Daniel Berta

Daniel Berta

Daniel Berta (born November 26, 1992) is a Swedish tennis player. He won the Boys' Singles event at the 2009 French Open. He was born in Helsingborg, and is coached by Julius Demburg.^[1]

Career

Early

He started playing tennis at the age of four.^[1]

Junior

In the 2009 French Open, he entered the Boys' Singles as an unseeded player. He defeated 9 seed Facundo Argüello in the first round. He then won against Pablo Carreno-Busta and Federico Gaio to reach the quarter finals, where he defeated Richard Becker in straight sets. In the semi finals, he defeated Henri Laaksonen to reach his first ever junior Grand Slam final. He defeated French player and 11 seed Gianni Mina 6-1, 3-6, 6-3^[2] for his first ever junior Grand Slam title^{[citation needed]}.

In the junior 2009 Wimbledon Championships, Berta lost in the third round to American Alexander Domijan 3-6, 3-6.

ATP

He was granted a wildcard into the 2009 Ordina Open, which was his ATP tournament debut. He lost to Belgian qualifier Dick Norman in the first round, 3-6, 3-6.^[3] He also received a wildcard into the 2009 Swedish Open, where he lost to Björn Phau in the first round 3-6, 2-6.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player.asp?player=100093976
2. ^ 2009 French Open junior results at itftennis.com
3. ^ http://www.itftennis.com/mens/players/activity.asp?player=100093976

External links

• Daniel Berta at the Association of Tennis Professionals

Preceded by Yang Tsung-hua

ITF Junior World Champion 2009

Succeeded by Juan Sebastián Gómez

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Name	Berta
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Short description	Tennis player
Date of birth	November 26, 1992
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