Bo Holmström (tennis)

Bo Eddie Holmström (born 15 May 1943) is a Swedish former tennis player.^[1]

Bo Holmström

Country (sports)	Sweden
Residence	Täby, Sweden
Born	(1943-05-15) 15 May 1943 (age 82)
Retired	1976
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	2–8
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	137 (26 November 1973)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon	1R (1965)
Doubles
Career record	2–5
Career titles	0
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	2R (1966)

Career

Holmström made his debut for Sweden in the Davis Cup competition during 1964 Europe Zone first-round tie against Greece, losing his singles match against Nicky Kalogeropoulos. In the 1966 first round, against Poland, Holmström played both the singles and the doubles rubbers. In his first singles rubber he lost to Wieslaw Gasiorek while beating Piotr Jamroz in the second. In the doubles he teamed up with Lars Ölander, losing to Gasiorek and Wieslaw Nowicki.^[2]

In Grand Slam tennis, Holmström, as a lucky loser, qualified for the 1965 Wimbledon Championships losing in the first round to the Australian, Bob Howe.^[3][4]

See also

• List of Sweden Davis Cup team representatives