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Oskar Wikberg (born August 20, 1994) is a
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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
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and later transferred to
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. He compiled a college record of 82 wins and 46 losses. Wikberg has one ITF title which he won in
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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
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. His uncle is American advertising executive
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.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wikberg, Oskar 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