Jonna Jonerup

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

Jonna Jonerup
Full nameJonna Opitz (nee Jonerup)
Country (sports) Sweden
Born (1969-07-22) 22 July 1969
Prize money$50,753
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 147 (2 January 1989)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (1989)
French Open1R (1988)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 184 (1 April 1991)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open1R (1989)

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)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 9 May 1987 Bournemouth, United Kingdom Hard Sarah Sullivan 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Runner-up 2. 27 September 1987 Šibenik, Yugoslavia Clay Hester Witvoet 3–6, 0–6
Winner 3. 7 February 1988 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet Jennifer Fuchs 6-4, 6-0
Winner 4. 13 November 1989 Telford, United Kingdom Hard Andrea Müller 2-6, 6-3, 7-5

Doubles (2–4)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 19 January 1987 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet Maria Strandlund Catrin Jexell
Helena Olsson
2–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 2 February 1987 Hørsholm, Denmark Carpet Maria Strandlund Maria Ekstrand
Lone Vandborg
6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 21 September 1987 Šibenik, Yugoslavia Clay Maria Strandlund Yvonne der Kinderen
Hester Witvoet
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 4. 1 February 1988 Jönköping, Sweden Carpet Maria Strandlund Jennifer Fuchs
Jill Smoller
2–6, 4–6
Winner 5. 8 February 1988 Stavanger, Norway Carpet Maria Strandlund Sophie Amiach
Lisa Bobby
6–2, 7–6
Runner-up 6. 24 June 1991 Ronneby, Sweden Clay Simone Schilder Jessica Emmons
Maria Lindström
6–3, 2–6, 4–6

See also

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.
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