Jonas Svensson (tennis)

Jonas Bengt Svensson
Country (sports) Sweden
ResidenceMonte Carlo, Monaco
Born (1966-10-21) 21 October 1966 (age 58)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1985
Retired1995
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachTim Klein
Prize money$2,439,702
Singles
Career record258–204
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 10 (25 March 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1989)
French OpenSF (1988, 1990)
Wimbledon3R (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990)
US Open4R (1987)
Other tournaments
Grand Slam Cup1R (1990)
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)
Mixed doubles
Career record1–1
Career titles0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open2R (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]

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