Stefan Edberg

Swedish Born 1966 188 cm Right handed
Head to heads vs Boris Becker (35)vs Ivan Lendl (27)vs Michael Chang (21)vs Mats Wilander (20)vs Goran Ivanisevic (19)vs Brad Gilbert (19)

Match log

1996

Davis Cup WG F: SWE vs FRAHard, November
RRLCedric Pioline3-6 4-6 3-6
StockholmHard, November
R32LNicklas Kulti6-7(5) 3-6
Paris MastersCarpet, October
QFLThomas Enqvist4-6 6-7(6)
R16WFernon Wibier4-6 6-4 6-2
R32WThomas Muster6-2 RET
R64WMichael Stich6-2 6-4
Stuttgart MastersCarpet, October
R32LGoran Ivanisevic6-7(7) 3-6
R64WTim Henman6-4 6-2
ViennaCarpet, October
QFLJan Siemerink7-5 5-7 6-7(4)
R16WThomas Muster6-4 6-7(2) 7-5
R32WJan Kroslak6-4 6-2
BaselHard, September
R16LMarc Kevin Goellner6-7(7) 2-6
R32WJan Siemerink6-3 5-7 6-3
Davis Cup WG SF: CZE vs SWECarpet, September
RRWDaniel Vacek7-6(2) 7-5 4-6 6-3
RRWPetr Korda4-6 6-2 7-5
US OpenHard, August
QFLGoran Ivanisevic3-6 4-6 6-7(9)
R16WTim Henman6-7(2) 7-6(2) 6-4 6-4
R32WPaul Haarhuis6-4 7-6(4) 6-1
R64WBernd Karbacher3-6 6-3 6-3 1-0 RET
R128WRichard Krajicek6-3 6-3 6-3
IndianapolisHard, August
R16LLionel Roux3-6 4-6
R32WGaston Etlis7-6(5) 6-4
R64WMichael Tebbutt6-2 6-2
Cincinnati MastersHard, August
R32LCristiano Caratti6-3 4-6 5-7
R64WStefano Pescosolido6-2 6-1
Los AngelesHard, July
SFLMichael Chang3-6 2-6
QFWScott Draper6-3 6-4
R16WJonathan Stark6-2 7-6(4)
R32WSteven Downs6-2 6-4
Stuttgart OutdoorClay, July
R16LAlexander Volkov6-2 4-6 3-6
R32WChristian Ruud6-4 6-3
BastadClay, July
SFLMagnus Gustafsson3-6 6-7(4)
QFWThomas Johansson6-3 6-4
R16WLars Jonsson6-2 6-7(2) 6-3
R32WJack Waite6-2 6-2
WimbledonGrass, June
R64LMikael Tillstrom6-4 4-6 6-7(5) 4-6
R128WGuy Forget7-6(5) 5-7 6-2 6-2
Queen's ClubGrass, June
FLBoris Becker4-6 6-7(3)
SFWThomas Muster6-7(2) 6-3 6-2
QFWTodd Martin5-7 6-4 6-2
R16WGoran Ivanisevic6-7(3) 6-2 7-6(4)
R32WSandon Stolle7-6(6) 6-3
R64WDanny Sapsford6-4 6-3
Roland GarrosClay, May
R16LMarc Rosset6-7(4) 3-6 3-6
R32WMichael Chang4-6 7-5 6-0 7-6(1)
R64WCarlos Moya6-2 6-2 6-1
R128WKarim Alami6-4 6-2 6-4
St. PoeltenClay, May
QFLSlava Dosedel3-6 3-6
R16WByron Black6-4 7-5
R32WKarol Kucera6-3 6-4

Stefan Edberg

The purest serve-and-volleyer of his era came in behind everything, first serve and second, trusting quick feet and the finest backhand volley in the game. Stefan Edberg announced himself early: in 1983 he became the only player of the open era to win the junior Grand Slam, and at 19 he took the 1985 Australian Open, still on grass then. His 6 majors arrived in perfect pairs, two each at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open, with Roland Garros escaping him in a five-set 1989 final.

Wimbledon staged his defining trilogy: three straight finals against Boris Becker from 1988 to 1990, Edberg winning the first and the last, the 1990 decider closed 6-4 in the fifth. He spent 72 weeks at No. 1 and won 45 career titles, yet his manner outlasted the trophies: five ATP sportsmanship awards, and since 1996 the prize has carried his name. From 2014 to 2015 he coached Roger Federer, sending the net-rushing instinct forward a generation.