Jonas Björkman is a Swedish former professional tennis player, born on 23 March 1972, who was world number 1 in doubles and world number 4 in singles. He turned professional in 1991 and won six singles titles and 54 doubles titles, among them nine Grand Slam doubles titles, which gave him the career Grand Slam in men's doubles. His first major doubles title came at the 1998 Australian Open. At the 2006 Wimbledon he reached the singles semifinals at the age of 34, the oldest player to do so since Jimmy Connors in 1987. He was a member of Sweden's Davis Cup winning teams in 1994, 1997 and 1998. He retired after the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup and later joined Andy Murray's coaching team and coached the Swedish men's padel team.
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is a Swedish former professional tennis player
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born 23 March 1972
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holding a total of nine major championships
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is a Swedish former professional tennis player
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In the 2006 Wimbledon, he unexpectedly made it into the singles semifinals
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At the 1998 Australian Open, he won his first career doubles Grand Slam title
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