Robin Söderling
Robin Söderling at the 2010 US Open
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| Full name | Robin Bo Carl Söderling |
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| Country (sports) |
 Sweden
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| Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Born |
14 August 1984 Tibro, Sweden |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 2001 |
| Retired | 23 December 2015 (last match played in July 2011) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$10,423,124 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 310–170 (64.58% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 10 |
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (15 November 2010) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2011) |
| French Open | F (2009, 2010) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2010) |
| US Open | QF (2009, 2010) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | SF (2009) |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2004, 2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 33–43 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 109 (9 May 2009) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | SF (2007) |
Robin Bo Carl Söderling (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈrɔbɪn ˈsøːdəɭɪŋ]; born 14 August 1984 in Tibro) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 4 singles ranking on November 15, 2010. His career highlights include reaching two consecutive Grand Slam finals at the French Open in 2009 and 2010, and an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title at the 2010 Paris Masters.
Söderling began playing tennis at the age of five. He made his first steps in international tennis in November 1998 in Luxembourg when at the age of 14 he played his first official junior tournament, losing the opening match to Fred Hemmes, Jr.
Söderling came to prominence at the 2009 French Open, where he became the first player to defeat Rafael Nadal at the tournament, and the only one to achieve it until Novak Djokovic in 2015. Nadal had previously never lost at the tournament since his debut in 2005 and was the four-time defending champion. Söderling subsequently advanced to the final, defeating two-time semi-finalist Nikolay Davydenko in the quarterfinals and Fernando González in five sets in the semifinals en route before being defeated by Roger Federer in the final. Söderling reached a second successive French Open final in 2010. He defeated defending champion Federer in the quarterfinals, which ended Federer's record streak of 23 consecutive Grand Slam semifinals. Söderling won the semifinals in five sets against Tomáš Berdych before losing in straight sets to Rafael Nadal in the final.
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