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Jan Gunnarsson
Country (sports)
 Sweden
Residence
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Born
(1962-05-30) 30 May 1962 (age 56)
Olofstrom, Sweden
Height
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro
1979
Retired
1994
Plays
Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money
$1,285,040
Singles
Career record
188–204
Career titles
1
Highest ranking
No. 25 (9 December 1985)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open
SF (1989)
French Open
4R (1984)
Wimbledon
4R (1991)
US Open
1R (1986)
Doubles
Career record
176–176
Career titles
9
Highest ranking
No. 20 (30 April 1984)

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.


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.




Contents





  • 1 Summer 2012 Olympics controversy


  • 2 Career finals

    • 2.1 Doubles (9 titles, 10 runner-ups)



  • 3 References


  • 4 External links




Summer 2012 Olympics controversy[edit]


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[edit]



Doubles (9 titles, 10 runner-ups)[edit]


































































































































































Outcome
No.
Year
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Winner
1.
1982

Stockholm, Sweden
Hard (i)

United States Mark Dickson

United States Sherwood Stewart
United States Ferdi Taygan
7–6, 6–7, 6–4
Winner
2.
1983

Nancy, France
Hard (i)

Sweden Anders Järryd

United States Tim Gullikson
South Africa Bernard Mitton
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Runner-up
1.
1983

Rome, Italy
Clay

United States Mike Leach

Paraguay Francisco González
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
2–6, 7–6, 4–6
Winner
3.
1984

Nice, France
Clay

Denmark Michael Mortensen

Chile Hans Gildemeister
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
6–1, 7–5
Runner-up
2.
1984

Monte Carlo, Monaco
Clay

Sweden Mats Wilander

Australia Mark Edmondson
United States Sherwood Stewart
2–6, 1–6
Winner
4.
1984

Båstad, Sweden
Clay

Denmark Michael Mortensen

Spain Juan Avendaño
Brazil Fernando Roese
6–0, 6–0
Runner-up
3.
1984

Cologne, Germany
Hard (i)

Sweden Joakim Nyström

Poland Wojtek Fibak
United States Sandy Mayer
1–6, 3–6
Runner-up
4.
1984

Treviso, Italy
Clay

United States Sherwood Stewart

Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
United States Tim Wilkison
2–6, 3–6
Winner
5.
1984

Toulouse, France
Carpet

Denmark Michael Mortensen

Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
United States Tim Wilkison
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up
5.
1985

Barcelona, Spain
Clay

Denmark Michael Mortensen

Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up
6.
1985

Cologne, Germany
Hard (i)

Sweden Peter Lundgren

Austria Alex Antonitsch
Netherlands Michiel Schapers
4–6, 5–7
Runner-up
7.
1986

Cologne, Germany
Hard (i)

Sweden Peter Lundgren

New Zealand Kelly Evernden
United States Chip Hooper
4–6, 7–6, 3–6
Winner
6.
1986

Barcelona, Spain
Clay

Sweden Joakim Nyström

Peru Carlos di Laura
Italy Claudio Panatta
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up
8.
1986

Basel, Switzerland
Hard (i)

Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd

France Guy Forget
France Yannick Noah
6–7, 4–6
Winner
7.
1987

Gstaad, Switzerland
Clay

Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd

France Loïc Courteau
France Guy Forget
7–6, 6–2
Runner-up
9.
1989

Rotterdam, Netherlands
Clay

Sweden Magnus Gustafsson

Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř
Czechoslovakia Milan Šrejber
6–7, 0–6
Winner
8.
1989

Vienna, Austria
Carpet

Sweden Anders Järryd

United States Paul Annacone
New Zealand Kelly Evernden
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up
10.
1990

Båstad, Sweden
Clay

West Germany Udo Riglewski

Sweden Rikard Bergh
Sweden Ronnie Båthman
1–6, 4–6
Winner
9.
1991

Nice, France
Clay

Sweden Rikard Bergh

Czechoslovakia Vojtěch Flégl
Sweden Nicklas Utgren
6–4, 4–6, 6–3


References[edit]




  1. ^ Jan Gunnarsson at the Association of Tennis Professionals


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External links[edit]



  • Jan Gunnarsson at the Association of Tennis Professionals Edit this at Wikidata


  • Jan Gunnarsson at the International Tennis Federation Edit this at Wikidata


  • Jan Gunnarsson at the Davis Cup Edit this at Wikidata








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