| Linda Jansson | |
| Birth Date: | 10 September 1974 |
| Birth Place: | Åland |
| Careerprizemoney: | $15,356 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 488 (30 October 1995) |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 233 (17 July 1995) |
Linda Jansson (born 10 September 1974) is a Finnish former professional tennis player.
Jansson comes from Åland, a Swedish speaking autonomous region of Finland.[1]
As a professional player she was most successful in doubles, with a best ranking of 233 and six ITF titles. She played the doubles rubber in ten Fed Cup ties for Finland, including a World Group quarterfinal against Australia in 1993, which was the team's best ever run in the competition. Outside of tennis, she also competed in the sport of racketlon and was the world champion in 2006, by which stage she was competing for Sweden.[2]
Since retiring she has remained involved in tennis, as an administrator and coach in Sweden. She has served on the board of the Swedish Tennis Federation and was a tournament director for the WTA Tour event Nordic Light Open.[3]
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 19 March 1995 | Gaborone, Botswana | Hard | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 2. | 15 October 1995 | La Paz, Bolivia | Clay | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 17 January 1994 | Turku, Finland | Carpet (i) |  Katrina Saarinen |  Radka Suraková Helena Vildová | 5–7, 3–6 | |
| Runner-up | 2. | 10 July 1994 | Lohja, Finland | Clay | Katrina Saarinen |  Camilla Persson Anna-Karin Svensson | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Runner-up | 3. | 29 August 1994 | London, United Kingdom | Grass | Anna-Karin Svensson | Sabine Gerke  Kristine Kurth | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Runner-up | 4. | 31 October 1994 | Jūrmala, Latvia | Hard (i) | Anna-Karin Svensson |  Natalia Noreiko Marina Stets | 1–6, 5–7 | |
| Runner-up | 5. | 16 January 1995 | Turku, Finland | Hard (i) | Anna-Karin Svensson | Nanne Dahlman Petra Thorén | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Runner-up | 6. | 23 January 1995 | Båstad, Sweden | Hard (i) | Anna-Karin Svensson | Sandra Kleinová Jana Lubasová | 4–6, 6–7 | |
| Winner | 1. | 30 January 1995 | Rungsted, Denmark | Carpet (i) | Anna-Karin Svensson | Anja Kostecki Karin Ptaszek | 6–3, 6–1 | |
| Winner | 2. | 8 October 1995 | Lima, Peru | Hard | Maria-Farnes Capistrano | Bárbara Castro María-Alejandra Quezada | 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 | |
| Winner | 3. | 15 October 1995 | La Paz, Bolivia | Clay | Maria-Farnes Capistrano | Laura Bernal  Paula Racedo | 7–5, 6–2 | |
| Winner | 4. | 9 September 1996 | Bangkok, India | Hard | Khoo Chin-bee |  Kim Hye-jeong  Chotika Wannachinda | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 | |
| Winner | 5. | 2 February 1997 | Rungsted, Denmark | Carpet (i) | Annica Lindstedt | Kristina Pojatina Dragana Zarić | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 | |
| Winner | 6. | 9 February 1997 | Reykjavík, Iceland | Carpet (i) | Annica Lindstedt |  Adrienn Hegedűs Nóra Köves | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 | |
| Runner-up | 7. | 29 June 1997 | Bastad, Sweden | Clay | Sofia Finér | Annica Lindstedt Anna-Karin Svensson | w/o |