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Magnus Gustafsson
Country (sports) Sweden
ResidenceGothenburg, Sweden
Born (1967-01-03) 3 January 1967 (age 57)
Lund, Sweden
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1986
Retired2002
PlaysRight-handed (2-handed backhand)
Prize money$4,545,489
Singles
Career record415–260
Career titles14
Highest rankingNo. 10 (29 July 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1994)
French Open4R (1988, 1990)
Wimbledon4R (1996)
US Open2R (1996, 1997)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (1992, 1996)
Doubles
Career record58–69
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 77 (6 November 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1988)
French Open1R (1988, 1989)
Wimbledon1R (1988, 1989)
US Open1R (1989)
Mixed doubles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open1R (1988, 1989)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (1998)

Magnus Nils Gustafsson (born 3 January 1967) is a former professional tennis player and tennis coach from Sweden.

Gustafsson won 14 top-level singles titles during his career, reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 10 in 1991. He was also part of the Swedish team which won the Davis Cup in 1998. His best performance at a Grand Slam event came at the Australian Open in 1994, where he defeated Roger Smith, Brett Steven, Joern Renzenbrink and Martin Damm to reach the quarter-finals, before losing to Pete Sampras.

Career finals

Singles: 26 (14–12)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–1)
ATP Championship Series (2–1)
ATP Tour (12–10)
Titles by Surface
Hard (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (8–8)
Carpet (4–2)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 17 July 1989 Gstaad Clay Germany Carl-Uwe Steeb 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 2. 13 November 1989 Stockholm Carpet Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 5–7, 0–6, 3–6
Win 1. 6 May 1991 Munich Clay Argentina Guillermo Pérez Roldán 3–6, 6–3, 4–3, retired
Loss 3. 13 May 1991 Hamburg Clay Czechoslovakia Karel Nováček 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0, 1–6
Win 2. 15 July 1991 Båstad Clay Argentina Alberto Mancini 6–1, 6–2
Win 3. 29 July 1991 Hilversum Clay Spain Jordi Arrese 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 2–6, 6–1, 6–0
Loss 4. 5 August 1991 Kitzbühel Clay Czechoslovakia Karel Nováček 6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7), 2–6
Loss 5. 12 August 1991 Prague Clay Czechoslovakia Karel Nováček 6–7(5–7), 2–6
Loss 6. 13 April 1992 Barcelona Clay Spain Carlos Costa 4–6, 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win 4. 13 July 1992 Båstad Clay Spain Tomás Carbonell 5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Loss 7. 21 June 1993 Genova Clay Austria Thomas Muster 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win 5. 26 July 1993 Stuttgart Clay Germany Michael Stich 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 8. 2 August 1993 Hilversum Clay Spain Carlos Costa 1–6, 2–6, 3–6
Loss 9. 15 November 1993 Antwerp Carpet United States Pete Sampras 1–6, 4–6
Win 6. 17 January 1994 Auckland Hard United States Patrick McEnroe 6–4, 6–0
Win 7. 7 February 1994 Dubai Hard Spain Sergi Bruguera 6–4, 6–2
Win 8. 1 April 1996 St. Petersburg Carpet Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win 9. 15 July 1996 Båstad Clay Ukraine Andrei Medvedev 6–1, 6–3
Loss 10. 11 August 1997 San Marino Clay Spain Félix Mantilla 4–6, 1–6
Loss 11. 6 October 1997 Beijing Hard (i) United States Jim Courier 6–7(10–12), 6–3, 3–6
Win 10. 13 October 1997 Singapore Carpet Germany Nicolas Kiefer 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win 11. 16 March 1998 Copenhagen Carpet Germany David Prinosil 3–6, 6–1, 6–1
Win 12. 13 July 1998 Båstad Clay Ukraine Andrei Medvedev 6–2, 6–3
Win 13. 8 March 1999 Copenhagen Carpet France Fabrice Santoro 6–4, 6–1
Loss 12. 15 November 1999 Stockholm Hard (i) Sweden Thomas Enqvist 3–6, 4–6, 2–6
Win 14. 24 July 2000 Amsterdam Clay Netherlands Raemon Sluiter 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–5), 6–1

Singles performance timeline

Tournament 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Career SR Career Win-Loss
Grand Slams
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 14–13
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 4–1 5–3 2–3 0–4 5–2 1–1 4–3 4–4 6–4 0–3 2–3 0–3 N/A 42–41
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