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Jonas Björkman
Jonas Lars Björkman (; born 23 March 1972) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He is a former world No. 1 in doubles, and also a former world No. 4 in singles. Björkman retired from professional tennis after competing at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup doubles championships. As of 2019, he is ranked in the top 40 on the all-time ATP prize money list with over $14.5 million. Björkman has had long-term successful doubles partnerships with Jan Apell, Jacco Eltingh, Nicklas Kulti, Max Mirnyi, Pat Rafter, Kevin Ullyett, and Todd Woodbridge. He has won the career Grand Slam in men's doubles, holding a total of nine major championships. In March 2015, he joined Andy Murray's coaching team. He has also coached the Swedish men's padel team. Biography The son of tennis coach and mailman Lars Björkman, Jonas began playing tennis at the age of six. At 18, he won the Swedish Junior Championship and was among the top-5 Swede junior players. He married Petra on 2 December 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately 1 million people live in the Stockholm Municipality, municipality, with 1.6 million in the Stockholm urban area, urban area, and 2.4 million in the Metropolitan Stockholm, metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Mälaren, Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago. The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. The city serves as the county seat of Stockholm County. Stockholm is the cultural, media, political, and economic centre of Sweden. The Stockholm region alone accounts for over a third of the country's Gross d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 French Open – Men's Doubles
Jonas Björkman and Max Mirnyi were the defending champions, and successfully defended their title by defeating top seeds The Bryan Brothers in the final. It was Björkman's ninth and final Grand Slam title. Schedule Seeds *Only six seeds made it past the second round. Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 External linksMain Draw at the {{DEFAULTSORT:2006 French Open - Men's Doubles Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Davis Cup
The 1997 Davis Cup (also known as the 1997 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 86th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 127 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 25 in the Americas Zone, 29 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 57 in the Europe/Africa Zone. A new Group VI of competition was added to each regional zone, providing another level of promotion and relegation within each zone. Madagascar, Tajikistan and Uganda made their first appearances in the tournament. Sweden defeated the United States in the final, held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 28–30 November, to win their 6th title overall. World Group Draw Final Sweden vs. United States World Group Qualifying Round ''Date: 19–21 September'' The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group Qualifying Round for spot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Davis Cup
The 1994 Davis Cup (also known as the 1994 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 83rd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 109 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 22 in the Americas Zone, 23 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 39 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Belarus, Brunei, Georgia, Lithuania, Oman, Slovakia, Sudan and Uzbekistan made their first appearances in the tournament. Sweden defeated Russia in the final, held at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on 2–4 December, to win their 5th title overall. World Group Draw Final Russia vs. Sweden World Group Qualifying Round ''Date: 23–25 September'' The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group Qualifying Round for spots in the 1995 World Group. * , , , and remain in the World Group in 1995. * , and are promoted to the Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 US Open – Mixed Doubles
Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi were the defending champions, but Azarenka chose not to participate. Mirnyi partnered with Anna Chakvetadze, but lost in the first round to Nadia Petrova and Jonas Björkman. Cara Black and Leander Paes won the title, defeating Liezel Huber and Jamie Murray in the final 7–6(8–6), 6–4. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half External linksDraw at the {{DEFAULTSORT:2008 US Open - Mixed Doubles |
1999 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles
Max Mirnyi and Serena Williams were the defending champions but Williams did not compete due to injury. Mirnyi competed with Mary Pierce but lost in the second round to Martin Damm and Barbara Rittner. Leander Paes and Lisa Raymond defeated Jonas Björkman and Anna Kournikova in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships. Seeds Leander Paes / Lisa Raymond (champions) Todd Woodbridge / Lindsay Davenport ''(third round, retired)'' Jonas Björkman / Anna Kournikova ''(final)'' Mark Knowles / Elena Likhovtseva ''(semifinals)'' Cyril Suk / Caroline Vis ''(second round)'' Rick Leach / Larisa Neiland ''(quarterfinals)'' David Adams / Mariaan de Swardt ''(second round)'' Justin Gimelstob / Venus Williams ''(quarterfinals)'' John McEnroe / Steffi Graf ''(semifinals, withdrew)'' Wayne Black / Cara Black ''(third round)'' Sandon Stolle / Kristine Kunce ''(first round)'' Andrew Florent / Elena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles
Andy Ram and Vera Zvonareva were the defending champions but Zvonareva did not compete. Ram partnered with Nathalie Dechy but lost in the third round to Marcin Matkowski and Cara Black. Jamie Murray and Jelena Janković defeated Jonas Björkman and Alicia Molik in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships. Murray became the first British champion of a senior Wimbledon title since Jeremy Bates and Jo Durie won the same title at the 1987 Championships. from This was the first and only Grand Slam title won by Janković in her career, and she became the first Serbian female tennis player to win a Grand Slam tournament. < ...
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2005 French Open – Mixed Doubles
Tatiana Golovin and Richard Gasquet were the defending champions, but they chose not to participate together. The tournament was won by Daniela Hantuchová and Fabrice Santoro. Seeds The seeded teams are listed below. Daniela Hantuchová and Fabrice Santoro are the champions; other teams show the round in which they were eliminated. Draws Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References External linksWTA Draw at the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:2005 French Open - Mixed Doubles [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles
Rennae Stubbs and Jared Palmer defeated 1993 champions Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Todd Woodbridge in the final, 7–5, 7–6(7–3), to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 2000 Australian Open. By winning the title, Stubbs won her second Grand Slam title, after she won her first in Women's Doubles earlier in the week, and Palmer won his first major Mixed Doubles title. Mariaan de Swardt and David Adams were the defending champions, but De Swardt chose not to defend her title and Adams played with Kristie Boogert. Adams and Boogert lost to Sánchez Vicario and Woodbridge in the semifinals. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. Draw Final Top half Bottom half References 2000 Australian Open Mixed Doubles Draw2000 Australian Open – Doubles draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:2000 Australian Open - Mixed Doubles Mixed Doubles Mixed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Tennis Masters Cup – Doubles
Jonas Björkman and Max Mirnyi defeated Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the doubles tennis title at the 2006 Tennis Masters Cup. Michaël Llodra and Fabrice Santoro were the reigning champions, but did not qualify as a team as they did not compete together in 2006. Llodra failed to qualify overall, while Santoro qualified with Nenad Zimonjić Nenad Zimonjić ( sr-Cyrl, Ненад Зимоњић, ; born 4 June 1976) is a Serbian former professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 in doubles. He is an eight-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2008 and 2009 Wimbledon Cham ..., but was eliminated in the round-robin stage. Seeds Draw Finals Red group ''Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.'' Gold group ''Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles
Jan Apell and Jonas Björkman defeated Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6) to win the doubles tennis title at the 1994 ATP Tour World Championships. Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis Paul Vincent Nicholas Haarhuis (born 19 February 1966) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. He is a former world No. 1 doubles player, having reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 18 in November 1995. He won six Grand Sla ... were the defending champions, but were defeated by Woodbridge and Woodforde in the semifinals. Draw Finals Group A ''Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.'' Group B ''Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 US Open – Men's Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Michaël Llodra and Fabrice Santoro. Jonas Björkman and Todd Woodbridge won the title, defeating Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan 5–7, 6–0, 7–5 in the final. Seeds # Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi ''(quarterfinals)'' # Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan ''(final)'' # Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor ''(semifinals)'' # Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge (champions) # Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley ''(quarterfinals)'' # Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro ''(semifinals)'' # Yevgeny Kafelnikov / David Rikl ''(first round)'' # Martin Damm / Cyril Suk ''(quarterfinals)'' # Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett ''(third round)'' # Joshua Eagle / Jared Palmer ''(third round)'' # Gastón Etlis / Martín Rodríguez ''(first round)'' # Tomáš Cibulec / Pavel Vizner ''(second round)'' # Chris Haggard / Donald Johnson ''(third round)'' # František Čermák / Leoš Friedl ''(third round)'' # Lucas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
