Stefan Olsson

For the Swedish billionaire businessman, see Stefan Olsson (businessman).

Stefan Olsson
Stefan Olsson at the 2010 US Open
Country (sports) Sweden
ResidenceFalun, Sweden
Born (1987-04-24) 24 April 1987
Falun, Sweden
Retired2021
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 2 (14 February 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenF (2019)
French OpenF (2010)
WimbledonW (2017, 2018)
US OpenSF (2009)
Other tournaments
MastersW (2008, 2010)
Paralympic GamesQF (2008, 2016)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 4 (18 May 2009)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (2019)
French OpenF (2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2018)
WimbledonW (2010, 2019)
US OpenW (2009)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters DoublesW (2008)
Paralympic Games Gold Medal (2012)
Medal record
Men's wheelchair tennis
Representing  Sweden
Paralympic Games
2012 London Men's doubles
2008 Beijing Men's doubles
Last updated on: 9 July 2018.

Stefan Olsson (born 24 April 1987)[1] is a former Swedish wheelchair tennis player. Olsson was a ranked world number two singles player. He has won four Grand Slam titles in doubles, the 2009 US Open, the 2010 and 2019 Wimbledon titles and the 2019 Australian Open. He has also won two in singles, at Wimbledon in 2017 and 2018.[2] Olsson has won both the singles and doubles events at the year end Masters and is a Paralympic champion in men's doubles. He started playing tennis at the age of seven.[3]

He competed in five Paralympics, the last of which was the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, which was held in 2021. He retired after the Tokyo Paralympics.[4][5]

Career statistics

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Grand Slam performance timelines

Wheelchair singles

Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L Win %
Australian Open A QF QF SF SF SF A A A A SF F A A 0 / 7 6–7 46%
French Open QF QF F QF SF QF A A QF QF QF QF A A 0 / 10 3–10 23%
Wimbledon Not held F W W SF NH A 2 / 4 9–2 82%
US Open NH SF QF QF NH A A A NH QF QF QF A A 0 / 6 1–6 14%
Win–loss 0–1 1–3 2–3 1–3 2–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–2 3–2 4–3 3–4 0–0 0–0 2 / 26 19–24 43%

Wheelchair doubles

Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L Win %
Australian Open A F SF SF SF F A A A A SF W A A 1 / 7 4–6 40%
French Open SF SF F F F SF A A F SF F SF A A 0 / 10 5–10 33%
Wimbledon A SF W SF A A A A SF SF F W NH A 2 / 7 5–5 50%
US Open NH W SF SF NH A A A NH SF SF SF A A 1 / 6 2–5 29%
Win–loss 0–1 3–3 3–3 1–4 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–3 2–4 2–2 0–0 0–0 4 / 30 16–26 38%

Grand Slam Finals

Wheelchair singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2010 French Open Clay Shingo Kunieda 4–6, 0–6
Loss 2016 Wimbledon Grass Gordon Reid 1–6, 4–6
Win 2017 Wimbledon Grass Gustavo Fernández 7−5, 3−6, 7−5
Win 2018 Wimbledon Grass Gustavo Fernández 6–2, 0–6, 6–3
Loss 2019 Australian Open Hard Gustavo Fernández 5–7, 3–6

Wheelchair doubles: 12 (4 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2009 Australian Open Hard Maikel Scheffers Robin Ammerlaan
Shingo Kunieda		 5–7, 1–6
Win 2009 US Open Hard Stéphane Houdet Maikel Scheffers
Ronald Vink		 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 2010 French Open Clay Robin Ammerlaan Stéphane Houdet
Shingo Kunieda		 0–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Win 2010 Wimbledon Grass Robin Ammerlaan Stéphane Houdet
Shingo Kunieda		 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 2011 French Open Clay Robin Ammerlaan Shingo Kunieda
Nicolas Peifer		 2–6, 3–6
Loss 2012 French Open Clay Michael Jeremiasz Frédéric Cattaneo
Shingo Kunieda		 6–3, 6–7, [6–10]
Loss 2013 Australian Open Hard Adam Kellerman Michael Jeremiasz
Shingo Kunieda		 0–6, 1–6
Loss 2016 French Open Clay Michael Jeremiasz Shingo Kunieda
Gordon Reid		 3–6, 2–6
Loss 2018 French Open Clay Frederic Cattaneo Stéphane Houdet
Nicolas Peifer		 1–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 2018 Wimbledon Grass Joachim Gérard Alfie Hewett
Gordon Reid		 1–6, 4–6
Win 2019 Australian Open Hard Joachim Gérard Stéphane Houdet
Ben Weekes		 6–3, 6–2
Win 2019 Wimbledon Grass Joachim Gérard Alfie Hewett
Gordon Reid		 6–4, 6–2

References

  1. ^ "Stefan Olsson". australianopen.com. Australian Open. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  2. ^ Adepitan, Ade (30 June 2011). "Wheelchair tennis has progressed rapidly in a short space of time". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Stefan Olsson". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Wheelchair tennis player Stefan Olsson calls it a day after five Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Wheelchair Tennis - OLSSON Stefan - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 10 September 2021.


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