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Swedish tennis player
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Birth:
1 May 1962
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Biography
Introduction
Hans Simonsson (born 1 May 1962 in Färgaryd) 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's the brother of Stefan Simonsson.
Grand Slam doubles finals
Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | Partnering | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1983 | French Open |  Anders Järryd |  Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart | 7–6(4), 6–4, 6–2 |
Runners-up (1)
| Year | Championship | Partnering | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1985 | French Open |  Schlomo Glickstein | Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick | 3–6, 4–6, 7–6(5), 3–6 |
Doubles titles (12)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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| Winner | 1. | 1981 | Linz, Austria | Hard (i) | Anders Järryd | Brad Drewett Pavel Složil | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1981 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Anders Järryd | Mark Edmondson John Fitzgerald | 6–2, 5–7, 0–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 1981 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Anders Järryd |  Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 1982 | Linz, Austria | Hard | Anders Järryd | Rod Frawley Paul Kronk | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1982 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Anders Järryd | Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 1982 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Anders Järryd | Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander | 0–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 1982 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Anders Järryd | Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 1982 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Anders Järryd |  Carlos Kirmayr Cassio Motta | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 6. | 1982 | Ancona, Italy | Carpet (i) | Anders Järryd | Tim Gullikson Bernard Mitton | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 1983 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet | Mats Wilander |  Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 1983 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Anders Järryd | Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart | 7–6(4), 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 1983 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Anders Järryd | Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander | 6–1, 6–7, 6–7 |
| Winner | 8. | 1983 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Anders Järryd | Jim Gurfein Erick Iskersky | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 9. | 1983 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Anders Järryd | Peter Fleming Johan Kriek | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 10. | 1984 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet (i) | Anders Järryd | Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd | 1–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 11. | 1984 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Anders Järryd | Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 1985 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Shlomo Glickstein | Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick | 3–6, 4–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 12. | 1985 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Stefan Simonsson | Carl Limberger Mark Woodforde | 6–3, 6–4 |