Torsten Johansson

Torsten Johansson (11 April 1920 – 14 May 2004) was a Swedish tennis player who was active during the 1940s, 50s and 60s.

[1][2] Johansson set a record by shutting out two opponents at the 1947 Wimbledon, when he beat Brian Royds and Pierre Geeland De Merxem, 6–0, 6–0, 6–0 in the first and second rounds respectively.

During the period 1946 to 1960 he played 72 Davis Cup matches for Sweden of which 51 were victorious.

[4] He and Lennart Bergelin, coach of Björn Borg, turned Sweden into a tennis power after World War II.

After retiring, Johansson became a world-wide distributor of Tretorn Shoes from Sweden and established an outlet in the United States with Bancroft Sporting Goods.