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Stefan Edberg
Stefan Edberg Country  Sweden Residence Växjö, Sweden Born (1966-01-19) 19 January 1966 (age 49) Västervik, Sweden Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Turned pro 1983 Retired 1996 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Prize money $20,630,941  11th all-time leader in earnings Int. Tennis HOF 2004 (member page) Singles Career record 806–270 (74.9%) Career titles 41 Highest ranking No. 1 (13 August 1990) Grand Slam Singles results Australian Open W (1985, 1987) French Open F (1989) Wimbledon W (1988, 1990) US Open W (1991, 1992) Other tournaments Tour Finals W (1989) WCT Finals F (1988) Olympic Games W (1984, demonstration) Bronze Medal (1988) Doubles Career record 283–153 Career titles 18 Highest ranking No. 1 (9 June 1986) Grand Slam Doubles results Australian Open W (1987, 1996) French Open F (1986) Wimbledon SF (1987) US Open W (1987) Other Doubles tournaments Olympic Games Bronze Medal (1988) Team competitions Davis Cup W (1984, 1985, 1987, 1994) Coaching career (2014–) Roger Federer (2014–) Coaching achievements Coachee Singles Titles total 5 List of notable tournaments (with champion) 2x ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (Federer) Davis Cup (Federer) Olympic medal record Men's Tennis Bronze 1988 Seoul Singles Bronze 1988 Seoul Doubles Stefan Bengt Edberg (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈsteːfan ˈeːd.ˈbɛrj]; born 19 January 1966) is a Swedish former world no. 1 professional tennis player (in both singles and doubles). A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles between 1985 and 1996. He also won the Masters Grand Prix and was a part of the Swedish Davis Cup-winning-team four times. In addition he won four Masters Series titles, four Championship Series titles and the unofficial Olympic tournament 1984, was ranked in the singles top 10 for ten successive years, 9 years in the top 5, and is considered one of the greatest players of his era. Edberg began coaching Roger Federer in January 2014.

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