Jonna Jonerup

Jonna Opitz (born 22 July 1969) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. She played under the name Jonna Jonerup.

Jonna Jonerup
Country (sports) Sweden
Born (1969-07-22) 22 July 1969
Prize money$50,753
Singles
Career record71–78
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 147 (2 January 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1989)
French Open1R (1988)
Doubles
Career record47–45
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 184 (1 April 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1989)

Biography

Jonerup reached a best singles ranking of 147 in the world competing on the professional tour.[1] In 1988 she was a quarter-finalist at the Taipei Women's Championships and had a win over Jana Novotná at the European Indoors in Zurich.[2]

Between 1988 and 1991, Jonerup featured in four Federation Cup ties for Sweden. She was unbeaten in her three doubles rubbers, with her only loss coming in her sole singles appearance.

She is now known as Jonna Opitz and is an executive for manufacturing company Inwido in Malmö.[3]

ITF finals

$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (3–1)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 9 May 1987 ITF Bournemouth, United Kingdom Hard United Kingdom Sarah Sullivan 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 27 September 1987 ITF Šibenik, Yugoslavia Clay Netherlands Hester Witvoet 3–6, 0–6
Winner 3. 7 February 1988 ITF Stockholm, Sweden Carpet (i) United States Jennifer Fuchs 6–4, 6–0
Winner 4. 13 November 1989 ITF Telford, United Kingdom Hard (i) Germany Andrea Müller 2–6, 6–3, 7–5

Doubles (2–4)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 19 January 1987 ITF Stockholm, Sweden Carpet (i) Sweden Maria Strandlund Sweden Catrin Jexell
Sweden Helena Olsson
2–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 2 February 1987 ITF Hørsholm, Denmark Carpet (i) Sweden Maria Strandlund Sweden Maria Ekstrand
Denmark Lone Vandborg
6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 21 September 1987 ITF Šibenik, Yugoslavia Clay Sweden Maria Strandlund Netherlands Yvonne der Kinderen
Netherlands Hester Witvoet
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 4. 1 February 1988 ITF Jönköping, Sweden Carpet (i) Sweden Maria Strandlund United States Jennifer Fuchs
United States Jill Smoller
2–6, 4–6
Winner 5. 8 February 1988 ITF Stavanger, Norway Carpet (i) Sweden Maria Strandlund France Sophie Amiach
United States Lisa Bobby
6–2, 7–6
Runner-up 6. 24 June 1991 ITF Ronneby, Sweden Clay Netherlands Simone Schilder United States Jessica Emmons
Sweden Maria Lindström
6–3, 2–6, 4–6

See also

References

  1. Jönsson, Kent (28 November 2012). "Veteran missade chansen". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish).
  2. "Tennis Matuszewski Trips Berger; Top Seed Edberg Advances". Sun Sentinel. 20 October 1988.
  3. "Inwido ökar men Sverige oroar". Vetlandaposten (in Swedish). 17 July 2018.
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