Magnus Gustafsson

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Magnus Gustafsson

Country (sports)	Sweden
Residence	Gothenburg, Sweden
Born	(1967-01-03) 3 January 1967 Lund, Sweden
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1986
Retired	2002
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$4,545,489
Singles
Career record	415–260
Career titles	14
Highest ranking	No. 10 (29 July 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	QF (1994)
French Open	4R (1988, 1990)
Wimbledon	4R (1996)
US Open	2R (1996, 1997)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (1992, 1996)
Doubles
Career record	58–69
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 77 (6 November 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1988)
French Open	1R (1988, 1989)
Wimbledon	1R (1988, 1989)
US Open	1R (1989)
Mixed doubles
Career record	0–2
Career titles	0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	1R (1988, 1989)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	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	Carl-Uwe Steeb	7–6(8–6), 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 2–6
Loss	0–2	Nov 1989	Stockholm, Sweden	Carpet (i)	Ivan Lendl	5–7, 0–6, 3–6
Win	1–2	May 1991	Munich, Germany	Clay	Guillermo Pérez Roldán	3–6, 6–3, 4–3 ret.
Loss	1–3	May 1991	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Karel Nováček	3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0, 1–6
Win	2–3	Jul 1991	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Alberto Mancini	6–1, 6–2
Win	3–3	Jul 1991	Hilversum, Netherlands	Clay	Jordi Arrese	5–7, 7–6(7–2), 2–6, 6–1, 6–0
Loss	3–4	Aug 1991	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Karel Nováček	6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7), 2–6
Loss	3–5	Aug 1991	Prague, Czechoslovakia	Clay	Karel Nováček	6–7(5–7), 2–6
Loss	3–6	Apr 1992	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Carlos Costa	4–6, 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win	4–6	Jul 1992	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Tomás Carbonell	5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Loss	4–7	Jun 1993	Genoa, Italy	Clay	Thomas Muster	6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win	5–7	Jul 1993	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Michael Stich	6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	5–8	Aug 1993	Hilversum, Netherlands	Clay	Carlos Costa	1–6, 2–6, 3–6
Loss	5–9	Nov 1993	Antwerp, Belgium	Carpet (i)	Pete Sampras	1–6, 4–6
Win	6–9	Jan 1994	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Patrick McEnroe	6–4, 6–0
Win	7–9	Feb 1994	Dubai, UAE	Hard	Sergi Bruguera	6–4, 6–2
Win	8–9	Apr 1996	St. Petersburg, Russia	Carpet (i)	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win	9–9	Jul 1996	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Andrei Medvedev	6–1, 6–3
Loss	9–10	Aug 1997	San Marino, San Marino	Clay	Félix Mantilla	4–6, 1–6
Loss	9–11	Oct 1997	Beijing, China	Hard (i)	Jim Courier	6–7(10–12), 6–3, 3–6
Win	10–11	Oct 1997	Singapore, Singapore	Carpet (i)	Nicolas Kiefer	4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win	11–11	Mar 1998	Copenhagen, Denmark	Carpet (i)	David Prinosil	3–6, 6–1, 6–1
Win	12–11	Jul 1998	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Andrei Medvedev	6–2, 6–3
Win	13–11	Mar 1999	Copenhagen, Denmark	Carpet (i)	Fabrice Santoro	6–4, 6–1
Loss	13–12	Nov 1999	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Thomas Enqvist	3–6, 4–6, 2–6
Win	14–12	Jul 2000	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Clay	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	Diego Nargiso	Patrik Kühnen Tore Meinecke	6–7, 6–7
Loss	0–2	Jul 1988	Hilversum, Netherlands	Clay	Guillermo Pérez Roldán	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	6–7, 3–6
Loss	0–3	Feb 1989	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Carpet	Jan Gunnarsson	Miloslav Mečíř Milan Šrejber	6–7, 0–6
Loss	0–4	Jul 1991	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Anders Järryd	Ronnie Båthman Rikard Bergh	4–6, 4–6
Loss	0–5	Jul 1991	Hilversum, Netherlands	Clay	Francisco Clavet	Richard Krajicek Jan Siemerink	5–7, 4–6
Loss	0–6	Jul 1992	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Christian Bergström	Tomas Carbonell Christian Miniussi	4–6, 5–7
Loss	0–7	Jul 1997	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Magnus Larsson	Nicklas Kulti Mikael Tillström	0–6, 3–6
Win	1–7	Jul 1998	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Magnus Larsson	Lan Bale Piet Norval	6–4, 6–2

Singles performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

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

External links

• Magnus Gustafsson at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Magnus Gustafsson at the International Tennis Federation
• Magnus Gustafsson at the Davis Cup