Ville Jansson

Ville Jansson (born 10 April 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.

Ville Jansson
Full nameVille Jansson
Country (sports) Sweden
Born (1965-04-10) 10 April 1965
Timrå, Sweden
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Prize money$36,255
Singles
Career record0-2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 243 (9 July 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (1990)
WimbledonQ2 (1990)
Doubles
Career record4-9
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 143 (30 April 1990)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1990)
French Open1R (1990)
US Open1R (1990)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open1R (1990)

Biography

Born in Timrå, Jansson grew up in the town of Värnamo.[1]

Prior to touring professionally he played collegiate tennis for Northeast Louisiana University. He earned All-American honours in 1986 and graduated in 1988.[2]

From 1989 he joined the professional circuit, where he competed for two years. He beat Chris Pridham to win a Challenger tournament in Coquitlam in 1989, in addition to three Challenger titles he won in doubles. In 1990 he appeared in the main draw of the men's doubles at the Australian Open, French Open and US Open.

Since retiring he has lived mostly in Texas. In 2017 he became the Director of Sports at Lost Creek Country Club in Austin, Texas.[3]

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)
No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 1989 Coquitlam, Canada Hard Canada Chris Pridham 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: (3)
No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1989 Croydon, Great Britain Carpet Australia Russell Barlow United States Mike De Palmer
South Africa Byron Talbot		 2–6, 6–3, 7–5
2. 1989 Winnetka, United States Hard United States Scott Warner United States Bill Benjes
United States Arkie Engle		 6–7, 6–4, 6–4
3. 1990 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Argentina Pablo Albano Nigeria Nduka Odizor
United States Bryan Shelton		 7–6, 4–6, 7–5

References
  1. "Svenska tränare i Texas!" (in Swedish). primesite.se. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. "Hopeful Indians in NCAA". The Times. May 20, 1987. p. 12. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. "Staff Members - Ville Jansson". clubcorp.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
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