Jonas Björkman
Swedish doubles great and former world No. 1.
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Jonas Björkman is a Swedish former professional tennis player who achieved world No. 1 in doubles and world No. 4 in singles. He won nine major doubles championships and completed the career Grand Slam in men's doubles. Björkman retired after the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup doubles championships.
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- Björkman's father Lars was a tennis coach and mailman.
- He began playing tennis at age six and won the Swedish Junior Championship at 18.
- He married Petra on 2 December 2000 in Stockholm; they have a son named Max.
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- Wikipedia: Jonas Björkman (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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