Jonas Björkman
Jonas Björkman
 |
Country |
Sweden |
Residence |
Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Date of birth |
23 March 1972 (1972-03-23) (age 38) |
Place of birth |
Alvesta, Sweden |
Height |
1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
Weight |
83 kg (180 lb; 13.1 st) |
Turned pro |
1991 |
Retired |
2008 |
Plays |
Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Career prize money |
$14,567,823 |
Singles |
Career record |
414–362 |
Career titles |
6 |
Highest ranking |
No. 4 (3 November 1997) |
Grand Slam results |
Australian Open |
QF (1998, 2002) |
French Open |
4th (1996, 2007) |
Wimbledon |
SF (2006) |
US Open |
SF (1997) |
Doubles |
Career record |
708–304 |
Career titles |
54 |
Highest ranking |
No. 1 (9 July 2001) |
Grand Slam Doubles results |
Australian Open |
W (1998, 1999, 2001) |
French Open |
W (2005, 2006) |
Wimbledon |
W (2002, 2003, 2004) |
US Open |
W (2003) |
Last updated on: 3 November 2008. |
Jonas Lars Björkman (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjuːnas ˈbjœrkman]; born 23 March 1972, Alvesta, Sweden) is a former World Number 4 Swedish professional tennis player. He is also a former World No. 1 in doubles. Björkman retired from professional tennis after competing at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup Doubles championships.
On 20 November 2006, he replaced Dick Norman as the oldest player in the ATP Top 100 (singles) when Norman dropped out of the Top 100 for the last time. On 9 June 2008, aged 36 years and 2 months, Björkman was himself succeeded in this honour by Fabrice Santoro after dropping out of the Top 100 in his turn.
Björkman has enjoyed successful long-term doubles partnerships with Jan Appel, Jacco Eltingh, Nicklas Kulti, Max Mirnyi, Patrick Rafter, Kevin Ullyett, and Todd Woodbridge. He has won the career Grand Slam in men's doubles, holding a total of 9 major championships.
Biography
The son of tennis coach and mailman Lars Björkman, Jonas began playing tennis at the age of six.[1] At 18, he won the Swedish Junior Championship[1] and was among the top 5 junior Swede players.[1] He married Petra on 2 December 2000 in Stockholm and has a son, Max (born 15 January 2003).[1] He plays right-handed and has a particularly good record against left-handed players. He claims it's because his father plays left-handed.
Career
He turned professional in 1991. In 1993, he won three Challenger singles titles. In 1994, he won seven titles in doubles including the 1994 ATP Tour World Championships in Jakarta. In 1995, he reached his first career ATP singles final in Hong Kong. In 1997, he became the 9th ever Swedish tennis player to finish in ATP top 10 at no. 4. He advanced to his first Grand Slam semifinal at the US Open, losing to Greg Rusedski. At the 1998 Australian Open, he won his first career doubles Grand Slam title. 2000 saw him finishing in the singles top 50 for the fifth time in seven years.
In his ATP career, he has won six singles titles and 54 titles in doubles, including nine Grand Slam titles in doubles.
He made his Davis Cup debut in 1994 and has played regularly for Sweden ever since. He has compiled a 21–14 record in doubles and a 14–9 record in live singles rubbers. He was a member of Sweden's Davis Cup championship teams in 1994, 1997, and 1998.
In the 2006 Wimbledon, he unexpectedly made it into the singles semi-finals at the age of 34, making him the oldest player to get there since Jimmy Connors in 1987. He had only made it into the singles quarter-finals once in 2003. He was unseeded, but defeated 14th-seeded Radek Štěpánek in a match which included saving a match point. He had previously ousted his doubles partner Max Mirnyi and another Swede, Thomas Johansson, to make the quarter-finals. In the semi-final he found World No. 1 and defending champion Roger Federer too good and was overpowered in straight sets, 6–2, 6–0, 6–2. When John McEnroe announced his official return to the ATP Pro Tour in 2006 he teamed up with Björkman to win the doubles title at the SAP Open in San Jose.
During Wimbledon in 2008, he announced that he would be playing in his final Wimbledon as he was planning on retiring at the end of the season. Although being knocked out in the first round of singles, Björkman and Kevin Ullyett made it to the final, being defeated by second seeds Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić, though receiving a hero's farewell to his extensive career at Wimbledon.
Björkman retired from professional tennis after the Swede and his partner Kevin Ullyett failed to qualify for the doubles semifinal at 2008 Tennis Masters Cup - Doubles.[2]
Major finals
Grand Slam mixed doubles finals: 2 (0-2)
Masters Series singles final
Outcome |
Year |
Championship |
Surface |
Opponents in the final |
Score in the final |
Runner-up |
1997 |
Paris |
Carpet |
Pete Sampras |
6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Career finals
Singles: 11 (6-5)
Legend (Singles) |
Grand Slam (0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
ATP International Series Gold (1) |
ATP Tour (5) |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
1. |
5 January 1997 |
Auckland, New Zealand |
Hard |
Kenneth Carlsen |
7–6(7), 6–0 |
2. |
11 August 1997 |
Indianapolis, USA |
Hard |
Carlos Moyà |
6–3, 7–6(3) |
3. |
3 November 1997 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Hard (i) |
Jan Siemerink |
3–6, 7–6(5), 6–2, 6–4 |
4. |
15 June 1998 |
Nottingham, UK |
Grass |
Byron Black |
6–3, 6–2 |
5. |
17 June 2002 |
Nottingham, UK |
Grass |
Wayne Arthurs |
6–2, 6–7, 6–2 |
6. |
26 September 2005 |
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
Carpet (i) |
Radek Štěpánek |
6–3, 7–6(4) |
- Runner-ups (5)
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
1. |
17 April 1995 |
Hong Kong, UK |
Hard |
Michael Chang |
6–3, 6–1 |
2. |
5 May 1997 |
Coral Springs, USA |
Clay |
Jason Stoltenberg |
6–0, 2–6, 7–5 |
3. |
27 October 1997 |
Paris, France |
Carpet (i) |
Pete Sampras |
6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
4. |
10 February 2003 |
Marseille, France |
Hard (i) |
Roger Federer |
6–2, 7–6(6) |
5. |
19 June 2006 |
Nottingham, UK |
Grass |
Richard Gasquet |
6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles: 96 (54-42)
- Wins (54)
Legend |
Grand Slam (9) |
Tennis Masters Cup (2) |
ATP Masters Series (15) |
ATP International Series Gold (2) |
ATP Tour (26) |
|
Titles by Surface |
Hard (27) |
Clay (15) |
Grass (6) |
Carpet (6) |
|
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partnering |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
1. |
17 January 1994 |
Jakarta, Indonesia |
Hard |
Neil Borwick |
Jorge Lozano
Jim Pugh |
6–4, 6–1 |
2. |
28 February 1994 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands (1) |
Carpet (i) |
Jeremy Bates |
Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis |
6–4, 6–1 |
3. |
13 June 1994 |
London/Queen's Club, England |
Grass |
Jan Apell |
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde |
3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
4. |
11 July 1994 |
Båstad, Sweden (1) |
Clay |
Jan Apell |
Nicklas Kulti
Mikael Tillström |
6–2, 6–3 |
5. |
29 August 1994 |
Schenectady, U.S. |
Hard |
Jan Apell |
Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis |
6–4, 7–6 |
6. |
14 November 1994 |
Antwerp, Belgium (1) |
Carpet (i) |
Jan Apell |
Hendrik Jan Davids
Sébastien Lareau |
4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
7. |
28 November 1994 |
Doubles Championships, Jakarta (1) |
Hard (i) |
Jan Apell |
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde |
6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 7–65, 7–66 |
8. |
17 July 1995 |
Båstad, Sweden (2) |
Clay |
Jan Apell |
Jon Ireland
Andrew Kratzmann |
6–3, 6–0 |
9. |
9 October 1995 |
Toulouse, France |
Hard (i) |
John-Laffnie de Jager |
Dave Randall
Greg Van Emburgh |
7–6, 7–6 |
10. |
16 October 1995 |
Ostrava, Czech Republic |
Carpet (i) |
Javier Frana |
Guy Forget
Patrick Rafter |
6–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
11. |
26 February 1996 |
Antwerp, Belgium (2) |
Carpet (i) |
Nicklas Kulti |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Menno Oosting |
6–4, 6–4 |
12. |
15 April 1996 |
New Delhi, India |
Hard |
Nicklas Kulti |
Byron Black
Sandon Stolle |
4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
13. |
5 May 1997 |
Atlanta, U.S. |
Clay |
Nicklas Kulti |
Scott Davis
Kelly Jones |
6–2, 7–6 |
14. |
2 February 1998 |
Australian Open, Melbourne (1) |
Hard |
Jacco Eltingh |
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde |
6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
15. |
16 March 1998 |
Indian Wells, U.S. |
Hard |
Patrick Rafter |
Todd Martin
Richey Reneberg |
6–4, 7–6 |
16. |
1 February 1999 |
Australian Open, Melbourne (2) |
Hard |
Patrick Rafter |
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes |
6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–710, 6–4 |
17. |
14 June 1999 |
Halle, Germany (1) |
Grass |
Patrick Rafter |
Paul Haarhuis
Jared Palmer |
6–3, 7–5 |
18. |
9 August 1999 |
Montreal, Canada |
Hard |
Patrick Rafter |
Byron Black
Wayne Ferreira |
7–6, 6–4 |
19. |
16 August 1999 |
Cincinnati, U.S. (1) |
Hard |
Byron Black |
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde |
6–3, 7–66 |
20. |
1 November 1999 |
Stuttgart Indoor, Germany |
Hard (i) |
Byron Black |
David Adams
John-Laffnie de Jager |
6–76, 7–62, 6–0 |
21. |
30 October 2000 |
Moscow, Russia |
Carpet (i) |
David Prinosil |
Jiří Novák
David Rikl |
6–2, 6–3 |
22. |
29 January 2001 |
Australian Open, Melbourne (3) |
Hard |
Todd Woodbridge |
Byron Black
David Prinosil |
6–1, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
23. |
26 February 2001 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands (2) |
Hard (i) |
Roger Federer |
Petr Pála
Pavel Vízner |
6–3, 6–0 |
24. |
23 April 2001 |
Monte Carlo, Monaco (1) |
Clay |
Todd Woodbridge |
Joshua Eagle
Andrew Florent |
3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
25. |
21 May 2001 |
Hamburg, Germany (1) |
Clay |
Todd Woodbridge |
Daniel Nestor
Sandon Stolle |
7–62, 3–6, 6–3 |
26. |
14 January 2002 |
Auckland, New Zealand |
Hard |
Todd Woodbridge |
Martín García
Cyril Suk |
7–65, 7–67 |
27. |
22 April 2002 |
Monte Carlo, Monaco (2) |
Clay |
Todd Woodbridge |
Paul Haarhuis
Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
6–3, 3–6, [10-7] |
28. |
8 July 2002 |
Wimbledon, London (1) |
Grass |
Todd Woodbridge |
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor |
6–1, 6–2, 6–77, 7–5 |
29. |
15 July 2002 |
Båstad, Sweden (3) |
Clay |
Todd Woodbridge |
Paul Hanley
Michael Hill |
7–66, 6–4 |
30. |
16 June 2003 |
Halle, Germany (2) |
Grass |
Todd Woodbridge |
Martin Damm
Cyril Suk |
6–3, 6–4 |
31. |
7 July 2003 |
Wimbledon, London (2) |
Grass |
Todd Woodbridge |
Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi |
3–6, 6–3, 7–64, 6–3 |
32. |
8 September 2003 |
U.S. Open, New York |
Hard |
Todd Woodbridge |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
5–7, 6–0, 7–5 |
33. |
27 October 2003 |
Stockholm, Sweden (1) |
Hard (i) |
Todd Woodbridge |
Wayne Arthurs
Paul Hanley |
6–3, 6–4 |
34. |
19 January 2004 |
Sydney, Australia |
Hard |
Todd Woodbridge |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
7–63, 7–5 |
35. |
5 July 2004 |
Wimbledon, London (3) |
Grass |
Todd Woodbridge |
Julian Knowle
Nenad Zimonjić |
6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
36. |
12 July 2004 |
Båstad, Sweden (4) |
Clay |
Mahesh Bhupathi |
Simon Aspelin
Todd Perry |
4–6, 7–62, 7–66 |
37. |
8 November 2004 |
Paris, France (1) |
Carpet (i) |
Todd Woodbridge |
Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett |
6–3, 6–4 |
38. |
4 April 2005 |
Miami, U.S. (1) |
Hard |
Max Mirnyi |
Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett |
6–1, 6–2 |
39. |
16 May 2005 |
Hamburg, Germany (2) |
Clay |
Max Mirnyi |
Michaël Llodra
Fabrice Santoro |
4–6, 7–62, 7–63 |
40. |
6 June 2005 |
French Open, Paris (1) |
Clay |
Max Mirnyi |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
2–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
41. |
11 July 2005 |
Båstad, Sweden (5) |
Clay |
Joachim Johansson |
José Acasuso
Sebastián Prieto |
6–2, 6–3 |
42. |
22 August 2005 |
Cincinnati, U.S. (2) |
Hard |
Max Mirnyi |
Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett |
7–63, 6–2 |
43. |
9 January 2006 |
Doha, Qatar |
Hard |
Max Mirnyi |
Christophe Rochus
Olivier Rochus |
2–6, 6–3, [10-8] |
44. |
20 February 2006 |
San Jose, U.S. |
Hard (i) |
John McEnroe |
Paul Goldstein
Jim Thomas |
7–62, 4–6, [10-7] |
45. |
3 April 2006 |
Miami, U.S. (2) |
Hard |
Max Mirnyi |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
6–4, 6–4 |
46. |
24 April 2006 |
Monte Carlo, Monaco (3) |
Clay |
Max Mirnyi |
Fabrice Santoro
Nenad Zimonjić |
6–2, 7–62 |
47. |
12 June 2006 |
French Open, Paris (2) |
Clay |
Max Mirnyi |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
6–75, 6–4, 7–5 |
48. |
17 July 2006 |
Båstad, Sweden (6) |
Clay |
Thomas Johansson |
Christopher Kas
Oliver Marach |
6–3, 4–6, [10-4] |
49. |
21 August 2006 |
Cincinnati, U.S. (3) |
Hard |
Max Mirnyi |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
3–6, 6–3, [10-7] |
50. |
20 November 2006 |
Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai (2) |
Hard (i) |
Max Mirnyi |
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor |
6–2, 6–4 |
51. |
14 October 2007 |
Stockholm, Sweden (2) |
Hard (i) |
Max Mirnyi |
Arnaud Clément
Michaël Llodra |
6–4, 6–4 |
52. |
13 July 2008 |
Båstad, Sweden (7) |
Clay |
Robin Söderling |
Johan Brunström
Jean-Julien Rojer |
6–2, 6–2 |
53. |
12 October 2008 |
Stockholm, Sweden (3) |
Hard (i) |
Kevin Ullyett |
Johan Brunström
Michael Ryderstedt |
6–1, 6–3 |
54. |
2 November 2008 |
Paris, France (2) |
Hard (i) |
Kevin Ullyett |
Jeff Coetzee
Wesley Moodie |
6–2, 6–2 |
- Runner-ups (42)
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partnering |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
1. |
17 August 1992 |
Prague, Czech Republic |
Clay |
Jon Ireland |
Karel Nováček
Branislav Stankovic |
7–5, 6–1 |
2. |
4 October 1993 |
Kuala Lumpur-2, Malaysia |
Hard |
Lars-Andres Wahlgren |
Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis |
7–5, 4–6, 7–6 |
3. |
15 November 1993 |
Moscow, Russia |
Carpet |
Jan Apell |
Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis |
6–1, ret. |
4. |
18 April 1994 |
Hong Kong |
Hard |
Patrick Rafter |
Jim Grabb
Brett Steven |
W/O |
5. |
6 June 1994 |
French Open, Paris |
Clay |
Jan Apell |
Byron Black
Jonathan Stark |
6–4, 7–6 |
6. |
25 July 1994 |
Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Hard |
Jakob Hlasek |
Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith |
6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
7. |
17 October 1994 |
Tel Aviv, Israel |
Hard (i) |
Jan Apell |
Lan Bale
John-Laffnie de Jager |
6–7, 6–2, 7–6 |
8. |
31 October 1994 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Carpet |
Jan Apell |
Mark Woodforde
Todd Woodbridge |
6–3, 6–4 |
9. |
22 May 1995 |
Rome, Italy |
Clay |
Jan Apell |
Cyril Suk
Daniel Vacek |
6–3, 6–4 |
10. |
19 June 1995 |
London/Queen's Club, England |
Grass |
Jan Apell |
Todd Martin
Pete Sampras |
7–6, 6–4 |
11. |
8 January 1996 |
Adelaide, Australia |
Hard |
Tommy Ho |
Mark Woodforde
Todd Woodbridge |
7–5, 7–6 |
12. |
15 January 1996 |
Auckland, New Zealand |
Hard |
Brett Steven |
Marcos Ondruska
Jack Waite |
W/O |
13. |
29 April 1996 |
Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Clay |
Nicklas Kulti |
Ellis Ferreira
Jan Siemerink |
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
14. |
5 August 1996 |
Los Angeles, U.S. |
Hard |
Nicklas Kulti |
Marius Barnard
Piet Norval |
7–5, 6–2 |
15. |
19 August 1996 |
New Haven, U.S. |
Hard |
Nicklas Kulti |
Byron Black
Grant Connell |
6–4, 6–4 |
16. |
10 March 1997 |
Scottsdale, U.S. |
Hard |
Rick Leach |
Luis Lobo
Javier Sánchez |
6–3, 6–3 |
17. |
18 August 1997 |
Indianapolis, U.S. |
Hard |
Nicklas Kulti |
Mikael Tillström
Michael Tebbutt |
6–3, 6–2 |
18. |
8 September 1997 |
U.S. Open, New York |
Hard |
Nicklas Kulti |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Daniel Vacek |
7–68, 6–3 |
19. |
6 March 2000 |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Hard (i) |
Sébastien Lareau |
Martin Damm
David Prinosil |
6–1, 5–7, 7–5 |
20. |
21 August 2000 |
Indianapolis, U.S. |
Hard |
Max Mirnyi |
Lleyton Hewitt
Sandon Stolle |
6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
21. |
15 January 2001 |
Sydney, Australia |
Hard |
Todd Woodbridge |
Daniel Nestor
Sandon Stolle |
2–6, 7–64, 7–65 |
22. |
19 March 2001 |
Indian Wells, U.S. |
Hard |
Todd Woodbridge |
Wayne Ferreira
Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
6–2, 7–5 |
23. |
2 April 2001 |
Miami, U.S. |
Hard |
Todd Woodbridge |
Jiří Novák
David Rikl |
7–5, 7–63 |
24. |
29 October 2001 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Hard (i) |
Todd Woodbridge |
Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer |
6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
25. |
20 May 2002 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Clay |
Todd Woodbridge |
Mahesh Bhupathi
Jan-Michael Gambill |
6–2, 6–4 |
26. |
17 June 2002 |
Halle, Germany |
Grass |
Todd Woodbridge |
David Prinosil
David Rikl |
4–6, 7–65, 7–5 |
27. |
11 August 2003 |
Montreal, Canada |
Hard |
Todd Woodbridge |
Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi |
6–3, 7–64 |
28. |
8 March 2004 |
Dubai, UAE |
Hard |
Leander Paes |
Mahesh Bhupathi
Fabrice Santoro |
6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
29. |
5 April 2004 |
Miami, U.S. |
Hard |
Todd Woodbridge |
Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett |
6–2, 7–612 |
30. |
2 August 2004 |
Toronto, U.S. |
Hard |
Max Mirnyi |
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes |
6–4, 6–2 |
31. |
9 August 2004 |
Cincinnati, U.S. |
Hard |
Todd Woodbridge |
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor |
6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
32. |
11 October 2004 |
Lyon, France |
Carpet |
Radek Štěpánek |
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram |
7–62, 6–2 |
33. |
18 October 2004 |
Moscow, Russia |
Carpet |
Mahesh Bhupathi |
Igor Andreev
Nikolay Davydenko |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
34. |
10 January 2005 |
Chennai, India |
Hard |
Mahesh Bhupathi |
Yen-Hsun Lu
Rainer Schüttler |
7–5, 4–6, 7–64 |
35. |
28 February 2005 |
Dubai, UAE |
Hard |
Fabrice Santoro |
Martin Damm
Radek Štěpánek |
6–2, 6–4 |
36. |
13 June 2005 |
London/Queen's Club, England |
Grass |
Max Mirnyi |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
7–611, 7–64 |
37. |
12 September 2005 |
U.S. Open, New York |
Hard |
Max Mirnyi |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
6–1, 6–4 |
38. |
31 October 2005 |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
Carpet |
Max Mirnyi |
Julian Knowle
Jürgen Melzer |
4–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
39. |
19 June 2006 |
London/Queen's Club, England |
Grass |
Max Mirnyi |
Paul Hanley
Kevin Ullyett |
6–4, 3–6, [10-8] |
40. |
11 September 2006 |
U.S. Open, New York |
Hard |
Max Mirnyi |
Martin Damm
Leander Paes |
6–75, 6–4, 6–3 |
41. |
29 January 2007 |
Australian Open, Melbourne |
Hard |
Max Mirnyi |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
7–5, 7–5 |
42. |
5 July 2008 |
Wimbledon, London |
Grass |
Kevin Ullyett |
Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić |
7–612, 6–73, 6–3, 6–3 |
Performance timeline
Singles
Tournament |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
Career |
Grand Slams |
Australian Open |
A |
A |
A |
2R |
3R |
4R |
4R |
QF |
1R |
3R |
1R |
QF |
A |
1R |
1R |
1R |
2R |
A |
0 / 13 |
French Open |
A |
A |
LQ |
3R |
1R |
4R |
2R |
1R |
1R |
1R |
1R |
1R |
2R |
2R |
1R |
1R |
4R |
1R |
0 / 15 |
Wimbledon |
A |
A |
LQ |
4R |
2R |
1R |
1R |
3R |
2R |
4R |
3R |
1R |
QF |
3R |
3R |
SF |
4R |
1R |
0 / 15 |
U.S. Open |
A |
A |
2R |
QF |
3R |
3R |
SF |
QF |
3R |
2R |
2R |
1R |
4R |
1R |
2R |
2R |
2R |
A |
0 / 15 |
Grand Slam SR |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 1 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 2 |
0 / 58 |
Year-End Championship |
Tennis Masters Cup |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
SF |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
2 / 2 |
ATP Masters Series |
Indian Wells |
A |
A |
A |
A |
2R |
2R |
SF |
1R |
1R |
1R |
2R |
1R |
A |
3R |
3R |
2R |
2R |
2R |
0 / 13 |
Miami |
A |
A |
A |
3R |
SF |
2R |
QF |
2R |
3R |
1R |
4R |
2R |
2R |
3R |
2R |
1R |
1R |
1R |
0 / 15 |
Monte Carlo |
A |
A |
A |
A |
2R |
1R |
1R |
1R |
1R |
1R |
2R |
1R |
1R |
2R |
LQ |
LQ |
1R |
LQ |
0 / 11 |
Rome |
A |
A |
A |
A |
QF |
A |
A |
1R |
1R |
LQ |
1R |
1R |
A |
1R |
LQ |
LQ |
1R |
LQ |
0 / 7 |
Hamburg |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
1R |
LQ |
1R |
A |
A |
1R |
A |
0 / 4 |
Canada |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
A |
1R |
3R |
QF |
1R |
1R |
1R |
A |
LQ |
1R |
2R |
1R |
1R |
2R |
0 / 12 |
Cincinnati |
A |
A |
A |
A |
2R |
2R |
1R |
1R |
2R |
3R |
1R |
1R |
A |
3R |
A |
1R |
1R |
1R |
0 / 12 |
Madrid |
A |
1R |
A |
1R |
1R |
A |
SF |
SF |
LQ |
A |
A |
LQ |
2R |
1R |
A |
1R |
A |
A |
0 / 8 |
Paris |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
A |
F |
1R |
A |
A |
A |
LQ |
QF |
1R |
A |
1R |
LQ |
A |
0 / 6 |
Masters Series SR |
0 / 0 |
0 / 1 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 7 |
0 / 5 |
0 / 7 |
0 / 8 |
0 / 6 |
0 / 5 |
0 / 7 |
0 / 6 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 9 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 6 |
0 / 7 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 88 |
Year-End Ranking |
Ranking |
700 |
333 |
96 |
50 |
30 |
69 |
4 |
24 |
75 |
44 |
60 |
48 |
30 |
70 |
62 |
54 |
59 |
173 |
N/A |
A = did not participate in the tournament.
LQ = lost in the qualifying draw.
Doubles
Tournament |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
Career SR |
Career Win-Loss1 |
Grand Slams |
Australian Open |
A |
A |
A |
SF |
1R |
3R |
3R |
W |
W |
2R |
W |
2R |
A |
SF |
SF |
QF |
F |
A |
3 / 13 |
43–10 |
French Open |
A |
A |
1R |
F |
2R |
QF |
2R |
SF |
3R |
2R |
QF |
QF |
2R |
3R |
W |
W |
QF |
QF |
2 / 16 |
42–14 |
Wimbledon |
A |
A |
1R |
3R |
3R |
QF |
QF |
SF |
QF |
3R |
3R |
W |
W |
W |
SF |
QF |
1R |
F |
3 / 16 |
49–12 |
U.S. Open |
A |
A |
QF |
1R |
1R |
1R |
F |
QF |
SF |
1R |
3R |
SF |
W |
3R |
F |
F |
3R |
2R |
1 / 16 |
42–15 |
Grand Slam SR |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
1 / 4 |
1 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
1 / 4 |
1 / 4 |
2 / 3 |
1 / 4 |
1 / 4 |
1 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 3 |
9 / 61 |
N/A |
Annual Win-Loss1 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
3–3 |
11–4 |
3–4 |
8–4 |
11–4 |
17–3 |
14–2 |
4–4 |
13–3 |
14–3 |
12–1 |
14–3 |
19–3 |
16–3 |
10–4 |
7–3 |
N/A |
169–51 |
Year-End Championship |
Tennis Masters Cup |
A |
A |
A |
W |
A |
RR |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
NH |
RR |
SF |
RR |
W |
RR |
RR |
2 / 8 |
16–13 |
ATP Masters Series |
Indian Wells |
A |
A |
A |
A |
QF |
2R |
QF |
W |
2R |
1R |
F |
SF |
SF |
1R |
SF |
SF |
SF |
QF |
1 / 14 |
28–13 |
Miami |
A |
A |
A |
QF |
1R |
2R |
2R |
2R |
2R |
QF |
F |
1R |
QF |
F |
W |
W |
QF |
2R |
2 / 15 |
30–13 |
Monte Carlo |
A |
A |
A |
A |
2R |
F |
SF |
1R |
QF |
1R |
W |
W |
2R |
QF |
2R |
W |
QF |
SF |
3 / 14 |
26–11 |
Rome |
A |
A |
A |
A |
F |
A |
A |
QF |
QF |
QF |
1R |
A |
A |
SF |
SF |
SF |
2R |
SF |
0 / 10 |
18–10 |
Hamburg |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
W |
F |
QF |
SF |
W |
QF |
QF |
2R |
2 / 8 |
17–6 |
Canada |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
SF |
2R |
SF |
W |
SF |
2R |
A |
F |
F |
SF |
QF |
QF |
QF |
1 / 12 |
25–11 |
Cincinnati |
A |
A |
A |
A |
2R |
QF |
QF |
1R |
W |
QF |
SF |
1R |
QF |
F |
W |
W |
2R |
2R |
3 / 14 |
26–11 |
Madrid |
A |
A |
A |
F |
2R |
A |
2R |
2R |
W |
SF |
A |
SF |
QF |
1R |
A |
SF |
SF |
SF |
1 / 12 |
21–11 |
Paris |
A |
A |
A |
A |
2R |
A |
1R |
2R |
2R |
2R |
A |
SF |
SF |
W |
1R |
SF |
QF |
W |
2 / 12 |
18–10 |
Masters Series SR |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 2 |
0 / 7 |
0 / 5 |
0 / 7 |
1 / 8 |
3 / 8 |
0 / 8 |
2 / 7 |
1 / 7 |
0 / 8 |
1 / 9 |
3 / 8 |
3 / 9 |
0 / 9 |
1 / 9 |
15 / 111 |
N/A |
Annual Win-Loss1 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
5–2 |
9–7 |
10–5 |
10–7 |
11–7 |
17–5 |
13–8 |
21–5 |
15–6 |
12–8 |
18–8 |
20–5 |
24–6 |
11–9 |
13–8 |
N/A |
209–96 |
Year-End Ranking |
Ranking |
408 |
199 |
56 |
9 |
26 |
12 |
17 |
8 |
3 |
26 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
15 |
9 |
N/A |
A = did not participate in the tournament.
NH = tournament not held
1walkovers do not count as official wins or losses
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "ATP Tour profile for Jonas Björkman". http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/highlights.asp?playernumber=B446. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
- ↑ "Bjorkman Retires After 17-Year Career". Tennis Masters Cup. 2008-11-14. http://www.masters-cup.com/1/news/2008/bjorkman_retires.asp. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
External links
Jonas Björkman in Grand Slam Tournaments |
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Australian Open men's doubles champions |
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(1969) Rod Laver / Roy Emerson • (1970) Bob Lutz / Stan Smith • (1971) John Newcombe / Tony Roche • (1972) Ken Rosewall / Owen Davidson • (1973) John Newcombe / Malcolm Anderson • (1974) Ross Case / Geoff Masters • (1975) John Alexander / Phil Dent • (1976) John Newcombe / Tony Roche • (1977 (Jan)) Arthur Ashe / Tony Roche • (1977 (Dec)) Ray Ruffels / Allan Stone • (1978) Wojtek Fibak / Kim Warwick • (1979) Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee • (1980) Mark Edmondson / Kim Warwick • (1981) Mark Edmondson / Kim Warwick • (1982) John Alexander / John Fitzgerald • (1983) Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee • (1984) Mark Edmondson / Sherwood Stewart • (1985) Paul Annacone / Christo van Rensburg • (1987) Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd • (1988) Rick Leach / Jim Pugh • (1989) Rick Leach / Jim Pugh • ( 1990) Pieter Aldrich / Danie Visser • (1991) Scott Davis / David Pate • (1992) Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde • (1993) Danie Visser / Laurie Warder • (1994) Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis • (1995) Jared Palmer / Richey Reneberg • (1996) Stefan Edberg / Petr Korda • (1997) Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde • (1998) Jonas Björkman / Jacco Eltingh • (1999) Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter • (2000) Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach • (2001) Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge • (2002) Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor • (2003) Fabrice Santoro / Michaël Llodra • (2004) Fabrice Santoro / Michaël Llodra • (2005) Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett • (2006) Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan • (2007) Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan • (2008) Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram • (2009) Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan • (2010) Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
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French Open men's doubles champions |
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(1968) Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle • (1969) John Newcombe / Tony Roche • (1970) Ilie Năstase / Ion Ţiriac • (1971) Arthur Ashe / Marty Riessen • (1972) Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan • (1973) John Newcombe / Tom Okker • (1974) Dick Crealy / Onny Parun • (1975) Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez • (1976) Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart • (1977) Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez • (1978) Gene Mayer / Hank Pfister • (1979) Gene Mayer / Sandy Mayer • (1980) Victor Amaya / Hank Pfister • (1981) Heinz Günthardt / Balázs Taróczy • (1982) Sherwood Stewart / Ferdi Taygan • (1983) Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson • (1984) Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah • (1985) Mark Edmondson / Kim Warwick • (1986) John Fitzgerald / Tomáš Šmíd • (1987) Anders Järryd / Robert Seguso • (1988) Andrés Gómez / Emilio Sánchez • (1989) Jim Grabb / Patrick McEnroe • (1990) Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez • (1991) John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd • (1992) Jakob Hlasek / Marc Rosset • (1993) Luke Jensen / Murphy Jensen • (1994) Byron Black / Jonathan Stark • (1995) Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis • (1996) Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek • (1997) Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek • (1998) Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis • (1999) Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes • (2000) Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde • (2001) Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes • (2002) Paul Haarhuis / Yevgeny Kafelnikov • (2003) Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan • (2004) Xavier Malisse / Olivier Rochus • (2005) Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi • (2006) Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi • (2007) Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor • (2008) Pablo Cuevas / Luis Horna • (2009) Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes • (2010) Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić
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Wimbledon (Open Era) gentlemen's doubles champions |
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(1968) John Newcombe / Tony Roche • (1969) John Newcombe / Tony Roche • (1970) John Newcombe / Tony Roche • (1971) Roy Emerson / Rod Laver • (1972) Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan • (1973) Jimmy Connors / Ilie Năstase • (1974) John Newcombe / Tony Roche • (1975) Vitas Gerulaitis / Gene Mayer • (1976) Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez • (1977) Ross Case / Geoff Masters • (1978) Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan • (1979) Peter Fleming / John McEnroe • (1980) Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee • (1981) Peter Fleming / John McEnroe • (1982) Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee • (1983) Peter Fleming / John McEnroe • (1984) Peter Fleming / John McEnroe • (1985) Heinz Günthardt / Balázs Taróczy • (1986) Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander • (1987) Ken Flach / Robert Seguso • (1988) Ken Flach / Robert Seguso • (1989) John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd • (1990) Rick Leach / Jim Pugh • (1991) John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd • (1992) John McEnroe / Michael Stich • (1993) Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde • (1994) Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde • (1995) Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde • (1996) Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde • (1997) Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde • (1998) Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis • (1999) Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes • (2000) Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde • (2001) Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer • (2002) Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge • (2003) Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge • (2004) Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge • (2005) Stephen Huss / Wesley Moodie • (2006) Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan • (2007) Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra • (2008) Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić • (2009) Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić • (2010) Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner
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US Open men's doubles champions |
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(1968) Bob Lutz / Stan Smith • (1969) Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle • (1970) Pierre Barthès / Nikola Pilić • (1971) John Newcombe / Roger Taylor • (1972) Cliff Drysdale / Roger Taylor • (1973) Owen Davidson / John Newcombe • (1974) Bob Lutz / Stan Smith • (1975) Jimmy Connors / Ilie Năstase • (1976) Tom Okker / Marty Riessen • (1977) Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan • (1978) Bob Lutz / Stan Smith • (1979) Peter Fleming / John McEnroe • (1980) Bob Lutz / Stan Smith • (1981) Peter Fleming / John McEnroe • (1982) Kevin Curren / Steve Denton • (1983) Peter Fleming / John McEnroe • (1984) John Fitzgerald / Tomáš Šmíd • (1985) Ken Flach / Robert Seguso • (1986) Andrés Gómez / Slobodan Živojinović • (1987) Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd • (1988) Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez • (1989) John McEnroe / Mark Woodforde • (1990) Pieter Aldrich / Danie Visser • (1991) John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd • (1992) Jim Grabb / Richey Reneberg • (1993) Ken Flach / Rick Leach • (1994) Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis • (1995) Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde • (1996) Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde • (1997) Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek • (1998) Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk • (1999) Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien • (2000) Lleyton Hewitt / Max Mirnyi • (2001) Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett • (2002) Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi • (2003) Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge • (2004) Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor • (2005) Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan • (2006) Martin Damm / Leander Paes • (2007) Simon Aspelin / Julian Knowle • (2008) Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan • (2009) Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes • (2010) Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan
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ATP Masters Series: Doubles winners |
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Miami Masters winners |
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1990: Rick Leach/Jim Pugh · 1991: Wayne Ferreira/Piet Norval · 1992: Ken Flach/Todd Witsken · 1993: Richard Krajicek/Jan Siemerink · 1994: Jacco Eltingh/Paul Haarhuis · 1995: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 1996: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 1997: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 1998: Ellis Ferreira/Rick Leach · 1999: Wayne Black/Sandon Stolle · 2000: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 2001: Jiří Novák/David Rikl · 2002: Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor · 2003: Roger Federer/Max Mirnyi · 2004: Wayne Black/Kevin Ullyett · 2005: Jonas Björkman/Max Mirnyi · 2006: Jonas Björkman/Max Mirnyi · 2007: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2008: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2009: Max Mirnyi/Andy Ram · 2010: Lukáš Dlouhý /Leander Paes
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Monte Carlo Masters winners |
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Hamburg/Madrid Masters winners |
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1990: Sergi Bruguera/Jim Courier · 1991: Sergio Casal/Emilio Sánchez · 1992: Sergio Casal/Emilio Sánchez · 1993: Paul Haarhuis/Mark Koevermans · 1994: Scott Melville/Piet Norval · 1995: Wayne Ferreira/Yevgeny Kafelnikov · 1996: Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor · 1997: Luis Lobo/Javier Sánchez · 1998: Donald Johnson/Francisco Montana · 1999: Wayne Arthurs/Andrew Kratzmann · 2000: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 2001: Jonas Björkman/Todd Woodbridge · 2002: Mahesh Bhupathi/Jan-Michael Gambill · 2003: Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor · 2004: Wayne Black/Kevin Ullyett · 2005: Jonas Björkman/Max Mirnyi · 2006: Paul Hanley/Kevin Ullyett · 2007: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2008: Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjić · 2009: Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjić · 2010: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan
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Cincinnati Masters winners |
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Stockholm/Essen/Stuttgart/Madrid/Shanghai Masters winners |
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1990: Guy Forget/Jakob Hlasek · 1991: John Fitzgerald/Anders Järryd · 1992: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 1993: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 1994: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 1995: Jacco Eltingh/Paul Haarhuis · 1996: Sébastien Lareau/Alex O'Brien · 1997: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 1998: Sébastien Lareau/Alex O'Brien · 1999: Byron Black/Jonas Björkman · 2000: Jiří Novák/David Rikl · 2001: Max Mirnyi/Sandon Stolle · 2002: Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor · 2003: Mahesh Bhupathi/Max Mirnyi · 2004: Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor · 2005: Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor · 2006: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2007: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2008: Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski · 2009: Julien Benneteau/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga · 2010: Jürgen Melzer/Leander Paes
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Paris Masters winners |
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1990: Scott Davis/David Pate · 1991: Anders Järryd/John Fitzgerald · 1992: John McEnroe/Patrick McEnroe · 1993: Byron Black/Jonathan Stark · 1994: Jacco Eltingh/Paul Haarhuis · 1995: Grant Connell/Patrick Galbraith · 1996: Jacco Eltingh/Paul Haarhuis · 1997: Jacco Eltingh/Paul Haarhuis · 1998: Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes · 1999: Sébastien Lareau/Alex O'Brien · 2000: Nicklas Kulti/Max Mirnyi · 2001: Ellis Ferreira/Rick Leach · 2002: Nicolas Escudé/Fabrice Santoro · 2003: Wayne Arthurs/Paul Hanley · 2004: Jonas Björkman/Todd Woodbridge · 2005: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2006: Arnaud Clément/Michaël Llodra · 2007: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2008: Jonas Björkman/Kevin Ullyett · 2009: Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjić · 2010: Mahesh Bhupathi/Max Mirnyi
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