Ola Kristiansson Explained

Ola Kristiansson
Fullname:Ola Kristiansson
Birth Date:23 September 1971
Birth Place:Helsingborg, Sweden
Height:6 ft 2 in
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$87,830
Singlesrecord:1–3
Highestsinglesranking:No. 277 (8 February 1993)
Doublesrecord:5–12
Highestdoublesranking:No. 123 (12 June 1995)
Australianopendoublesresult:3R (1995)
Frenchopendoublesresult:1R (1995)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (1995)
Usopendoublesresult:3R (1995)
Wimbledonmixedresult:1R (1995)

Ola Kristiansson (born 23 September 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.

Biography

A right-handed player from Helsingborg, Kristiansson was a Sweden Junior Davis Cup team representative and made three grand slam boys' doubles quarter-finals in 1989, with Nicklas Kulti.[1]

Kristiansson, who turned professional in 1990, was most prominent on tour as a double player, with a best ranking of 123 in the world. In singles he had a career high ranking of 277 and reached the final round of qualifying in each of the four grand slam tournaments during his career. He won his only singles match on the ATP Tour at the Prague Open in 1994, over Bohdan Ulihrach.[2]

In 1995 he competed in the main draw of the men's doubles at all grand slam events. At the Australian Open he made the round of 16 partnering Lars-Anders Wahlgren, which included a win against sixth seeds David Adams and Andrei Olhovskiy. He also paired up with Wahlgren for first round exits at the French Open and Wimbledon. With a new partner, Mårten Renström, Kristiansson reached the round of 16 at the US Open.[3]

Since retiring in 1997 he has been a tennis coach. Previously the personal coach of Sofia Arvidsson and Johanna Larsson, he now coaches locally in Båstad.[4]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (3)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1994Aachen, GermanyCarpet David Engel Wayne Arthurs
Brent Larkham
6–4, 6–4
2.1996Dresden, GermanyClay Mårten Renström Ģirts Dzelde
Tomas Nydahl
3–6, 6–2, 7–5
3.1996Seville, SpainClay Tom Vanhoudt Fabio Maggi
Juan Antonio Marín
6–0, 6–7, 6–1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Profile - Kristiansson, Ola (SWE). ITF. 20 June 2018.
  2. News: Prague Open. 3 August 1994. Detroit Free Press. 57. 20 June 2018.
  3. News: Men's doubles third round. 5 September 1995. The Palm Beach Post . 26. 20 June 2018.
  4. News: Australian Open nästa för Melis Yasar. 3 January 2018. Skånska Dagbladet. Swedish. 20 June 2018.