Oskar Wikberg (born August 20, 1994) is a
Swedish
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tennis
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player.
Career
Wikberg was a talented youth player. He had a constant presence in the Swedish juniors top-10. He won the Swedish National Championships in singles U-18.
Wikberg played college tennis at the
University of Wisconsin
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and later transferred to
UC Berkeley
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.
He compiled a college record of 82 wins and 46 losses.
Wikberg has one ITF title which he won in
Vietnam
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.
He has reached the quarterfinals in two ITF 10,000 Futures tournaments.
Personal life
Wikberg is from
Täby, Sweden. His sister, Hanna, is also a professional tennis player, who played college tennis at
Penn State #Redirect Pennsylvania State University
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.
His uncle is American advertising executive
Jerry Reitman
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.
References
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1993 births
Living people
Swedish male tennis players
Tennis players from Stockholm
California Golden Bears men's tennis players
Swedish expatriate tennis players in the United States