Kjell Johansson (tennis)

Kjell Johansson

Country (sports)	Sweden
Born	(1951-02-12) 12 February 1951 (age 72) Dalsjöfors, Sweden
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$49,711
Singles
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 32 (21 August 1978)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1975)
French Open	3R (1975)
Wimbledon	2R (1974)
US Open	3R (1975, 1976)
Doubles
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 516 (24 February 1986)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1975)
French Open	2R (1973)
Wimbledon	1R (1974)
US Open	1R (1975)

Kjell Johansson (born 12 February 1951) is a former tennis player from Sweden.

Johansson turned professional in 1974. He won one singles title (12 March 1978, Lagos) during his career and reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on 21 August 1978, when he became world number 32.

He represented Sweden in the Davis Cup in 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1981.^[1]

Career finals

Singles (1 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	1976	Valencia, Spain	Clay	Manuel Orantes	2–6, 2–6, 2–6
Loss	0–2	1977	Helsinki, Finland	Carpet	Mark Cox	3–6, 3–6
Win	1–2	1978	Lagos, Nigeria	Clay	Robin Drysdale	9–8, 6–3
Loss	1–3	1978	Cairo, Egypt	Clay	José Higueras	6–4, 4–6, 4–6

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	1980	Lagos, Nigeria	Clay	Leo Palin	Tony Graham Bruce Nichols	3–6, 6–0, 3–6

References

External links

• Kjell Johansson at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Kjell Johansson at the International Tennis Federation

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