Torsten Johansson

Torsten Johansson

Torsten Johansson (April 11,1920-May 14, 2004) was a Swedish tennis player. who set a record by shutting out two opponents at Wimbledon in 1946. A 6-0, 6-0, 6-0 victory is a tennis rarity. Johansson played for the Royal Tennis Club in the early 1940s and won more than 100 national titles for the club, a record that still stands. He and Lennart Bergelin turned Sweden into a tennis power after World War II. Johansson played Davis Cup tennis for 16 years, retiring after the 1962 series against Mexico. He played in senior tournaments until his death. [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8858672]

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