Kent Carlsson
| Country (sports) |
 Sweden
|
|---|---|
| Residence | Eskilstuna, Sweden |
| Born |
3 January 1968 Eskilstuna, Sweden |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 1983 |
| Retired | 1990 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $998,956 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 160–54 |
| Career titles | 9 |
| Highest ranking | No. 6 (19 September 1988) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | 4R (1987, 1988) |
| US Open | 1R (1986) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–9 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 383 (13 July 1987) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| US Open | 2R (1986) |
Kent Carlsson (born 3 January 1968) is a former tennis player from Sweden. A seasoned claycourter, he won all nine of his ATP tour singles titles on the surface, including the 1988 Hamburg Masters. Carlsson achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 6 in September 1988.
Carlsson was a successful junior winning the Kalle Anka Cup, which is a Swedish junior tournament through the under 11, under 13s twice and under 15. He still holds the record for the most titles wins at 4 in front of Thomas Enqvist and Thomas Johansson who won it 3 times. Carlsson was also a three time European Champion between 1981–83. In 1983 he won the Orange Bowl over Emilio Sánchez and won the Roland Garros Boys' Singles title in 1984 without losing a set, defeating Mark Kratzmann in the final.
Carlsson played his first professional match in 1983 losing to Heinz Günthardt in Geneva. 1984 was his first full year on tour and made the 3rd round of Roland Garros losing to Andrés Gómez, who defeated him as well in the 1985 and 1986 Roland Garros events. Carlsson won his first challenger title without losing a set in Neu-Ulm defeating Raul Viver.
After losing to Mats Wilander at Barcelona of October 1984, Carlsson did not play his first tournament until April 1985 in Bari, where he lost to Emilio Sánchez. Playing a mixture of ATP events and challengers, Carlsson made his first ATP tour final in Hilversum losing to Ricki Osterthun in 5 sets after having a 2 sets to 0 lead; he won his second challenger in Messina defeating Ronald Agénor.
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