Robert Lindstedt Explained

Robert Lindstedt
Residence:Stockholm, Sweden
Birth Date:1977 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Sundbyberg, Sweden
College:Pepperdine University
Turnedpro:1998
Retired:December 2021
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$3,742,773
Singlesrecord:0–4
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 309 (26 April 2004)
Doublesrecord:441–375
Doublestitles:23
Highestdoublesranking:No. 3 (20 May 2013)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 184 (22 November 2021)
Australianopendoublesresult:W (2014)
Frenchopendoublesresult:QF (2011, 2014)
Wimbledondoublesresult:F (2010, 2011, 2012)
Usopendoublesresult:SF (2015)
Othertournamentsdoubles:yes
Masterscupdoublesresult:SF (2014)
Olympicsdoublesresult:2R (2012)
Mixed:yes
Mixedtitles:0
Mixedrecord:20–19
Australianopenmixedresult:2R (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019)
Frenchopenmixedresult:QF (2015)
Wimbledonmixedresult:F (2019)
Usopenmixedresult:QF (2008, 2009)
Othertournamentsmixeddoubles:yes
Olympicmixeddoublesresult:1R (2012)
Team:yes
Daviscupresult:QF (2008, 2011)
Updated:1 December 2021

Robert Lindstedt (born 19 March 1977) is a Swedish former professional tennis player who specialized in doubles. He turned professional in 1998, and reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 3 in May 2013. Lindstedt won his first Grand Slam title at the 2014 Australian Open with partner Łukasz Kubot. He has also reached four finals at the Wimbledon Championships: in 2010, 2011 and 2012 alongside Horia Tecău in men's doubles, and in 2019 with Jeļena Ostapenko in mixed doubles.

Lindstedt has won 23 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including one at Masters 1000 level at the 2012 Western & Southern Open. He represented Sweden in the Davis Cup from 2007 to 2021, as well as at the 2012 Olympic Games.

Career

Early years

Lindstedt played college tennis in the United States, playing first at Fresno State University before following coach Peter Smith to Pepperdine University, where he completed his collegiate career. While at Pepperdine, he teamed with Kelly Gullett in doubles competition. They were runners-up at the 1998 NCAA individual competition at the University of Georgia, receiving all-America honors for the second year in a row.

2007–2008

Lindstedt won two doubles titles in 2007, the first in Mumbai with Jarkko Nieminen against Indian Rohan Bopanna and Pakistani Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi. The second came paired with Jordan Kerr in Tokyo, beating Frank Dancevic and Stephen Huss. In 2008. Lindstedt paired with Marc Gicquel to win the Washington tournament and was a semifinalist at the ATP Master Series event in Indian Wells with Richard Gasquet, in Tokyo with Jordan Kerr, and in Kitzbühel with Jürgen Melzer.

Robert was part of a team including Robin Söderling, Thomas Johansson, and coach Peter Carlsson who beat the Russian tennis team (of Dmitry Tursunov, Igor Andreev, and Mikhail Youzhny) 2–1 in the ARAG World Team Cup in Düsseldorf.

2010: Four titles, First Wimbledon final with Tecău

Lindstedt reached his first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon, with long-time partner Horia Tecău.

2011: Second Wimbledon final with Tecău

Lindstedt reached his second Grand Slam final again at Wimbledon with Horia Tecău.

2012: Four titles including a Masters 1000, Third Wimbledon final in a row, Top 10 year-end ranking

Lindstedt and Horia Tecău of Romania reached their third Wimbledon final in a row. They also defeated Alexander Peya of Austria and Bruno Soares of Brazil to win the Swedish Open.[1]

2013: World No. 3 in doubles

Robert and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia partnered during the first three months; they won the Rotterdam Open together.Later, Lindstedt played with Daniel Nestor and reached the final of the Barcelona Open (tennis) on clay at their second tournament together. Lindstedt scored his first win over the Bryan brothers with Nestor before they stopped playing together.

2014: Australian Open doubles champion with Kubot

Lindstedt and Łukasz Kubot of Poland won the Australian Open together, after failing to win a match before the Grand Slam event.

2021: Retirement

His last ATP tournament in his career was the 2021 Stockholm Open where he reached the quarterfinals with Swedish compatriot Andre Goransson.[2] He also partnered Goransson in the Davis Cup.

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAAA2R1R2R2R1R1Rbgcolor=yellowSF2Rbgcolor=limeW2R3R2R2R1R1RA1 / 1519–14
French OpenAAAAA1R1RA2R1R1RQF2R2RQF2RA3R1R1R2RA0 / 1413–14
WimbledonAAAA2R2R1R2RQF3Rbgcolor=thistleFbgcolor=thistleFbgcolor=thistleFQF2R2R3R3RQF2Rstyle=color:#767676NHA0 / 1635–16
US OpenAAAA1R2R2R2RQF3R3RQF3R2R2Rbgcolor=yellowSFQF3R1R1RAA0 / 1626–16
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–01–22–32–42–38–45–47–411–411–46–411–37–47–37–44–41–41–20–01 / 6193–60
Year-end championships
ATP FinalsDid not qualifyRRRRDNQbgcolor=yellowSFDid not qualify0 / 35–5
National representation
OlympicsANot HeldANot HeldANot Held2RNot HeldANot HeldA0 / 11–1
Davis CupAAAAAAAAQF1R1RQF1RZ1Z1Z1Z1APOQRQF0 / 616–6
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells MastersAAAAAA1RQFbgcolor=yellowSF1R1R1R2R1R2RA2RAAAstyle=color:#767676NHA0 / 108–10
Miami OpenAAAAAA2R1R1R2R1RQF1RQF2R2R1R1RAAstyle=color:#767676NHA0 / 128–12
Monte-Carlo MastersAAAAAAAAA1R1R2R2RQF2RA2RAAAstyle=color:#767676NHA0 / 72–7
Madrid OpenNHAAAAA1RAA2R1Rbgcolor=thistleFQF2RAAAA1Rstyle=color:#767676NHA0 / 75–7
Italian OpenAAAAAAAAA1RAQFbgcolor=yellowSFQF2R1RAAAAAA0 / 65–6
Canadian OpenAAAAAA1RAA2R2R2Rbgcolor=yellowSFbgcolor=yellowSF1R2R1RAAAstyle=color:#767676NHA0 / 97–9
Cincinnati MastersAAAAAA2RA2R2R1R2Rbgcolor=limeW2RQFAAAAAAA1 / 89–7
Shanghai MastersNot Masters Series1R2RQF2RQF2R2R2RAQFANH0 / 98–9
Paris MastersAAAAAAA1R1RA1R2R2R1R1Rbgcolor=yellowSFAAAAAA0 / 84–8
German OpenAAAAAA2RA1RNot Masters Series0 / 21–2
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–03–52–44–53–73–85–912–89–96–96–52–50–12–10–10–00–01 / 7857–77
Career statistics
!2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021Career
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Overall win–loss1–10–00–00–04–710–1319–2722–2229–2738–2836–2942–2550–2332–2628–2536–2628–2615–1828–1917–224–92–2441–375
Year-end ranking23535793420496624239262721168191326397246708718454%

Significant finals

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 4 (1–3)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss2010WimbledonGrass Horia Tecău Jürgen Melzer
Philipp Petzschner
1–6, 5–7, 5–7
Loss2011Wimbledon Grass Horia Tecău Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
3–6, 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss2012Wimbledon Grass Horia Tecău Jonathan Marray
Frederik Nielsen
Win2014Australian OpenHard Łukasz Kubot Eric Butorac
Raven Klaasen
6–3, 6–3

Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1)

Masters 1000 finals

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss2012MadridClay (blue) Horia Tecău Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
3–6, 4–6
Win2012CincinnatiHard Horia Tecău Mahesh Bhupathi
Rohan Bopanna
6–4, 6–4

ATP career finals

Doubles: 48 (23 titles, 25 runner-ups)

Legend (pre/post 2009)
Grand Slam tournaments (1–3)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1–1)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (3–8)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (18–13)
Finals by surface
Hard (13–12)
Clay (7–7)
Grass (3–5)
Carpet (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (20–19)
Indoor (3–6)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Vietnam OpenInternationalCarpet (i) Ashley Fisher Lars Burgsmüller
Philipp Kohlschreiber
6–5(7–3), 4–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Las Vegas Open, United StatesInternationalHard Jaroslav Levinský Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
3–6, 2–6
Loss0–3Stuttgart Open, GermanyIntl. GoldClay Yves Allegro Gastón Gaudio
Max Mirnyi
5–7, 7–6(7–4), [10–12]
Win1–3Mumbai Open, IndiaInternationalHard Jarkko Nieminen Rohan Bopanna
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5)
Win2–3Japan OpenIntl. GoldHard Jordan Kerr Frank Dancevic
Stephen Huss
6–4, 6–4
Win3–3Washington Open, United StatesInternationalHard Marc Gicquel Bruno Soares
Kevin Ullyett
7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win4–3Auckland Open, New Zealand250 SeriesHard Martin Damm Scott Lipsky
Leander Paes
7–5, 6–4
Win5–3Zagreb Indoors, Croatia250 SeriesHard (i) Martin Damm Christopher Kas
Rogier Wassen
6–4, 6–3
Loss5–4Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE500 SeriesHard Martin Damm Rik de Voest
Dmitry Tursunov
6–4, 3–6, [5–10]
Loss5–5Estoril Open, Portugal250 SeriesClay Martin Damm Eric Butorac
Scott Lipsky
3–6, 2–6
Loss5–6Swedish Open250 SeriesClay Robin Söderling Jaroslav Levinský
Filip Polášek
6–1, 3–6, [7–10]
Win6–6Washington Open, United States (2)500 SeriesHard Martin Damm Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Loss6–7Open 13, France250 SeriesHard (i) Julian Knowle Julien Benneteau
Michaël Llodra
4–6, 3–6
Win7–7Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco250 SeriesClay Horia Tecău Rohan Bopanna
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
6–2, 3–6, [10–7]
Win8–7Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands250 SeriesGrass Horia Tecău Lukáš Dlouhý
Leander Paes
1–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Loss8–8Wimbledon, United KingdomGrand SlamGrass Horia Tecău Jürgen Melzer
Philipp Petzschner
1–6, 5–7, 5–7
Win9–8Swedish Open250 SeriesClay Horia Tecău Andreas Seppi
Simone Vagnozzi
6–4, 7–5
Win10–8New Haven Open, United States250 SeriesHard Horia Tecău Rohan Bopanna
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
6–4, 7–5
Loss10–9Brisbane International, Australia250 SeriesHard Horia Tecău Lukáš Dlouhý
Paul Hanley
4–6, ret.
Win11–9Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco (2)250 SeriesClay Horia Tecău Colin Fleming
Igor Zelenay
6–2, 6–1
Loss11–10Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands250 SeriesGrass Horia Tecău Daniele Bracciali
František Čermák
3–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Loss11–11Wimbledon, United KingdomGrand SlamGrass Horia Tecău Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
3–6, 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win12–11Swedish Open (2)250 SeriesClay Horia Tecău Simon Aspelin
Andreas Siljeström
6–3, 6–3
Loss12–12Washington Open, United States500 SeriesHard Horia Tecău Michaël Llodra
Nenad Zimonjić
7–6(9–7), 6–7(8–10), [7–10]
Loss12–13China Open500 SeriesHard Horia Tecău Michaël Llodra
Nenad Zimonjić
6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7)
Loss12–14Rotterdam Open, Netherlands500 SeriesHard (i) Horia Tecău Michaël Llodra
Nenad Zimonjić
6–4, 5–7, [14–16]
Win13–14Romanian Open250 SeriesClay Horia Tecău Jérémy Chardy
Łukasz Kubot
7–6(7–2), 6–3
Loss13–15Madrid Open, SpainMasters 1000Clay Horia Tecău Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
3–6, 4–6
Win14–15Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands (2)250 SeriesGrass Horia Tecău Juan Sebastián Cabal
Dmitry Tursunov
6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Loss14–16Wimbledon, United KingdomGrand SlamGrass Horia Tecău Jonathan Marray
Frederik Nielsen
6–4, 4–6, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 3–6
Win15–16Swedish Open (3)250 SeriesClay Horia Tecău Alexander Peya
Bruno Soares
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win16–16Cincinnati Masters, United StatesMasters 1000Hard Horia Tecău Mahesh Bhupathi
Rohan Bopanna
6–4, 6–4
Loss16–17Stockholm Open, Sweden250 SeriesHard (i) Nenad Zimonjić Marcelo Melo
Bruno Soares
7–6(7–4), 5–7, [6–10]
Win17–17Rotterdam Open, Netherlands500 SeriesHard (i) Nenad Zimonjić Thiemo de Bakker
Jesse Huta Galung
5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss17–18Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE500 SeriesHard Nenad Zimonjić Mahesh Bhupathi
Michaël Llodra
6–7(6–8), 6–7(6–8)
Loss17–19Barcelona Open, Spain500 SeriesClay Daniel Nestor Alexander Peya
Bruno Soares
7–5, 6–7(7–9), [4–10]
Loss17–20Stockholm Open, Sweden250 SeriesHard (i) Jonas Björkman Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Jean-Julien Rojer
2–6, 2–6
Win18–20Australian OpenGrand SlamHard Łukasz Kubot Eric Butorac
Raven Klaasen
6–3, 6–3
Loss18–21Istanbul Open, Turkey250 SeriesClay Jürgen Melzer Radu Albot
Dušan Lajović
4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win19–21Winston-Salem Open, United States250 SeriesHard Dominic Inglot Eric Butorac
Scott Lipsky
6–2, 6–4
Win20–21Shenzhen Open, China250 SeriesHard Fabio Fognini Oliver Marach
Fabrice Martin
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss20–22Swiss Indoors, Switzerland500 SeriesHard (i) Michael Venus Marcel Granollers
Jack Sock
3–6, 4–6
Win21–22Antalya Open, Turkey250 SeriesGrass Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Oliver Marach
Mate Pavić
7–5, 4–1 ret.
Win22–22Istanbul Open, Turkey250 SeriesClay Dominic Inglot Ben McLachlan
Nicholas Monroe
3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss22–23Stuttgart Open, Germany250 SeriesGrass Marcin Matkowski Philipp Petzschner
Tim Pütz
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss22–24Shenzhen Open, China250 SeriesHard Rajeev Ram Ben McLachlan
Joe Salisbury
6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7)
Loss22–25Geneva Open, Switzerland250 SeriesClay Matthew Ebden Oliver Marach
Mate Pavić
4–6, 4–6
Win23–25Moselle Open, France250 SeriesHard (i) Jan-Lennard Struff Nicolas Mahut
Édouard Roger-Vasselin
2–6, 7–6(7–1), [10–4]

Wins over top 10 players

Doubles

OpponentsRankwidth=290EventSurfacewidth=25RdScorePartner
2006
1. Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi
4
3
Las Vegas, United StatesHardQF6–3, 4–6, [13–11] Jaroslav Levinský50
2007
2. Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
3
3
Indian Wells, United StatesHard1R6–4, 6–4 Jarkko Nieminen49
3. Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi
4
3
Wimbledon, London, United KingdomGrass1R2–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–5, 6–3 Jarkko Nieminen51
2008
4. Simon Aspelin
Julian Knowle
8
6
Australian Open, AustraliaHard1R6–4, 4–6, 6–2 Jarkko Nieminen42
5. Michal Tabara
Pavel Vízner
bgcolor=EEE8AA-
5
World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, GermanyClayRR6–4, 7–5 Robin Söderling35
6. Simon Aspelin
Julian Knowle
10
9
Wimbledon, London, United KingdomGrass1R6–4, 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4) Kevin Anderson41
7. Bruno Soares
Kevin Ullyett
39
8
Washington, United StatesHardbgcolor=limeF7–6(8–6), 6–3 Marc Gicquel32
8. Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić
bgcolor=lime1
4
US Open, New York, United StatesHard3R6–4, 6–7(11–13), 6–2 Jarkko Nieminen28
2009
9. Scott Lipsky
Leander Paes
47
10
Auckland, New ZealandHardbgcolor=limeF7–5, 6–4 Martin Damm25
10. Mahesh Bhupathi
Mark Knowles
9
7
Washington, United StatesHardQF3–6, 6–1, [16–14] Martin Damm23
- Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić
4
3
Washington, United StatesHardbgcolor=yellowSFWalkover Martin Damm23
2010
11. Lukáš Dlouhý
Leander Paes
5
6
's-Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsGrassbgcolor=limeF1–6, 7–5, [10–7] Horia Tecău29
12. Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi
7
12
Wimbledon, London, United KingdomGrass3R3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(10–8), 8–6 Horia Tecău27
2011
13. Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
11
10
Rome, ItalyClay2R5–7, 7–6(9–7), [10–3] Horia Tecău22
14. Novak Djokovic
Nenad Zimonjić
245
6
Davis Cup, Halmstad, SwedenHard (i)QF6–4, 7–6(7–5), 7–5 Simon Aspelin14
15. Max Mirnyi
Daniel Nestor
4
5
Beijing, ChinaHardQF7–6(8–6), 2–6, [10–6] Horia Tecău16
16. Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
7
8
ATP Finals, London, United KingdomHard (i)RR7–6(8–6), 6–1 Horia Tecău14
2012
17. Janko Tipsarević
Nenad Zimonjić
83
6
Davis Cup, Niš, SerbiaHard (i)1R3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7), 10–8 Johan Brunström10
18. Leander Paes
Janko Tipsarević
7
83
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHard1R6–4, 7–5 Horia Tecău8
19. Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
8
8
Rome, ItalyClayQF6–2, 1–6, [12–10] Horia Tecău10
20. Marcel Granollers
Marc López
18
10
Cincinnati, United StatesHardQF7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2) Horia Tecău8
21. Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
3
3
Cincinnati, United StatesHardbgcolor=yellowSF7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10–2] Horia Tecău8
2013
22. Marcel Granollers
Marc López
5
3
Rotterdam, NetherlandsHard (i)bgcolor=yellowSF6–2, 7–6(12–10) Nenad Zimonjić9
23. Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
bgcolor=lime1
1
Montreal, CanadaHardQF6–7(2–7), 6–3, [10–5] Daniel Nestor11
24. Daniel Nestor
Leander Paes
15
7
Shanghai, ChinaHard2R7–5, 3–6, [13–11] Vasek Pospisil17
2014
25. Ivan Dodig
Marcelo Melo
7
5
Australian Open, AustraliaHard3R5–7, 6–4, 6–4 Łukasz Kubot20
26. Jonathan Erlich
Marcelo Melo
84
5
French Open, Paris, FranceClay3R6–4, 7–6(7–5) Łukasz Kubot14
27. Ivan Dodig
Marcelo Melo
8
6
Cincinnati, United StatesHard2R6–2, 6–4 Marcin Matkowski18
28. Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
bgcolor=lime1
1
ATP Finals, London, United KingdomHard (i)RR7–6(7–3), 6–3 Łukasz Kubot17
29. Alexander Peya
Bruno Soares
8
8
ATP Finals, London, United KingdomHard (i)RR6–4, 3–6, [10–6] Łukasz Kubot17
2015
30. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Nenad Zimonjić
37
3
Sydney, AustraliaHardQF6–4, 6–3 Marcin Matkowski13
31. Ivan Dodig
Marcelo Melo
4
3
US Open, New York, United StatesHard1R7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–4 Dominic Inglot32
32. Rohan Bopanna
Florin Mergea
10
12
US Open, New York, United StatesHardQF7–6(7–2), 6–3 Dominic Inglot32
2016
33. Jean-Julien Rojer
Horia Tecău
11
9
US Open, New York, United StatesHard3R6–3, 7–6(7–4) Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi32
34. Ivan Dodig
Nenad Zimonjić
8
54
Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i)1R7–6(7–3), 6–3 Michael Venus37
35. Jean-Julien Rojer
Horia Tecău
10
9
Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i)bgcolor=yellowSF1–6, 6–3, [10–8] Michael Venus37
2017
36. Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6
6
French Open, Paris, FranceClay2R7–6(7–4), 6–3 Sam Groth46
37. Jamie Murray
Bruno Soares
5
6
Wimbledon, London, United KingdomGrass2R4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 Sam Groth35
2019
38. Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
bgcolor=lime14
1
Brisbane, AustraliaHard1R3–6, 6–4, [10–7] Milos Raonic46
39. Jamie Murray
Bruno Soares
5
6
Acapulco, MexicoHard1R6–2, 7–6(7–4) Frances Tiafoe52
40. Nicolas Mahut
Édouard Roger-Vasselin
7
27
Metz, FranceHard (i)bgcolor=limeF2–6, 7–6(7–1), [10–4] Jan-Lennard Struff70

World TeamTennis

Lindstedt enters his third season with World TeamTennis in 2020, after making his debut with the Washington Kastles in 2018, and playing a season with the Springfield Lasers in 2019. It was announced he will be returning to the Springfield Lasers during the 2020 WTT season set to begin 12 July.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: David Ferrer wins second Swedish Open title. 15 July 2012.
  2. Web site: Emotional Robert Lindstedt Honoured in Stockholm Retirement Ceremony | ATP Tour | Tennis .
  3. News: World TeamTennis Adds Stars Tiafoe, Puig, Roanic, Bouchard, & Sock As Rosters Set For 2020 . WTT.com . 16 June 2020 .