Top 8 Swedish tennis players of all time

#5 Sven Davidson

Sven Davidson - 1957 French Open champion

The first Swedish tennis superstar was the late Sven Davidson. He was the first-ever tennis player from the country to win a Grand Slam Singles title; he did so at the 1957 French Open, beating Herbert Flam in the final.

Prior to that, he was the runner-up at the French Open for two successive years, in 1955 and 1956.

Davidson reached a career-high world ranking of Number 3 in 1957. That year he also made the semifinals of both Wimbledon and the US Open. He won a total of 50 singles titles during the course of his career. He was also a part of the Swedish Davis Cup team from 1950 to 1960.

At the 1958 Wimbledon, Davidson paired up with fellow Swede Ulf Schmidt to win the doubles title. Davidson was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2007.