Thomas Karl Johan Enqvist (born 13 March 1974) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He reached the final of the 1999 Australian Open and won a total of 19 singles titles, including three Masters titles . He has a career high ATP world singles ranking of No. 4, achieved on 15 November 1999.
Tennis career edit
Throughout his career, Enqvist finished four seasons ranked inside the top 10 and won at least one ATP title for six consecutive years. In 1998 he underwent surgery in Stockholm to remove a small piece of bone from his right foot and had surgery on his right shoulder to repair a repetitive strain injury . Despite his surgeries, Enqvist posted some major victories, including wins over world no. 1 Pete Sampras , Juan Carlos Ferrero , and Andy Roddick .
Enqvist won a total of 19 singles titles, the most significant being ATP Masters Series titles at Paris (1996), Stuttgart (1999) and both the singles and doubles titles in Cincinnati (2000). In winning the Stuttgart Masters , he defeated four top 10 players, including world no. 1 Andre Agassi .
His best showing at a Grand Slam event was at the 1999 Australian Open , when he beat Jan-Michael Gambill , Byron Black , Pat Rafter , Mark Philippoussis , Marc Rosset and Nicolás Lapentti before losing in the final to Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Russia. He also reached the quarterfinals at the 1996 Australian Open and at Wimbledon in 2001.
Enqvist was a force on the Swedish Davis Cup team . In 1998, he helped Sweden reach the finals of the Davis Cup for the fourth time in five years.
From 2017 to 2019, Enqvist was captain of the Swedish Davis Cup team. He currently works as a commentator for Eurosport Sweden. Enqvist is also the current vice-captain for Team Europe in the Laver Cup , a position he has held since the inaugural tournament.
He has been provisionally coaching Stefanos Tsitsipas since February 2022, starting with the Rotterdam Open .
Significant finals edit
Grand Slam finals edit Singles: 1 (0–1) edit Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score Loss 1999 Australian Open Hard Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–4, 0–6, 3–6, 6–7(1–7)
Masters Series finals edit Singles: 4 (3–1) edit Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score Win 1996 Paris , FranceCarpet (i) Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–2, 6–4, 7–5 Win 1999 Stuttgart , GermanyHard (i) Richard Krajicek 6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 Loss 2000 Indian Wells , U.S.Hard Àlex Corretja 4–6, 4–6, 3–6 Win 2000 Cincinnati , U.S.Hard Tim Henman 7–6(7–5) , 6–4
Career singles finals edit
Singles: 26 (19–7) edit Legend Grand Slam (0–1) Tennis Masters Cup (0–0) ATP Masters Series (3–1) ATP Championship Series (2–1) ATP Tour (14–4)
Titles by surface Hard (13–7) Grass (0–0) Clay (2–0) Carpet (4–0)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Win 1. Oct 1992 Bolzano , ItalyCarpet (i) Arnaud Boetsch 6–1, 1–6, 7–6(9–7) Win 2. Aug 1993 Schenectady , U.S.Hard Brett Steven 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–0) Win 3. Jan 1995 Auckland , New ZealandHard Chuck Adams 6–2, 6–1 Win 4. Feb 1995 Philadelphia , U.S.Carpet (i) Michael Chang 0–6, 6–4, 6–0 Win 5. May 1995 Pinehurst , U.S.Clay Javier Frana 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 Loss 1. Aug 1995 Los Angeles , U.S.Hard Michael Stich 7–6(9–7) , 6–7(4–7) , 2–6 Win 6. Aug 1995 Indianapolis , U.S.Hard Bernd Karbacher 6–4, 6–3 Win 7. Nov 1995 Stockholm , SwedenHard (i) Arnaud Boetsch 7–5, 6–4 Win 8. Apr 1996 New Delhi , IndiaHard Byron Black 6–2, 7–6(7–3) Win 9. Nov 1996 Paris , FranceCarpet (i) Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–2, 6–4, 7–5 Win 10. Nov 1996 Stockholm , SwedenHard (i) Todd Martin 7–5, 6–4, 7–6(7–0) Win 11. Feb 1997 Marseille , FranceHard (i) Marcelo Ríos 6–4, 1–0, ret. Loss 2. Jul 1997 Los Angeles , U.S.Hard Jim Courier 4–6, 4–6 Win 12. Feb 1998 Marseille , FranceHard (i) Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–4, 6–1 Loss 3. Mar 1998 Philadelphia , U.S.Hard (i) Pete Sampras 5–7, 6–7(3–7) Win 13. May 1998 Munich , GermanyClay Andre Agassi 6–7(4–7) , 7–6(8–6) , 6–3 Win 14. Jan 1999 Adelaide , AustraliaHard Lleyton Hewitt 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 Loss 4. Feb 1999 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–4, 0–6, 3–6, 6–7(1–7) Win 15. Nov 1999 Stuttgart Indoor , GermanyHard (i) Richard Krajicek 6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 Win 16. Nov 1999 Stockholm , SwedenHard (i) Magnus Gustafsson 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 Loss 5. Jan 2000 Adelaide , AustraliaHard Lleyton Hewitt 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 Loss 6. Mar 2000 Indian Wells , U.S.Hard Àlex Corretja 4–6, 4–6, 3–6 Win 17. Jul 2000 Cincinnati , U.S.Hard Tim Henman 7–6(7–5) , 6–4 Loss 7. Aug 2000 Long Island , U.S.Hard Magnus Norman 3–6, 7–5, 5–7 Win 18. Oct 2000 Basel , SwitzerlandCarpet (i) Roger Federer 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–4) , 1–6, 6–1 Win 19. Feb 2002 Marseille , FranceHard (i) Nicolas Escudé 6–7(4–7) , 6–3, 6–1
Doubles: 1 (1–0) edit Legend Grand Slam (0–0) Tennis Masters Cup (0–0) ATP Masters Series (0–0) ATP Championship Series (0–0) ATP Tour (1–0)
Titles by surface Hard (1–0) Grass (0–0) Clay (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Singles performance timeline edit (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.
Top 10 wins edit Season 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total Wins 0 0 0 0 10 5 1 5 10 3 1 3 1 2 0 41
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score 1995 1. Andre Agassi 2 Philadelphia , United StatesCarpet (i) SF 7–6(7–5) , 5–7, 6–2 43 2. Michael Chang 6 Philadelphia, United States Carpet (i) F 0–6, 6–4, 6–0 43 3. Goran Ivanišević 7 Montreal , CanadaHard 3R 6–7(2–7) , 7–6(7–3) , 7–5 19 4. Michael Chang5 Montreal, Canada Hard QF 6–3, 6–4 19 5. Goran Ivanišević7 Los Angeles , United StatesHard SF 6–7(3–7) , 6–4, 6–4 16 6. Goran Ivanišević7 Cincinnati , United StatesHard QF 4–6, 6–0, 6–3 13 7. Goran Ivanišević7 Indianapolis , United StatesHard SF 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 13 8. Jim Courier 7 ATP Tour World Championships , Frankfurt, GermanyCarpet (i) RR 6–3, 6–2 8 9. Michael Chang4 ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, Germany Carpet (i) RR 6–1, 6–4 8 10. Thomas Muster 3 ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, Germany Carpet (i) RR 6–4, 6–7(3–7) , 6–4 8 1996 11. Richard Krajicek 8 Cincinnati , United StatesHard 3R 7–6(9–7) , 6–2 12 12. Pete Sampras 1 Cincinnati , United StatesHard QF 6–3, 6–3 12 13. Marcelo Ríos 10 Lyon , FranceCarpet (i) QF 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 13 14. Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4 Paris , FranceCarpet (i) F 6–2, 6–4, 7–5 12 15. Boris Becker 6 ATP Tour World Championships , Hanover, GermanyCarpet (i) RR 6–3, 7–6(7–1) 9 1997 16. Marcelo Ríos7 Marseille , FranceHard (i) F 6–4, 1–0, ret. 10 1998 17. Carlos Moyà 8 Sydney , AustraliaHard 1R 6–7(6–8) , 6–4, 6–4 27 18. Richard Krajicek9 Marseille , FranceHard (i) SF 6–3, 6–7(1–7) , 6–3 29 19. Yevgeny Kafelnikov7 Marseille, France Hard (i) F 6–4, 6–1 29 20. Greg Rusedski 5 Miami , United StatesHard 4R 6–2, 6–2 24 21. Yevgeny Kafelnikov6 French Open , Paris, FranceClay 2R 4–6, 7–6(12–10) , 7–6(7–4) , 6–1 19 1999 22. Patrick Rafter 4 Australian Open , Melbourne, AustraliaHard 3R 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 21 23. Àlex Corretja 4 Miami , United StatesHard 4R 7–5, 6–3 15 24. Carlos Moyá4 World Team Cup , Düsseldorf, GermanyClay RR 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 17 25. Tim Henman 7 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany Clay RR 7–6(7–4) , 6–4 17 26. Gustavo Kuerten 5 Stuttgart , GermanyHard (i) 3R 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 18 27. Marcelo Ríos9 Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) QF 6–4, 6–2 18 28. Andre Agassi1 Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) SF 6–3, 4–6, 6–0 18 29. Richard Krajicek8 Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) F 6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 18 30. Todd Martin 4 Paris , FranceCarpet (i) 2R 4–6, 7–6(7–5) , 7–6(8–6) 9 31. Nicolas Kiefer 6 ATP Tour World Championships , Hanover, GermanyHard (i) RR 6–4, 7–5 4 2000 32. Cédric Pioline 10 London , United KingdomHard (i) QF 7–6(7–3) , 4–6, 7–6(8–6) 12 33. Pete Sampras2 Indian Wells , United StatesHard QF 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 10 34. Tim Henman10 Basel , SwitzerlandCarpet (i) SF 6–1, 6–3 6 2001 35. Juan Carlos Ferrero 5 Stuttgart , GermanyHard (i) 2R 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) 27 2002 36. Sébastien Grosjean 9 Marseille , FranceHard (i) QF 6–3, 7–5 24 37. Yevgeny Kafelnikov4 Marseille, France Hard (i) SF 6–7(1–7) , 7–6(12–10) , 6–4 24 38. Thomas Johansson 9 Indian Wells , United StatesHard 1R 7–6(7–4) , 2–6, 6–4 22 2003 39. Andre Agassi2 Scottsdale , United StatesHard 1R 6–7(6–8) , 6–4, 6–1 73 2004 40. Mark Philippoussis 9 Davis Cup , Adelaide, AustraliaHard RR 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 78 41. Andy Roddick 2 Memphis , United StatesHard (i) QF 7–6(10–8) , 6–3 80
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