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Birger Andersson

SWE Age 75 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1969–1980

Birger Andersson represented Sweden on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 88. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 34–66 and one singles title.

Peak singles rank

88 (Jun 30, 1975)

Elo peak

1622 (37th percentile)

Singles record

34–66 (34.0%)

Singles titles

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Birger Andersson's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Balazs Taroczy #30	0-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 19, 1980*	SF	Swedish Open	ATP 250	Clay
Mario Martinez	6-4 3-6 6-4	W	—	Match data	Jul 19, 1980*	QF	Swedish Open	ATP 250	Clay
Stefan Simonsson #91	3-6 6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 18, 1980*	R16	Swedish Open	ATP 250	Clay
Carlos Kirmayr #50	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 17, 1980*	R32	Swedish Open	ATP 250	Clay
Dominique Bedel	5-7 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 14, 1980*	R64	Hamburg Open	ATP 250	Clay

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Birger Andersson's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Balazs Taroczy	2	2	Jul 19, 1980	H2H
Dominique Bedel	2	2	May 14, 1980	H2H
Marty Riessen	2	2	Nov 7, 1979	H2H
Antonio Munoz	2	2	May 17, 1979	H2H
Paolo Bertolucci	2	2	May 31, 1978	H2H

Singles Titles (1)

Birger Andersson singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP Finals	Tournaments
1975	24	1	—	—	—	1	—	Algiers
Total		1	—	—	—	1	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Birger Andersson career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1969	18	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1972	21	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—
1973	22	3	8	11	27.3%	186	189
1974	23	2	4	6	33.3%	190	200
1975	24	14	17	31	45.2%	205	95
1976	25	6	14	20	30.0%	124	152
1977	26	3	8	11	27.3%	194	194
1978	27	2	3	5	40.0%	201	216
1979	28	0	6	6	0.0%	180	180
1980	29	3	2	5	60.0%	249	249
Career		34	66	100	34.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Birger Andersson career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1969	18	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1972	21	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
1973	22	1	2	3	33.3%	2	4	6	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	8	11	27.3%
1974	23	1	1	2	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	2	4	6	33.3%
1975	24	1	1	2	50.0%	10	12	22	45.5%	2	2	4	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	14	17	31	45.2%
1976	25	1	1	2	50.0%	5	11	16	31.3%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	6	14	20	30.0%
1977	26	0	2	2	0.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	3	8	11	27.3%
1978	27	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%
1979	28	0	2	2	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	6	6	0.0%
1980	29	—	—	—	—	3	2	5	60.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	5	60.0%
Career	—	4	11	15	26.7%	25	44	69	36.2%	2	3	5	40.0%	3	8	11	27.3%	34	66	100	34.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Birger Andersson career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1973	22	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	2	4	6	33.3%
1974	23	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%
1975	24	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%
1977	26	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	7	7	0.0%
1978	27	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
1979	28	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
1980	29	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	0	0	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%
Career		0	2	2	0.0%	0	8	8	0.0%	3	11	14	21.4%	3	3	6	50.0%	6	24	30	20.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 30/100 (30.0%) of Birger Andersson's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Birger Andersson advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1969	18	1488	97.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-2.00	0–1	—	—	+0.08
1972	21	1470	98.3	—	—	—	—	—	+67	—	22.2%	-2.11	1–0	—	—	+0.40
1973	22	1482	108.6	—	—	—	—	+63	+51	—	29.2%	-1.33	1–1	0–1	—	-0.32
1974	23	1496	110.2	—	—	—	—	+67	—	—	37.5%	-0.56	2–1 (67%)	1–2 (33%)	—	+0.08
1975	24	1536	110.9	—	—	—	—	+24	-24	+26	46.9%	-0.40	5–5 (50%)	4–0 (100%)	104.5	+3.71
1976	25	1504	117.9	—	—	—	—	+33	-18	—	34.1%	-1.34	0–2	3–1 (75%)	—	+0.83
1977	26	1503	128.5	—	—	—	—	+18	+1	—	32.0%	-0.60	1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)	99.0	+0.34
1978	27	1504	111.2	—	—	—	—	—	+9	—	50.0%	+0.44	1–3 (25%)	1–2 (33%)	97.5	+0.51
1979	28	1448	103.1	—	—	—	—	—	+1	—	23.1%	-2.00	0–3 (0%)	—	—	+0.19
1980	29	1500	109.0	—	—	—	—	—	+8	—	50.0%	-0.42	2–0	—	—	+0.47
Career		1622	118.7	—	—	—	—	+39	-3	+26	38.7%	-0.81	13–18 (42%)	10–8 (56%)	101.8	+6.29

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Birger Andersson Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1975	24	R128	R32	R128	2–3 (40%)
1976	25	R128	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1978	27	R128	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–3 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	2–5 (29%)

ATP 500

Birger Andersson ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CAN	W-L Win %
1972	21	R32	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)

ATP 250

Birger Andersson ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	SWE	BAR	FLR	HAM	MAD	MC	MUN	STO	VIE	ALG	AVI	BEC	BOR	BOU	CAI	CHI	COP	DUS	HAM	HEL	LON	LOS	NIC	EAS	OSL	OVI	PAL	PRA	TEH	VAL	W-L Win %
1969	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1972	21	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1973	22	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	3–8 (27%)
1974	23	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	2–4 (33%)
1975	24	R16	QF	—	R64	R64	—	—	R32	—	W	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R64	R64	12–13 (48%)
1976	25	R32	R32	—	—	R64	—	R16	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	R64	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	5–12 (29%)
1977	26	R32	R64	—	—	R16	R16	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	3–8 (27%)
1978	27	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
1979	28	—	R64	R32	—	R64	—	—	R64	R64	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–6 (0%)
1980	29	SF	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–2 (60%)
W-L		6–7 (46%)	4–5 (44%)	1–3 (25%)	1–3 (25%)	3–6 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	3–8 (27%)	0–1 (0%)	5–0 (100%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	30–58 (34%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

Career-high date

Jun 30, 1975

First Top 100

Jun 30, 1975

First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Birger Andersson ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1973	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	186	189
1974	23	—	—	190	191	168	200	178	185	196	—	220	200
1975	24	205	—	125	117	105	88	—	—	—	—	—	95
1976	25	—	—	—	—	—	124	—	—	—	—	—	152
1977	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	194	—	—	—	—	—
1978	27	197	—	—	—	—	—	212	—	—	—	—	216
1979	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	180
1980	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	249
1983	32	831	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Birger Andersson's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Rolf Norberg	SWE	#88	1,612	72	23	49	31.9%	—	0	1969–1977	Rivalries	Match log
Jan Norback	SWE	#84	1,670	114	36	78	31.6%	—	1	1973–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Alvaro Betancur	COL	#89	1,600	112	34	78	30.4%	—	0	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Pavel Hutka	CZE	#84	1,657	102	39	63	38.2%	—	0	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Werner Zirngibl	GER	#86	1,635	113	42	71	37.2%	—	1	1973–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Terry Rocavert	AUS	#92	1,630	98	37	61	37.8%	—	0	1975–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Zan Guerry	USA	#98	1,596	118	41	77	34.7%	—	0	1968–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Michael Grant	USA	#88	1,568	46	15	31	32.6%	$12,600	0	1974–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Butch Seewagen	USA	#87	1,674	145	63	82	43.4%	—	0	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Mike Machette	USA	#90	1,568	119	33	86	27.7%	—	0	1968–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Pat Cramer	RSA	#95	1,664	161	58	103	36.0%	—	0	1968–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Richard Meyer	USA	#83	1,689	120	44	76	36.7%	—	1	1972–1984	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Birger Andersson?: Birger Andersson is 75 years old, born on March 26, 1951.
Which country does Birger Andersson represent?: Birger Andersson represents Sweden in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Birger Andersson left-handed or right-handed?: Birger Andersson plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Birger Andersson won?: Birger Andersson has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Birger Andersson won?: TennisDB does not group any of Birger Andersson's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Birger Andersson won?: Birger Andersson has won 1 ATP singles title across all categories. The most recent was Algiers in 1975.
What is Birger Andersson's highest ATP ranking?: Birger Andersson's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 88, first achieved on June 30, 1975.
What is Birger Andersson's career win-loss record?: Birger Andersson has a career ATP singles record of 34 wins and 66 losses (34.0%).
Which seasons of Birger Andersson's career appear in TennisDB?: Birger Andersson appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1969 through 1980.
On which surface does Birger Andersson have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Birger Andersson's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 36.2% (25–44).
Who has Birger Andersson faced most often?: Birger Andersson's most frequent opponent is Balazs Taroczy, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.