Jan Norbäck (born 6 March 1956) is a Swedish former professional tennis player.

Biography

Born in Hudiksvall, Norbäck was based out of Torshälla. Norbäck played three

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matches for

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, all in the 1977 tournament, the first a win in a doubles rubber against Monaco with

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early in the campaign. His other two matches came in Sweden's Europe Zone A semi-final against Italy in

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. The youngest player in either team, Norbäck partnered with

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in the doubles, with Sweden needing a win over the Italian pairing of

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and Adriano Panatta to keep the tie alive. They were unable to, losing in four sets. In the reverse singles, Norbäck replaced

for a dead rubber against

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and was able to secure a consolation win for the Swedes. His only title on the Grand Prix circuit came at Zürich in 1977. He did not drop a set all tournament, with wins over Georges Goven, Lajos Levai,

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, Nicola Spear, then in the final Jacek Niedźwiedzki. Norbäck lost a match at the 1979 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships in unusual circumstances after he was defaulted for turning up late. Due to meet

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in the second round, he had spent the day with friends in New Hampshire, as a conversation with the referee-in-chief had left him under the impression his match was to be played late in the evening. When he arrived in Boston for his match he was informed Orantes had been awarded the win as he was over 30 minutes late, well above the 15-minute time limit allowance. He made main draw appearances in all four Grand Slam events and his best performance was at the

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when he made the third round.

Grand Prix career finals

Singles: 1 (1–0)

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Biography

Grand Prix career finals

Singles: 1 (1–0)

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