Christian Lindell
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Born | 20 November 1991 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 2008 |
| Plays | Right-handed (double-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $306,766 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 7–14 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 177 (20 July 2015) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2015) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2015) |
| US Open | Q1 (2015) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 293 (7 March 2016) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | 4–3 |
| Last updated on: 31 October 2022. | |
Christian Meira Lindell (born 20 November 1991) is an inactive professional tennis player from Brazil who plays for Sweden. He has played seven Davis Cup matches, with a 4–3 record.
Personal information
[edit]He has a Swedish father and a Brazilian mother.
Although he has lived his entire life in Brazil, Lindell represents Sweden through a curious chain of events. Despite having been one of the best Brazilian juniors in his age group, he was not picked to play for Brazil in the South American Junior Championships in 2007. A few months later, while on holiday in Sweden, he decided to play in the Swedish Junior Championships. Lindell won the title and received an invitation to train with the Swedish Tennis Federation and to represent Sweden, which he accepted.
On 15 May 2011 Lindell was invited to join Sweden's number one singles player Robin Söderling and the doubles pairing of Simon Aspelin and Robert Lindstedt for the 2011 Power Horse World Team Cup. He faced the top-tier players John Isner, Mikhail Kukushkin and Juan Ignacio Chela, but lost his three matches.
On 6 February 2012, Lindell announced via Twitter that he would be representing Brazil from then on.[1] Then, in June, it emerged that Lindell had again swapped allegiances. The Swedish tennis site tennissverige.se reported that because the Brazilian Tennis Confederation wouldn't fund him to train with his long-term Swedish coach Julius Demburg, Lindell had decided to return to the Swedish Federation, allegedly for good this time.[2]
Career
[edit]2008
[edit]Lindell made his professional debut on the ITF Futures circuit. In his second tournament, he earned his first ranking points as he reached the quarter-finals before losing to Juan-Pablo Villar.
2010
[edit]Lindell made his ATP Tour debut, receiving a wild card into the main draw in Bastad. With a ranking of 856, he performed admirably, winning the first set against #63 Jarkko Nieminen in a 6–4 0–6 4–6 defeat.
Later in the year, Lindell, having improved his ranking to 445, reached his first ATP Challenger semi-final, losing to #27 Thomaz Bellucci.
2014
[edit]Won his first ever ATP Tour match in Bastad, defeating Inigo Cervantes before losing to Pablo Cuevas in the 2nd round.
2015
[edit]Reached his first ATP Challenger final in São Paulo, losing to Guido Pella.
Lindell qualified for his first Grand Slam at Roland Garros, defeating Aslan Karatsev, James Ward and Jan Hernych. He lost in the 1st round to home favourite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals
[edit]Singles: 31 (13–18)
[edit]| Legend (singles) |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–1) |
| ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (13–17) |
| Titles by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (13–18) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2010 | Brazil F17, Uberlândia | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2010 | Brazil F19, São José dos Campos | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 6–1, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 0–3 | Oct 2010 | Brazil F26, Itu | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | 1–3 | Oct 2010 | Brazil F28, Fernandópolis | Futures | Clay | 7–6(8–6), 6–2 | |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jan 2011 | Brazil F3, Aracaju | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 1–5 | Jun 2011 | Italy F12, Bergamo | Futures | Clay | 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 1–6 | Jul 2011 | Brazil F19, Manaus | Futures | Clay | 1–6, 6–1, 3–6 | |
| Win | 2–6 | May 2012 | Brazil F9, Goiânia | Futures | Clay | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–5 | |
| Loss | 2–7 | Dec 2013 | Brazil F20, Santa Maria | Futures | Clay | 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 2–6 | |
| Win | 3–7 | Dec 2013 | Brazil F21, Cascavel | Futures | Clay | 7–6(3), 6–3 | |
| Win | 4–7 | May 2014 | Sweden F1, Karlskrona | Futures | Clay | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Win | 5–7 | May 2014 | Sweden F3, Båstad | Futures | Clay | 6–3, 7–6(7–5) | |
| Win | 6–7 | Jul 2014 | Estonia F1, Tallinn | Futures | Clay | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Win | 7–7 | Jul 2014 | Denmark F1, Aarhus | Futures | Clay | 6–2, RET | |
| Win | 8–7 | Jan 2015 | Usa F1, Plantation, Florida | Futures | Clay | 7–5, 6–0 | |
| Loss | 8–8 | Apr 2015 | Chile F4, Santiago | Futures | Clay | 6–0, 6–7(6–8), 3–6 | |
| Loss | 8–9 | May 2015 | São Paulo Brazil | Challenger | Clay | 5–7, 6–7(1–7) | |
| Loss | 9–9 | Mar 2016 | Usa F9, Boca Raton, Florida | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 9–10 | Oct 2016 | Argentina F11, San Juan | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 6–7(1–7), 6–7(0–7) | |
| Loss | 9–11 | Jan 2017 | Usa F4, Sunrise, Florida | Futures | Clay | 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 10–11 | Apr 2017 | Italy F10, Santa Margherita Di Pula | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 10–12 | Jul 2017 | France F13, Montauban | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(5–7) | |
| Win | 10–13 | Dec 2017 | Brazil F4, São Carlos | Futures | Clay | 7–6(12–10), 7–6(9–7) | |
| Loss | 10–14 | Nov 2018 | Brazil F8, São Paulo | Futures | Clay | 1–6, 6–7(4–7) | |
| Loss | 10–15 | Nov 2018 | Brazil F9, Ribeirão Preto | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, 0–3 RET. | |
| Loss | 10–16 | Apr 2019 | M15 Tabarka, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 1–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 11–16 | Apr 2019 | M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 6–2, 6–0 | |
| Loss | 11–17 | Jun 2019 | M15 Kaltenkirchen, Germany | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 1–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 12–17 | Jul 2019 | M25 Casinalbo, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–3 | |
| Win | 13–17 | Apr 2019 | M25 Appiano, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 13–18 | Feb 2020 | M25 Weston, Florida, Usa | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 6–3, 5–7, 5–7 |
Doubles: 13 (7–6)
[edit]| Legend |
|---|
| Challengers (0–2) |
| Futures (7–4) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 22 August 2010 | Brazil F19 Futures Sorocaba, Brazil | Clay (red) | 2–6, 6–1, 10–5 | ||
| Runner-up | 2. | 19 September 2010 | Belo Horizonte Challenger, Brazil | Clay (red) | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Winner | 1. | 17 October 2010 | Brazil F28 Futures Fernandópolis, Brazil | Clay (red) | w/o | ||
| Winner | 2. | 3 July 2011 | Brazil F19 Futures Manaus, Brazil | Clay (red) | 7–5, 6–1 | ||
| Runner-up | 3. | 12 September 2011 | Belo Horizonte Challenger, Brazil | Clay (red) | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Winner | 3. | 30 January 2012 | USA F4 Futures Palm Coast, Florida | Clay (red) | 6–7(7), 6–3, 10–8 | ||
| Runner-up | 4. | 21 May 2012 | Brazil F11 Futures Bauru, Brazil | Clay (red) | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Winner | 4. | 28 May 2012 | Brazil F12 Futures Teresina, Brazil | Clay (red) | 6–4, 7–6(4) | ||
| Runner-up | 5. | 29 April 2013 | Sweden F1 Futures Karlskrona, Sweden | Clay (red) | 6–1, 6–1 | ||
| Winner | 5. | 13 May 2013 | Sweden F3 Futures Båstad, Sweden | Clay (red) | 3–6, 6–3, 10–6 | ||
| Winner | 6. | 2 September 2013 | Argentina F12 Futures La Rioja, Argentina | Clay (red) | 6–2, 4–6, 10–7 | ||
| Winner | 7. | 25 November 2013 | Brazil F18 Futures Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil | Clay (red) | 4–6, 6–4, 12–10 | ||
| Runner-up | 6. | 9 December 2013 | Brazil F20 Futures Santa Maria, Brazil | Clay (red) | 7–5 6–3 |