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Jonas Bjorkman Bio
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- Full name is Jonas Lars Bjorkman
- Began playing tennis at age six
- Parents, Lars, who is a tennis coach and Margaretha, is a housewife
- Has one younger sister Maria
- Won Swedish Junior Championship at 18 and ranked as high as No. 4 among junior Swedes
- Enjoys golf and considers hockey and soccer as favorite sports
- A big fan of James Bond films and favorite actor is Al Pacino
- An avid NHL fan and tries to catch a game in every NHL city where an ATP tournament stops
- His idols growing up were countrymen Mats Wilander and Stefan Edberg
- Has a 38-23 career Davis Cup record in 34 ties (17-10 in singles) since 1994
- Played in Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996 (l. in 1st RD in singles and doubles)
- Member of ATP Player Council in 1998-2001
- Selected as Player Council President in 2000-01
- Publishes a Swedish tennis magazine
- Wife, Petra (married Dec. 2, 2000 in Stockholm)
- Son, Max (born Jan. 15, 2003).
Biographical information from ATP. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2007.
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