Jonas Bengt Svensson (born 21 October 1966) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.

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Jonas Bengt Svensson

Country (sports)	Sweden
Residence	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Born	(1966-10-21) 21 October 1966 (age 57) Gothenburg, Sweden
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	1985
Retired	1995
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Tim Klein
Prize money	$2,439,702
Singles
Career record	258–204
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 10 (25 March 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	QF (1989)
French Open	SF (1988, 1990)
Wimbledon	3R (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990)
US Open	4R (1987)
Doubles
Career record	55–101
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 49 (6 April 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1988)
French Open	2R (1987)
Wimbledon	1R (1986, 1987, 1988)
US Open	2R (1991)
Mixed doubles
Career record	1–1
Career titles	0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	2R (1987)

Close

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 Ivan Lendl in the quarters and lost to Henri Leconte in the semis. In the 1990 French Open he defeated Sergi Bruguera 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 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.^[1]