Linda Jansson
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | Åland Islands | 10 September 1974
Prize money | $15,356 |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 488 (30 October 1995) |
Doubles | |
Highest ranking | No. 233 (17 July 1995) |
Linda Jansson (born 10 September 1974) is a Finnish former professional tennis player.
Biography[]
Jansson comes from the Åland Islands, a Swedish speaking autonomous region of Finland.[1]
As a professional player she was most successful in doubles, with a best ranking of 233 and six ITF titles. She played the doubles rubber in 10 Fed Cup ties for Finland, including a World Group quarter-final against Australia in 1993, which was the team's best ever run in the competition. Outside of tennis, she also competed in the sport of racketlon and was the world champion in 2006, by which stage she was competing for Sweden.[2]
Since retiring she has remained involved in tennis, as an administrator and coach in Sweden. She has served on the board of the Swedish Tennis Federation and was a tournament director for the Nordic Light Open WTA Tour tournament.[3]
ITF finals[]
Singles (0–2)[]
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 19 March 1995 | Gaborone, Botswana | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 15 October 1995 | La Paz, Bolivia | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Doubles (6–7)[]
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 17 January 1994 | Turku, Finland | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 10 July 1994 | Lohja, Finland | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 29 August 1994 | London, United Kingdom | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 31 October 1994 | Jūrmala, Latvia | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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1–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 5. | 16 January 1995 | Turku, Finland | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 23 January 1995 | Båstad, Sweden | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 1. | 30 January 1995 | Rungsted, Denmark | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 2. | 8 October 1995 | Lima, Peru | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 3. | 15 October 1995 | La Paz, Bolivia | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–2 |
Winner | 4. | 9 September 1996 | Bangkok, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 5. | 2 February 1997 | Rungsted, Denmark | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 6. | 9 February 1997 | Reykjavík, Iceland | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 7. | 29 June 1997 | Bastad, Sweden | Clay | ![]() |
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W/O |
References[]
- ^ "Sporten med fyra racketar". Skånska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 15 January 2009.
- ^ "Dubbla medaljer för Linda Jansson". Ålandstidningen (in Swedish). 19 August 2008.
- ^ "Linda Jansson leder Nordic Light Open". Ålandstidningen (in Swedish). 7 December 2007.
External links[]
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Finnish female tennis players
- People from Åland
- Swedish-speaking Finns