Johan Alvén

Johan Alvén (born 13 January 1972 in Landskrona, Sweden) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.

Johan Alvén
Country (sports) Sweden
Born (1972-01-13) January 13, 1972
Landskrona, Sweden
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$1,674
Singles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level)
Highest rankingNo. 440 (5 Aug 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (1989)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 332 (20 Sep 1993)

Tennis career

Juniors

Alvén competed in five Grand Slam tournaments as a junior. He also represented his country at the 1988 NEC World Youth Cup.[1]

Pro tour

In the Grand Prix tennis circuit, Alvén made his singles main draw debut at the 1988 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships as a wild card. He lost to countryman Magnus Larsson in the first round.

From 1989 to 1996, Alvén tried to make it into the singles main draw of Grand Slam and ATP tournaments on several occasions. However, he failed to do so on all of them: twice at the Australian Open, three times at the Stockholm Open and four times at the Swedish Open.[2]

Coaching

After retiring, he has worked as a tennis instructor in his native Sweden, and also in Norway and Kuwait.[3]

Alvén coached professional tennis player Joachim Johansson.[4]

References
  1. "Player profile". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  2. "Player profile". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  3. "Ny tränare till Pixbo". hd.se (in Swedish). 16 June 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  4. "Gammal HTK-profil bakom Pim-Pims utveckling". hd.se (in Swedish). 24 February 2004. Retrieved 8 March 2021.


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