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Edberg
/ ˈɛdbɜːɡ /
noun
- EdbergStefan1966MSwedishSPORT AND GAMES: tennis player Stefan. born 1966, Swedish tennis player; winner of six Grand Slam singles titles: Wimbledon (1988, 1990), the US Open (1991–2), and the Australian Open (1985, 1987)
Example Sentences
Only four players who won the boys' singles title have gone on to win the men's - Roger Federer, Bjorn Borg, Pat Cash and Stefan Edberg.
“I had a real urge to take the exit to the 5,” bicyclist Steve Edberg told The Times in an article covering that 2003 gathering.
And there were big names from yesteryear, too, of course: Billie Jean King, Rod Laver, Chris Evert, Bjorn Borg — he and McEnroe, fierce rivals in the 1980s, hugged each other — Stefan Edberg and Goran Ivanisevic.
Sporting royalty was on hand, too: former NBA star Pau Gasol, a friend and compatriot of Nadal’s, and tennis champions Billie Jean King, Stefan Edberg, Stan Smith and Gustavo Kuerten.
Becker also reached the Wimbledon final in 1988, losing to Sweden's Stefan Edberg.
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