Jonas Svensson (tennis)
| Country (sports) |  Sweden |
|---|---|
| Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Born | 21 October 1966 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) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Grand Slam Cup | 1R (1990) |
| 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) |
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
| 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 | ||
References
- ^ Thomas Kingdahl (18 July 2020). "Var inte beredd på uppmärksamheten" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
