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Jan Apell

Jan Apell (born 4 November 1969) is a former tennis player from Sweden, who in 1994 won the ATP Tour World Championship in doubles and Davis Cup. The left-hander has retired from tennis unbeaten in Davis Cup after five matches, and played most of his career with Jonas Björkman.[1] He also has a Son call Emil Apell and a Daughter named Elin Apell.

Jan Apell
Country (sports)Sweden Sweden
ResidenceKungsbacka, Sweden
Born (1969-11-04) 4 November 1969 (age 55)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1988
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$1,404,957
Singles
Career record44–68
Career titles0
3 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 62 (31 July 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1995, 1998)
French Open1R (1995)
Wimbledon2R (1995)
US Open2R (1994)
Doubles
Career record121–73
Career titles9
7 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 10 (20 June 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1994)
French OpenF (1994)
Wimbledon3R (1994, 1995)
US Open2R (1992)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsW (1994)
Mixed doubles
Career titles0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
WimbledonQF (1993)
Last updated on: 30 September 2022.

ATP career finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–1)
ATP World Series (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–1)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 1995 Stuttgart, Germany Championship Series Clay   Thomas Muster 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 15 (9 titles, 6 runners-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (1–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–2)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (8–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (1–2)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (7–4)
Indoors (2–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 1993 Seoul, South Korea World Series Hard   Peter Nyborg   Neil Broad
  Gary Muller 		5–7, 7–6, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Nov 1993 Moscow, Russia World Series Carpet   Jonas Björkman   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis 		1–6, ret.
Win 2–1 Feb 1994 Scottsdale, United States World Series Hard   Ken Flach   Alex O'Brien
  Sandon Stolle 		6–4, 6–4
Loss 2–2 Jun 1994 Roland Garos, France Grand Slam Clay   Jonas Björkman   Byron Black
  Jonathan Stark 		4–6, 6–7
Win 3–2 Jun 1994 Queen's, United Kingdom World Series Grass   Jonas Björkman   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde 		3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Win 4–2 Jul 1994 Båstad, Sweden World Series Clay   Jonas Björkman   Nicklas Kulti
  Mikael Tillström 		6–2, 6–3
Win 5–2 Aug 1994 Schenectady, United States World Series Hard   Jonas Björkman   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis 		6–4, 7–6
Loss 5–3 Oct 1994 Tel Aviv, Israel World Series Hard   Jonas Björkman   Lan Bale
  John-Laffnie de Jager 		7–6. 2–6, 6–7
Loss 5–4 Oct 1994 Stockholm, Sweden Masters Series Carpet   Jonas Björkman   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde 		3–6, 4–6
Win 6–4 Nov 1994 Antwerp, Belgium World Series Carpet   Jonas Björkman   Hendrik Jan Davids
  Sébastien Lareau 		4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win 7–4 Nov 1994 Jakarta, Indonesia ATP Finals Hard   Jonas Björkman   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde 		6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6)
Loss 7–5 May 1995 Rome, Italy Masters Series Clay   Jonas Björkman   Cyril Suk
  Daniel Vacek 		3–6. 4–6
Loss 7–6 Jun 1995 Queen's, United Kingdom World Series Grass   Jonas Björkman   Todd Martin
  Pete Sampras 		6–7, 4–6
Win 8–6 Jul 1995 Båstad, Sweden World Series Clay   Jonas Björkman   Jon Ireland
  Andrew Kratzmann 		6–3, 6–0
Win 9–6 Apr 1996 Paget, Bermuda World Series Clay   Brent Haygarth   Pat Cash
  Patrick Rafter 		3–6, 6–1, 6–3

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 7 (3–4)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (3–4)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 1991 Nagoya, Japan Challenger Hard   John Stimpson 1–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Jul 1991 Hanko, Finland Challenger Clay   Claudio Mezzadri 6–2, 6–4
Win 2–1 Oct 1992 Cherbourg, France Challenger Carpet   Christian Saceanu 6–3, 6–7, 7–6
Loss 2–2 Jul 1993 Ostend, Belgium Challenger Clay   Jean-Philippe Fleurian 6–7, 5–7
Loss 2–3 Nov 1993 Aachen, Germany Challenger Carpet   Jonas Björkman 3–6, 6–3, 5–7
Loss 2–4 Mar 1996 Stockholm, Sweden Challenger Hard   Johan Van Herck 3–6, 5–7
Win 3–4 Nov 1997 Réunion Island, Réunion Challenger Hard   Arnaud Clément 6–4, 7–6

Doubles: 13 (7–6)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (7–6)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (4–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (3–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 1990 Gevrey-Chambertin, France Challenger Carpet   Peter Nyborg   Mansour Bahrami
  Rodolphe Gilbert 		5–7, 2–6
Win 1–1 Jul 1991 Hanko, Finland Challenger Clay   Olli Rahnasto   Patrik Albertsson
  Jörgen Windahl 		walkover
Win 2–1 Sep 1991 Graz, Austria Challenger Clay   Raviv Weidenfeld   Sébastien Leblanc
  Markus Naewie 		6–3, 6–3
Loss 2–2 Sep 1991 Messina, Italy Challenger Hard   Markus Naewie   Renzo Furlan
  Guillermo Pérez Roldán 		4–6, 2–6
Loss 2–3 Apr 1992 Birmingham, United States Challenger Clay   Peter Nyborg   Bret Garnett
  Tobias Svantesson 		4–6, 6–7
Win 3–3 Jun 1992 Salzburg, Austria Challenger Clay   Mikael Tillström   Jordi Arrese
  Nils Holm 		3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win 4–3 Jan 1993 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Carpet   Jonas Björkman   Brian Devening
  Peter Nyborg 		6–2, 7–6
Loss 4–4 Feb 1993 Wolfsburg, Germany Challenger Carpet   Michael Mortensen   Donald Johnson
  Leander Paes 		6–7, 1–6
Win 5–4 Feb 1993 Rennes, France Challenger Carpet   Jonas Björkman   João Cunha-Silva
  Marc-Kevin Goellner 		7–6, 6–3
Loss 5–5 Aug 1993 Liège, Belgium Challenger Clay   Paul Kilderry   Brendan Curry
  Kirk Haygarth 		3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 6–5 Aug 1993 Geneva, Switzerland Challenger Clay   Nicklas Utgren   Claudio Mezzadri
  Christian Miniussi 		6–4, 6–2
Win 7–5 Nov 1993 Aachen, Germany Challenger Carpet   Jonas Björkman   Mike Briggs
  Trevor Kronemann 		7–5, 7–6
Loss 7–6 Mar 1995 Indian Wells, United States Challenger Hard   Mike Bauer   Nicklas Kulti
  Mikael Tillström 		6–7, 4–6

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R A A A 1R Q2 2R 1R A 2R Q2 0 / 5 2–5 29%
French Open A A A A Q1 A 1R A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A Q1 A A Q2 A 2R A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
US Open A A A Q1 A 2R 1R A A A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–4 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 0 / 9 4–9 31%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A A A Q3 A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami A A A A A 3R 2R A A A A 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Monte Carlo A A A A A 1R A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Hamburg A 1R A A A 2R A A A 1R A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Rome A A A A A Q3 A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati A A A A A Q2 A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–3 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0 / 6 4–6 40%

Doubles

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Tournament 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R A A A A SF 1R 3R A 2R 0 / 5 7–5 58%
French Open A A A A 1R F 2R A A A 0 / 3 6–3 67%
Wimbledon A Q1 A A 1R 3R 3R A A A 0 / 3 4–3 57%
US Open A A A 2R A 1R A A A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 11–4 3–3 2–1 0–0 1–1 0 / 13 18–13 58%
Year-end Championships
ATP Finals Did not qualify W Did not qualify 1 / 1 4–1 80%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A A QF QF A A A 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Miami A A A A A QF 2R A A A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Monte Carlo A A A A A 2R A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Hamburg A A A A A 1R A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Rome A A A A A QF F A A A 0 / 2 6–2 75%
Cincinnati A A A A A 1R A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 7–6 5–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 9 12–9 57%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Davis Cup – Players". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
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