One of the finest serve-and-volleyers in tennis history, Edberg was at his peak in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and formed an enduring rivalry, especially at Wimbledon, with Boris Becker.

Possessing the perfect game for grass, the Swede, born on January 19th 1966 , beat the German in two of the three Wimbledon finals they contested in consecutive years from 1988-90, although Becker won in straight sets when the duo met in 1989.

There were four other Grand Slam victories for Edberg, the first two of which came at the Australian Open in 1985 and 1987, when that event was still held on grass.

He also proved his worth on hard courts by capturing the US Open title in 1991 and 1992, and reached the 1989 French Open final, only to lose in five sets to Michael Chang.

Edberg had, however, triumphed on the red clay of Roland Garros in 1983 when he became the first player ever to achieve the 'junior Grand Slam'.

Also a highly accomplished doubles player, he won three other Grand Slams in partnership with Anders Jarryd, their Australian Open success in 1987 supplementing Edberg's singles victory in Melbourne.

A winner of 42 titles in his 12 years on tour, Edberg also won the Olympic tournament when it was an exhibition sport at Los Angeles in 1984.

His final crown came at Doha in 1995, the year before he bowed out from tennis, while Edberg's final Grand Slam match was a US Open quarter-final defeat to Goran Ivanisevic.

The Swede now plays on the senior circuit as well as pursuing business interests in his native country.