Curt Mauritz Axel
Östberg (Ostberg)
Male
Sweden
1905-02-17
Stockholm, Sweden
He was a Swedish tennis player.
In addition to Sune Malmström and Harry Ramberg, Curt Östberg was one of the foremost Swedish tennis players in the period around 1930 before Kalle Schröder's breakthrough. He won 11 Swedish championships in singles between 1927-34 (of which 6 indoors). As a doubles player, he had his greatest success nationally with Harry Ramberg. The two won 12 Swedish championships in doubles (1927-1933). He also won 10 national championships in mixed doubles (1930-1941) of which 6 together with Sigrid Fick. He won the last two mixed doubles titles together with Birgit Gullbrandsson.
Among the merits, he defeated the German major player Gottfried von Cramm in 1933.
Östberg participated in the Swedish Davis Cup team in 1929, 1933-34 and 1936-37. He played a total of 17 matches and won 6 of them. Three of the wins were in doubles together with Kalle Schröder. He was later non-playing team captain for the Swedish team, including in 1946 at the meeting against Yugoslavia which went to history as Wonder in Varberg.
1925 - 1937
14
40
21
1934 - Swedish National Championships (Open)
1934 - Swedish National Covered Courts Championships (Amateur)
1933 - Swedish National Covered Courts Championships (Amateur)
1932 - Swedish National Championships (Open)
1932 - Swedish National Covered Courts Championships (Amateur)
1931 - Swedish National Covered Courts Championships (Amateur)
1931 - Swedish International Covered Courts Championships (ATP)
1930 - Swedish National Covered Courts Championships (Amateur)
1930 - Swedish National Championships (Open)
1930 - Swedish International Covered Courts Championships (ATP)
1930 - German International Covered Court Championships ()
1928 - Swedish National Championships (Open)
1927 - Swedish National Covered Courts Championships (Amateur)
1927 - Swedish National Championships (Open)
Poule
Jean Borotra 1 *
Curt Ostberg
6-1
6-3
7-5
Poule
Bernard Jean Yves Destremau 1 *
Curt Ostberg
6-4
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Round 2
Curt Ostberg 1 *
J. Lanzenberg
6-4
6-2
Round 3
Jacques Jamain 1 *
Curt Ostberg
12-10
8-6
Final
Johan Haanes 1 *
Curt Ostberg
8-6
6-4
7-5
Round 1
Curt Ostberg 1 *
Hans Ludwig Meier-Kulenkampff
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Curt Ostberg 1 *
Jean Moreau
6-2
6-4
Round 3
André Lacroix 1 *
Curt Ostberg
9-7
6-4
Semifinals
Marcel Bernard 1 *
Curt Ostberg
2
sets
to
1
Round 1
Jean Lesueur 1 *
Curt Ostberg
6-4
6-2
6-1
Round 1
Curt Ostberg 1 *
August Lurmann
6-1
6-3
Round 2
Curt Ostberg 1 *
Helge Plougmann
6-3
4-6
6-2
Quarterfinals
Werner Menzel 1 *
Curt Ostberg
7-5
6-4
Quarterfinals
Giorgio De Stefani 1 *
Curt Ostberg
3-6
6-0
6-1
Round 1
Curt Ostberg 1 *
Werner Heinrich Hauss
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Curt Ostberg 1 *
Dr. Karl Schilling
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Curt Ostberg 1 *
Louis Haensch
6-2
6-3
Semifinals
Curt Ostberg 1 *
André Martin-Legeay
3-6
6-1
6-4
Final
Pierre Henri Landry 1 *
Curt Ostberg
6-4
6-2
7-5
Round 1
Round 2
Curt Ostberg 1 *
Edouard Thurneyssen
6-4
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
Jean Lesueur 1 *
Curt Ostberg
6-1
6-2
3-6
0-6
6-3
Round 2
Curt Ostberg 1 *
Hans-Georg Lindenstaedt
6-2
6-2
Round 3
Curt Ostberg 1 *
Konrad Meffert
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Curt Ostberg 1 *
Ted Avory
1-6
6-3
7-5
Semifinals
Pierre Henri Landry 1 *
Curt Ostberg
6-1
6-1
Final
Curt Ostberg 1 *
Ingvar Garell
3
sets
to
1
Final
Harry Ramberg 1 *
Curt Ostberg
1-6
7-5
6-3
6-2
Final
Curt Ostberg 1 *
Friedrich Frenz
6-4
3-6
4-6
6-4
6-3
Final
Curt Ostberg 1 *
Sune Malmstrom
3
sets
to
1
Final
Curt Ostberg 1 *
Ingvar Garell
3
sets
to
2
Round 1
David H. Williams 1 *
Curt Ostberg
6-3
6-4
6-4
Round 1
M. Korthals Altes 1 *
Curt Ostberg
w.o.
Round 4
Hermann Wilhelm Artens 1 *
Curt Ostberg
6-4
8-6
Round 2
Emmanuel Du Plaix 1 *
Curt Ostberg
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Round 2
Curt Ostberg 1 *
Ludwig von Salm
6-4
9-7
Quarterfinals
Erik Worm 1 *
Curt Ostberg
6-4
6-2
Round 1
Georg Demasius 1 *
Curt Ostberg
6-2
6-4