Jonas Svensson (tennis)

Jonas Bengt Svensson
Country (sports)	Sweden
Residence	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Born	21 October 1966 (age 58); Gothenburg, Sweden
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	1985
Retired	1995
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Tim Klein
Prize money	$2,439,702
Singles
Career record	258–204
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 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 record	55–101
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 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 record	1–1
Career titles	0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	2R (1987)

Last updated November 03, 2024

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

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)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	1986	Cologne, West Germany	Hard	Stefan Eriksson	6–7, 6–2, 6–2
Loss	1–1	1986	Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany	Clay	Martín Jaite	5–7, 2–6
Loss	1–2	1986	Wembley, U.K.	Carpet	Yannick Noah	2–6, 3–6, 7–6^(14–12), 6–4, 5–7
Win	2–2	1987	Vienna, Austria	Hard	Amos Mansdorf	1–6, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3, 7–5
Loss	2–3	1987	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Stefan Edberg	5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win	3–3	1988	Metz, France	Carpet	Michiel Schapers	6–2, 6–4
Loss	3–4	1988	Munich, West Germany	Clay	Guillermo Pérez Roldán	5–7, 3–6
Loss	3–5	1988	Wembley, U.K.	Carpet	Jakob Hlasek	7–6^(7–4), 6–3, 4–6, 0–6, 5–7
Loss	3–6	1990	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Carpet	Brad Gilbert	1–6, 3–6
Win	4–6	1990	Toulouse, France	Hard	Fabrice Santoro	7–6^(7–5), 6–2
Loss	4–7	1991	Stuttgart Indoor, Germany	Carpet	Stefan Edberg	2–6, 6–3, 5–7, 2–6
Win	5–7	1991	Copenhagen, Denmark	Carpet	Anders Järryd	6–7^(5–7), 6–2, 6–2
Loss	5–8	1993	Zaragoza, Spain	Carpet	Karel Nováček	6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Loss	5–9	1993	Kuala Lumpur-2, Malaysia	Hard	Michael Chang	0–6, 4–6

Singles performance timeline

Key
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	DNQ	A	NH

(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	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	1R	NH	A	4R	QF	4R	3R	2R	2R	3R	0 / 8	16–8
French Open	A	1R	2R	SF	2R	SF	A	1R	3R	A	0 / 7	14–7
Wimbledon	A	2R	3R	3R	3R	3R	A	A	1R	A	0 / 6	9–6
US Open	A	3R	4R	2R	1R	2R	2R	3R	2R	1R	0 / 9	11–9
Win–loss	0–1	3–3	6–3	11–4	7–4	11–4	3–2	3–3	4–4	2–2	0 / 30	50–30
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells	Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990					A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
Miami						A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
Monte Carlo						2R	QF	1R	QF	1R	0 / 5	6–5
Rome						3R	2R	1R	1R	1R	0 / 5	3–5
Hamburg						1R	2R	A	2R	A	0 / 3	1–3
Canada						A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
Cincinnati						1R	1R	A	A	A	0 / 2	0–2
Stockholm						2R	1R	2R	QF	1R	0 / 5	4–5
Paris						SF	SF	A	2R	A	0 / 3	7–3
Win–loss						6–6	6–6	1–3	8–5	0–3	0 / 23	21–23
Ranking	103	21	30	22	41	11	29	81	33	183

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References

↑ Thomas Kingdahl (18 July 2020). "Var inte beredd på uppmärksamheten" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

External links

Jonas Svensson at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Jonas Svensson at the International Tennis Federation
Jonas Svensson at the Davis Cup

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[1] Thomas Kingdahl (18 July 2020). "Var inte beredd på uppmärksamheten" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

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