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. He was instrumental in Sweden capturing the Davis Cup in 1998, winning both his singles rubbers in the final in straight sets. 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.
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/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Jul 1989 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Carl-Uwe Steeb 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 2–6Loss 0–2 Nov 1989Stockholm, Sweden Carpet (i) Ivan Lendl 5–7, 0–6, 3–6Win 1–2 May 1991 Munich, Germany Clay Guillermo Pérez Roldán 3–6, 6–3, 4–3 ret.Loss 1–3 May 1991Hamburg, Germany Clay Karel Nováček 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0, 1–6Win 2–3 Jul 1991 Båstad, Sweden Clay Alberto Mancini 6–1, 6–2Win 3–3 Jul 1991 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Jordi Arrese 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 2–6, 6–1, 6–0Loss 3–4 Aug 1991 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Karel Nováček 6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7), 2–6Loss 3–5 Aug 1991 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Karel Nováček 6–7(5–7), 2–6Loss 3–6 Apr 1992Barcelona, Spain Clay Carlos Costa 4–6, 6–7(3–7), 4–6Win 4–6 Jul 1992 Båstad, Sweden Clay Tomás Carbonell 5–7, 7–5, 6–4Loss 4–7 Jun 1993 Genoa, Italy Clay Thomas Muster 6–7(3–7), 4–6Win 5–7 Jul 1993Stuttgart, Germany Clay Michael Stich 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4Loss 5–8 Aug 1993 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Carlos Costa 1–6, 2–6, 3–6Loss 5–9 Nov 1993 Antwerp, Belgium Carpet (i) Pete Sampras 1–6, 4–6Win 6–9 Jan 1994 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Patrick McEnroe 6–4, 6–0Win 7–9 Feb 1994 Dubai, UAE Hard Sergi Bruguera 6–4, 6–2Win 8–9 Apr 1996 St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet (i) Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–2, 7–6(7–4)Win 9–9 Jul 1996 Båstad, Sweden Clay Andrei Medvedev 6–1, 6–3Loss 9–10 Aug 1997 San Marino, San Marino Clay Félix Mantilla 4–6, 1–6Loss 9–11 Oct 1997 Beijing, China Hard (i) Jim Courier 6–7(10–12), 6–3, 3–6Win 10–11 Oct 1997Singapore, Singapore Carpet (i) Nicolas Kiefer 4–6, 6–3, 6–3Win 11–11 Mar 1998 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet (i) David Prinosil 3–6, 6–1, 6–1Win 12–11 Jul 1998 Båstad, Sweden Clay Andrei Medvedev 6–2, 6–3Win 13–11 Mar 1999 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet (i) Fabrice Santoro 6–4, 6–1Loss 13–12 Nov 1999 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Thomas Enqvist 3–6, 4–6, 2–6Win 14–12 Jul 2000 Amsterdam, Netherlands Clay Raemon Sluiter 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–5), 6–1
Doubles: 8 (1–7) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1 Feb 1988Rotterdam, NetherlandsCarpet Diego Nargiso Patrik Kühnen Tore Meinecke6–7, 6–7Loss0–2Jul 1988Hilversum, NetherlandsClay Guillermo Pérez Roldán Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez6–7, 3–6Loss0–3Feb 1989Rotterdam, NetherlandsCarpet Jan Gunnarsson Miloslav Mečíř Milan Šrejber6–7, 0–6Loss0–4Jul 1991Båstad, SwedenClay Anders Järryd Ronnie Båthman Rikard Bergh4–6, 4–6Loss0–5Jul 1991Hilversum, NetherlandsClay Francisco Clavet Richard Krajicek Jan Siemerink5–7, 4–6Loss0–6Jul 1992Båstad, SwedenClay Christian Bergström Tomas Carbonell Christian Miniussi4–6, 5–7Loss0–7Jul 1997Båstad, SwedenClay Magnus Larsson Nicklas Kulti Mikael Tillström0–6, 3–6Win 1–7Jul 1998Båstad, SwedenClay Magnus Larsson Lan Bale Piet Norval6–4, 6–2
Singles performance timeline
Tournament 19851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001 Career SR Career W-L Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenANHA3R4R2R3R2R1RQFAA2R3RAAA0 / 916–9French OpenAAA4R1R4R3R2R1R2R2R1R2R3R1R1R1R0 / 1414–14WimbledonAAA2R1RA2RA1RAA4R2R3R1R3R1R0 / 1010–10US OpenAAAA1RAA1R1RAA2R2R1R1R1R1R0 / 92–9Grand Slam SR0 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 30 / 40 / 20 / 30 / 30 / 40 / 20 / 10 / 30 / 40 / 40 / 30 / 30 / 30 / 42N/AAnnual 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 MS1Before 1990AA3RAAAAAAAAA0 / 12–1 Key BiscayneA3R2RAAAAAAAAA0 / 21–2Monte Carlo1RQF2R2R3RAQF1R2RAQ23R0 / 912–9 Rome3R2RA2RAAA1RAAAA0 / 44–4HamburgQFFAQFQFAA2R2RAQ11R0 / 715–7CanadaAAAAAA1RAAAAA0 / 10–1CincinnatiAAAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0Stuttgart (Stockholm)3RA3R3RA2RQF2R2RAAA0 / 711–7Paris2RAA3RA1RSF3RQFA2RA0 / 713–7Masters Series SRN/A0 / 50 / 40 / 40 / 50 / 20 / 20 / 40 / 50 / 40 / 00 / 10 / 20 / 38N/AAnnual win–lossN/A8–510–44–48–54–21–210–44–56–40–01–12–2N/A58–38 Year-end ranking794273535134311247143384173732618282N/A
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