Linda Jansson
Country (sports) Finland
Born (1974-09-10) 10 September 1974
Åland
Prize money$15,356
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 488 (30 October 1995)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 233 (17 July 1995)

Linda Jansson (born 10 September 1974) is a Finnish former professional tennis player.

Biography

Jansson comes from Åland, 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 ten Fed Cup ties for Finland, including a World Group quarterfinal 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 WTA Tour event Nordic Light Open.[3]

ITF finals

Singles (0–2)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 19 March 1995 Gaborone, Botswana Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 15 October 1995 La Paz, Bolivia Clay Colombia Carmiña Giraldo 2–6, 4–6

Doubles (6–7)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 17 January 1994 Turku, Finland Carpet (i) Finland Katrina Saarinen Czech Republic Radka Suraková
Czech Republic Helena Vildová		 5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 10 July 1994 Lohja, Finland Clay Finland Katrina Saarinen Sweden Camilla Persson
Sweden Anna-Karin Svensson		 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 29 August 1994 London, United Kingdom Grass Sweden Anna-Karin Svensson Germany Sabine Gerke
United States Kristine Kurth		 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 4. 31 October 1994 Jūrmala, Latvia Hard (i) Sweden Anna-Karin Svensson Belarus Natalia Noreiko
Belarus Marina Stets		 1–6, 5–7
Runner-up 5. 16 January 1995 Turku, Finland Hard (i) Sweden Anna-Karin Svensson Finland Nanne Dahlman
Finland Petra Thorén		 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 6. 23 January 1995 Båstad, Sweden Hard (i) Sweden Anna-Karin Svensson Czech Republic Sandra Kleinová
Czech Republic Jana Lubasová		 4–6, 6–7
Winner 1. 30 January 1995 Rungsted, Denmark Carpet (i) Sweden Anna-Karin Svensson Denmark Anja Kostecki
Denmark Karin Ptaszek		 6–3, 6–1
Winner 2. 8 October 1995 Lima, Peru Hard Sweden Maria-Farnes Capistrano Chile Bárbara Castro
Chile María-Alejandra Quezada		 6–2, 2–6, 6–3
Winner 3. 15 October 1995 La Paz, Bolivia Clay Sweden Maria-Farnes Capistrano Paraguay Laura Bernal
Argentina Paula Racedo		 7–5, 6–2
Winner 4. 9 September 1996 Bangkok, India Hard Malaysia Khoo Chin-bee South Korea Kim Hye-jeong
Thailand Chotika Wannachinda		 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Winner 5. 2 February 1997 Rungsted, Denmark Carpet (i) Sweden Annica Lindstedt Croatia Kristina Pojatina
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragana Zarić		 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Winner 6. 9 February 1997 Reykjavík, Iceland Carpet (i) Sweden Annica Lindstedt Hungary Adrienn Hegedűs
Hungary Nóra Köves		 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 7. 29 June 1997 Bastad, Sweden Clay Sweden Sofia Finér Sweden Annica Lindstedt
Sweden Anna-Karin Svensson		 w/o

References

  1. ↑ "Sporten med fyra racketar". Skånska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 15 January 2009.
  2. ↑ "Dubbla medaljer för Linda Jansson". Ålandstidningen (in Swedish). 19 August 2008.
  3. ↑ "Linda Jansson leder Nordic Light Open". Ålandstidningen (in Swedish). 7 December 2007.
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