<p>"I will not continue. It's private reasons behind the decision. I want to be home more, spend more time with the kids," Wilander told Swedish daily Aftonbladet. "It was a difficult decision. I made up my mind three days ago." <br /><br />General secretary Henrik Kallen told the federation's website (www.tennis.se) that he respected Wilander's decision to leave his post. <br /><br />"We are grateful for these years and the success we've had," he said. <br /><br />Wilander, a seven-time Grand Slam winner as a player, took over the Sweden team in 2003. <br />Two years ago, he steered Sweden to the Davis Cup semifinals, where they lost to eventual champions United States. <br /><br />With no big players at his disposal except world number 10 Robin Soderling, Wilander has struggled to find a team capable of delivering regular wins at the Davis Cup. <br /><br />This year, with Soderling absent because of injury, Sweden lost to Israel in the first round and as a consequence had to play the play-offs to make it into next year's World Group. <br />Sweden beat Romania in their play-off at home in Helsingborg last month to make next year’s World group.</p>
<p>"I will not continue. It's private reasons behind the decision. I want to be home more, spend more time with the kids," Wilander told Swedish daily Aftonbladet. "It was a difficult decision. I made up my mind three days ago." <br /><br />General secretary Henrik Kallen told the federation's website (www.tennis.se) that he respected Wilander's decision to leave his post. <br /><br />"We are grateful for these years and the success we've had," he said. <br /><br />Wilander, a seven-time Grand Slam winner as a player, took over the Sweden team in 2003. <br />Two years ago, he steered Sweden to the Davis Cup semifinals, where they lost to eventual champions United States. <br /><br />With no big players at his disposal except world number 10 Robin Soderling, Wilander has struggled to find a team capable of delivering regular wins at the Davis Cup. <br /><br />This year, with Soderling absent because of injury, Sweden lost to Israel in the first round and as a consequence had to play the play-offs to make it into next year's World Group. <br />Sweden beat Romania in their play-off at home in Helsingborg last month to make next year’s World group.</p>
