Ola Kristiansson

Ola Kristiansson (born 23 September 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.

Ola Kristiansson
Full nameOla Kristiansson
Country (sports) Sweden
Born (1971-09-23) 23 September 1971
Helsingborg, Sweden
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$87,830
Singles
Career record1–3
Highest rankingNo. 277 (8 February 1993)
Doubles
Career record5–12
Highest rankingNo. 123 (12 June 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1995)
French Open1R (1995)
Wimbledon1R (1995)
US Open3R (1995)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon1R (1995)

Biography

A right-handed player from Helsingborg, Kristiansson was a Sweden Junior Davis Cup team representative and made three grand slam boys' doubles quarter-finals in 1989, with Nicklas Kulti.[1]

Kristiansson, who turned professional in 1990, was most prominent on tour as a doubles player, with a best ranking of 123 in the world. In singles he had a career high ranking of 277 and reached the final round of qualifying in each of the four grand slam tournaments during his career. He won his only singles match on the ATP Tour at the Prague Open in 1994, over Bohdan Ulihrach.[2]

In 1995 he competed in the main draw of the men's doubles at all grand slam events. At the Australian Open he made the round of 16 partnering Lars-Anders Wahlgren, which included a win against sixth seeds David Adams and Andrei Olhovskiy. He also paired up with Wahlgren for first round exits at the French Open and Wimbledon. With a new partner, Mårten Renström, Kristiansson reached the round of 16 at the US Open.[3]

Since retiring in 1997 he has been a tennis coach. Previously the personal coach of Sofia Arvidsson and Johanna Larsson, he now coaches locally in Båstad.[4]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (3)
No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1994 Aachen, Germany Carpet Sweden David Engel Australia Wayne Arthurs
Australia Brent Larkham		 6–4, 6–4
2. 1996 Dresden, Germany Clay Sweden Mårten Renström Latvia Ģirts Dzelde
Sweden Tomas Nydahl		 3–6, 6–2, 7–5
3. 1996 Seville, Spain Clay Belgium Tom Vanhoudt Italy Fabio Maggi
Spain Juan Antonio Marín		 6–0, 6–7, 6–1

References
  1. "ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Profile - Kristiansson, Ola (SWE)". ITF. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  2. "Prague Open". Detroit Free Press. 3 August 1994. p. 57. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  3. "Men's doubles third round". The Palm Beach Post . 5 September 1995. p. 26. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  4. "Australian Open nästa för Melis Yasar". Skånska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 3 January 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
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