# Jan Apell

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. He also has a Son call Emil Apell and a Daughter named Elin Apell.

## ATP career finals
### Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

* Legend
* Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP Masters Series (0–0)
* ATP Championship Series (0–1)
* ATP World Series (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoors (0–1)
* Indoors (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1995 | Stuttgart, Germany | Championship Series | Clay | Thomas Muster | 2–6, 2–6 |

### Doubles: 15 (9 titles, 6 runners-up)

* Legend
* Grand Slam Tournaments (0–1)
* ATP World Tour Finals (1–0)
* ATP Masters Series (0–2)
* ATP Championship Series (0–0)
* ATP World Series (8–3)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (4–1)
* Clay (3–2)
* Grass (1–1)
* Carpet (1–2)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoors (7–4)
* Indoors (2–2)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 1993 | Seoul, South Korea | World Series | Hard | Peter Nyborg | Neil Broad Gary Muller | 5–7, 7–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Nov 1993 | Moscow, Russia | World Series | Carpet | Jonas Björkman | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 1–6, ret. |
| Win | 2–1 | Feb 1994 | Scottsdale, United States | World Series | Hard | Ken Flach | Alex O'Brien Sandon Stolle | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jun 1994 | Roland Garos, France | Grand Slam | Clay | Jonas Björkman | Byron Black Jonathan Stark | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jun 1994 | Queen's, United Kingdom | World Series | Grass | Jonas Björkman | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jul 1994 | Båstad, Sweden | World Series | Clay | Jonas Björkman | Nicklas Kulti Mikael Tillström | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–2 | Aug 1994 | Schenectady, United States | World Series | Hard | Jonas Björkman | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Oct 1994 | Tel Aviv, Israel | World Series | Hard | Jonas Björkman | Lan Bale John-Laffnie de Jager | 7–6. 2–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Oct 1994 | Stockholm, Sweden | Masters Series | Carpet | Jonas Björkman | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–4 | Nov 1994 | Antwerp, Belgium | World Series | Carpet | Jonas Björkman | Hendrik Jan Davids Sébastien Lareau | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–4 | Nov 1994 | Jakarta, Indonesia | ATP Finals | Hard | Jonas Björkman | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| Loss | 7–5 | May 1995 | Rome, Italy | Masters Series | Clay | Jonas Björkman | Cyril Suk Daniel Vacek | 3–6. 4–6 |
| Loss | 7–6 | Jun 1995 | Queen's, United Kingdom | World Series | Grass | Jonas Björkman | Todd Martin Pete Sampras | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 8–6 | Jul 1995 | Båstad, Sweden | World Series | Clay | Jonas Björkman | Jon Ireland Andrew Kratzmann | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 9–6 | Apr 1996 | Paget, Bermuda | World Series | Clay | Brent Haygarth | Pat Cash Patrick Rafter | 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 7 (3–4)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (3–4)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–2)
* Clay (1–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 1991 | Nagoya, Japan | Challenger | Hard | John Stimpson | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 1991 | Hanko, Finland | Challenger | Clay | Claudio Mezzadri | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Oct 1992 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Carpet | Christian Saceanu | 6–3, 6–7, 7–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jul 1993 | Ostend, Belgium | Challenger | Clay | Jean-Philippe Fleurian | 6–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Nov 1993 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Jonas Björkman | 3–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Mar 1996 | Stockholm, Sweden | Challenger | Hard | Johan Van Herck | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–4 | Nov 1997 | Réunion Island, Réunion | Challenger | Hard | Arnaud Clément | 6–4, 7–6 |

### Doubles: 13 (7–6)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (7–6)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–2)
* Clay (4–2)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (3–2)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1990 | Gevrey-Chambertin, France | Challenger | Carpet | Peter Nyborg | Mansour Bahrami Rodolphe Gilbert | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 1991 | Hanko, Finland | Challenger | Clay | Olli Rahnasto | Patrik Albertsson Jörgen Windahl | walkover |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 1991 | Graz, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Raviv Weidenfeld | Sébastien Leblanc Markus Naewie | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Sep 1991 | Messina, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Markus Naewie | Renzo Furlan Guillermo Pérez Roldán | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Apr 1992 | Birmingham, United States | Challenger | Clay | Peter Nyborg | Bret Garnett Tobias Svantesson | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 3–3 | Jun 1992 | Salzburg, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Mikael Tillström | Jordi Arrese Nils Holm | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–3 | Jan 1993 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Jonas Björkman | Brian Devening Peter Nyborg | 6–2, 7–6 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Feb 1993 | Wolfsburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Michael Mortensen | Donald Johnson Leander Paes | 6–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | Feb 1993 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Carpet | Jonas Björkman | João Cunha-Silva Marc-Kevin Goellner | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Aug 1993 | Liège, Belgium | Challenger | Clay | Paul Kilderry | Brendan Curry Kirk Haygarth | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–5 | Aug 1993 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Nicklas Utgren | Claudio Mezzadri Christian Miniussi | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–5 | Nov 1993 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Jonas Björkman | Mike Briggs Trevor Kronemann | 7–5, 7–6 |
| Loss | 7–6 | Mar 1995 | Indian Wells, United States | Challenger | Hard | Mike Bauer | Nicklas Kulti Mikael Tillström | 6–7, 4–6 |

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | Q2 | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | Q2 | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| US Open | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 9 | 4–9 | 31% |
| ATP Masters Series |||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q3 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Hamburg | A | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | Q3 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | 40% |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | A | A | A | A | SF | 1R | 3R | A | 2R | 0 / 5 | 7–5 | 58% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | F | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 6–3 | 67% |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | A | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% |
| US Open | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 11–4 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0 / 13 | 18–13 | 58% |
| Year-end Championships ||||||||||||||
| ATP Finals | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | W | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 1 / 1 | 4–1 | 80% |
| ATP Masters Series ||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | QF | QF | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | QF | F | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 6–2 | 75% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 7–6 | 5–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 9 | 12–9 | 57% |