Mats Wilander

Mats Wilander (b. August 22 1964, in V?xj?, Sweden), is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Sweden. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles and one Grand Slam doubles title. He is particularly remembered for his most dominant year on the tour, 1988, when he won three of the four Grand Slam singles events. He was also a driving force behind Sweden's run of seven consecutive Davis Cup finals in the 1980s.

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Wilander first came to the tennis world's attention as a brilliant junior player, winning the French Open junior title, the European under-16 and under-18 championships, and the prestigious Orange Bowl under-16 event in Miami. He made his debut on the professional tour in 1981.

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Wilander shocked the tennis world in 1982, upsetting Guillermo Vilas in four sets in the final to win the French Open and become the youngest-ever male Grand Slam singles champion at 17 years, 9 months. (This record has since been broken by Boris Becker and Michael Chang.) Wilander won three further tournaments in 1982, to finish the year ranked the World No. 7.

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