Jonas Lars Bj�rkman is a former World No. 4 Swedish professional tennis player. He is also a former World No. 1 in doubles. Bj�rkman retired from professional tennis after competing at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup Doubles championships. On 20 November 2006, he replaced Dick Norman as the oldest player in the ATP Top 100 when Norman dropped out of the Top 100 for the last time. On 9 June 2008, aged 36 years and 2 months, Bj�rkman was himself succeeded in this honour by Fabrice Santoro after dropping out of the Top 100 in his turn. Bj�rkman has had long-term successful doubles partnerships with Jan Apell, Jacco Eltingh, Nicklas Kulti, Max Mirnyi, Patrick Rafter, Kevin Ullyett, and Todd Woodbridge. He has won the career Grand Slam in men's doubles, holding a total of 9 major championships. 

March 23rd, 1972 in Växjö (Age 52) as Jonas Lars Björkman