Curt Östberg Explained

Curt Östberg
Birth Date:17 February 1905
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Death Place:Västerleds parish, Bromma, Sweden
Turnedpro:1928(amateur tour)
Retired:1937
Plays:Right–handed
Wimbledonresult:1R (1929, 1934)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (1929, 1934)

Curt Mauritz Axel Östberg (17 February 1905 – 30 March 1969) was a Swedish tennis player.[1] [2]

Tennis career

Östberg represented the Swedish Davis Cup team in 1929, 1933–34 and 1936–37. His first match in 1929 was against South Africa in Saltsjobaden, where he and his teammates, Sune Malmström and Henning Muller, suffered a 5–0 loss. He played a total of 17 matches and won 6 of them. Three of the wins were in doubles with his partner Kalle Schröder. In 1946 he was appointed as non-playing captain for the Swedish team.[3]

Östberg made two appearances at the Wimbledon Championships, in 1929 and 1934, losing in the first round on both occasions.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Curt Ostberg Player Stats ATP Tour Tennis. ATP Tour. 2020-04-05.
  2. Web site: player – Tennisarchives.com. www.tennisarchives.com. 2020-04-06.
  3. Web site: Davis Cup - Players. www.daviscup.com. 2020-04-05.
  4. Web site: Curt Ostberg Player Activity ATP Tour Tennis. ATP Tour. 2020-04-05.