Started playing tennis as a six year old. At 15 he stopped playing football and hockey and concentrated on tennis instead. First breakthrough: Swedish master as an 18 year old. Went pro in 1990. Sees 1994 as the big breakthrough year himself on the ATP tour, especially the victory over his idol Stefan Edberg at that year's US Open (6-4, 6-4, 6-0 in the third round, then reached the quarter-final where he lost to Michael Stich): In doubles with Jan Apell Jonas made the breakthrough also as a doubles player that year. They finished the year by winning the Master finals and Davis Cup final against Russia. In 2001 he was ranked as the world's best doubles player. 1997 was Jonas Bjorkman's most fantastic year yet. He won three ATP titles and climbed to fourth place in the singles rankings. Jonas Bjorkman is outgoing, both as a person and as a player. He has great passion and plays an attacking and attractive tennis best suited to fast surfaces. His tennis has been influenced by amongst others Stefan Edberg. Jonas has won 6 singles titles, 51 doubles titles and three DC finals (1994, 1997, 1998). During a long and successful career he has won roughly 14 million USD in prize money. He lives in Monaco but still represents Vaxjo Tennis Association.