Linda Jansson

Linda Jansson
Country (sports)	Finland
Born	10 September 1974; Åland
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 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	Cara Black	4–6, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	15 October 1995	La Paz, Bolivia	Clay	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)	Katrina Saarinen	Radka Suraková Helena Vildová	5–7, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	10 July 1994	Lohja, Finland	Clay	Katrina Saarinen	Camilla Persson Anna-Karin Svensson	4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	3.	29 August 1994	London, United Kingdom	Grass	Anna-Karin Svensson	Sabine Gerke Kristine Kurth	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	4.	31 October 1994	Jūrmala, Latvia	Hard (i)	Anna-Karin Svensson	Natalia Noreiko Marina Stets	1–6, 5–7
Runner-up	5.	16 January 1995	Turku, Finland	Hard (i)	Anna-Karin Svensson	Nanne Dahlman Petra Thorén	3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	6.	23 January 1995	Båstad, Sweden	Hard (i)	Anna-Karin Svensson	Sandra Kleinová Jana Lubasová	4–6, 6–7
Winner	1.	30 January 1995	Rungsted, Denmark	Carpet (i)	Anna-Karin Svensson	Anja Kostecki Karin Ptaszek	6–3, 6–1
Winner	2.	8 October 1995	Lima, Peru	Hard	Maria-Farnes Capistrano	Bárbara Castro María-Alejandra Quezada	6–2, 2–6, 6–3
Winner	3.	15 October 1995	La Paz, Bolivia	Clay	Maria-Farnes Capistrano	Laura Bernal Paula Racedo	7–5, 6–2
Winner	4.	9 September 1996	Bangkok, India	Hard	Khoo Chin-bee	Kim Hye-jeong Chotika Wannachinda	6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Winner	5.	2 February 1997	Rungsted, Denmark	Carpet (i)	Annica Lindstedt	Kristina Pojatina Dragana Zarić	4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Winner	6.	9 February 1997	Reykjavík, Iceland	Carpet (i)	Annica Lindstedt	Adrienn Hegedűs Nóra Köves	4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up	7.	29 June 1997	Bastad, Sweden	Clay	Sofia Finér	Annica Lindstedt Anna-Karin Svensson	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

Linda Jansson at the Women's Tennis Association
Linda Jansson at the International Tennis Federation
Linda Jansson at the Billie Jean King Cup

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[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.