title: Linda Jansson
text: # Linda Jansson
  
  Linda Jansson (born 10 September 1974) is a Finnish former professional tennis player.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Jansson comes from Åland, a Swedish speaking autonomous region of Finland.
  
  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.
  
  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.
  
  ## ITF finals
  
  ### Singles (0–2)
  
  | Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Runner-up | 1. | 19 March 1995 | Gaborone, Botswana | Hard | Cara Black | 4–6, 2–6 |
  | Runner-up | 2. | 15 October 1995 | La Paz, Bolivia | Clay | Carmiña Giraldo | 2–6, 4–6 |
  
  ### Doubles (6–7)
  
  | 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 |
  