Ville Jansson
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- Age: 48 (10.04.1965)
- Birthplace: Timra, Sweden
- Height: 6' (183 cm)
- Weight: 145 lbs (66 kg)
- Plays: Right-handed
Inactive
Sweden
As of 20.05.2013
| Ranking | W-L | Titles | Prize Money* |
| Career | High 24309.07.1990 |
0-2 | 0 | $36,255 *Singles & Doubles combined |
|
| Career | High 14330.04.1990 |
4-9 | 0 | $36,255 *Singles & Doubles combined |
|
Residence: The Woodlands, Texas Single
Year-by-Year Highlights:
1989- Winner at Coquitlam Ch.; Quarterfinalist at Winnetka Ch.; Doubles Win-
ner at Croydon Ch. (w/Barlow), Winnetka Ch. (w/Warner); Doubles Runner-up
at Seattle Ch. (w/Klesinger); Doubles SF at Vienna Ch. (w/Klesinger), New
Haven Ch. (w/Schor), Cherbourg Ch. (w/Galbraith), Brest Ch. (w/Kinnear).
1988- Fourth in singles, Doubles Winner at USTA Sat. #4 (w/Jetzel); Runner-up
at Portuguese Sat. (w/19 ATP pts.).
Turned pro in 1988.
Attended Northeast Louisiana University in Monroe for 3 1/2 years, earn-
ing singles All-America honors in 1986. He played at No. 1 singles for most
of his career, posting a 28-1 match record (.965) as a freshman in 1984. In
his All-America season, he overcame a bout with mononucleosis.
Began playing tennis at age 6.
Won the Swedish Junior nationals in 1977 and doubles in 1979.
Won his first pro singles title at the Coquitlam Challenger in October
1989, defeating Chris Pridham. Jumped from 414 to No. 288 on the ATP computer
rankings.
Year-by-Year Highlights:
1989- Winner at Coquitlam Ch.; Quarterfinalist at Winnetka Ch.; Doubles Win-
ner at Croydon Ch. (w/Barlow), Winnetka Ch. (w/Warner); Doubles Runner-up
at Seattle Ch. (w/Klesinger); Doubles SF at Vienna Ch. (w/Klesinger), New
Haven Ch. (w/Schor), Cherbourg Ch. (w/Galbraith), Brest Ch. (w/Kinnear).
1988- Fourth in singles, Doubles Winner at USTA Sat. #4 (w/Jetzel); Runner-up
at Portuguese Sat. (w/19 ATP pts.).
Turned pro in 1988.
Attended Northeast Louisiana University in Monroe for 3 1/2 years, earn-
ing singles All-America honors in 1986. He played at No. 1 singles for most
of his career, posting a 28-1 match record (.965) as a freshman in 1984. In
his All-America season, he overcame a bout with mononucleosis.
Began playing tennis at age 6.
Won the Swedish Junior nationals in 1977 and doubles in 1979.
Won his first pro singles title at the Coquitlam Challenger in October
1989, defeating Chris Pridham. Jumped from 414 to No. 288 on the ATP computer
rankings.
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