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Per Hjertquist

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Per Hjertquist
Country (sports) Sweden
Born (1960-04-06) 6 April 1960 (age 64)
Bodafors, Sweden
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Singles
Career record59–73
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 68 (22 December 1980)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open3R (1981)
Wimbledon1R (1980, 1983)
US Open1R (1981, 1982)
Doubles
Career record54–85
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 106 (25 August 1985)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open3R (1981)
Wimbledon1R (1986)
US Open1R (1981, 1982, 1985)

Per Hjertquist (born 6 April 1960) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. During his career he won one main tour singles title the Sofia Grand Prix, and 4 satellite titles, and one main tour doubles title. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 68 in 1980 and a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 106 in 1985. As a junior, he was ranked 2nd after Ivan Lendl, and in 1978, became the US Open boys' singles champion.

Career finals

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Singles (1 title, 2 runners-up)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 1979 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Netherlands Tom Okker 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Dec 1980 Sofia, Bulgaria Carpet Soviet Union Vadim Borisov 6–3, 6–2, 7–5
Loss 1–2 Oct 1981 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard United States Mel Purcell 1–6, 1–6

Doubles (1 title)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 1980 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard United States Steve Krulevitz United States Eric Fromm
United States Cary Leeds
7–6, 6–3
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