Edberg Elected to International Tennis Hall of Fame
Sweden's Stefan Edberg, Germany's Steffi Graf and the USA's Dorothy "Dodo"
Cheney will be officially inducted into the International Tennis Hall of
Fame in July.
"Newport is the place to be this July," said Tony Trabert, President of the
International Tennis Hall of Fame. "Not only will we honor the great tennis
careers of three great champions in Steffi, Stefan and Dodo, but we will
also welcome back Hall of Famers from around the world to celebrate the
International Tennis Hall of Fame's 50th Anniversary."
Edberg and Graf have been elected to the Hall of Fame in the Recent Player
category, while Cheney has been elected in the Master Player category. A
panel of international tennis media elected Edberg and Graf, each requiring
at least a 75 percent favorable vote for induction.
The Hall of Fame will hold the official induction ceremony for the Class of
2004 on July 11. Including Graf, Edberg and Cheney, the International Tennis
Hall of Fame has inducted 186 people representing 18 countries since its
establishment in 1954.
Edberg, who turns 38 on January 19, is a former World No. 1 ranked player,
having removed Ivan Lendl from the top spot on August 13, 1990. During his
career he spent a total of 72 (non-consecutive) weeks at No. 1, and finished
the 1990 and 1991 seasons as the No. 1 player in the world. Edberg was ranked
in the year-end Top 10 for ten straight years (1985-1994) finishing in the
Top 5 from 1985-93. He received ATP Player of the Year honors in 1991, and
again in 1992. Edberg is a 5-time recipient of the ATP's Sportsmanship Award
(1988-90, '92, '95), more than any player in ATP history. In 1996, the ATP
again honored Edberg, this time by renaming this award the Edberg
Sportsmanship Award.
Edberg won 41 career singles titles and 18 career doubles titles. He captured
6 Grand Slam singles titles - 2 Australian Open Championships (1985, '87 -
the last man to win on Australian grass), 2 Wimbledon Championships (1988,
'90) and 2 US Open Championships (1991, '92). Edberg also won the 1996
Australian Open Doubles title (with Petr Korda), and captured the 1987
Australian and US Open Doubles Championships (both with Anders Jarryd).
Sweden has won the Davis Cup seven times, and Edberg played on four of the 7
winning Cup teams (1984, '85, '87, '94). He is tied with countryman Ove
Bengtson for most years played on the Swedish Davis Cup team with 13,
playing from 1984 through 1996. Edberg also holds Sweden's record for
most Davis Cup final appearances, playing in seven. He finished his Davis
Cup career playing in 35 ties with an overall total win-loss record of 47-23
(35-15 in singles and 12-8 in doubles). Edberg also participated in
the 1984 Olympics (tennis was a demonstration sport), where he was the
Singles Gold Medal winner. In 1988, he won Bronze in both singles and
doubles competition in Seoul.
The International Tennis Hall of Fame is a non-profit organization dedicated
to preserving the history and heritage of tennis and its champions.
http://www.atptennis.com/en/newsandscores/news/2004/edberg_halloffame.asp
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