TENNIS PLAYER

Sven Davidson

1928 - 2008

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Sven Viktor Davidson (13 July 1928 – 28 May 2008) was a Swedish tennis player who became the first Swede to win a Grand Slam title when he won the French Championships in 1957, beating Ashley Cooper and Herbert Flam. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sven Davidson is the 118th most popular tennis player (down from 93rd in 2019), the 481st most popular biography from Sweden (down from 465th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swedish Tennis Player.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Sven Davidson ranks 118 out of 1,569. Before him are Carlos Moyá, Vincent Richards, Justine Henin, Jana Novotná, Bob Hewitt, and Yevgeny Kafelnikov. After him are Amélie Mauresmo, Arthur Gore, Bobby Riggs, Cilly Aussem, Alex Olmedo, and Naomi Osaka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Sven Davidson ranks 255. Before him are Bob Cousy, Stuart Whitman, Marcel Bozzuffi, Eric Porter, Pernell Roberts, and Irena Veisaitė. After him are Peter Shirayanagi, Mitchell Ryan, Cristina Calderón, Nils Christie, Ara Güler, and Frederick Stafford. Among people deceased in 2008, Sven Davidson ranks 149. Before him are Robert Mulligan, Adolfo Suárez Rivera, Stan Winston, Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro, Francis Pym, and Douglas Bennett. After him are Andrew M. Gleason, Ahmed al-Mirghani, Cedella Booker, Philipp von Boeselager, Bill Miller, and Nina Foch.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Sven Davidson ranks 481 out of 1,879. Before him are Marianne Fredriksson (1927), Nils Edén (1871), Richard Bergh (1858), Gunnar Ekelöf (1907), Gideon Ståhlberg (1908), and Ivan Eklind (1905). After him are Ingvar Wixell (1931), Tommy Körberg (1948), Jeanna Bauck (1840), Carl Gustaf Ekman (1872), Conny Torstensson (1949), and Sigge Parling (1930).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In Sweden

Among tennis players born in Sweden, Sven Davidson ranks 4. Before him are Björn Borg (1956), Mats Wilander (1964), and Stefan Edberg (1966). After him are Lennart Bergelin (1925), Anders Järryd (1961), Gunnar Setterwall (1881), Robin Söderling (1984), Wollmar Boström (1878), Jonas Björkman (1972), Joakim Nyström (1963), and Thomas Johansson (1975).

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