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Magnus Gustafsson
Swedish tennis player
Swedish tennis player
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Magnus Gustafsson |
| country | |
| residence | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Lund, Sweden |
| height | |
| turnedpro | 1986 |
| retired | 2002 |
| plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| careerprizemoney | $4,545,489 |
| singlesrecord | 415–260 |
| singlestitles | 14 |
| highestsinglesranking | No. 10 (29 July 1991) |
| AustralianOpenresult | QF (1994) |
| FrenchOpenresult | 4R (1988, 1990) |
| Wimbledonresult | 4R (1996) |
| USOpenresult | 2R (1996, 1997) |
| Othertournaments | yes |
| Olympicsresult | 2R (1992, 1996) |
| doublesrecord | 58–69 |
| doublestitles | 1 |
| highestdoublesranking | No. 77 (6 November 1989) |
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult | 2R (1988) |
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult | 1R (1988, 1989) |
| WimbledonDoublesresult | 1R (1988, 1989) |
| USOpenDoublesresult | 1R (1989) |
| Mixed | yes |
| mixedrecord | 0–2 |
| mixedtitles | 0 |
| FrenchOpenMixedresult | 1R (1988, 1989) |
| Team | yes |
| DavisCupresult | W (1998) |
Magnus Nils Gustafsson (born 3 January 1967) is a tennis coach and former top ten professional tennis player from Sweden. Gustafsson won 14 tour singles titles during his career and finished 15 consecutive seasons within the world's top 100, reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 10 in 1991. He was instrumental in Sweden capturing the Davis Cup in 1998, winning both his singles rubbers in the final in straight sets. His best performance at a Grand Slam event came at the Australian Open in 1994, where he reached the quarterfinals. During his career, he beat several top five players including Ivan Lendl, Michael Stich, Goran Ivanisevic, Andre Agassi and Michael Chang.
Career finals
Singles: 26 (14–12)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0–1) |
| ATP Championship Series (2–1) |
| ATP Tour (12–10) |
|
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (2–2) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Clay (8–8) |
| Carpet (4–2) |
|}
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1989 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | GER Carl-Uwe Steeb | 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Nov 1989 | Stockholm, Sweden | Carpet (i) | TCH Ivan Lendl | 5–7, 0–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | May 1991 | Munich, Germany | Clay | ARG Guillermo Pérez Roldán | 3–6, 6–3, 4–3 ret. |
| Loss | 1–3 | May 1991 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | TCH Karel Nováček | 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Jul 1991 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | ARG Alberto Mancini | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–3 | Jul 1991 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | ESP Jordi Arrese | 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 2–6, 6–1, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Aug 1991 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | TCH Karel Nováček | 6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Aug 1991 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Clay | TCH Karel Nováček | 6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Apr 1992 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ESP Carlos Costa | 4–6, 6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
| Win | 4–6 | Jul 1992 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | ESP Tomás Carbonell | 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Jun 1993 | Genoa, Italy | Clay | AUT Thomas Muster | 6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
| Win | 5–7 | Jul 1993 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | GER Michael Stich | 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–8 | Aug 1993 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | ESP Carlos Costa | 1–6, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5–9 | Nov 1993 | Antwerp, Belgium | Carpet (i) | USA Pete Sampras | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–9 | Jan 1994 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | USA Patrick McEnroe | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 7–9 | Feb 1994 | Dubai, UAE | Hard | ESP Sergi Bruguera | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–9 | Apr 1996 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Carpet (i) | RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 9–9 | Jul 1996 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | UKR Andrei Medvedev | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9–10 | Aug 1997 | San Marino, San Marino | Clay | ESP Félix Mantilla | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 9–11 | Oct 1997 | Beijing, China | Hard (i) | USA Jim Courier | 6–7(10–12), 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 10–11 | Oct 1997 | Singapore, Singapore | Carpet (i) | GER Nicolas Kiefer | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 11–11 | Mar 1998 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet (i) | GER David Prinosil | 3–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 12–11 | Jul 1998 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | UKR Andrei Medvedev | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 13–11 | Mar 1999 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet (i) | FRA Fabrice Santoro | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 13–12 | Nov 1999 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | SWE Thomas Enqvist | 3–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 14–12 | Jul 2000 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Clay | NED Raemon Sluiter | 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–5), 6–1 |
Doubles: 8 (1–7)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 1988 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | ITA Diego Nargiso | FRG Patrik Kühnen | |
| FRG Tore Meinecke | 6–7, 6–7 | ||||||
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 1988 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | ARG Guillermo Pérez Roldán | ESP Sergio Casal | |
| ESP Emilio Sánchez | 6–7, 3–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 0–3 | Feb 1989 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | SWE Jan Gunnarsson | CSK Miloslav Mečíř | |
| CSK Milan Šrejber | 6–7, 0–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 0–4 | Jul 1991 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | SWE Anders Järryd | SWE Ronnie Båthman | |
| SWE Rikard Bergh | 4–6, 4–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 0–5 | Jul 1991 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | ESP Francisco Clavet | NED Richard Krajicek | |
| NED Jan Siemerink | 5–7, 4–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 0–6 | Jul 1992 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | SWE Christian Bergström | ESP Tomas Carbonell | |
| ARG Christian Miniussi | 4–6, 5–7 | ||||||
| Loss | 0–7 | Jul 1997 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | SWE Magnus Larsson | SWE Nicklas Kulti | |
| SWE Mikael Tillström | 0–6, 3–6 | ||||||
| Win | 1–7 | Jul 1998 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | SWE Magnus Larsson | RSA Lan Bale | |
| RSA Piet Norval | 6–4, 6–2 |
Singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | Career SR | Career W-L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | NH | A | 3R | 4R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | QF | A | A | 2R | 3R | A | A | A | 0 / 9 | 16–9 |
| French Open | A | A | A | 4R | 1R | 4R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 14 | 14–14 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | 4R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 10 | 10–10 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 2–9 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 42 | N/A |
| Annual win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 5–3 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 4–4 | 6–4 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | N/A | 42–42 |
| ATP Masters Series | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | Not MS1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Before 1990 | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | |||||
| Key Biscayne | A | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |||||
| Monte Carlo | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | 3R | A | QF | 1R | 2R | A | Q2 | 3R | 0 / 9 | 12–9 | |||||
| Rome | 3R | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | |||||
| Hamburg | QF | F | A | QF | QF | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 7 | 15–7 | |||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||
| Stuttgart (Stockholm) | 3R | A | 3R | 3R | A | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 11–7 | |||||
| Paris | 2R | A | A | 3R | A | 1R | SF | 3R | QF | A | 2R | A | 0 / 7 | 13–7 | |||||
| Masters Series SR | N/A | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 38 | N/A | ||||
| Annual win–loss | N/A | 8–5 | 10–4 | 4–4 | 8–5 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 10–4 | 4–5 | 6–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | N/A | 58–38 | ||||
| Year-end ranking | 794 | 273 | 53 | 51 | 34 | 31 | 12 | 47 | 14 | 33 | 84 | 17 | 37 | 32 | 61 | 82 | 82 | N/A |
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