Jan-Erik Lundqvist
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| Country (sports) |
 Sweden
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|---|---|
| Residence | , Sweden |
| Born |
14 April 1937 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Turned pro | 1954 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1969 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 35 |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (1964, Lance Tingay) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (1959) |
| French Open | SF (1961, 1964) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1960, 1963) |
| US Open | 3R (1962) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1959) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | F (1962, 1964) |
Jan-Erik Lundqvist (born 14 April 1937, in ) is a former Swedish international tennis player. During the entire 1960s he was Sweden's best tennis player.
At the height of his career, Jan-Erik won at least 35 international titles and played 91 Davis Cup-matches from 1957 to 1970.
Lundqvist was ranked among the 10 best amateur players (rankings made by leading tennis journalist Lance Tingay at the Daily Telegraph) in the world during most of the 1960s, reaching as high as World No. 3 in 1964.
Lundqvist declined professional offers from Jack Kramer and his tennis circus in 1960 and 1965.
The Swedish Davis Cup team with Lundqvist as anchor celebrated taking a number of triumphs, including reaching Inter-Zonal final against Mexico in 1962 and Australia in 1964. Lundqvist is the most successful Davis Cup single player Sweden has ever had with his 47 wins.
In 1964 he won, among other titles, Italian Open (tennis) and was ranked number 3 in the world after Roy Emerson and Fred Stolle.
In 1965 Jan-Erik was appointed the best indoor player in the world after winning the National Indoor Championships (now the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships), French Open Indoors (962, 1963, 1966), German Open Indoors, and Scandinavian Indoor Championships (1960, 1963, 1967, 1970).
Other major championships that Lundqvist won was The British Hard Court Championships in 1965 and 1967, The Pacific Coast Championships (nowadays the SAP Open) in 1962, The South American Outdoor Championships (nowadays the ATP Buenos Aires) in 1962 and The Swedish Open in 1963.
For a complete documentation over Jan-Erik's officially documented Championship finals and wins, read more at http://janeriklundqvist.se/eng/eng-finals.html.
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