Marcus Sarstrand

Marcus Sarstrand (born 24 July 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.

Marcus Sarstrand
Full nameMarcus Sarstrand
Country (sports) Sweden
Born (1978-07-24) 24 July 1978
Prize money$145,732
Singles
Career record1–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 240 (31 January 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2005)
French OpenQ2 (2005)
US OpenQ1 (2005)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 509 (16 June 2003)

Biography

Early life

Sarstrand comes from Borås and started playing tennis at the age of seven. He competed in the boys' singles events at both the French Open and Wimbledon in 1996.[1]

Professional career

At the Swedish Open in 1997, Sarstrand upset top seed Thomas Johansson, who was ranked 35th in the world, compared to his own ranking of 841.[2] It was Sarstrand's first year as a professional player and he was making his debut in an ATP Tour main draw. He was eliminated in the second round by Patrik Fredriksson.

In 1999 he had the distinction of defeating both Roger Federer and Robin Söderling at the same ATP Tour tournament, which he achieved in the qualifying draw for the Stockholm Open.[3] Despite these wins he fell in the final round of qualifying and didn't appear in the main draw at Stockholm until 2000, where he lost to Andreas Vinciguerra in the first round.[4]

He also competed in the main draw of the 2003 Swedish Open and was beaten in the first round by second seed Tommy Robredo.[5]

Personal life

Sarstrand now lives in the US state of South Carolina. He met wife Amy Baruch while playing a tournament in Spartanburg in 2008 and they were married the following year.[6]

References
  1. "ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Profile - Sarstrand, Marcus (SWE)". ITF. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  2. Gyllenberg, Björn (9 July 1997). "Tennis: Skräll direkt i Båstad. Okände Marcus Sarstrand slog ut toppseedade Thomas Johansson". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  3. Arnesen, Jonas (18 October 2010). "Han slog Söderling och Federer – för 11 år sedan". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  4. "Sports Update". United Press International. 22 November 2000. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  5. "Nadal ousts El Aynaoui at Swedish Open". ABC Online. 9 July 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  6. "Tennis pro Sarstrand finds love in Spartanburg". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. 1 May 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
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