Christer Allgårdh (born 20 February 1967) is a former professional

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player from Sweden.

Career

Allgårdh won the doubles event at the 1982

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, with

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. Back home in Sweden he was a national junior champion in 1979, 1981 and 1985. On the

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, Allgårdh was most prominent as a doubles player and won a tournament in his first ever Grand Prix appearance, at Bari in 1987. He won his second title in 1992, teaming up with

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in the

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. The Swede was also a finalist in two other events, but was unable to add any more titles. As a singles player he had his best result in the

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, where he reached the semi-finals. He took part in the main draw of two Grand Slams during his career, both in 1993 and in doubles. At the French Open that year, Allgårdh played beside

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and they lost in the opening round. Although he also failed to get past the first round in the

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, this time partnering

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, the pair were able to push third seeds

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and Jonathan Stark to five sets, eventually losing 8–10 in the decider.ITF Tennis Profile
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Grand Prix/ATP career finals

Doubles: 4 (2–2)

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

Doubles: (7)

References

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