Hans Simonsson


Hans Simonsson is a retired professional tennis player from Sweden. Primarily a doubles specialist, he won 12 ATP Tour titles in his career. He won the French Open doubles title in 1983 with his countryman Anders Järryd. He also played in the 1983 Davis Cup final for Sweden. He reached his career high doubles ranking of No. 10 in the world on 2 January 1984. Simonsson again reached the French Open doubles final in 1985, but he and Schlomo Glickstein were defeated by Mark Edmondson and Kim Warwick. The Swede finished his career prematurely at the age of 25.
He is a brother of fellow tennis player Stefan Simonsson.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Doubles titles (12)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.1981Linz, AustriaHard Anders Järryd Brad Drewett
Pavel Složil
6–4, 7–6
Loss1.1981Båstad, SwedenClay Anders Järryd Mark Edmondson
John Fitzgerald
6–2, 5–7, 0–6
Win2.1981Barcelona, SpainClay Anders Järryd Hans Gildemeister
Andrés Gómez
6–1, 6–4
Win3.1982Linz, AustriaHard Anders Järryd Rod Frawley
Paul Kronk
6–2, 6–0
Loss2.1982Hamburg, GermanyClay Anders Järryd Pavel Složil
Tomáš Šmíd
4–6, 3–6
Win4.1982Båstad, SwedenClay Anders Järryd Joakim Nyström
Mats Wilander
0–6, 6–3, 7–6
Loss3.1982Bordeaux, FranceClay Anders Järryd Hans Gildemeister
Andrés Gómez
4–6, 2–6
Win5.1982Barcelona, SpainClay Anders Järryd Carlos Kirmayr
Cássio Motta
6–3, 6–2
Win6.1982Ancona, ItalyCarpet Anders Järryd Tim Gullikson
Bernard Mitton
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Loss4.1983Brussels, BelgiumCarpet Mats Wilander Heinz Günthardt
Balázs Taróczy
2–6, 4–6
Win7.1983French Open, ParisClay Anders Järryd Mark Edmondson
Sherwood Stewart
7–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss5.1983Båstad, SwedenClay Anders Järryd Joakim Nyström
Mats Wilander
6–1, 6–7, 6–7
Win8.1983Barcelona, SpainClay Anders Järryd Jim Gurfein
Erick Iskersky
7–5, 6–3
Win9.1983Stockholm, SwedenHard Anders Järryd Peter Fleming
Johan Kriek
6–3, 6–4
Win10.1984Masters Doubles WCT, LondonCarpet Anders Järryd Pavel Složil
Tomáš Šmíd
1–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win11.1984Sydney Indoor, AustraliaHard Anders Järryd Mark Edmondson
Sherwood Stewart
6–4, 6–4
Loss6.1985French Open, ParisClay Shlomo Glickstein Mark Edmondson
Kim Warwick
3–6, 4–6, 7–6, 3–6
Win12.1985Hilversum, NetherlandsClay Stefan Simonsson Carl Limberger
Mark Woodforde
6–3, 6–4