Johan Örtegren Explained

Johan Örtegren
Residence:Stockholm, Sweden
Birth Date:1978 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Sweden
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$57,399
Singlesrecord:1–2
Singlestitles:0
3 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 295 (6 Aug 2001)
Australianopenresult:Q1 (2001)
Wimbledonresult:Q3 (2001)
Doublestitles:0
2 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 479 (29 Jan 2001)

Johan Örtegren (born 22 March 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.[1]

Career

Örtegren made his ATP singles main draw debut at the 1999 Swedish Open as a qualifier, losing to world number 52 and fifth seed Christian Ruud of Norway in the first round. He also qualified for the 2000 Stockholm Open and after beating Fredrik Jonsson he lost to Sebastien Grosjean, the tournament sixth seed and world number 20, in the second round. He has the dubious honour of losing a match 6–0, 6–0, 6–0 when he was beaten by Todd Woodbridge at the 2001 Wimbledon qualifying tournament.[2]

Örtegren played mostly on the Futures circuit reaching five finals and winning three titles. He also won two ITF doubles titles.[3] Örtegren has a career high ATP singles ranking of 295 achieved on 6 August 2001. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 479 achieved on 29 January 2001.

After his retirement as a professional player, Örtegren took up coaching. He also joined the coaching staff at the Good to Great Tennis Academy in Sweden, which is run by ex-touring pros Magnus Norman, Nicklas Kulti, and Mikael Tillström. As a coach he assisted touring pros such as Grigor Dimitrov[4] and Laura Robson.[5]

ITF Futures Titles

Singles: (3)

No.YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentwidth=200Score
1.1998Vilnius, Lithuania F1Carpet Alexander Gietl6–3, 6–1
2.1999Oula, Finland F1Clay Björn Rehnquist6–4, 4–6, 6–3
3.2000Pärnu Estonia F1Clay Tommi Lenho6–4, 7–5

Doubles: (2)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentswidth=150Score
1.2000Negril, Jamaica F3Hard Johan Kareld7–5, 6–2
2.2008Meshref, Kuwait F1Hard Mohammad Ghareeb Rohan Gajjar
Ken Skupski
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Johan Ortegren Overview ATP Tour Tennis. 2020-06-27. ATP Tour.
  2. Web site: Wimbledon – Johan Ortegren. 2020-06-27. www.wimbledon.com.
  3. Web site: Johan Ortegren. 2020-06-27. www.itftennis.com.
  4. Web site: Dimitrov to work with Good to Great academy. Tennis.com. 2019-09-26.
  5. News: Robson appoints Örtegren as latest coach. Writer. Stuart Fraser, Tennis. 2017-05-25. The Times. 2019-09-26. en. 0140-0460.