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Simon Aspelin is a Swedish tennis player, born 11 May 1974 in Saltsjöbaden. He played right-handed and represented Sweden, taking part in the men's doubles event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. His career doubles record was 348 wins and 303 losses, while his singles record was 0 wins and 2 losses. Aspelin's career prize money totalled 2,121,037. He began his career in 1998, which ended on 17 July 2011, and lived in London.
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Key facts
- Country sports
- Sweden
- Residence
- London, England
- Born
- ( 1974-05-11 ) 11 May 1974 (age 52) , Saltsjöbaden , Sweden
- Height
- 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
- Retired
- 17 July 2011
- Plays
- Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
- Prize money
- $ 2,121,037
- Career record
- 0–2
- Highest ranking
- No. 436 (17 August 1998)
- Wimbledon
- Q1 ( 1998 , 1999 )
- Australian open
- QF ( 2006 )
- French open
- 3R ( 2005 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 , 2011 )
- Us open
- W ( 2007 )
- Tour finals
- F ( 2007 )
- Olympic games
- F ( 2008 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Tennis
- Position
- Tennis Player
- Nationality
- Sweden
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Simon
- Family name
- Aspelin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of birth
- Saltsjöbaden
- Occupation
- tennis player
- Participant in
- tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – men's doubles
- Sport
- tennis
- Country for sport
- Sweden
- Mass
- 79
- Image
- Simon Aspelin at the 2009 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open 01.jpg
- Height
- 185
- Residence
- London
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- Commons category
- Simon Aspelin
- date of birth
- 1974-05-11
- singles record
- 0–2
- doubles record
- 348–303
- playing hand
- right-handedness
- prize money
- 2121037
- end of work period
- 2011-07-17
- start of work period
- 1998-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Simon Aspelin ( pronounced [ˈsîːmɔn aspɛˈliːn]; born 11 May 1974) is a former professional tennis doubles player from Sweden who turned professional in 1998. His success mainly came in doubles, winning 12 titles and reaching World No. 7 in March 2008. In men's doubles, Aspelin won the 2007 US Open and the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Simon Aspelin at the 2010 US Open
A memorable part of Aspelin's career was when he and doubles partner Todd Perry were playing in the 2006 Wimbledon Championships men's doubles quarterfinals as the eighth-seeded doubles team against third-seeded Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor. Knowles and Nestor won the match by winning the final set 23–21.
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