Magnus Gustafsson


Magnus Nils Gustafsson 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)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 1989Gstaad, SwitzerlandClay Carl-Uwe Steeb7–6, 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Nov 1989Stockholm, SwedenCarpet Ivan Lendl5–7, 0–6, 3–6
Win1–2May 1991Munich, GermanyClay Guillermo Pérez Roldán3–6, 6–3, 4–3 ret.
Loss1–3May 1991Hamburg, GermanyClay Karel Nováček3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0, 1–6
Win2–3Jul 1991Båstad, SwedenClay Alberto Mancini6–1, 6–2
Win3–3Jul 1991Hilversum, NetherlandsClay Jordi Arrese5–7, 7–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–0
Loss3–4Aug 1991Kitzbühel, AustriaClay Karel Nováček6–7, 6–7, 2–6
Loss3–5Aug 1991Prague, CzechoslovakiaClay Karel Nováček6–7, 2–6
Loss3–6Apr 1992Barcelona, SpainClay Carlos Costa4–6, 6–7, 4–6
Win4–6Jul 1992Båstad, SwedenClay Tomás Carbonell5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Loss4–7Jun 1993Genoa, ItalyClay Thomas Muster6–7, 4–6
Win5–7Jul 1993Stuttgart, GermanyClay Michael Stich6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4
Loss5–8Aug 1993Hilversum, NetherlandsClay Carlos Costa1–6, 2–6, 3–6
Loss5–9Nov 1993Antwerp, BelgiumCarpet Pete Sampras1–6, 4–6
Win6–9Jan 1994Auckland, New ZealandHard Patrick McEnroe6–4, 6–0
Win7–9Feb 1994Dubai, UAEHard Sergi Bruguera6–4, 6–2
Win8–9Apr 1996St. Petersburg, RussiaCarpet Yevgeny Kafelnikov6–2, 7–6
Win9–9Jul 1996Båstad, SwedenClay Andrei Medvedev6–1, 6–3
Loss9–10Aug 1997San Marino, San MarinoClay Félix Mantilla4–6, 1–6
Loss9–11Oct 1997Beijing, ChinaHard Jim Courier6–7, 6–3, 3–6
Win10–11Oct 1997Singapore, SingaporeCarpet Nicolas Kiefer4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win11–11Mar 1998Copenhagen, DenmarkCarpet David Prinosil3–6, 6–1, 6–1
Win12–11Jul 1998Båstad, SwedenClay Andrei Medvedev6–2, 6–3
Win13–11Mar 1999Copenhagen, DenmarkCarpet Fabrice Santoro6–4, 6–1
Loss13–12Nov 1999Stockholm, SwedenHard Thomas Enqvist3–6, 4–6, 2–6
Win14–12Jul 2000Amsterdam, NetherlandsClay Raemon Sluiter6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 6–1

Singles performance timeline