Markus Eriksson (tennis) explained

Markus Eriksson
Fullname:Markus Eriksson
Residence:Gothenburg, Sweden
Birth Date:1989 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Gothenburg, Sweden
Height:1.88m (06.17feet)
Retired:2021
Coach:Fredrik Rosengren
Plays:Right-handed (two handed-backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$230,264
Singlesrecord:6–13 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Singlestitles:10 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 277 (19 August 2019)
Doublesrecord:9–11 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Doublestitles:1 Challenger, 33 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 205 (3 December 2018)
Updated:1 January 2022

Markus Eriksson (born 29 November 1989) is a retired Swedish tennis player.[1] Eriksson has a career high ATP singles ranking of 277, achieved on 19 August 2019.

Tennis career

Eriksson made his ATP main draw singles debut at the 2013 Swedish Open where he lost in the first round to Martín Alund. In 2014, he made his debut in the main draw of an ATP doubles event, when he and partner Isak Arvidsson received a wild card at the Swedish Open. They lost in the quarterfinals to the tournament third seeds, Tomasz Bednarek and Henri Kontinen.

In 2012, Eriksson was selected to represent the Swedish Davis Cup team in the World Group Playoffs against Belgium. For the period 2012 to 2020, he played in 14 Davis Cup ties winning 7 of the 16 singles matches and 4 of the 7 doubles matches that he played.[2]

Eriksson won his first ATP Challenger title in the doubles, when he and his compatriot André Göransson won the title at the Tampere challenger, where they beat Ivan Gakhov and Alexander Pavlioutchenkov in the final.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures titles

Singles: 10

Legend
ATP Challenger (0)
ITF Futures (10)
No.DateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
1.Marocco F3, MohammediaFuturesClay Lamine Ouahab6–2, 6–3
2.Denmark F3, CopenhagenFuturesClay Martin Pedersen6–4, 7–5
3.Spain F3, MurciaFuturesClay Roberto Carballés Baena7–6(7–2), 3–6, 7–5
4.Sweden F4, FalunFuturesHard Adrian Sikora6–4, 3–6, 6–3
5.Italy F3, SondrioFuturesHard Marcin Gawron6–3, 6–1
6.Poland F2, GdyniaFuturesClay Robin Staněk7–5, 6–1
7.Hungary F7, KecskemétFuturesClay Zsombor Piros4–6, 6–4, 6–3
8.Sweden F4, StockholmFuturesHard Christopher Heyman6–4, 6–2
9.M15 Karlskrona, SwedenWorld Tennis TourClay Ronald Slobodchikov6–4, 3–6, 6–1
10.M15 Kalmar, SwedenWorld Tennis TourClay Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș6–2, 6–2

Doubles: 36

Legend
ATP Challenger (1)
ITF Futures / World Tennis Tour (35)
No.DateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.Sweden F2, FalunFuturesHard Carl Bergman Tobias Blomgren
Micke Kontinen
3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
2.Romania F4, MediașFuturesClay Jesper Brunström Michal Schmid
Jiří Školoudík
6–2, 6–2
3.Sweden F4, UppsalaFuturesHard Carl Bergman Lewis Burton
James Marsalek
6–3, 6–4
4.Sweden F6, FalunFuturesHard Jesper Brunström Filip Bergevi
Fred Simonsson
6–4, 7–5
5.Turkey F10, AntalyaFuturesClay Jesper Brunström Andrei Plotniy
Denis Yevseyev
6–3, 6–1
6.USA F3, Weston, FloridaFuturesClay Milos Sekulic Jason Jung
Evan King
6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), [17–15]
7.USA F4, Palm Coast, FloridaFuturesClay Milos Sekulic Taylor Fritz
Martin Redlicki
6–1, 6–1
8.Spain F3, MurciaFuturesClay Milos Sekulic Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol
David Vega Hernández
6–0, 7–6(7–5)
9.France F6, PoitiersFuturesHard Isak Arvidsson Niels Desein
Yannick Mertens
w/o
10.Sweden F2, BåstadFuturesClay Isak Arvidsson Jacob Adaktusson
Robin Olin
6–2, 4–6, [10–6]
11.Sweden F3, BåstadFuturesClay Isak Arvidsson Timi Kivijarvi
Henrik Sillanpää
6–4, 6–2
12.Croatia F4, PorečFuturesClay Christian Lindell Alexandru-Daniel Carpen
Tomislav Draganja
6–1, 6–4
13.Turkey F46, AntalyaFuturesClay Ivan Gakhov Daniele Capecchi
Federico Maccari
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
14.Tunisia F2, HammametFuturesClay Matteo Volante Tomislav Jotovski
Miljan Zekić
6–2, 6–1
15.Italy F3, SondrioFuturesHard Wilson Leite Antoine Hoang
Grégoire Jacq
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
16.Sweden F3, BastådFuturesClay Milos Sekulic Julien Cagnina
Omar Salman
6–2, 6–3
17.Italy F15, SassuoloFuturesClay Milos Sekulic Filippo Baldi
Pietro Licciardi
6–4, 6–3
18.Bahrain F1, ManamaFuturesHard Milos Sekulic Francis Alcantara
Benjamin Lock
6–3, 6–1
19.Qatar F2, DohaFuturesHard Milos Sekulic Daniel Altmaier
Lucas Miedler
7–5, 3–6. [10–7]
20.Sweden F3, JönköpingFuturesHard Milos Sekulic Kevin Griekspoor
Tallon Griekspoor
6–0, 6–2
21.Qatar F5, DohaFuturesHard Tuna Altuna Aslan Karatsev
Fran Zvonimir Zgombić
6–1, 6–2
22.Nigeria F1, AbujaFuturesHard Maximilian Neuchrist Rémi Boutillier
Tom Jomby
6–3, 4–6, [15–13]
23.Sweden F1, KarlskronaFuturesClay Fred Simonsson Otto Virtanen
Louis Wessels
6–1, 1–6, [10–5]
1.Tampere, FinlandChallengerClay André Göransson Ivan Gakhov
Alexander Pavlioutchenkov
6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
24.Sweden F4, StockholmFuturesHard Fred Simonsson Antoine Bellier
Johannes Härteis
2–6, 6–4, [10–8]
25.Vietnam F5, Tây NinhFuturesHard Francis Alcantara Lý Hoàng Nam
Roman Safiullin
5–7, 6–4, [10–7]
26.M15 Rovinj, CroatiaWorld Tennis TourClay Jeroen Vanneste Ivan Sabanov
Matej Sabanov
7–5, 6–2
27.M15 Tabarka, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourClay Filip Bergevi Simon Carr
Amaury Delmas
6–3, 6–1
28.M15 Karlskrona, SwedenWorld Tennis TourClay Filip Bergevi Justin Butsch
Simon Freund
6–1, 6–3
29.M15 Kalmar, SwedenWorld Tennis TourClay Filip Bergevi Justin Butsch
Simon Freund
7–5, 6–2
30.M25 Arlon, BelgiumWorld Tennis TourClay Jeroen Vanneste Facundo Mena
Martin van der Meerschen
6–2, 6–2
31.M25 Hamburg, GermanyWorld Tennis TourHard (i) Viktor Durasovic Raúl Brancaccio
Mark Vervoort
6–3, 5–7, [11–9]
32.M25 Bourg-en-Bresse, FranceWorld Tennis TourClay Jakub Paul Leandro Riedi
Damien Wenger
7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7), [10–4]
33.M15 Łódź, PolandWorld Tennis TourClay Filip Bergevi Kārlis Ozoliņš
Aristotelis Thanos
4–6, 6–2, [10–4]
34.M25 Poznań, PolandWorld Tennis TourClay Filip Bergevi Leonardo Aboian
Valerio Aboian
w/o
35.M15 Heraklion, GreeceWorld Tennis TourHard Matthew Romios Péter Fajta
Zsombor Velcz
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–0]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Markus Eriksson – ATP Tour Overview. 2020-10-29. ATP Tour.
  2. Web site: Davis Cup – Players. 2020-10-29. www.daviscup.com.