Career
His success mainly came in doubles, winning 12 titles and reaching World Number. 7 in March 2008. They went on to upset the eighth seeds Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram in the third round. In the quarterfinals, they shocked the top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan, having lost to them only weeks before.
In the semifinal, they held off unseeded Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut, before winning the final in two sets over the ninth seeds, Pavel Vízner and Lukáš Dlouhý.
He had never before reached a Grand Slam semifinal. 5 position in the Association of Tennis Professionals Doubles Race, and also gave Aspelin his career-high ranking of Number.
13. His Davis cup record in March 2009 is 3–5 in doubles.
Another notable performance in 2007 was the final against Knowles/Nestor in Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, which he lost with Julian Knowle. In the 2008 Summer Olympics, he and fellow Swede Thomas Johansson defeated French pair Michaël Llodra and Arnaud Clément 7–6, 4–6, 19–17 in the semi-finals.
The match that lasted 4 hours and 46 minutes. Prior to his pro career, Aspelin competed for four seasons at Pepperdine University, in Malibu, California
He was one of just two Waves to earn All-American status all four seasons, and was inducted into the Pepperdine Hall of Fame in the fall of 2010.
In May 2011, he was inducted into the Industry Training Authority Hall of Fame. In July 2011, Aspelin announced his retirement from professional tennis. He played his last tournament in Båstad, where he reached the final but failed to claim his thirteenth Association of Tennis Professionals title.
Wins (1)
Runners-up (0)
Doubles (12)
Doubles Performance timeline.
