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Jonas Bengt Svensson (born 21 October 1966) is a former professional
tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
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
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in the quarters and lost to
Henri Leconte Henri Leconte (born 4 July 1963) is a French former professional tennis player. He reached the men's singles final at the French Open in 1988, won the French Open men's doubles title in 1984, and helped France win the Davis Cup in 1991. Leconte ...
in the semis. In the 1990 French Open he defeated
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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 Andre Kirk Agassi ( ; born April 29, 1970) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. He is an eight-time major champion and an Olympic gold medalist, as well as a runner-up in seven other majors. Agassi is the second of five men to ac ...
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.


Career finals


Singles: 14 (5 wins, 9 losses)

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Singles performance timeline

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1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson ...
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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Svensson, Jonas Swedish male tennis players Sportspeople from Gothenburg 1966 births Living people