Hans Simonsson (born 1 May 1962) is a retired professional

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player from

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. Primarily a doubles specialist, he won 11

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titles in his career. He won the

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doubles title in

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with his countryman

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. He also played in the 1983 Davis Cup final for

. He reached his career high doubles ranking of No. 10 in the world on 2 January 1984. Simonsson again reached the French Open doubles final in

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, but he and Schlomo Glickstein were defeated by

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and Kim Warwick. The Swede finished his career prematurely at the age of 25. He is a brother of fellow tennis player Stefan Simonsson.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Career finals

Doubles (11 titles, 7 runner-ups)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Simonsson, Hans 1962 births Living people Swedish male tennis players Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles French Open champions 20th-century Swedish people