Jan Gunnarsson

Jan Gunnarsson (born 30 May 1962) is a former tennis player from Sweden,[1] who won one singles 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.

Jan Gunnarsson
Country (sports) Sweden
ResidenceMonte Carlo, Monaco
Born (1962-05-30) 30 May 1962
Olofstrom, Sweden
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1979
Retired1994
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,285,040
Singles
Career record188–204
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 25 (9 December 1985)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenSF (1989)
French Open4R (1984)
Wimbledon4R (1991)
US Open1R (1986)
Doubles
Career record176–176
Career titles9
Highest rankingNo. 20 (30 April 1984)

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

Doubles (9 titles, 10 runner-ups)
Result No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 1982 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Mark Dickson Sherwood Stewart
Ferdi Taygan		 7–6, 6–7, 6–4
Win 2. 1983 Nancy, France Hard (i) Anders Järryd Tim Gullikson
Bernard Mitton		 4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Loss 1. 1983 Rome, Italy Clay Mike Leach Francisco González
Víctor Pecci		 2–6, 7–6, 4–6
Win 3. 1984 Nice, France Clay Michael Mortensen Hans Gildemeister
Andrés Gómez		 6–1, 7–5
Loss 2. 1984 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Mats Wilander Mark Edmondson
Sherwood Stewart		 2–6, 1–6
Win 4. 1984 Båstad, Sweden Clay Michael Mortensen Juan Avendaño
Fernando Roese		 6–0, 6–0
Loss 3. 1984 Cologne, Germany Hard (i) Joakim Nyström Wojtek Fibak
Sandy Mayer		 1–6, 3–6
Loss 4. 1984 Treviso, Italy Clay Sherwood Stewart Pavel Složil
Tim Wilkison		 2–6, 3–6
Win 5. 1984 Toulouse, France Carpet Michael Mortensen Pavel Složil
Tim Wilkison		 6–4, 6–2
Loss 5. 1985 Barcelona, Spain Clay Michael Mortensen Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez		 3–6, 3–6
Loss 6. 1985 Cologne, Germany Hard (i) Peter Lundgren Alex Antonitsch
Michiel Schapers		 4–6, 5–7
Loss 7. 1986 Cologne, Germany Hard (i) Peter Lundgren Kelly Evernden
Chip Hooper		 4–6, 7–6, 3–6
Win 6. 1986 Barcelona, Spain Clay Joakim Nyström Carlos di Laura
Claudio Panatta		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 8. 1986 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Tomáš Šmíd Guy Forget
Yannick Noah		 6–7, 4–6
Win 7. 1987 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Tomáš Šmíd Loïc Courteau
Guy Forget		 7–6, 6–2
Loss 9. 1989 Rotterdam, Netherlands Clay Magnus Gustafsson Miloslav Mečíř
Milan Šrejber		 6–7, 0–6
Win 8. 1989 Vienna, Austria Carpet Anders Järryd Paul Annacone
Kelly Evernden		 6–2, 6–3
Loss 10. 1990 Båstad, Sweden Clay Udo Riglewski Rikard Bergh
Ronnie Båthman		 1–6, 4–6
Win 9. 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.
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