{{Short description|Swedish tennis player}} {{Infobox tennis biography |name = Simon Freund |image = |caption = |fullname = |country = {{SWE}} |residence = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|9|28}} |birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden |height = {{convert|abbr=on|1.78|m}} |weight = |turnedpro = |retired = 2024 |plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |college = UCSB |careerprizemoney = $55,198 |singlesrecord = 0–0 <small> (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)</small> |singlestitles = 0 ITF |highestsinglesranking = No. 677 (16 November 2020) |currentsinglesranking = |doublesrecord = 0–3 <small> (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)</small> |doublestitles = 1 Challenger,<br>17 ITF |highestdoublesranking = No. 164 (9 September 2024) |currentdoublesranking = |updated = }}
'''Simon Freund''' (born 28 September 1996) is a Swedish former<ref>https://rss.com/podcasts/your-ball-was-out/1699526/</ref> professional tennis player.
Freund has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 677 achieved on 16 November 2020 and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 164 achieved on 9 September 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/simon-freund/fa69/overview|title=Simon Freund | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis|website=ATP Tour}}</ref>
Freund played college tennis at Louisiana State University<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lsusports.net/sports/mt/roster/player/simon-freund/|title=Simon Freund|website=LSU}}</ref> and thereafter at University of California, Santa Barbara.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ucsbgauchos.com/sports/m-tennis/2017-18/bios/freund_simon_dntp?view=bio|title=Simon Freund|website=UC Santa Barbara}}</ref>
==Career== Freund made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Stockholm Open after entering the doubles main draw as an alternate with Nino Serdarušić. He won his first ATP Challenger title at the 2024 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger.
==ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour Finals==
===Singles: 1 (0–1)=== {| |-valign=top | {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" !Legend (singles) |-bgcolor=e5d1cb |-bgcolor=moccasin |ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) |-bgcolor=cffcff |ITF World Tennis Tour (3–1) |} | {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" !Titles by surface |- |Hard (0–0) |- |Clay (0–1) |- |Grass (0–0) |- |Carpet (0–0) |} |} {|class=wikitable !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |- |bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss |<small>0–1</small> |{{dts|Jul 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|{{flagicon|USA}} M15 Pittsburgh, United States |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|MDA}} Alexandr Cozbinov |6–2, 2–6, 1–6 |}
===Doubles 19 (12–7)=== {| |-valign=top | {|class=wikitable style=font-size:97% !Legend (doubles) |-bgcolor=e5d1cb |-bgcolor=moccasin |ATP Challenger Tour (1–2) |-bgcolor=cffcff |ITF World Tennis Tour (10–6) |} | {|class=wikitable style=font-size:97% !Titles by surface |- |Hard (7–3) |- |Clay (5–4) |- |Grass (0–0) |- |Carpet (0–0) |} |}
{|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |- |bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss |<small>0–1</small> |{{dts|May 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|{{flagicon|SWE}} M15 Karlskrona, Sweden |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|USA}} Justin Butsch |{{flagicon|SWE}} Filip Bergevi <br>{{flagicon|SWE}} Markus Eriksson |1–6, 3–6 |- |bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss | <small>0–2</small> |{{dts|May 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|{{flagicon|SWE}} M15 Kalmar, Sweden |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|USA}} Justin Butsch |{{flagicon|SWE}} Filip Bergevi <br>{{flagicon|SWE}} Markus Eriksson |5–7, 2–6
|- | bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>1–2</small> |{{dts|Sep 2019}} |style=background:#cffcff|{{flagicon|BRA}} M15 São Brás de Alportel, Portugal |style=background:#cffcff|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Nicolas Moreno de Alboran |{{flagicon|POR}} Francisco Cabral <br />{{flagicon|GBR}} Luke Johnson |5–7, 6–4, [10–7] |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>2–2</small> |{{dts|Dec 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|{{flagicon|QAT}} M15 Doha, Qatar |style="background:#cffcff;"| World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|SWE}} Jonathan Mridha |{{flagicon|BEL}} Zizou Bergs<br>{{flagicon|GEO}} Zura Tkemaladze |6–1, 6–0 |- |bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss |<small>2–3</small> |{{dts|Feb 2020}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|{{flagicon|GBR}} M25 Glasgow, United Kingdom |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|GBR}} Evan Hoyt |{{flagicon|POL}} Jan Zieliński <br>{{flagicon| POL}} Szymon Walków |1–6, 1–6 |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>3–3</small> |{{dts|Apr 2021}} | style="background:#cffcff;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Russia M15, St. Petersburg | style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|MDA}} Alexandr Cozbinov |{{flagicon|JPN}} Naoki Tajima<br>{{flagicon|RUS}} Alexey Zakharov |6–4, 7–5 |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>4–3</small> |{{dts|Apr 2021}} | style="background:#cffcff;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Russia M15, St. Petersburg | style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|MDA}} Alexandr Cozbinov |{{flagicon|JPN}} Naoki Tajima<br>{{flagicon|RUS}} Alexey Zakharov |7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, 2–6, [10–6] |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>5–3</small> |{{dts|May 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|{{flagicon|SWE}} M25 Kalmar, Sweden |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|DEN}} Johannes Ingildsen |{{flagicon|SWE}} Timothy Carlsson Seger<br/>{{flagicon|SWE}} Isac Strömberg |6–1, 6–1 |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>6–3</small> |{{dts|Jun 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|{{flagicon|MKD}} M25 Skopje, North Macedonia |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|DEN}} Johannes Ingildsen |{{flagicon|SWE}} Filip Bergevi<br/>{{flagicon|TUN}} Moez Echargui |7–5, 6–3 |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>7–3</small> |{{dts|Jul 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|{{flagicon|SVK}} M25 Poprad, Slovak Republic |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|DEN}} Johannes Ingildsen |{{flagicon|SVK}} Miloš Karol<br/>{{flagicon|SVK}} Lukas Pokorny |6–4, 6–2 |- |bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss |<small>7–4</small> |{{dts|Jan 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|{{flagicon|GBR}} M25 Sheffield, UK |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|FRA}} Corentin Denolly |{{flagicon|GBR}} Scott Duncan<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} Marcus Willis |3–6, 4–6 |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>8–4</small> |{{dts|Jul 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|{{flagicon|DEN}} M15 Vejle, Denmark |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|DEN}} Johannes Ingildsen |{{flagicon|DEN}} Carl Emil Overbeck<br/>{{flagicon|DEN}} Oskar Brostrøm Poulsen |6–2, 6–3 |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>8–4</small> |{{dts|Sep 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|{{flagicon|SWE}} M25 Falun, Sweden |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|DEN}} Johannes Ingildsen |{{flagicon|GBR}} Anton Matusevich <br/>{{flagicon|GBR}} Harry Wendelken |7–6 <sup>(7–2)</sup>, 4–6, [10–7] |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>10–4</small> |{{dts|Oct 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"| {{flagicon|POR}} M25 Tavira, Portugal |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon| DEN}} Johannes Ingildsen |{{flagicon|POR}} Joao Domingues <br/>{{flagicon|POR}} Goncalo Falcao |6–4, 4–6, [10–5] |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>11–4</small> |{{dts|Jan 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"| {{flagicon|USA}} M25 Ithaca, United States |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|DEN}} Johannes Ingildsen |{{flagicon|USA}} Joshua Sheehy <br/>{{flagicon|USA}} Pranav Kumar |6–4, 7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>
|- |bgcolor=#FFA07A|Loss |<small>11–5</small> |{{dts|Mar 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|{{flagicon|POR}} M25 Faro, Portugal |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|DEN}} Johannes Ingildsen |{{flagicon|BUL}} Alexander Donski<br>{{flagicon|POR}} Tiago Pereira |4–6, 6–3, [7–10] |- |style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |<small>12–5</small> |{{dts|Apr 2024}} |style="background:moccasin;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Tallahassee, USA |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|DEN}} Johannes Ingildsen |{{flagicon|VEN}} Luis David Martínez <br />{{flagicon|USA}} William Blumberg |7–5, 7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup> |- |bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss |<small>12–6</small> |{{dts|Apr 2024}} |style="background:moccasin;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Savannah, <br/> United States |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|DEN}} Johannes Ingildsen |{{flagicon|USA}} Christian Harrison <br/>{{flagicon|GBR}} Marcus Willis |3–6, 3–6 |- | bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss |<small>12-7</small> |{{dts|May 2024}} |style="background:moccasin;"| {{flagicon|POR}} Oeiras, Portugal |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|DEN}} Johannes Ingildsen |{{flagicon|IND}} Anirudh Chandrasekar<br>{{flagicon|IND}} Arjun Kadhe |5–7, 4–6 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{ATP|FA69}} *{{ITF|simon-freund/800331405/swe}}
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