Svensson played a 77-game opening round match against American John Andrews at the 1975 Wimbledon Championships, which he won 18–16 in the fifth set.

[2] He made the quarter-finals in the men's doubles at the 1975 US Open, with Armistead Neely.

[3] Also in 1975, Svensson had a win over Björn Borg in a WCT tournament in Stockholm.

[4] In the 1978 Davis Cup competition he represented the Sweden team in three ties.

This included the Europe Zone final against Hungary, which Sweden won.