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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.[1] He also has a Son call Emil Apell and a Daughter named Elin Apell.
| Country (sports) |  Sweden |
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| Residence | Kungsbacka, Sweden |
| Born | 4 November 1969 Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 1988 |
| Plays | Left-handed |
| Prize money | $1,404,957 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 44–68 |
| Career titles | 0 3 Challenger, 0 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 62 (31 July 1995) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1995, 1998) |
| French Open | 1R (1995) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1995) |
| US Open | 2R (1994) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 121–73 |
| Career titles | 9 7 Challenger, 0 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 10 (20 June 1994) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1994) |
| French Open | F (1994) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1994, 1995) |
| US Open | 2R (1992) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (1994) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF (1993) |
| Last updated on: 30 September 2022. | |
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 |
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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 |
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| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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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