Jonas Svensson (tennis)

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

Jonas Bengt Svensson
Country (sports) Sweden
ResidenceMonte Carlo, Monaco
Born (1966-10-21) 21 October 1966
Goteburg, Sweden
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1985
Retired1995
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,439,702
Singles
Career record258–204
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 10 (23 March 1991)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQF (1989)
French OpenSF (1988, 1990)
Wimbledon3R (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990)
US Open4R (1987)
Doubles
Career record55–101
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 49 (6 April 1987)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1988)
French Open2R (1987)
Wimbledon1R (1986, 1987, 1988)
US Open2R (1991)

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 (0–1)
ATP Championship Series (0–1)
ATP Tour (5–7)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 1986 Cologne, Germany Hard Stefan Eriksson 6–7, 6–2, 6–2
Loss 1. 1986 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Martín Jaite 5–7, 2–6
Loss 2. 1986 Wembley, U.K. Carpet Yannick Noah 2–6, 3–6, 7–6(14–12), 6–4, 5–7
Win 2. 1987 Vienna, Austria Hard Amos Mansdorf 1–6, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3, 7–5
Loss 3. 1987 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Stefan Edberg 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 3. 1988 Metz, France Carpet Michiel Schapers 6–2, 6–4
Loss 4. 1988 Munich, Germany Clay Guillermo Pérez Roldán 5–7, 3–6
Loss 5. 1988 Wembley, U.K. Carpet Jakob Hlasek 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 4–6, 0–6, 5–7
Loss 6. 1990 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet Brad Gilbert 1–6, 3–6
Win 4. 1990 Toulouse, France Hard Fabrice Santoro 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss 7. 1991 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet Stefan Edberg 2–6, 6–3, 5–7, 2–6
Win 5. 1991 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet Anders Järryd 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–2
Loss 8. 1993 Zaragoza, Spain Carpet Karel Nováček 6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Loss 9. 1993 Kuala Lumpur-2, Malaysia Hard Michael Chang 0–6, 4–6

Singles performance timeline

Tournament1985198619871988198919901991199219931994SRW–L
Grand Slams
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

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