Top 8 Swedish tennis players of all time

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Sweden's most celebrated tennis athlete - Bjorn Borg
Sweden's most celebrated tennis athlete - Bjorn Borg

#4 Thomas Johansson

Thomas Johansson
Thomas Johansson

The last Swede to win a Grand Slam Singles title is Thomas Johansson. Johansson's crowing achievement came at the 2002 Australian Open, which he won beating Marat Safin in the final.

Johansson reached a career-high ATP world ranking of Number 7 that year. He also won an ATP Masters series event at Toronto, Canada, in 1999.

Prior to his 2002 Australian Open victory, Thomas hadn't made it even to a Slam quarterfinal in 24 previous attempts. He then made the semifinal at the All England Club in 2005, losing to eventual runner-up Andy Roddick in a tight four-set contest.

Hampered by a series of injuries, Johansson's career started to plateau post 2004. He would, however, win the silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the penultimate year of his tennis career, with partner Simon Aspelin.

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