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Jan Apell
Country (sports)Sweden Sweden
ResidenceKungsbacka, Sweden
Born (1969-11-04) 4 November 1969 (age 55)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1988
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$1,404,957
Singles
Career record44–68
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 62 (31 July 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1995, 1998)
French Open1R (1995)
Wimbledon2R (1995)
US Open2R (1994)
Doubles
Career record121–73
Career titles9
Highest rankingNo. 10 (20 June 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1994)
French OpenF (1994)
Wimbledon3R (1994, 1995)
US Open2R (1992)

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.

Doubles titles (9)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (1)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (8)
Titles by Surface
Hard (4)
Clay (3)
Grass (1)
Carpet (1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Winner 1. 26 April 1993 Seoul, South Korea Hard Sweden Peter Nyborg United Kingdom Neil Broad
South Africa Gary Muller
5–7, 7–6, 6–2
Runner-up 1. 15 November 1993 Moscow, Russia Carpet Sweden Jonas Björkman Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
1–6 ret.
Winner 2. 28 February 1994 Scottsdale, United States Hard United States Ken Flach United States Alex O'Brien
Australia Sandon Stolle
6–0, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 6 June 1994 French Open, Paris Clay Sweden Jonas Björkman Zimbabwe Byron Black
United States Jonathan Stark
4–6, 6–7
Winner 3. 13 June 1994 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Sweden Jonas Björkman Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Winner 4. 11 July 1994 Båstad, Sweden Clay Sweden Jonas Björkman Sweden Nicklas Kulti
Sweden Mikael Tillström
6–2, 6–3
Winner 5. 29 August 1994 Schenectady, United States Hard Sweden Jonas Björkman Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
6–4, 7–6
Runner-up 3. 17 October 1994 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Sweden Jonas Björkman South Africa Lan Bale
South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager
7–6, 2–6, 6–7
Runner-up 4. 31 October 1994 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet Sweden Jonas Björkman Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
3–6, 4–6
Winner 6. 14 November 1994 Antwerp, Belgium Carpet Sweden Jonas Björkman Netherlands Hendrik Jan Davids
Canada Sébastien Lareau
4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Winner 7. 28 November 1994 Doubles Championship, Jakarta Hard (i) Sweden Jonas Björkman Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6)
Runner-up 5. 22 May 1995 Rome, Italy Clay Sweden Jonas Björkman Czech Republic Cyril Suk
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 6. 19 June 1995 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Sweden Jonas Björkman United States Todd Martin
United States Pete Sampras
6–7, 4–6
Winner 8. 17 July 1995 Båstad, Sweden Clay Sweden Jonas Björkman Australia Jon Ireland
Australia Andrew Kratzmann
6–3, 6–0
Winner 9. 22 April 1996 Bermuda Clay South Africa Brent Haygarth Australia Pat Cash
Australia Patrick Rafter
3–6, 6–1, 6–3