Magnus Gustafsson
# Magnus Gustafsson

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)

| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |

### Doubles: 8 (1–7)

| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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

Key :

| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tournament | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | Career SR | Career W-L |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | NH | A | 3R | 4R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | QF | A | A | 2R | 3R | A | A | A | 0 / 9 | 16–9 |
| French Open | A | A | A | 4R | 1R | 4R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 14 | 14–14 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | 4R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 10 | 10–10 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 2–9 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 42 | N/A |
| Annual win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 5–3 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 4–4 | 6–4 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | N/A | 42–42 |
| ATP Masters Series ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 |
| Key Biscayne | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | A | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
| Monte Carlo | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | 3R | A | QF | 1R | 2R | A | Q2 | 3R | 0 / 9 | 12–9 |
| Rome | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | 3R | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 |
| Hamburg | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | QF | F | A | QF | QF | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 7 | 15–7 |
| Canada | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Cincinnati | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Stuttgart (Stockholm) | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | 3R | A | 3R | 3R | A | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 11–7 |
| Paris | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | Not MS1 Before 1990 | 2R | A | A | 3R | A | 1R | SF | 3R | QF | A | 2R | A | 0 / 7 | 13–7 |
| Masters Series SR | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 38 | N/A |
| Annual win–loss | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8–5 | 10–4 | 4–4 | 8–5 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 10–4 | 4–5 | 6–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | N/A | 58–38 |
| Year-end ranking | 794 | 273 | 53 | 51 | 34 | 31 | 12 | 47 | 14 | 33 | 84 | 17 | 37 | 32 | 61 | 82 | 82 | N/A | N/A |
