Magnus Gustafsson

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Magnus Gustafsson
Country (sports)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Residence Gothenburg, Sweden
Born (1967-01-03) 3 January 1967 (age 58)
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 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 record58–69
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 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 record0–2
Career titles0
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. [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.

Contents

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)
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 1989 Gstaad, SwitzerlandClay Flag of Germany.svg Carl-Uwe Steeb 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 2–6
Loss0–2 Nov 1989 Stockholm, SwedenCarpet (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivan Lendl 5–7, 0–6, 3–6
Win1–2 May 1991 Munich, GermanyClay Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Pérez Roldán 3–6, 6–3, 4–3 ret.
Loss1–3 May 1991 Hamburg, GermanyClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karel Nováček 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0, 1–6
Win2–3 Jul 1991 Båstad, SwedenClay Flag of Argentina.svg Alberto Mancini 6–1, 6–2
Win3–3 Jul 1991 Hilversum, NetherlandsClay Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Arrese 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 2–6, 6–1, 6–0
Loss3–4 Aug 1991 Kitzbühel, AustriaClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karel Nováček6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7), 2–6
Loss3–5 Aug 1991 Prague, CzechoslovakiaClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karel Nováček6–7(5–7), 2–6
Loss3–6 Apr 1992 Barcelona, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Costa 4–6, 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win4–6 Jul 1992 Båstad, SwedenClay Flag of Spain.svg Tomás Carbonell 5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Loss4–7Jun 1993 Genoa, ItalyClay Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Muster 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win5–7 Jul 1993 Stuttgart, GermanyClay Flag of Germany.svg Michael Stich 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4
Loss5–8 Aug 1993 Hilversum, NetherlandsClay Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Costa1–6, 2–6, 3–6
Loss5–9 Nov 1993 Antwerp, BelgiumCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras 1–6, 4–6
Win6–9 Jan 1994 Auckland, New ZealandHard Flag of the United States.svg Patrick McEnroe 6–4, 6–0
Win7–9 Feb 1994 Dubai, UAEHard Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Bruguera 6–4, 6–2
Win8–9 Apr 1996 St. Petersburg, RussiaCarpet (i) Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win9–9 Jul 1996 Båstad, SwedenClay Flag of Ukraine.svg Andrei Medvedev 6–1, 6–3
Loss9–10 Aug 1997 San Marino, San MarinoClay Flag of Spain.svg Félix Mantilla 4–6, 1–6
Loss9–11 Oct 1997 Beijing, ChinaHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Jim Courier 6–7(10–12), 6–3, 3–6
Win10–11Oct 1997 Singapore, SingaporeCarpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg Nicolas Kiefer 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win11–11 Mar 1998 Copenhagen, DenmarkCarpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg David Prinosil 3–6, 6–1, 6–1
Win12–11 Jul 1998 Båstad, SwedenClay Flag of Ukraine.svg Andrei Medvedev6–2, 6–3
Win13–11 Mar 1999 Copenhagen, DenmarkCarpet (i) Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro 6–4, 6–1
Loss13–12 Nov 1999 Stockholm, SwedenHard (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist 3–6, 4–6, 2–6
Win14–12 Jul 2000 Amsterdam, NetherlandsClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raemon Sluiter 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–5), 6–1

Doubles: 8 (1–7)

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

Singles performance timeline

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.
Tournament 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Career SRCareer W-L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open ANHA 3R 4R 2R 3R 2R 1R QF AA 2R 3R AAA0 / 916–9
French Open AAA 4R 1R 4R 3R 2R 1R 2R 2R 1R 2R 3R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 1414–14
Wimbledon AAA 2R 1R A 2R A 1R AA 4R 2R 3R 1R 3R 1R 0 / 1010–10
US Open AAAA 1R AA 1R 1R AA 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 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 Wells Not MS1

Before 1990
AA3RAAAAAAAAA0 / 12–1
Key Biscayne A3R2RAAAAAAAAA0 / 21–2
Monte Carlo 1RQF2R2R3RAQF1R2RAQ23R0 / 912–9
Rome 3R2RA2RAAA1RAAAA0 / 44–4
Hamburg QFFAQFQFAA2R2RAQ11R0 / 715–7
Canada AAAAAA1RAAAAA0 / 10–1
Cincinnati AAAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
Stuttgart (Stockholm) 3RA3R3RA2RQF2R2RAAA0 / 711–7
Paris 2RAA3RA1RSF3RQFA2RA0 / 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

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