Peter Carlsson

This article is about the tennis player. For the drummer, see Carolina Liar. For other people with similar names, see Peter Karlsson.

Peter Carlsson (born 13 April 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.^[1]

Peter Carlsson

Country (sports)	Sweden
Residence	Tyresö
Born	(1963-04-13) 13 April 1963 (age 62) Stockholm, Sweden
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Plays	Left-handed
Prize money	$70,262
Singles
Career record	10–22
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 119 (13 April 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1987)
French Open	1R (1987)
Doubles
Career record	3–22
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 101 (18 November 1985)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1985, 1987)
French Open	1R (1986)
Wimbledon	1R (1986)

Career

Carlsson was a quarter-finalist at the Tel Aviv Open in both 1985 and 1986.^[2]

The Swede defeated Jason Stoltenberg in the opening round of the 1987 Australian Open.^[2] He lost the first two sets to John Frawley in his next match and then retired from the tournament with a shoulder injury.^[3] In the 1987 French Open he was beaten in the first round by countryman Jan Gunnarsson.^[2]

He has coached many top Swedish tennis players since retiring, including Jonas Björkman, Thomas Enqvist and Robin Söderling.^[2]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	1985	Vienna, Austria	Carpet	Jonas Svensson	Josef Čihák Alessandro de Minicis	6–3, 6–2
2.	1986	Helsinki, Finland	Carpet	Jörgen Windahl	Kelly Jones David Livingston	6–2, 4–6, 7–6