Jan Gunnarsson

Jan Gunnarsson

Country (sports)	Sweden
Residence	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Born	(1962-05-30) 30 May 1962 (age 62) Olofström, Sweden
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1979
Retired	1994
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,285,040
Singles
Career record	188–204
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 25 (9 December 1985)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	SF (1989)
French Open	4R (1984)
Wimbledon	4R (1991)
US Open	1R (1986)
Doubles
Career record	176–176
Career titles	9
Highest ranking	No. 20 (30 April 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1989, 1991, 1992)
French Open	3R (1986)
Wimbledon	2R (1980, 1985, 1986)
US Open	1R (1986)

Jan Gunnarsson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjɑːnˈɡɵ̂nːaˌʂɔn] ; born 30 May 1962) is a former tennis player from Sweden, ^[1] who won one singles title in Vienna in 1985 (beating Libor Pimek in the final) and nine doubles titles on the world tour during his professional career. In 1989 he reached the semi-finals of Australian Open where he lost in straight sets to Miloslav Mečíř.

Along with Michael Mortensen he won the longest tie-break in tennis history at Wimbledon in 1985. The Swedish/Danish duo defeated John Frawley and Víctor Pecci in the first round.

The right-hander reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 25 in December 1985.

Summer 2012 Olympics controversy

Gunnarsson was an expert commentator for the Summer 2012 Olympic Games. His position on Swedish television became controversial after he made xenophobic comments in response to negative comments made by the Swedish Culture and Sports Minister Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth about financial support for future Swedish applications for major championships. On his Facebook page, Gunnarsson posted the comment, "There's not enough money when the state is paying welfare for 27,000 Somalis." His comment was criticized by SVT's sports editor Per Yng, and he removed the comment shortly after. ^[2]

Career finals

Singles (1 title, 4 runner-ups)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Mar 1984	Metz, France	Carpet	Ramesh Krishnan	3–6, 3–6
Win	1–1	Nov 1985	Vienna, Austria	Carpet	Libor Pimek	6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 7–5
Loss	1–2	Oct 1986	Toulouse, France	Hard (i)	Guy Forget	6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Loss	1–3	Jul 1987	Stuttgart, West Germany	Clay	Miloslav Mečíř	0–6, 2–6
Loss	1–4	May 1991	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Paolo Canè	7–5, 3–6, 5–7

Doubles (9 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Nov 1982	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Mark Dickson	Sherwood Stewart Ferdi Taygan	7–6, 6–7, 6–4
Win	2–0	Mar 1983	Nancy, France	Hard (i)	Anders Järryd	Ricardo Acuña Belus Prajoux	7–5, 6–3
Loss	2–1	May 1983	Rome, Italy	Clay	Mike Leach	Francisco González Víctor Pecci	2–6, 7–6, 4–6
Win	3–1	Apr 1984	Nice, France	Clay	Michael Mortensen	Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez	6–1, 7–5
Loss	3–2	Apr 1984	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Mats Wilander	Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart	2–6, 1–6
Win	4–2	Jul 1984	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Michael Mortensen	Juan Avendaño Fernando Roese	6–0, 6–0
Loss	4–3	Oct 1984	Cologne, West Germany	Hard (i)	Joakim Nyström	Wojciech Fibak Sandy Mayer	1–6, 3–6
Loss	4–4	Nov 1984	Treviso, Italy	Clay	Sherwood Stewart	Pavel Složil Tim Wilkison	2–6, 3–6
Win	5–4	Nov 1984	Toulouse, France	Carpet	Michael Mortensen	Pavel Složil Tim Wilkison	6–4, 6–2
Loss	5–5	Sep 1985	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Michael Mortensen	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	3–6, 3–6
Loss	5–6	Oct 1985	Cologne, West Germany	Hard (i)	Peter Lundgren	Alex Antonitsch Michiel Schapers	4–6, 5–7
Loss	5–7	Apr 1986	Cologne, West Germany	Hard (i)	Peter Lundgren	Kelly Evernden Chip Hooper	4–6, 7–6, 3–6
Win	6–7	Sep 1986	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Joakim Nyström	Carlos di Laura Claudio Panatta	6–3, 6–4
Loss	6–8	Oct 1986	Basel, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Tomáš Šmíd	Guy Forget Yannick Noah	6–7, 4–6
Win	7–8	Jul 1987	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Tomáš Šmíd	Loïc Courteau Guy Forget	7–6, 6–2
Loss	7–9	Feb 1989	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Clay	Magnus Gustafsson	Miloslav Mečíř Milan Šrejber	6–7, 0–6
Win	8–9	Oct 1989	Vienna, Austria	Carpet	Anders Järryd	Paul Annacone Kelly Evernden	6–2, 6–3
Loss	8–10	Jul 1990	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Udo Riglewski	Rikard Bergh Ronnie Båthman	1–6, 4–6
Win	9–10	Apr 1991	Nice, France	Clay	Rikard Bergh	Vojtěch Flégl Nicklas Utgren	6–4, 4–6, 6–3

References

1. Jan Gunnarsson at the Association of Tennis Professionals
2. ""Helt oacceptabelt att uttrycka sig så"". aftonbladet.se.

External links

• Jan Gunnarsson at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Jan Gunnarsson at the International Tennis Federation
• Jan Gunnarsson at the Davis Cup