Jonas Svensson (tennis)

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Jonas Bengt Svensson
Country (sports)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Residence Monte Carlo, Monaco
Born (1966-10-21) 21 October 1966 (age 57)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1985
Retired1995
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachTim Klein
Prize money $2,439,702
Singles
Career record258–204
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 10 (25 March 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open QF (1989)
French Open SF (1988, 1990)
Wimbledon 3R (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990)
US Open 4R (1987)
Doubles
Career record55–101
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 49 (6 April 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open QF (1988)
French Open 2R (1987)
Wimbledon 1R (1986, 1987, 1988)
US Open 2R (1991)
Mixed doubles
Career record1–1
Career titles0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open 2R (1987)

Jonas Bengt Svensson (born 21 October 1966) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.

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During his career, Svensson was a French Open semi-finalist twice (in 1988 and 1990) both times as unseeded player. In the 1988 French Open he defeated Ivan Lendl in the quarters and lost to Henri Leconte in the semis. In the 1990 French Open he defeated Sergi Bruguera in 5 sets in the 2nd round, who had earlier defeated Stefan Edberg, the top seed in the 1st round. He lost to Andre Agassi in the semis. In the 1989 Australian Open he defeated Boris Becker in the 4th round.

He won five top-level singles titles and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 10.

He later married Swedish hurdler Frida Svensson. [1]

Career finals

Singles: 14 (5 wins, 9 losses)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–1)
ATP Tour (5–8)
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–01986 Cologne, West Germany Hard Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Eriksson 6–7, 6–2, 6–2
Loss1–11986 Stuttgart Outdoor, West GermanyClay Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Jaite 5–7, 2–6
Loss1–21986 Wembley, U.K. Carpet Flag of France.svg Yannick Noah 2–6, 3–6, 7–6(14–12), 6–4, 5–7
Win2–21987 Vienna, Austria Hard Flag of Israel.svg Amos Mansdorf 1–6, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3, 7–5
Loss2–31987 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win3–31988 Metz, France Carpet Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michiel Schapers 6–2, 6–4
Loss3–41988 Munich, West GermanyClay Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Pérez Roldán 5–7, 3–6
Loss3–51988 Wembley, U.K. Carpet Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakob Hlasek 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 4–6, 0–6, 5–7
Loss3–61990 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet Flag of the United States.svg Brad Gilbert 1–6, 3–6
Win4–61990 Toulouse, France Hard Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss4–71991 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg 2–6, 6–3, 5–7, 2–6
Win5–71991 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Järryd 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–2
Loss5–81993 Zaragoza, Spain Carpet Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karel Nováček 6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Loss5–91993 Kuala Lumpur-2, Malaysia Hard Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang 0–6, 4–6

Singles performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R NHA 4R QF 4R 3R 2R 2R 3R 0 / 816–8
French Open A 1R 2R SF 2R SF A 1R 3R A0 / 714–7
Wimbledon A 2R 3R 3R 3R 3R AA 1R A0 / 69–6
US Open A 3R 4R 2R 1R 2R 2R 3R 2R 1R 0 / 911–9
Win–loss0–13–36–311–47–411–43–23–34–42–20 / 3050–30
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells Tournaments Were Not

Masters Series Events

Before 1990
AAAAA0 / 00–0
Miami AAAAA0 / 00–0
Monte Carlo 2RQF1RQF1R0 / 56–5
Rome 3R2R1R1R1R0 / 53–5
Hamburg 1R2RA2RA0 / 31–3
Canada AAAAA0 / 00–0
Cincinnati 1R1RAAA0 / 20–2
Stockholm 2R1R2RQF1R0 / 54–5
Paris SFSFA2RA0 / 37–3
Win–loss6–66–61–38–50–30 / 2321–23
Ranking1032130224111298133183

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