström	Robert Janecek Ernesto Munoz de Cote	4–6, 7–6, 6–1

References

1. "Roger Pettersson| Player Stats | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
2. "Boys' Doubles". ausopen.com. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
3. "Roger Pettersson | Player Activity | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
4. "Men's Tennis Record Book" (PDF). S3.amazonaws. 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

External links

• Roger Pettersson at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Roger Pettersson at the International Tennis Federation