Daniel Berta (born 26 November 1992) is a

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player. He won the Boys' Singles event at the

2009 French Open The 2009 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 113th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 24 through ...

Career

Junior

In the 2009 French Open, he entered the Boys' Singles as an unseeded player. He defeated 9 seed Facundo Argüello in the first round. He then won against

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and

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to reach the quarter finals, where he defeated Richard Becker in straight sets. In the semi finals, he defeated

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to reach his first ever junior Grand Slam final. He defeated French player and 11 seed

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6–1, 3–6, 6–3 for his first ever junior Grand Slam title. In the junior

2009 Wimbledon Championships The 2009 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 123rd edition of the Wimbledon Championships and was held from ...

, Berta lost in the third round to American Alexander Domijan 3–6, 3–6.

ATP

He was granted a wildcard into the 2009 Ordina Open, which was his ATP tournament debut. He lost to Belgian qualifier

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in the first round, 3–6, 3–6.http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100093976 He also received a wildcard into the

2009 Swedish Open The 2009 Collector Swedish Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 1st edition of the Swedish Open, Collector Swedish Open. It took place in Båstad, Sweden, from 6 July through 11 July 2009 for the women and from 13 ...

, where he lost to

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in the first round 3–6, 2–6.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Berta, Daniel 1992 births Living people French Open junior champions Sportspeople from Helsingborg Swedish male tennis players Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles 21st-century Swedish people