Jan Apell
{{short description|Swedish tennis player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Jan Apell
|image =
|caption =
|country = {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden
|residence = Kungsbacka, Sweden
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1969|11|4}}
|birth_place = Gothenburg, Sweden
|height = {{height|m=1.83}}
|turnedpro = 1988
|plays = Left-handed
|careerprizemoney = $1,404,957
|singlesrecord = 44–68
|singlestitles = 0
3 Challenger, 0 Futures
|highestsinglesranking = No. 62 (31 July 1995)
|AustralianOpenresult = 2R (1995, 1998)
|FrenchOpenresult = 1R (1995)
|Wimbledonresult = 2R (1995)
|USOpenresult = 2R (1994)
|doublesrecord = 121–73
|doublestitles = 9
7 Challenger, 0 Futures
|highestdoublesranking = No. 10 (20 June 1994)
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = SF (1994)
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult = F (1994)
|WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (1994, 1995)
|USOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1992)
|OthertournamentsDoubles = yes
|MastersCupDoublesresult = W (1994)
|Mixed = yes
|mixedtitles = 0
|WimbledonMixedresult = QF (1993)
|updated = 30 September 2022
}}
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.{{Cite web|title=Davis Cup – Players|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800179588|access-date=2020-11-04|website=www.daviscup.com}}
He also has a Son call Emil Apell and a Daughter named Elin Apell.
ATP career finals
=Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)=
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|ATP Masters Series (0–0) |
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|ATP Championship Series (0–1) |
| ATP World Series (0–0) |
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–1 |style="background:#d4f1c5;"|Stuttgart, Germany |style="background:#d4f1c5;"|Championship Series |Clay |{{flagicon|AUT}} Thomas Muster |2–6, 2–6 |
=Doubles: 15 (9 titles, 6 runners-up)=
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|Grand Slam Tournaments (0–1) |
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|ATP World Tour Finals (1–0) |
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|ATP Masters Series (0–2) |
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|ATP Championship Series (0–0) |
| ATP World Series (8–3) |
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| Outdoors (7–4) |
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1–0 |1993 KAL Cup Korea Open – Doubles |Seoul, South Korea |World Series |Hard |{{flagicon|SWE}} Peter Nyborg |{{flagicon|GBR}} Neil Broad |5–7, 7–6, 6–2 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|1–1 |Moscow, Russia |World Series |Carpet |{{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Björkman |{{flagicon|NED}} Jacco Eltingh |1–6, ret. |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2–1 |1994 Nuveen Championships – Doubles |Scottsdale, United States |World Series |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Ken Flach |{{flagicon|USA}} Alex O'Brien |6–4, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|2–2 |1994 French Open – Men's doubles |style="background:#f3e6d7;"|Roland Garos, France |style="background:#f3e6d7;"|Grand Slam |Clay |{{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Björkman |{{flagicon|ZIM}} Byron Black |4–6, 6–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|3–2 |1994 Stella Artois Championships – Doubles |Queen's, United Kingdom |World Series |Grass |{{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Björkman |{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Woodbridge |3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|4–2 |Båstad, Sweden |World Series |Clay |{{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Björkman |{{flagicon|SWE}} Nicklas Kulti |6–2, 6–3 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|5–2 |1994 OTB International Open – Men's doubles |Schenectady, United States |World Series |Hard |{{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Björkman |{{flagicon|NED}} Jacco Eltingh |6–4, 7–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|5–3 |Tel Aviv, Israel |World Series |Hard |{{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Björkman |{{flagicon|RSA}} Lan Bale |7–6. 2–6, 6–7 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|5–4 |1994 Stockholm Open – Doubles |style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Stockholm, Sweden |style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Masters Series |Carpet |{{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Björkman |{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Woodbridge |3–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|6–4 |Antwerp, Belgium |World Series |Carpet |{{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Björkman |{{flagicon|NED}} Hendrik Jan Davids |4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|7–4 |1994 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles |style="background:#ffc;"|Jakarta, Indonesia |style="background:#ffc;"|ATP Finals |Hard |{{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Björkman |{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Woodbridge |6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6) |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|7–5 |1995 Italian Open – Men's doubles |style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Rome, Italy |style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Masters Series |Clay |{{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Björkman |{{flagicon|CZE}} Cyril Suk |3–6. 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|7–6 |1995 Stella Artois Championships – Doubles |Queen's, United Kingdom |World Series |Grass |{{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Björkman |{{flagicon|USA}} Todd Martin |6–7, 4–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|8–6 |Båstad, Sweden |World Series |Clay |{{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Björkman |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jon Ireland |6–3, 6–0 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|9–6 |1996 XL Bermuda Open – Doubles |Paget, Bermuda |World Series |Clay |{{flagicon|RSA}} Brent Haygarth |{{flagicon|AUS}} Pat Cash |3–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
=Singles: 7 (3–4)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–1 |{{dts|Apr 1991}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Nagoya, Japan |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} John Stimpson |1–6, 3–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1–1 |{{dts|Jul 1991}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Hanko, Finland |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|SUI}} Claudio Mezzadri |6–2, 6–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2–1 |{{dts|Oct 1992}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Cherbourg, France |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Carpet |{{flagicon|GER}} Christian Saceanu |6–3, 6–7, 7–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|2–2 |{{dts|Jul 1993}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Ostend, Belgium |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Philippe Fleurian |6–7, 5–7 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|2–3 |{{dts|Nov 1993}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Aachen, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Carpet |{{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Björkman |3–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|2–4 |{{dts|Mar 1996}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Stockholm, Sweden |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|BEL}} Johan Van Herck |3–6, 5–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|3–4 |{{dts|Nov 1997}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Réunion Island, Réunion |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|FRA}} Arnaud Clément |6–4, 7–6 |
=Doubles: 13 (7–6)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–1 |{{dts|Sep 1990}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Gevrey-Chambertin, France |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Carpet |{{flagicon|SWE}} Peter Nyborg |{{flagicon|IRI}} Mansour Bahrami |5–7, 2–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1–1 |{{dts|Jul 1991}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Hanko, Finland |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|FIN}} Olli Rahnasto |{{flagicon|SWE}} Patrik Albertsson |walkover |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2–1 |{{dts|Sep 1991}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Graz, Austria |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ISR}} Raviv Weidenfeld |{{flagicon|CAN}} Sébastien Leblanc |6–3, 6–3 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|2–2 |{{dts|Sep 1991}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Messina, Italy |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|GER}} Markus Naewie |{{flagicon|ITA}} Renzo Furlan |4–6, 2–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|2–3 |{{dts|Apr 1992}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Birmingham, United States |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|SWE}} Peter Nyborg |{{flagicon|USA}} Bret Garnett |4–6, 6–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|3–3 |{{dts|Jun 1992}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Salzburg, Austria |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|SWE}} Mikael Tillström |{{flagicon|ESP}} Jordi Arrese |3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|4–3 |{{dts|Jan 1993}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Heilbronn, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Carpet |{{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Björkman |{{flagicon|USA}} Brian Devening |6–2, 7–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|4–4 |{{dts|Feb 1993}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Wolfsburg, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Carpet |{{flagicon|DEN}} Michael Mortensen |{{flagicon|USA}} Donald Johnson |6–7, 1–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|5–4 |{{dts|Feb 1993}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Rennes, France |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Carpet |{{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Björkman |{{flagicon|POR}} João Cunha-Silva |7–6, 6–3 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|5–5 |{{dts|Aug 1993}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Liège, Belgium |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Kilderry |{{flagicon|RSA}} Brendan Curry |3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|6–5 |{{dts|Aug 1993}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Geneva, Switzerland |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|SWE}} Nicklas Utgren |{{flagicon|SUI}} Claudio Mezzadri |6–4, 6–2 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|7–5 |{{dts|Nov 1993}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Aachen, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Carpet |{{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Björkman |{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Briggs |7–5, 7–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|7–6 |{{dts|Mar 1995}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Indian Wells, United States |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Bauer |{{flagicon|SWE}} Nicklas Kulti |6–7, 4–6 |
Performance timelines
{{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}
=Singles=
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center;font-size:97%
!Tournament!!1989!!1990!!1991!!1992!!1993!!1994!!1995!!1996!!1997!!1998!!1999!!SR!!W–L!!Win % |
| colspan=23 align=left|Grand Slam tournaments |
| align=left|Australian Open
|bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 !0 / 5 !2–5 !{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=5|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|French Open
|A |A |A |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |A |A !0 / 1 !0–1 !{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|Wimbledon
|A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |A |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |A |A |A !0 / 1 !1–1 !{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=1|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|US Open
|A |A |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |A |A !0 / 2 !1–2 !{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=2|integer=yes}} |
| style=text-align:left|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 !{{tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=9|integer=yes}} |
|---|
| colspan=23 align=left|ATP Masters Series |
| align=left|Indian Wells
|A |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q3 |A |A |A |A !0 / 0 !0–0 !{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|Miami
|A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |A |A |A !0 / 2 !3–2 !{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=2|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|Monte Carlo
|A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |A |A |A !0 / 1 !0–1 !{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|Hamburg
|A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A !0 / 3 !1–3 !{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=3|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|Rome
|A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q3 |A |A |A |A |A !0 / 0 !0–0 !{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|Cincinnati
|A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |A |A |A |A |A !0 / 0 !0–0 !{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}} |
| style=text-align:left|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 !{{tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=6|integer=yes}} |
=Doubles=
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!Tournament!!1989!!1990!!1991!!1992!!1993!!1994!!1995!!1996!!1997!!1998!!SR!!W–L!!Win % |
| colspan=23 align=left|Grand Slam tournaments |
| align=left|Australian Open
|bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=yellow|SF |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R !0 / 5 !7–5 !{{tennis win percentage|won=7|lost=5|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|French Open
|A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=thistle|F |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |A |A !0 / 3 !6–3 !{{tennis win percentage|won=6|lost=3|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|Wimbledon
|A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |A |A |A !0 / 3 !4–3 !{{tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=3|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|US Open
|A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |A |A !0 / 2 !1–2 !{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=2|integer=yes}} |
| style=text-align:left|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 !{{tennis win percentage|won=18|lost=13|integer=yes}} |
|---|
| colspan=22 align=left|Year-end Championships |
| align=left|ATP Finals
|colspan=5 style=color:#cccccc|Did not qualify |style=background:lime|W |colspan=4 style=color:#cccccc|Did not qualify !1 / 1 !4–1 !{{tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=1|integer=yes}} |
| colspan=23 align=left|ATP Masters Series |
| align=left|Indian Wells
|A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF |A |A |A !0 / 2 !3–2 !{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=2|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|Miami
|A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |A |A !0 / 2 !2–2 !{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=2|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|Monte Carlo
|A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |A |A |A !0 / 1 !1–1 !{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=1|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|Hamburg
|A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |A |A !0 / 1 !0–1 !{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|Rome
|A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF |bgcolor=thistle|F |A |A |A !0 / 2 !6–2 !{{tennis win percentage|won=6|lost=2|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|Cincinnati
|A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |A |A !0 / 1 !0–1 !{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}} |
| style=text-align:left|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 !{{tennis win percentage|won=12|lost=9|integer=yes}} |
See also
References
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External links
- {{ATP}}
- {{ITF}}
- {{Davis Cup player}}
{{Year-End Championships winners doubles}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Apell, Jan}}
Category:Swedish male tennis players