Michael Tauson
Country (sports)Denmark Denmark
Born (1966-06-25) 25 June 1966
Copenhagen, Denmark
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$135,455
Singles
Career record27–26
Career titles0
2 Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 101 (3 Mar 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1990)
French Open2R (1989)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (1988)
Doubles
Career record9–10
Career titles0
1 Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 118 (4 May 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (1987)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic GamesQF (1988)

Michael Tauson (born 25 June 1966 in Copenhagen) is a former tennis player from Denmark, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. There he was defeated in the first round by the number five seed from the United States, Brad Gilbert. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 5 March 1990, when he became the number 101 of the world.[1] Michael Tauson is nowadays among other things, working as Tennis commentator for Danish television; TV2 and TV2 Sport.

Personal life

His niece Clara Tauson is also a professional tennis player.[2]

Challenger titles

Singles: (2)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. Feb 1989 Telford, Great Britain Carpet Sweden Peter Nyborg 6–4, 6–3
2. Feb 1989 Croydon, Great Britain Carpet United Kingdom Chris Bailey 6–4, 7–6

Doubles: (1)

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. Jul 1988 Hanko, Finland Clay Denmark Morten Christensen Finland Joakim Berner
Sweden Tomas Nydahl
6–2, 6–1

See also

References

  1. "Michael Tauson | Rankings History | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  2. "Dansk tennis-komet har slået Wozniacki-rekord: 'Hun spiller som en dreng'". November 2017.


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