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Jan Apell
Swedish tennis player
Jan Apell (born 4 November 1969) is a former tennis player from Sweden, who in 1994 won the ATP Tour World Championship in doubles and Davis Cup. The left-hander has retired from tennis unbeaten in Davis Cup after five matches, and played most of his career with Jonas Björkman. He also has a Son call Emil Apell and a Daughter named Elin Apell.
01ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0-1 | Jul 1995 | Stuttgart, Germany | Championship Series | Clay | Thomas Muster | 2-6, 2-6 |
Doubles: 15 (9 titles, 6 runners-up)
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| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1-0 | Apr 1993 | Seoul, South Korea | World Series | Hard | Peter Nyborg | Neil Broad Gary Muller |
5-7, 7-6, 6-2 |
| Loss | 1-1 | Nov 1993 | Moscow, Russia | World Series | Carpet | Jonas Björkman | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
1-6, ret. |
| Win | 2-1 | Feb 1994 | Scottsdale, United States | World Series | Hard | Ken Flach | Alex O'Brien Sandon Stolle |
6-4, 6-4 |
| Loss | 2-2 | Jun 1994 | Roland Garos, France | Grand Slam | Clay | Jonas Björkman | Byron Black Jonathan Stark |
4-6, 6-7 |
| Win | 3-2 | Jun 1994 | Queen's, United Kingdom | World Series | Grass | Jonas Björkman | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
3-6, 7-6, 6-4 |
| Win | 4-2 | Jul 1994 | Båstad, Sweden | World Series | Clay | Jonas Björkman | Nicklas Kulti Mikael Tillström |
6-2, 6-3 |
| Win | 5-2 | Aug 1994 | Schenectady, United States | World Series | Hard | Jonas Björkman | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
6-4, 7-6 |
| Loss | 5-3 | Oct 1994 | Tel Aviv, Israel | World Series | Hard | Jonas Björkman | Lan Bale John-Laffnie de Jager |
7-6. 2-6, 6-7 |
| Loss | 5-4 | Oct 1994 | Stockholm, Sweden | Masters Series | Carpet | Jonas Björkman | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
3-6, 4-6 |
| Win | 6-4 | Nov 1994 | Antwerp, Belgium | World Series | Carpet | Jonas Björkman | Hendrik Jan Davids Sébastien Lareau |
4-6, 6-1, 6-2 |
| Win | 7-4 | Nov 1994 | Jakarta, Indonesia | ATP Finals | Hard | Jonas Björkman | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
6-4, 4-6, 4-6, 7-6(7-5), 7-6(8-6) |
| Loss | 7-5 | May 1995 | Rome, Italy | Masters Series | Clay | Jonas Björkman | Cyril Suk Daniel Vacek |
3-6. 4-6 |
| Loss | 7-6 | Jun 1995 | Queen's, United Kingdom | World Series | Grass | Jonas Björkman | Todd Martin Pete Sampras |
6-7, 4-6 |
| Win | 8-6 | Jul 1995 | Båstad, Sweden | World Series | Clay | Jonas Björkman | Jon Ireland Andrew Kratzmann |
6-3, 6-0 |
| Win | 9-6 | Apr 1996 | Paget, Bermuda | World Series | Clay | Brent Haygarth | Pat Cash Patrick Rafter |
3-6, 6-1, 6-3 |
02ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 7 (3-4)
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| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0-1 | Apr 1991 | Nagoya, Japan | Challenger | Hard | John Stimpson | 1-6, 3-6 |
| Win | 1-1 | Jul 1991 | Hanko, Finland | Challenger | Clay | Claudio Mezzadri | 6-2, 6-4 |
| Win | 2-1 | Oct 1992 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Carpet | Christian Saceanu | 6-3, 6-7, 7-6 |
| Loss | 2-2 | Jul 1993 | Ostend, Belgium | Challenger | Clay | Jean-Philippe Fleurian | 6-7, 5-7 |
| Loss | 2-3 | Nov 1993 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Jonas Björkman | 3-6, 6-3, 5-7 |
| Loss | 2-4 | Mar 1996 | Stockholm, Sweden | Challenger | Hard | Johan Van Herck | 3-6, 5-7 |
| Win | 3-4 | Nov 1997 | Réunion Island, Réunion | Challenger | Hard | Arnaud Clément | 6-4, 7-6 |
Doubles: 13 (7-6)
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| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0-1 | Sep 1990 | Gevrey-Chambertin, France | Challenger | Carpet | Peter Nyborg | Mansour Bahrami Rodolphe Gilbert |
5-7, 2-6 |
| Win | 1-1 | Jul 1991 | Hanko, Finland | Challenger | Clay | Olli Rahnasto | Patrik Albertsson Jörgen Windahl |
walkover |
| Win | 2-1 | Sep 1991 | Graz, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Raviv Weidenfeld | Sébastien Leblanc Markus Naewie |
6-3, 6-3 |
| Loss | 2-2 | Sep 1991 | Messina, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Markus Naewie | Renzo Furlan Guillermo Pérez Roldán |
4-6, 2-6 |
| Loss | 2-3 | Apr 1992 | Birmingham, United States | Challenger | Clay | Peter Nyborg | Bret Garnett Tobias Svantesson |
4-6, 6-7 |
| Win | 3-3 | Jun 1992 | Salzburg, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Mikael Tillström | Jordi Arrese Nils Holm |
3-6, 6-2, 6-2 |
| Win | 4-3 | Jan 1993 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Jonas Björkman | Brian Devening Peter Nyborg |
6-2, 7-6 |
| Loss | 4-4 | Feb 1993 | Wolfsburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Michael Mortensen | Donald Johnson Leander Paes |
6-7, 1-6 |
| Win | 5-4 | Feb 1993 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Carpet | Jonas Björkman | João Cunha-Silva Marc-Kevin Goellner |
7-6, 6-3 |
| Loss | 5-5 | Aug 1993 | Liège, Belgium | Challenger | Clay | Paul Kilderry | Brendan Curry Kirk Haygarth |
3-6, 6-4, 4-6 |
| Win | 6-5 | Aug 1993 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Nicklas Utgren | Claudio Mezzadri Christian Miniussi |
6-4, 6-2 |
| Win | 7-5 | Nov 1993 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Jonas Björkman | Mike Briggs Trevor Kronemann |
7-5, 7-6 |
| Loss | 7-6 | Mar 1995 | Indian Wells, United States | Challenger | Hard | Mike Bauer | Nicklas Kulti Mikael Tillström |
6-7, 4-6 |
03Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
| Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | SR | W-L | Win % | ||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | Q2 | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | Q2 | 0 / 5 | 2-5 | 29% | ||||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0-1 | 0% | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1-1 | 50% | ||||||||
| US Open | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1-2 | 33% | ||||||||
| Win-loss | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 / 9 | 4-9 | 31% | ||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q3 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | , | ||||||||
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3-2 | 60% | ||||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0-1 | 0% | ||||||||
| Hamburg | A | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 1-3 | 25% | ||||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | Q3 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | , | ||||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | , | ||||||||
| Win-loss | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 / 6 | 4-6 | 40% | ||||||||
Doubles
| Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | SR | W-L | Win % | |||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | A | A | A | A | SF | 1R | 3R | A | 2R | 0 / 5 | 7-5 | 58% | |||||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | F | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 6-3 | 67% | |||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | A | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 4-3 | 57% | |||||||||
| US Open | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1-2 | 33% | |||||||||
| Win-loss | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 11-4 | 3-3 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 / 13 | 18-13 | 58% | |||||||||
| Year-end Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ATP Finals | Did not qualify | W | Did not qualify | 1 / 1 | 4-1 | 80% | ||||||||||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | QF | QF | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3-2 | 60% | |||||||||
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2-2 | 50% | |||||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1-1 | 50% | |||||||||
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0-1 | 0% | |||||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | QF | F | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 6-2 | 75% | |||||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0-1 | 0% | |||||||||
| Win-loss | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7-6 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 / 9 | 12-9 | 57% | |||||||||
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