Robert Lindstedt


Robert Lindstedt is a Swedish professional tennis player
He turned professional in 1998, and is a doubles specialist. His biggest title was the 2014 Australian Open with partner Łukasz Kubot. Lindstedt is also a three-time Wimbledon finalist with former partner Horia Tecău.

Career

Early years

Lindstedt played college tennis in the United States, playing first at Fresno State University before following coach Peter Smith to Pepperdine University, where he completed his collegiate career. While at Pepperdine, he teamed with Kelly Gullett in doubles competition. They were runners-up at the 1998 NCAA individual competition at the University of Georgia, receiving all-America honors for the second year in a row.

2007–2008

Lindstedt won two doubles titles in 2007, the first in Mumbai with Jarkko Nieminen against Indian Rohan Bopanna and Pakistani Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi. The second came paired with Jordan Kerr in Tokyo, beating Frank Dancevic and Stephen Huss. In 2008. Lindstedt paired with Marc Gicquel to win the Washington tournament and was a semifinalist at the ATP Master Series event in Indian Wells with Richard Gasquet, in Tokyo with Jordan Kerr, and in Kitzbühel with Jürgen Melzer.
Robert was part of a team including Robin Söderling, Thomas Johansson, and coach Peter Carlsson who beat the Russian tennis team 2–1 in the ARAG World Team Cup in Düsseldorf.

2010

Lindstedt reached his first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon, with long-time partner Horia Tecău.

2012

Robert and Horia Tecău of Romania reached their third Wimbledon final in a row. They also defeated Alexander Peya of Austria and Bruno Soares of Brazil to win the Swedish Open.

2013

Robert and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia partnered during the first three months; they won Rotterdam together.
Later, Lindstedt played with Daniel Nestor and reached the final in Barcelona on clay at their second tournament
together. Lindstedt scored his first win over the Bryan brothers with Nestor before they stopped playing together.

2014

Lindstedt and Łukasz Kubot of Poland won the Australian Open together, after failing to win a match before the Grand Slam event.

Significant finals

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 4 (1–3)

Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1)

Masters 1000 finals

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

ATP career finals

Doubles: 48 (23 titles, 25 runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–12005 Ho Chi Minh City Open|Vietnam OpenInternationalCarpet Ashley Fisher Lars Burgsmüller
Philipp Kohlschreiber
6–5, 4–6, 2–6
Loss0–22006 Tennis Channel Open – Doubles|Las Vegas Open, United StatesInternationalHard Jaroslav Levinský Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
3–6, 2–6
Loss0–32006 Mercedes Cup|Stuttgart Open, GermanyIntl. GoldClay Yves Allegro Gastón Gaudio
Max Mirnyi
5–7, 7–6,
Win1–32007 Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open – Doubles|Mumbai Open, IndiaInternationalHard Jarkko Nieminen Rohan Bopanna
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
7–6, 7–6
Win2–32007 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles|Japan OpenIntl. GoldHard Jordan Kerr Frank Dancevic
Stephen Huss
6–4, 6–4
Win3–32008 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Doubles|Washington Open, United StatesInternationalHard Marc Gicquel Bruno Soares
Kevin Ullyett
7–6, 6–3
Win4–32009 Heineken Open – Doubles|Auckland Open, New Zealand250 SeriesHard Martin Damm Scott Lipsky
Leander Paes
7–5, 6–4
Win5–32009 PBZ Zagreb Indoors – Doubles|Zagreb Indoors, Croatia250 SeriesHard Martin Damm Christopher Kas
Rogier Wassen
6–4, 6–3
Loss5–42009 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles|Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE500 SeriesHard Martin Damm Rik de Voest
Dmitry Tursunov
6–4, 3–6,
Loss5–52009 Estoril Open – Men's Doubles|Estoril Open, Portugal250 SeriesClay Martin Damm Eric Butorac
Scott Lipsky
3–6, 2–6
Loss5–62009 Swedish Open – Men's Doubles|Swedish Open250 SeriesClay Robin Söderling Jaroslav Levinský
Filip Polášek
6–1, 3–6,
Win6–62009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Doubles|Washington Open, United States 500 SeriesHard Martin Damm Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
7–5, 7–6
Loss6–72010 Open 13 – Doubles|Open 13, France250 SeriesHard Julian Knowle Julien Benneteau
Michaël Llodra
4–6, 3–6
Win7–72010 Grand Prix Hassan II – Doubles|Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco250 SeriesClay Horia Tecău Rohan Bopanna
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
6–2, 3–6,
Win8–72010 UNICEF Open – Men's Doubles|Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands250 SeriesGrass Horia Tecău Lukáš Dlouhý
Leander Paes
1–6, 7–5,
Loss8–82010 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles|Wimbledon, United KingdomGrand SlamGrass Horia Tecău Jürgen Melzer
Philipp Petzschner
1–6, 5–7, 5–7
Win9–82010 Swedish Open – Men's Doubles|Swedish Open250 SeriesClay Horia Tecău Andreas Seppi
Simone Vagnozzi
6–4, 7–5
Win10–82010 Pilot Pen Tennis – Men's Doubles|New Haven Open, United States250 SeriesHard Horia Tecău Rohan Bopanna
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
6–4, 7–5
Loss10–92011 Brisbane International – Men's Doubles|Brisbane International, Australia250 SeriesHard Horia Tecău Lukáš Dlouhý
Paul Hanley
4–6, ret.
Win11–92011 Grand Prix Hassan II – Doubles|Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco 250 SeriesClay Horia Tecău Colin Fleming
Igor Zelenay
6–2, 6–1
Loss11–102011 UNICEF Open – Men's Doubles|Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands250 SeriesGrass Horia Tecău Daniele Bracciali
František Čermák
3–6, 6–2,
Loss11–112011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles|Wimbledon, United KingdomGrand SlamGrass Horia Tecău Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
3–6, 4–6, 6–7
Win12–112011 Swedish Open – Men's Doubles|Swedish Open 250 SeriesClay Horia Tecău Simon Aspelin
Andreas Siljeström
6–3, 6–3
Loss12–122011 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Doubles|Washington Open, United States500 SeriesHard Horia Tecău Michaël Llodra
Nenad Zimonjić
7–6, 6–7,
Loss12–132011 China Open – Men's Doubles|China Open500 SeriesHard Horia Tecău Michaël Llodra
Nenad Zimonjić
6–7, 6–7
Loss12–142012 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Doubles|Rotterdam Open, Netherlands500 SeriesHard Horia Tecău Michaël Llodra
Nenad Zimonjić
6–4, 5–7,
Win13–142012 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy – Doubles|Romanian Open250 SeriesClay Horia Tecău Jérémy Chardy
Łukasz Kubot
7–6, 6–3
Loss13–152012 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's Doubles|Madrid Open, SpainMasters 1000Clay Horia Tecău Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
3–6, 4–6
Win14–152012 UNICEF Open – Men's Doubles|Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands 250 SeriesGrass Horia Tecău Juan Sebastián Cabal
Dmitry Tursunov
6–3, 7–6
Loss14–162012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles|Wimbledon, United KingdomGrand SlamGrass Horia Tecău Jonathan Marray
Frederik Nielsen
6–4, 4–6, 6–7, 7–6, 3–6
Win15–162012 Swedish Open – Men's Doubles|Swedish Open 250 SeriesClay Horia Tecău Alexander Peya
Bruno Soares
6–3, 7–6
Win16–162012 Western & Southern Open – Men's Doubles|Cincinnati Masters, United StatesMasters 1000Hard Horia Tecău Mahesh Bhupathi
Rohan Bopanna
6–4, 6–4
Loss16–172012 If Stockholm Open – Doubles|Stockholm Open, Sweden250 SeriesHard Nenad Zimonjić Marcelo Melo
Bruno Soares
7–6, 5–7,
Win17–172013 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Doubles|Rotterdam Open, Netherlands500 SeriesHard Nenad Zimonjić Thiemo de Bakker
Jesse Huta Galung
5–7, 6–3,
Loss17–182013 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles|Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE500 SeriesHard Nenad Zimonjić Mahesh Bhupathi
Michaël Llodra
6–7, 6–7
Loss17–192013 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell – Doubles|Barcelona Open, Spain500 SeriesClay Daniel Nestor Alexander Peya
Bruno Soares
7–5, 6–7,
Loss17–202013 If Stockholm Open – Doubles|Stockholm Open, Sweden250 SeriesHard Jonas Björkman Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Jean-Julien Rojer
2–6, 2–6
Win18–202014 Australian Open – Men's Doubles|Australian OpenGrand SlamHard Łukasz Kubot Eric Butorac
Raven Klaasen
6–3, 6–3
Loss18–212015 Istanbul Open – Doubles|Istanbul Open, Turkey250 SeriesClay Jürgen Melzer Radu Albot
Dušan Lajović
4–6, 6–7
Win19–212015 Winston-Salem Open – Doubles|Winston-Salem Open, United States250 SeriesHard Dominic Inglot Eric Butorac
Scott Lipsky
6–2, 6–4
Win20–212016 ATP Shenzhen Open – Doubles|Shenzhen Open, China250 SeriesHard Fabio Fognini Oliver Marach
Fabrice Martin
7–6, 6–3
Loss20–222016 Swiss Indoors – Doubles|Swiss Indoors, Switzerland500 SeriesHard Michael Venus Marcel Granollers
Jack Sock
3–6, 4–6
Win21–222017 Antalya Open – Doubles|Antalya Open, Turkey250 SeriesGrass Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Oliver Marach
Mate Pavić
7–5, 4–1 ret.
Win22–222018 Istanbul Open – Doubles|Istanbul Open, Turkey250 SeriesClay Dominic Inglot Ben McLachlan
Nicholas Monroe
3–6, 6–3,
Loss22–232018 MercedesCup – Doubles|Stuttgart Open, Germany250 SeriesGrass Marcin Matkowski Philipp Petzschner
Tim Pütz
6–7, 3–6
Loss22–242018 ATP Shenzhen Open – Doubles|Shenzhen Open, China250 SeriesHard Rajeev Ram Ben McLachlan
Joe Salisbury
6–7, 6–7
Loss22–252019 Geneva Open – Doubles|Geneva Open, Switzerland250 SeriesClay Matthew Ebden Oliver Marach
Mate Pavić
4–6, 4–6
Win23–252019 Moselle Open – Doubles|Moselle Open, France250 SeriesHard Jan-Lennard Struff Nicolas Mahut
Édouard Roger-Vasselin
2–6, 7–6,

Doubles performance timeline

Footnotes

World TeamTennis

Lindstedt enters his third season with World TeamTennis in 2020, after making his debut with the Washington Kastles in 2018, and playing a season with the Springfield Lasers in 2019. It was announced he will be returning to the Springfield Lasers during the 2020 WTT season set to begin July 12.