Jonna Jonerup

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Jonna Jonerup
Country (sports)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Born (1969-07-22) 22 July 1969 (age 53)
Prize money$50,753
Singles
Career record71–78
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 147 (2 January 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1989)
French Open 1R (1988)
Doubles
Career record47–45
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 184 (1 April 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1989)

Jonna Opitz (born 22 July 1969) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. She played under the name Jonna Jonerup.

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Biography

Jonerup reached a best singles ranking of 147 in the world competing on the professional tour. [1] In 1988 she was a quarter-finalist at the Taipei Women's Championships and had a win over Jana Novotná at the European Indoors in Zurich. [2]

Between 1988 and 1991, Jonerup featured in four Federation Cup ties for Sweden. She was unbeaten in her three doubles rubbers, with her only loss coming in her sole singles appearance.

She is now known as Jonna Opitz and is an executive for manufacturing company Inwido in Malmö. [3]

ITF finals

$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (3–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.9 May 1987ITF Bournemouth, United KingdomHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sarah Sullivan2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up2.27 September 1987ITF Šibenik, YugoslaviaClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hester Witvoet 3–6, 0–6
Winner3.7 February 1988ITF Stockholm, SwedenCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Fuchs 6–4, 6–0
Winner4.13 November 1989ITF Telford, United KingdomHard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Müller 2–6, 6–3, 7–5

Doubles (2–4)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.19 January 1987ITF Stockholm, SwedenCarpet (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Strandlund Flag of Sweden.svg Catrin Jexell
Flag of Sweden.svg Helena Olsson
2–6, 3–6
Winner2.2 February 1987ITF Hørsholm, DenmarkCarpet (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Strandlund Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Ekstrand
Flag of Denmark.svg Lone Vandborg
6–1, 6–3
Runner-up3.21 September 1987ITF Šibenik, YugoslaviaClay Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Strandlund Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yvonne der Kinderen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hester Witvoet
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up4.1 February 1988ITF Jönköping, SwedenCarpet (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Strandlund Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Fuchs
Flag of the United States.svg Jill Smoller
2–6, 4–6
Winner5.8 February 1988ITF Stavanger, NorwayCarpet (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Strandlund Flag of France.svg Sophie Amiach
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Bobby
6–2, 7–6
Runner-up6.24 June 1991ITF Ronneby, SwedenClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Simone Schilder Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Emmons
Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Lindström
6–3, 2–6, 4–6

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References

  1. Jönsson, Kent (28 November 2012). "Veteran missade chansen". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish).
  2. "Tennis Matuszewski Trips Berger; Top Seed Edberg Advances". Sun Sentinel . 20 October 1988.
  3. "Inwido ökar men Sverige oroar". Vetlandaposten (in Swedish). 17 July 2018.