Curtain Closes On Edberg

Wed., Nov. 6, 1996

Compiled From Wire Services

Sent off to the sound of roaring cheers he has heard so often, Stefan Edberg played his final professional tennis match.

Playing in his home country, the man who won six Grand Slam singles titles was beaten by Swedish compatriot Nicklas Kulti 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 in the first round of the Stockholm Open.

Edberg will still play Davis Cup, but at 30 years old this was his last ATP tournament of an extraordinary 14-year career.

The sellout crowd at Royal Tennis Hall clapped for him between virtually every point. After the match, some 30 girls paraded into a darkened arena, each giving Edberg a red rose.

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