Inspired by the successes of Bjorn Borg and Mats Wilander, Edberg burst onto the scene in the early 1980s, winning his first Major at the 1985 Australian Open.
Over the next seven years, five more Grand Slam titles followed, as Edberg became one of the ATP Tour’s most dangerous players.
The Swede held the number one ranking for an impressive 72 weeks, finishing 1990, and 1991 as the year-end number one, ahead of Boris Becker and Jim Courier.
When he retired from tennis in 1996, he did so as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, as he now looks back upon one of his ‘proudest’ achievements.
Stefan Edberg says it will be ‘almost impossible’ for anyone to reach number one in singles and doubles
The 59-year-old is one of just two players in ATP history to have held the number-one ranking in both singles and doubles, alongside American legend John McEnroe.
Speaking on the ATP Tour’s YouTube channel, Edberg gave his thoughts on whether the achievement will be replicated in the modern game.
“I’m really proud of getting to number one in singles and doubles,” he said.
“It’s highly unlikely, almost impossible, that it’s going to happen [again] for at least 10, 20 years.”