Jonas Björkman

Swedish professional tennis player Jonas Björkman was world number one in the doubles and fourth in the world in the singles. He won the doubles tournament at all four Grand Slams and finished his career winning more than $14.5 million in prize money.

Björkman won the Swedish Junior Championships when he was 18 and was ranked in the top-five junior players in the country. He became a professional player in 1991. Björkman won the doubles tournament at each of the Grand Slams, with three titles at the Australian Open and Wimbledon, two titles at the French Open, and one at the US Open. In July 2001 he was ranked number one in the world as a doubles player. Björkman was part of Sweden’s Davis Cup team that won three titles from 1994 to 1998.

As a singles player Björkman was ranked fourth in the world in November 1997. Although he never won a Grand Slam title, he did reach the semi-finals of the 1997 US Open and the 2006 Wimbledon tournament. Björkman competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the 2004 Athína Olympics, and the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

After his playing career Björkman became a coach. He coached Andy Murray in 2015, and Marin Čilić from 2016 to 2017.