Magnus Larsson

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Magnus Larsson
Country (sports)Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Residence Monte Carlo, Monaco
Born (1970-03-25) 25 March 1970 (age 53)
Olofström, Sweden
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro1989
Retired2004
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach Stefan Simonsson
Carl-Axel Hageskog
Prize moneyUS$5,839,451
Singles
Career record310–221
Career titles7
Highest rankingNo. 10 (17 April 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 4R (1995)
French Open SF (1994)
Wimbledon 4R (1998)
US Open QF (1993, 1997, 1998)
Other tournaments
Grand Slam Cup W (1994)
Olympic Games 3R (1992)
Doubles
Career record69–66
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 26 (9 January 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1990, 1995, 1996)
French Open F (1995)
Wimbledon 2R (1994, 1996)
US Open SF (1994)
Team competitions
Davis Cup W (1994, 1997)
Last updated on: 16 December 2021.

Per Henrik Magnus Larsson (born 25 March 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.

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Playing career

Larsson turned professional in 1989 and won his first top-level singles title at Florence in 1990. His first doubles title was also won in Florence, in 1991.

Some of the most significant highlights of Larsson's career came in 1994. He won that year's Grand Slam Cup, defeating World No. 1 Pete Sampras in the final in four sets 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–4. Larsson also reached the semi-finals of the 1994 French Open, and was part of the Swedish team which won the 1994 Davis Cup. He won singles rubbers in the Davis Cup final in Moscow in December against both Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Alexander Volkov, as Sweden defeated Russia, 4–1.

In 1995, Larsson reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 10 and his career-high doubles ranking of World No. 26. He was runner-up in the men's doubles at the French Open that year (partnering Nicklas Kulti). He was also part of the Swedish team which won the World Team Cup.

Larsson played in the final of the Davis Cup again in 1997. And again he won both his singles rubbers – against Pete Sampras and Michael Chang – and was on the winning team as Sweden thrashed the United States 5–0.

Larsson won a total of seven singles and six doubles titles during his career. His last doubles title was won in 1998 in Båstad. His final singles title came in 2000 at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis. He retired from the professional tour in 2003. He has since played in the senior Outback Champions Series, winning the Stanford Championships in 2006.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss 1988 French Open Clay Flag of Venezuela.svg Nicolás Pereira 6–7, 3–6

ATP career finals

Singles: 15 (7 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (1–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (1–1)
ATP World Series (7–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–2)
Carpet (3–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (2–5)
Indoors (5–3)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Jun 1990 Florence, ItalyWorld SeriesClay Flag of the United States.svg Lawson Duncan 6–7, 7–5, 6–0
Loss1–1 Jul 1990 Båstad, SwedenWorld SeriesClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Fromberg 2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win2–1 Mar 1992 Copenhagen, DenmarkWorld SeriesCarpet Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Järryd 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win3–1 May 1992 Munich, GermanyWorld SeriesClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Korda 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Win4–1 Mar 1994 Zaragoza, SpainWorld SeriesCarpet Flag of Germany.svg Lars Rehmann 6–4, 6–4
Loss4–2 Jun 1994 Halle, GermanyWorld SeriesGrass Flag of Germany.svg Michael Stich 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win5–2 Oct 1994 Toulouse, FranceWorld SeriesHard Flag of the United States.svg Jared Palmer 6–1, 6–3
Loss5–3 Nov 1994 Antwerp, BelgiumWorld SeriesCarpet Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win6–3 Dec 1994 Munich, GermanyGrand Slam CupCarpet Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss6–4 Jan 1995 Doha, QatarWorld SeriesHard Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg 6–7(4–7), 1–6
Loss6–5 Apr 1995 Barcelona, SpainChampionship SeriesClay Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Muster 2–6, 1–6, 4–6
Loss6–6 Oct 1996 Toulouse, FranceWorld SeriesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Philippoussis 1–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss6–7 Jun 1998 Halle, GermanyInternational SeriesGrass Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4–6, 4–6
Win7–7 Feb 2000 Memphis, United StatesChampionship SeriesHard Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
Loss7–8 Mar 2000 Copenhagen, DenmarkInternational SeriesHard Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Vinciguerra 3–6, 6–7(5–7)

Doubles: 8 (6 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (1–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (5–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (4–2)
Indoors (2–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Jun 1991 Florence, ItalyWorld SeriesClay Flag of Sweden.svg Ola Jonsson Flag of Spain.svg Juan Carlos Báguena
Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Costa 		3–6, 6–1, 6–1
Win2–0 Mar 1992 Copenhagen, DenmarkWorld SeriesCarpet Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hendrik Jan Davids
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Libor Pimek 		6–3, 6–4
Win3–0 Apr 1994 Monte Carlo, MonacoMasters SeriesClay Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek 		3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Win4–0 Jan 1995 Doha, QatarWorld SeriesHard Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Olhovskiy
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Siemerink 		7–6, 6–2
Loss4–1 Jun 1995 Paris, FranceGrand SlamClay Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis 		7–6, 4–6, 1–6
Win5–1 Feb 1997 Marseille, FranceWorld SeriesHard Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist Flag of France.svg Olivier Delaître
Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro 		6–3, 6–4
Loss5–2 May 1997 Båstad, SwedenWorld SeriesClay Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Gustafsson Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti
Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Tillström 		0–6, 3–6
Win6–2 Jul 1998 Båstad, SwedenWorld SeriesClay Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Gustafsson Flag of South Africa.svg Lan Bale
Flag of South Africa.svg Piet Norval 		6–4, 6–2

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 7 (4–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger (4–3)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Aug 1989 Pescara, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Cierro 3–6, 3–6
Win1–1Sep 1989 Genoa, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce Derlin 6–1, 6–3
Loss1–2Sep 1989 Messina, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Rosset 1–6, 1–6
Loss1–3Apr 1990 Parioli, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Luna 3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win2–3May 1990 Ljubljana, SloveniaChallengerClay Flag of Italy.svg Diego Nargiso 7–5, 6–7, 7–6
Win3–3May 1992 Ljubljana, SloveniaChallengerClay Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Tillström 6–4, 6–4
Win4–3Jan 2000 Heilbronn, GermanyChallengerCarpet Flag of France.svg Stephane Huet 6–3, 7–6(7–1)

Doubles: 8 (5–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger (5–3)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 1989 Pescara, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Nilsson
Flag of Sweden.svg David Engel 		2–6, 6–4, 6–7
Win1–1Sep 1989 Messina, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Nyström Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Cierro
Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro de Minicis 		6–1, 6–1
Win2–1Nov 1989 Copenhagen, DenmarkChallengerCarpet Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti Flag of Austria.svg Alex Antonitsch
Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Båthman 		6–3, 6–2
Loss2–2Nov 1991 Aachen, GermanyChallengerCarpet Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Gunnarsson Flag of the United States.svg Mark Keil
Flag of South Africa.svg Byron Talbot 		3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win3–2May 1992 Ljubljana, SloveniaChallengerClay Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Tillström Flag of Italy.svg Cristian Brandi
Flag of Italy.svg Federico Mordegan 		6–3, 6–2
Win4–2Apr 1994 Monte Carlo, MonacoChallengerClay Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Holm Flag of Italy.svg Cristian Brandi
Flag of Italy.svg Federico Mordegan 		7–6, 6–2
Loss4–3Jan 2000 Heilbronn, GermanyChallengerCarpet Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Lovén Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Siemerink
Flag of the Netherlands.svg John Van Lottum 		5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Win5–3Feb 2003 Hamburg, GermanyChallengerCarpet Flag of North Macedonia.svg Aleksandar Kitinov Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Perry
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Thomas 		4–6, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(12–10)

Performance timelines

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.

Singles

Tournament 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R 4R 3R 2R 1R AAAA 1R 0 / 118–1142%
French Open AA 3R 3R 3R SF 4R 1R 3R 1R 2R A 3R Q2 A0 / 1019–1066%
Wimbledon A 1R 2R 3R 2R 1R A 2R A 4R 1R A 3R 1R A0 / 1010–1050%
US Open AA 3R 2R QF 1R A 1R QF QF 3R A 1R Q3 A0 / 917–965%
Win–loss0–11–25–45–48–45–46–23–47–37–43–30–04–30–10–10 / 4054–4057%
National Representation
Summer Olympics Not Held 3R Not HeldANot HeldANot Held0 / 12–167%
Year-end Championships
Grand Slam Cup NHDid not qualify 1R W Did not qualifyNot Held1 / 24–180%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells AAAAAA QF 1R 3R 1R AAAAA0 / 45–456%
Miami AAAA 2R A SF 2R 4R 2R A 1R A Q1 Q1 0 / 67–654%
Monte Carlo AA 3R 3R 3R 1R 2R 1R QF AA 1R A Q2 A0 / 89–853%
Hamburg AA 2R A 1R 2R A QF 1R AAAA Q2 A0 / 55–550%
Rome AA 1R 1R 1R AAA 3R AAAA Q1 A0 / 42–433%
Canada AAAAAAAAAA 1R AAAA0 / 10–10%
Cincinnati AAAAAAA 2R 1R SF 2R A Q2 AA0 / 46–460%
Stuttgart AAAAAAAA QF A 2R AAAA0 / 24–267%
Paris AAA 2R 2R 3R 3R 2R 1R AAA Q1 AA0 / 66–650%
Win–loss0–00–03–33–33–53–38–45–613–84–32–30–20–00–00–00 / 4044–4052%

Doubles

Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R AAAA 1R 1R A0 / 30–30%
French Open A 1R AA 2R F 1R A0 / 46–460%
Wimbledon AAAA 2R A 2R A0 / 22–250%
US Open AAAA SF AAA0 / 14–180%
Win–loss0–10–10–00–06–35–21–30–00 / 1012–1055%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells AAAAA 2R AA0 / 11–150%
Miami AAAAA 2R 2R A0 / 21–233%
Monte Carlo AAAA W 2R A Q2 1 / 25–183%
Hamburg AAAA QF AAA0 / 12–167%
Stuttgart AAAAAAA Q2 0 / 00–0 – 
Paris AAAA 2R AAA0 / 11–150%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–08–21–31–10–01 / 710–663%

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