Swedish tennis player
Magnus Nils Gustafsson (born 3 January 1967) is a tennis coach and former top ten professionaltennis player fromSweden. 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 inSweden capturing theDavis Cup in1998, winning both his singles rubbers in the final in straight sets.[2] His best performance at aGrand Slam event came at theAustralian Open in1994, where he reached the quarterfinals. During his career, he beat several top five players includingIvan Lendl,Michael Stich,Goran Ivanisevic,Andre Agassi andMichael Chang.
Singles: 26 (14–12)
[edit]| Legend |
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| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) | | ATP Masters Series (0–1) | | ATP Championship Series (2–1) | | ATP Tour (12–10) |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (2–2) | | Grass (0–0) | | Clay (8–8) | | Carpet (4–2) |
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| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1989 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay |  Carl-Uwe Steeb | 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Nov 1989 | Stockholm, Sweden | Carpet (i) |  Ivan Lendl | 5–7, 0–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | May 1991 | Munich, Germany | Clay |  Guillermo Pérez Roldán | 3–6, 6–3, 4–3 ret. |
| Loss | 1–3 | May 1991 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Karel Nováček | 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Jul 1991 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Alberto Mancini | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–3 | Jul 1991 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay |  Jordi Arrese | 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 2–6, 6–1, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Aug 1991 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Karel Nováček | 6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Aug 1991 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Clay | Karel Nováček | 6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Apr 1992 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Carlos Costa | 4–6, 6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
| Win | 4–6 | Jul 1992 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Tomás Carbonell | 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Jun 1993 | Genoa, Italy | Clay |  Thomas Muster | 6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
| Win | 5–7 | Jul 1993 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Michael Stich | 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–8 | Aug 1993 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Carlos Costa | 1–6, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5–9 | Nov 1993 | Antwerp, Belgium | Carpet (i) |  Pete Sampras | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–9 | Jan 1994 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Patrick McEnroe | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 7–9 | Feb 1994 | Dubai, UAE | Hard | Sergi Bruguera | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 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, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9–10 | Aug 1997 | San Marino, San Marino | Clay | Félix Mantilla | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 9–11 | Oct 1997 | Beijing, China | Hard (i) | Jim Courier | 6–7(10–12), 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 10–11 | Oct 1997 | Singapore, Singapore | Carpet (i) | Nicolas Kiefer | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 11–11 | Mar 1998 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet (i) | David Prinosil | 3–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 12–11 | Jul 1998 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Andrei Medvedev | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 13–11 | Mar 1999 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet (i) |  Fabrice Santoro | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 13–12 | Nov 1999 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) |  Thomas Enqvist | 3–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 14–12 | Jul 2000 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Clay |  Raemon Sluiter | 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–5), 6–1 |
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 1988 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet |  Diego Nargiso | Patrik Kühnen
Tore Meinecke | 6–7, 6–7 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 1988 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Guillermo Pérez Roldán | Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Feb 1989 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | Jan Gunnarsson | Miloslav Mečíř
Milan Šrejber | 6–7, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Jul 1991 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Anders Järryd | Ronnie Båthman
Rikard Bergh | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–5 | Jul 1991 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Francisco Clavet | Richard Krajicek
Jan Siemerink | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–6 | Jul 1992 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Christian Bergström | Tomas Carbonell
Christian Miniussi | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–7 | Jul 1997 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Magnus Larsson | Nicklas Kulti
Mikael Tillström | 0–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–7 | Jul 1998 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Magnus Larsson |  Lan Bale
Piet Norval | 6–4, 6–2 |
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.
