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Hans Simonsson (born May 1, 1962 in Färgaryd) is a retired professional tennis player from Sweden. Primarily a doubles specialist, he won 12 ATP Tour titles in his career. He won the French Open doubles title in 1983 with his countryman Anders Järryd. He also played in the 1983 Davis Cup final for Sweden. He reached his career high doubles ranking of No. 10 in the world on January 2, 1984. Simonsson again reached the French Open doubles final in 1985, but he and Schlomo Glickstein were defeated by Mark Edmondson and Kim Warwick.
[edit] Grand Slam singles finals
[edit] Wins (1)
[edit] Runners-up (1)
[edit] Doubles titles (12)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (1) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (1) |
| ATP Masters Series (-) |
| ATP Tour (10) |
|
| Titles by Surface |
| Hard (4) |
| Clay (6) |
| Grass (0) |
| Carpet (2) |
|
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partnering |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
March 31, 1981 |
Linz, Austria |
Hard |
Anders Järryd |
Brad Drewett
Pavel Složil |
6–4, 7–6 |
| 2. |
October 5, 1981 |
Barcelona, Spain |
Clay |
Anders Järryd |
Hans Gildemeister
Andrés Gómez |
6–1, 6–4 |
| 3. |
March 2, 1982 |
Linz, Austria |
Hard |
Anders Järryd |
Rod Frawley
Paul Kronk |
6–2, 6–0 |
| 4. |
12 July 1982 |
Båstad, Sweden |
Clay |
Anders Järryd |
Joakim Nyström
Mats Wilander |
0–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| 5. |
October 4, 1982 |
Barcelona, Spain |
Clay |
Anders Järryd |
Carlos Kirmayr
Cassio Motta |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 6. |
November 15, 1982 |
Ancona, Italy |
Carpet (i) |
Anders Järryd |
Tim Gullikson
Bernard Mitton |
4–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| 7. |
May 23, 1983 |
French Open, Paris |
Clay |
Anders Järryd |
Mark Edmondson
Sherwood Stewart |
7–6(4), 6–4, 6–2 |
| 8. |
October 3, 1983 |
Barcelona, Spain |
Clay |
Anders Järryd |
Jim Gurfein
Erick Iskersky |
7–5, 6–3 |
| 9. |
October 31, 1983 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Hard (i) |
Anders Järryd |
Peter Fleming
Johan Kriek |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 10. |
January 9, 1984 |
Masters Doubles WCT, London |
Carpet (i) |
Anders Järryd |
Pavel Složil
Tomáš Šmíd |
1–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 11. |
October 8, 1984 |
Sydney Indoor, Australia |
Hard (i) |
Anders Järryd |
Mark Edmondson
Sherwood Stewart |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 12. |
July 22, 1985 |
Hilversum, Netherlands |
Clay |
Stefan Simonsson |
Carl Limberger
Mark Woodforde |
6–3, 6–4 |
[edit] Runner-ups (6)
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partnering |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
1981 |
Båstad, Sweden |
Clay |
Anders Järryd |
Mark Edmondson
John Fitzgerald |
2–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
| 2. |
1982 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Clay |
Anders Järryd |
Pavel Složil
Tomáš Šmíd |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 3. |
1982 |
Bordeaux, France |
Clay |
Anders Järryd |
Hans Gildemeister
Andrés Gómez |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 4. |
1983 |
Brussels, Belgium |
Carpet |
Mats Wilander |
Heinz Günthardt
Balázs Taróczy |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 5. |
1983 |
Båstad, Sweden |
Clay |
Anders Järryd |
Joakim Nyström
Mats Wilander |
1–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| 6. |
1985 |
French Open, Paris |
Clay |
Shlomo Glickstein |
Mark Edmondson
Kim Warwick |
6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
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