Thomas Johansson

Thomas Johansson (b. March 24 1975, in Linkoping, Sweden) is a professional tennis player. He joined the pro tour for the first time in 1994 and has won 8 top-level singles titles, including the 2002 Australian Open Grand Slam championship, which he unexpectedly won (on his 25th attempt at winning a Grand Slam title) after defeating his heavily favored opponent, Marat Safin, in four sets, 3-6 6-4 6-4 7-6. Safin later admitted to being extremely nervous and tense during the final, which may have contributed to his loss. Johansson became the first Swedish man to win a Slam since Stefan Edberg won the 1992 U.S. Open title, and the first Swede to claim the Australian since Mats Wilander in 1988.

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March 24 - 1975 - Linkoping - Sweden - Tennis - 1994 - 2002 - Australian Open - Grand Slam - Marat Safin - Stefan Edberg - 1992 - U.S. Open - Mats Wilander - 1988

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Johansson would later reach his career high ranking of World No. 7 in June of 2002.

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A knee injury robbed Johansson of the latter half of the 2002 season and nearly all of 2003, and Johansson was therefore unable to compete on the tour full-time until 2004. In 2005, he became the first Swedish player to reach the semifinals at Wimbledon since Stefan Edberg in 1993, losing to Andy Roddick in a tightly contested four set match, 7-6 2-6 6-7 6-7.

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2003 - 2004 - 2005 - Wimbledon - Andy Roddick

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He has no relation to Joachim Johansson, another Swedish tennis player.

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