Magnus Larsson
Per Henrik Magnus Larsson (born 25 March 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.
| Country (sports) |  Sweden |
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| Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Born | 25 March 1970 Olofström, Sweden |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 1989 |
| Retired | 2004 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Stefan Simonsson Carl-Axel Hageskog |
| Prize money | US$5,839,451 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 310–221 |
| Career titles | 7 |
| Highest ranking | No. 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 record | 69–66 |
| Career titles | 6 |
| Highest ranking | No. 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. | |
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)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 1988 | French Open | Clay |  Nicolás Pereira | 6–7, 3–6 |
ATP career finals
Singles: 15 (7 titles, 8 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jun 1990 | Florence, Italy | World Series | Clay |  Lawson Duncan |
6–7, 7–5, 6–0 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 1990 | Båstad, Sweden | World Series | Clay | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Richard Fromberg |
2–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Win | 2–1 | Mar 1992 | Copenhagen, Denmark | World Series | Carpet | Anders Järryd |
6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 3–1 | May 1992 | Munich, Germany | World Series | Clay |  Petr Korda |
6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–1 | Mar 1994 | Zaragoza, Spain | World Series | Carpet |  Lars Rehmann |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Jun 1994 | Halle, Germany | World Series | Grass | Michael Stich |
4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–2 | Oct 1994 | Toulouse, France | World Series | Hard | Jared Palmer |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Nov 1994 | Antwerp, Belgium | World Series | Carpet | Pete Sampras |
6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
| Win | 6–3 | Dec 1994 | Munich, Germany | Grand Slam Cup | Carpet | Pete Sampras |
7–6(8–6), 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Jan 1995 | Doha, Qatar | World Series | Hard | Stefan Edberg |
6–7(4–7), 1–6 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Apr 1995 | Barcelona, Spain | Championship Series | Clay |  Thomas Muster |
2–6, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Oct 1996 | Toulouse, France | World Series | Hard | Mark Philippoussis |
1–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6–7 | Jun 1998 | Halle, Germany | International Series | Grass |  Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–7 | Feb 2000 | Memphis, United States | Championship Series | Hard |  Byron Black |
6–2, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7–8 | Mar 2000 | Copenhagen, Denmark | International Series | Hard | Andreas Vinciguerra |
3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Doubles: 8 (6 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jun 1991 | Florence, Italy | World Series | Clay | Ola Jonsson |
 Juan Carlos Báguena Carlos Costa |
3–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 1992 | Copenhagen, Denmark | World Series | Carpet | Nicklas Kulti |
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Apr 1994 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Masters Series | Clay | Nicklas Kulti |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek |
3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–0 | Jan 1995 | Doha, Qatar | World Series | Hard | Stefan Edberg |
Andrei Olhovskiy Jan Siemerink |
7–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Jun 1995 | Paris, France | Grand Slam | Clay | Nicklas Kulti |
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
7–6, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 5–1 | Feb 1997 | Marseille, France | World Series | Hard | Thomas Enqvist |
 Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–2 | May 1997 | Båstad, Sweden | World Series | Clay | Magnus Gustafsson |
Nicklas Kulti Mikael Tillström |
0–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–2 | Jul 1998 | Båstad, Sweden | World Series | Clay | Magnus Gustafsson |
 Lan Bale Piet Norval |
6–4, 6–2 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 7 (4–3)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1989 | Pescara, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Massimo Cierro |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 1989 | Genoa, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Bruce Derlin |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 1989 | Messina, Italy | Challenger | Clay | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Marc Rosset |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Apr 1990 | Parioli, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Fernando Luna |
3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | May 1990 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Diego Nargiso |
7–5, 6–7, 7–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | May 1992 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Mikael Tillström |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–3 | Jan 2000 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Stephane Huet |
6–3, 7–6(7–1) |
Doubles: 8 (5–3)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1989 | Pescara, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Nicklas Kulti |
Fredrik Nilsson David Engel |
2–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 1989 | Messina, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Joakim Nyström |
Massimo Cierro Alessandro De Minicis |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 1989 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Challenger | Carpet | Nicklas Kulti |
Alex Antonitsch Ronnie Båthman |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Nov 1991 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Jan Gunnarsson |
Mark Keil Byron Talbot |
3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | May 1992 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Mikael Tillström |
Cristian Brandi Federico Mordegan |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–2 | Apr 1994 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Challenger | Clay | Henrik Holm |
Cristian Brandi Federico Mordegan |
7–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Jan 2000 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Fredrik Lovén |
Jan Siemerink John Van Lottum |
5–7, 6–7(6–8) |
| Win | 5–3 | Feb 2003 | Hamburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet |  Aleksandar Kitinov |
Todd Perry Jim Thomas |
4–6, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(12–10) |
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(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 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 11 | 8–11 | 42% | ||||
| French Open | A | A | 3R | 3R | 3R | SF | 4R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | A | 3R | Q2 | A | 0 / 10 | 19–10 | 66% | ||||
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | A | 4R | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | A | 0 / 10 | 10–10 | 50% | ||||
| US Open | A | A | 3R | 2R | QF | 1R | A | 1R | QF | QF | 3R | A | 1R | Q3 | A | 0 / 9 | 17–9 | 65% | ||||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–2 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 8–4 | 5–4 | 6–2 | 3–4 | 7–3 | 7–4 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 40 | 54–40 | 57% | ||||
| National Representation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | Not Held | 3R | Not Held | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | ||||||||||||
| Year-end Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam Cup | NH | Did not qualify | 1R | W | Did not qualify | Not Held | 1 / 2 | 4–1 | 80% | |||||||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% | ||||
| Miami | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | SF | 2R | 4R | 2R | A | 1R | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 6 | 7–6 | 54% | ||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | 3R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | A | A | 1R | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 8 | 9–8 | 53% | ||||
| Hamburg | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | A | QF | 1R | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% | ||||
| Rome | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | ||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | SF | 2R | A | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 4 | 6–4 | 60% | ||||
| Stuttgart | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% | ||||
| Paris | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 6 | 6–6 | 50% | ||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 3–3 | 8–4 | 5–6 | 13–8 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 40 | 44–40 | 52% | ||||
Doubles
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |||||||||||
| French Open | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | F | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 6–4 | 60% | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |||||||||||
| US Open | A | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 4–1 | 80% | |||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6–3 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 10 | 12–10 | 55% | |||||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |||||||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | W | 2R | A | Q2 | 1 / 2 | 5–1 | 83% | |||||||||||
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |||||||||||
| Stuttgart | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||
| Paris | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 8–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1 / 7 | 10–6 | 63% | |||||||||||
External links
- Magnus Larsson at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Magnus Larsson at the International Tennis Federation
- Magnus Larsson at the Davis Cup
- Magnus Larsson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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