Douglas Geiwald (born 14 April 1971) is a Swedish former professional tennis player.[1]

Douglas Geiwald
Country (sports) Sweden
Born (1971-04-14) 14 April 1971 (age 53)
Olofström, Sweden
Prize money$10,245
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 362 (26 Aug 1991)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 242 (12 Oct 1992)

Tennis career edit

As a junior, Geiwald participated in the singles at the junior French Open and US Open in 1989 and with Mårten Renström in the doubles at the 1989 junior US Open. He finished 1989 as the No. 16 in singles and the No. 4 in doubles on the Junior World rankings. [2]

On the professional tour, Geiwald had best world rankings of 362 in singles and 242 in doubles. His only appearance in the main draw of an ATP event was at the 1990 Swedish Open, where he and partner Roger Pettersson lost in the first round of the doubles to their compatriots, Rikard Bergh and Ronnie Båthman. He reached one singles final and one doubles final on the ATP Challenger Tour.[3]

In 1999, Geiwald served as the head coach of the UNLV Rebels women's tennis program.[4]

ATP Challenger finals edit

Singles: 1 (0–1) edit

Result No.    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Aug 1991 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard   Mario Visconti 3–6, 6–1, 2–6

Doubles: 1 (0–1) edit

Result No.    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Oct 1992 Dublin, Ireland Hard   Robbie Koenig   Sander Groen
  Arne Thoms
7–5, 4–6, 3–6

References edit

  1. ^ "Douglas Geiwald| Player Stats | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1990). ITF World of Tennis 1990. London: Willow Books Collins. pp. 445–446. ISBN 9780002182522.
  3. ^ "Douglas Geiwald | Player Activity | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  4. ^ "Geiwald Named New Women's Tennis Coach". University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics. Retrieved 2021-11-22.

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