Mike Brunnberg (born May 4, 1958) is a Swedish born American former professional

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player.

Biography

Early life

Brunnberg was born in

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and grew up in

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. A graduate of the

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, he turned professional in 1981.

Professional career

His best performance on the

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came at the Caracas Open in 1982 when he made the quarter-finals in the singles and was a semi-finalist in the doubles. He won his first Grand Slam match as a qualifier at the 1982 US Open, defeating former top 20 player

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in five sets, before being eliminated in the second round by

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. At the

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he won twice from two sets down to make the fourth round. He started the tournament with back to back comeback wins over David Mustard, then

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. After upsetting eighth seed Chris Lewis in the third round, over three sets, he was beaten in the round of 16 by local player

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, in another three setter. Both of those matches were best of three as the tournament had a curtailed format, meaning that all of his four matches went the maximum number of sets. He made one further Grand Slam appearance, which was at the

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, where he featured in another five set match, on this occasion a loss, to Andreas Maurer in the opening round.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brunnberg, Mike 1958 births Living people American male tennis players Swedish emigrants to the United States Tennis players from Florida Tennis players from Stockholm University of Miami alumni Miami Hurricanes men's tennis players 20th-century American sportsmen