| Country (sports) |  Sweden |
|---|---|
| Residence | Monte Carlo,Monaco |
| Born | (1967-07-19)19 July 1967 (age 58) Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 1985 |
| Retired | 1996 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,262,792 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 161–162 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 32 (27 January 1992) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1993) |
| French Open | 3R (1990) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1990,1994) |
| US Open | 2R (1987,1991,1994) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Grand Slam Cup | 1R (1990) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 8–11 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 333 (27 July 1992) |
Per Christian Bergström (Swedish:[ˈkrɪs.ti.anˈbæ̂rjˌstrœm]; born 19 July 1967) is a formertennis player fromSweden, who turned professional in 1985. He did not win any titles (neither singles nor doubles) during his career, but reached three singles quarter-finals in Grand Slam tournaments:Wimbledon (1990, 1994) andAustralian Open (1993). The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on theATP Tour on 27 January 1992, when he became World No. 32.[1]
Bergström was the Swedish junior champion in 1984 and European junior champion in 1985.[2] He reached the semi-finals of the 1985 U.S. Open Juniors, losing toJoey Blake. At the Junior French Open, he lost in the 3rd round toThomas Muster. Bergström was ranked No. 2 in theITF Junior world rankings and turned professional at the end of 1985.[3]
Bergström started the year ranked 410 in the world on theATP rankings and mostly competed on theATP Challenger Series. He reached the quarter-finals at theParioli Challenger, the semi-finals at theBergen Challenger and his best result was winning theTampere Challenger. He also qualified for two Grand Slam events, theFrench Open and theUS Open, losing in the first round of both.
In 1987 Bergström reached the quarter-finals at theDortmund Challenger and won thePorto Challenger. On theGrand Prix Tour he reached the quarter-finals at theLorraine Open inNancy and also inMadrid. Bergström participated in three Grand Slam events, beating countrymen in the first round of each. At theFrench Open he beatJohan Carlsson in the first round, atWimbledon,Peter Lundgren and at theUS Open,Mikael Pernfors had to retire in the first round. Bergström lost in the second round at all three events and ended the year ranked number 69 in the world on theATP rankings.[2]
Bergström did not compete in any Challenger tournaments during the 1988 season. On theGrand Prix Tour he reached two quarter-finals, atMetz andGeneva and two semi-finals atBåstad andToulouse. He had his first victory over a top ten player when he beat the world number 10,Henri Leconte at the Toulouse tournament.[4]
The 1989 season was less successful as Bergström reaches three quarter-finals, atMilan,Båstad andToulouse. In November he reached the semi-finals at theCopenhagen Challenger and finished the year ranked number 106 in the world.[2]
During April 1990, Bergström reached the quarter-finals inMunich as a qualifier, losing to the eventual winnerKarel Nováček. He also qualified for theFrench Open, losing in 5 sets in the 3rd round to the 11th-seededMichael Chang. AtWimbledon he upset the tournament 11th seed and word number 21,Guy Forget in the fourth round and lost in the quarter-finals toStefan Edberg.[5] During October he reached the quarter-finals inToulouse and in November the semi-finals at theLondon-indoor. As a result of his Wimbledon success, Bergström qualified as one of sixteen players for theGrand Slam Cup, where he lost in the first round toIvan Lendl.
Bergström kicked off 1991 with a fair amount of success by reaching the semi-finals inWellington and the quarter-finals inAuckland. He also reached the quarter-finals atRotterdam,Copenhagen,Basel andToulouse, where he upset world number 5,Michael Stich in the first round. Bergström also made two semi-finals, inMunich where he beatThomas Muster and inBåstad. His best result in a Grand Slam, was once again atWimbledon, where he beatBrad Gilbert on his route to the round of 16.[6]
Bergström broke into the top 50 in the world for the first time on 22 April 1991 at number 48 on theATP ranking and during October advanced to number 40 on the ATP rankings. He made his debut for theSwedish Davis Cup team in theWorld Group qualifying round against thePhilippines inManila. He won both his singles matches and teaming up withRikard Bergh, won the doubles.[7]
Bergström made his first ATP Tour final at the first tournament of the year inAdelaide losing toGoran Ivanišević in three sets. The following week he reached the quarter-finals inSydney beating the world number 9,Petr Korda in the second round. He finished his 1992 Australian journey by beating world number 7, Guy Forget on route to the last 16 at theAustralian Open. After the Australian Open he reached his highest individual ranking of 32, on the ATP ranking. Later in the year, he also reached the quarter-finals inBåstad andToulouse.
Partnering fellow Swede,Magnus Gustafsson he reached his first and only doubles final on the ATP Tour atBåstad.[2] He made his second Davis Cup appearance for Sweden in theWorld Group quarter-finals againstAustralia, when he replaced Gustafsson for the reverse singles and then defeatedRichard Fromberg.[8] Bergström ended 1992 ranked number 58 in the world.
Bergström begun 1993 by making the final inAdelaide for the second year running, losing to fellow SwedeNicklas Kulti. At theAustralian Open he became the first player to defeat Ivan Lendl in the first round of the Australian Open, and by so doing breaking Lendl's record run of 40 consecutive first round victories in Grand Slam appearances. After defeating the eighth seeded Lendl in die first round, he also defeated the world number eleven and tournament tenth seed,Wayne Ferreira before losing to Stefan Edberg in the quarter-finals. Bergström also made the quarter-finals inBeijing and the semi-finals inBåstad andToulouse and ended the year ranked number 52 in the world.[2]
1994 started less successful for Bergström and he only reaches two quarter-finals prior to theFrench Open, where he lost in the second round of thequalifying event. His first quarter-final was at theSouth African Open inSun City, where he defeated his compatriot and the world number 10, Magnus Gustafsson. His second quarter-final appearance was at theAT&T Challenge inAtlanta. Bergström's best result of the year was atWimbledon where he reached the quarter-finals for the second time in his career, with victories overDiego Nargiso,Greg Rusedski,Jordi Burillo andBryan Shelton, before losing toBoris Becker.[9]
Bergström started 1995 with a ranking of 112, but struggled to gain any momentum on the1995 ATP Tour. He finished the year with only two match victories on the Tour and with an ATP ranking of number 259 in world. His best result was on the Challenger Tour, where he had to qualify for the main draw at theTampere Open, and then made the final before losing toGalo Blanco.[10]
In 1996 Bergström participated onITF Satellite circuit and during April won the Germany 1 Circuit.[11] He made his last appearance at an ATP Tour event at his hometown tournament, theSwedish Open inBåstad where he made the main draw as alucky loser and then lost in the first round to Richard Fromberg.[12]
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Jan 1992 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard |  Goran Ivanišević | 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | Jan 1993 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Nicklas Kulti | 6–3, 5–7, 4–6 |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Jul 1992 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Magnus Gustafsson |  Tomas Carbonell Christian Miniussi | 4–6, 5–7 |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jun 1986 | Tampere, Finland | Clay |  Massimo Cierro | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 2. | Apr 1987 | Porto, Portugal | Clay |  Alex Antonitsch | 6–1, 6–3 |
