Magnus Gustafsson

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.[1] He was instrumental in Sweden capturing the Davis Cup in 1998, winning both his singles rubbers in the final in straight sets.[2] 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.

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 (two-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)

Career finals edit

Singles: 26 (14–12) edit

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)
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 1989Gstaad, SwitzerlandClay Carl-Uwe Steeb7–6(8–6), 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Nov 1989Stockholm, SwedenCarpet (i) Ivan Lendl5–7, 0–6, 3–6
Win1–2May 1991Munich, GermanyClay Guillermo Pérez Roldán3–6, 6–3, 4–3 ret.
Loss1–3May 1991Hamburg, GermanyClay Karel Nováček3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0, 1–6
Win2–3Jul 1991Båstad, SwedenClay Alberto Mancini6–1, 6–2
Win3–3Jul 1991Hilversum, NetherlandsClay Jordi Arrese5–7, 7–6(7–2), 2–6, 6–1, 6–0
Loss3–4Aug 1991Kitzbühel, AustriaClay Karel Nováček6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7), 2–6
Loss3–5Aug 1991Prague, CzechoslovakiaClay Karel Nováček6–7(5–7), 2–6
Loss3–6Apr 1992Barcelona, SpainClay Carlos Costa4–6, 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win4–6Jul 1992Båstad, SwedenClay Tomás Carbonell5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Loss4–7Jun 1993Genoa, ItalyClay Thomas Muster6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win5–7Jul 1993Stuttgart, GermanyClay Michael Stich6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4
Loss5–8Aug 1993Hilversum, NetherlandsClay Carlos Costa1–6, 2–6, 3–6
Loss5–9Nov 1993Antwerp, BelgiumCarpet (i) Pete Sampras1–6, 4–6
Win6–9Jan 1994Auckland, New ZealandHard Patrick McEnroe6–4, 6–0
Win7–9Feb 1994Dubai, UAEHard Sergi Bruguera6–4, 6–2
Win8–9Apr 1996St. Petersburg, RussiaCarpet (i) Yevgeny Kafelnikov6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win9–9Jul 1996Båstad, SwedenClay Andrei Medvedev6–1, 6–3
Loss9–10Aug 1997San Marino, San MarinoClay Félix Mantilla4–6, 1–6
Loss9–11Oct 1997Beijing, ChinaHard (i) Jim Courier6–7(10–12), 6–3, 3–6
Win10–11Oct 1997Singapore, SingaporeCarpet (i) Nicolas Kiefer4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win11–11Mar 1998Copenhagen, DenmarkCarpet (i) David Prinosil3–6, 6–1, 6–1
Win12–11Jul 1998Båstad, SwedenClay Andrei Medvedev6–2, 6–3
Win13–11Mar 1999Copenhagen, DenmarkCarpet (i) Fabrice Santoro6–4, 6–1
Loss13–12Nov 1999Stockholm, SwedenHard (i) Thomas Enqvist3–6, 4–6, 2–6
Win14–12Jul 2000Amsterdam, NetherlandsClay Raemon Sluiter6–7(4–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–5), 6–1

Doubles: 8 (1–7) edit

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Feb 1988Rotterdam, NetherlandsCarpet Diego Nargiso Patrik Kühnen
Tore Meinecke
6–7, 6–7
Loss0–2Jul 1988Hilversum, NetherlandsClay Guillermo Pérez Roldán Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez
6–7, 3–6
Loss0–3Feb 1989Rotterdam, NetherlandsCarpet Jan Gunnarsson Miloslav Mečíř
Milan Šrejber
6–7, 0–6
Loss0–4Jul 1991Båstad, SwedenClay Anders Järryd Ronnie Båthman
Rikard Bergh
4–6, 4–6
Loss0–5Jul 1991Hilversum, NetherlandsClay Francisco Clavet Richard Krajicek
Jan Siemerink
5–7, 4–6
Loss0–6Jul 1992Båstad, SwedenClay Christian Bergström Tomas Carbonell
Christian Miniussi
4–6, 5–7
Loss0–7Jul 1997Båstad, SwedenClay Magnus Larsson Nicklas Kulti
Mikael Tillström
0–6, 3–6
Win1–7Jul 1998Båstad, SwedenClay Magnus Larsson Lan Bale
Piet Norval
6–4, 6–2

Singles performance timeline edit

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(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.
Tournament19851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001Career SRCareer W-L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenANHA3R4R2R3R2R1RQFAA2R3RAAA0 / 916–9
French OpenAAA4R1R4R3R2R1R2R2R1R2R3R1R1R1R0 / 1414–14
WimbledonAAA2R1RA2RA1RAA4R2R3R1R3R1R0 / 1010–10
US OpenAAAA1RAA1R1RAA2R2R1R1R1R1R0 / 92–9
Grand Slam SR0 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 30 / 40 / 20 / 30 / 30 / 40 / 20 / 10 / 30 / 40 / 40 / 30 / 30 / 30 / 42N/A
Annual win–loss0–00–00–06–33–44–25–32–30–45–21–14–34–46–40–32–30–3N/A42–42
ATP Masters Series
Indian WellsNot MS1

Before 1990
AA3RAAAAAAAAA0 / 12–1
Key BiscayneA3R2RAAAAAAAAA0 / 21–2
Monte Carlo1RQF2R2R3RAQF1R2RAQ23R0 / 912–9
Rome3R2RA2RAAA1RAAAA0 / 44–4
HamburgQFFAQFQFAA2R2RAQ11R0 / 715–7
CanadaAAAAAA1RAAAAA0 / 10–1
CincinnatiAAAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
Stuttgart (Stockholm)3RA3R3RA2RQF2R2RAAA0 / 711–7
Paris2RAA3RA1RSF3RQFA2RA0 / 713–7
Masters Series SRN/A0 / 50 / 40 / 40 / 50 / 20 / 20 / 40 / 50 / 40 / 00 / 10 / 20 / 38N/A
Annual win–lossN/A8–510–44–48–54–21–210–44–56–40–01–12–2N/A58–38
Year-end ranking794273535134311247143384173732618282N/A

References edit

  1. ^ "Magnus Gustafsson – ATP Tour Overview". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ "Davis Cup - Draws & Results". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

External links edit