Thomas Enqvist

Thomas Karl Johan Enqvist (born 13 March 1974) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He reached the final of the 1999 Australian Open and won a total of 19 singles titles, including three Masters titles. He has a career high ATP world singles ranking of No. 4, achieved on 15 November 1999.

Thomas Enqvist
Enqvist at the AFAS Tennis Classics Tour in Eindhoven, Netherlands in September 2010
Country (sports) Sweden
ResidenceMonte Carlo, Monaco
Born (1974-03-13) 13 March 1974
Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1991
Retired2005
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$10,461,641
Singles
Career record448–297 (60.1%)
Career titles19
Highest rankingNo. 4 (15 November 1999)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenF (1999)
French Open4R (2001)
WimbledonQF (2001)
US Open4R (1993, 1996, 2000)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (1995)
Grand Slam CupSF (1999)
Olympic Games3R (1996)
Doubles
Career record35–46
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 169 (8 May 2000)

Tennis career

Throughout his career, Enqvist finished four seasons ranked inside the top 10 and won at least one ATP title for six consecutive years. In 1998 he underwent surgery in Stockholm to remove a small piece of bone from his right foot and had surgery on his right shoulder to repair a repetitive strain injury. Despite his surgeries, Enqvist posted some major victories, including wins over world no. 1 Pete Sampras, Juan Carlos Ferrero, and Andy Roddick.

Enqvist won a total of 19 singles titles, the most significant being ATP Masters Series titles at Paris (1996), Stuttgart (1999) and both the singles and doubles titles in Cincinnati (2000). In winning the Stuttgart Masters, he defeated four top 10 players, including world no. 1 Andre Agassi.

His best showing at a Grand Slam event was at the 1999 Australian Open, when he beat Jan-Michael Gambill, Byron Black, Pat Rafter, Mark Philippoussis, Marc Rosset and Nicolás Lapentti before losing in the final to Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Russia. He also reached the quarterfinals at the 1996 Australian Open and at Wimbledon in 2001.

Enqvist was a force on the Swedish Davis Cup team. In 1998, he helped Sweden reach the finals of the Davis Cup for the fourth time in five years.

From 2017 to 2019, Enqvist was captain of the Swedish Davis Cup team. He currently works as a commentator for Eurosport Sweden. Enqvist is also the current vice-captain for Team Europe in the Laver Cup, a position he has held since the inaugural tournament.

He has been provisionally coaching Stefanos Tsitsipas since February 2022, starting with the Rotterdam Open.

Significant finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)
Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss1999Australian OpenHardRussia Yevgeny Kafelnikov6–4, 0–6, 3–6, 6–7(1–7)

Singles: 4 (3–1)
Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1996Paris, FranceCarpet (i)Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov6–2, 6–4, 7–5
Win 1999Stuttgart, GermanyHard (i)Netherlands Richard Krajicek6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–5
Loss 2000Indian Wells, U.S.HardSpain Àlex Corretja4–6, 4–6, 3–6
Win 2000Cincinnati, U.S.HardUnited Kingdom Tim Henman7–6(7–5), 6–4

Career singles finals

Singles: 26 (19–7)
Legend
Grand Slam (0–1)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (3–1)
ATP Championship Series (2–1)
ATP Tour (14–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (13–7)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (2–0)
Carpet (4–0)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. Oct 1992 Bolzano, Italy Carpet (i) France Arnaud Boetsch 6–1, 1–6, 7–6(9–7)
Win 2. Aug 1993 Schenectady, U.S. Hard New Zealand Brett Steven 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–0)
Win 3. Jan 1995 Auckland, New Zealand Hard United States Chuck Adams 6–2, 6–1
Win 4. Feb 1995 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) United States Michael Chang 0–6, 6–4, 6–0
Win 5. May 1995 Pinehurst, U.S. Clay Argentina Javier Frana 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 1. Aug 1995 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Germany Michael Stich 7–6(9–7), 6–7(4–7), 2–6
Win 6. Aug 1995 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Germany Bernd Karbacher 6–4, 6–3
Win 7. Nov 1995 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) France Arnaud Boetsch 7–5, 6–4
Win 8. Apr 1996 New Delhi, India Hard Zimbabwe Byron Black 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Win 9. Nov 1996 Paris, France Carpet (i) Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–2, 6–4, 7–5
Win 10. Nov 1996 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) United States Todd Martin 7–5, 6–4, 7–6(7–0)
Win 11. Feb 1997 Marseille, France Hard (i) Chile Marcelo Ríos 6–4, 1–0, ret.
Loss 2. Jul 1997 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard United States Jim Courier 4–6, 4–6
Win 12. Feb 1998 Marseille, France Hard (i) Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–4, 6–1
Loss 3. Mar 1998 Philadelphia, U.S. Hard (i) United States Pete Sampras 5–7, 6–7(3–7)
Win 13. May 1998 Munich, Germany Clay United States Andre Agassi 6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win 14. Jan 1999 Adelaide, Australia Hard Australia Lleyton Hewitt 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss 4. Feb 1999 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–4, 0–6, 3–6, 6–7(1–7)
Win 15. Nov 1999 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Hard (i) Netherlands Richard Krajicek 6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–5
Win 16. Nov 1999 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Sweden Magnus Gustafsson 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 5. Jan 2000 Adelaide, Australia Hard Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 6. Mar 2000 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Spain Àlex Corretja 4–6, 4–6, 3–6
Win 17. Jul 2000 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard United Kingdom Tim Henman 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss 7. Aug 2000 Long Island, U.S. Hard Sweden Magnus Norman 3–6, 7–5, 5–7
Win 18. Oct 2000 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) Switzerland Roger Federer 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 1–6, 6–1
Win 19. Feb 2002 Marseille, France Hard (i) France Nicolas Escudé 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–1

Doubles: 1 (1–0)
Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP Tour (1–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Feb 1997 Marseille, France Hard Sweden Magnus Larsson France Olivier Delaître
France Fabrice Santoro		 6–3, 6–4

Singles performance timeline
Key
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.
Tournament19891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q2 2R 1R 2R 3R QF 4R 2R F 1R A 2R 1R 3R 1R 0 / 13 21–12
French Open A A A A 1R 1R 1R 1R A 3R 2R 3R 4R 2R 1R 3R 1R 0 / 12 11–12
Wimbledon A A Q1 A 1R A 1R 2R A 3R 3R 4R QF 2R 1R 3R 1R 0 / 11 15–11
U.S. Open A A A Q1 4R 3R 2R 4R A A 1R 4R 1R 3R 2R 2R A 0 / 10 16–10
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–4 3–3 3–3 8–4 3–1 5–3 9–4 8–4 7–3 5–4 1–4 7–4 0–3 0 / 46 63–45
Year-end championships
Tennis Masters Cup Did not qualify SF RR DNQ RR Did not qualify 0 / 3 5–4
Grand Slam Cup NH Was Not Invited SF Not Held 0 / 1 1–1
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A Q1 A 3R 2R 2R QF 1R F 2R QF 1R 1R 3R 0 / 11 16–11
Miami A A A A 1R A 4R 2R 2R QF SF 4R 3R 3R 3R 1R 1R 0 / 12 15–11
Monte Carlo A A A A 1R A 2R 2R 2R 1R 2R 2R 2R 1R A 1R A 0 / 10 4–10
Rome A A A A A A A 3R A 1R 1R 3R 2R 3R 1R A Q1 0 / 7 7–7
Hamburg A A A A 1R A A A A A A 2R 1R 1R A A A 0 / 4 1–4
Canada A A A A A QF SF QF QF A 1R 3R 1R 1R Q2 1R A 0 / 9 13–9
Cincinnati A A A A Q1 3R SF SF 2R A 2R W 1R 3R 2R 1R A 1 / 10 20–9
Stuttgart (Madrid) A A 1R 3R 1R 2R QF 3R 2R A W 2R QF A 2R Q2 A 1 / 11 16–9
Paris A A A A A A 2R W SF 1R 3R 2R 2R A A 1R Q1 1 / 8 11–7
Win–loss N/A 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–4 6–3 15–7 14–7 6–6 6–5 13–7 19–7 8–9 8–7 4–5 0–6 2–2 3 / 82 103–77
Year-end ranking 1103 472 231 63 88 59 7 9 28 22 5 9 24 44 96 72 133 N/A

Top 10 wins
Season199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005Total
Wins0000105151031312041
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score ER
1995
1. United States Andre Agassi 2 Philadelphia, United States Carpet (i) SF 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–2 43
2. United States Michael Chang 6 Philadelphia, United States Carpet (i) F 0–6, 6–4, 6–0 43
3. Croatia Goran Ivanišević 7 Montreal, Canada Hard 3R 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 7–5 19
4. United States Michael Chang 5 Montreal, Canada Hard QF 6–3, 6–4 19
5. Croatia Goran Ivanišević 7 Los Angeles, United States Hard SF 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–4 16
6. Croatia Goran Ivanišević 7 Cincinnati, United States Hard QF 4–6, 6–0, 6–3 13
7. Croatia Goran Ivanišević 7 Indianapolis, United States Hard SF 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 13
8. United States Jim Courier 7 ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, Germany Carpet (i) RR 6–3, 6–2 8
9. United States Michael Chang 4 ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, Germany Carpet (i) RR 6–1, 6–4 8
10. Austria Thomas Muster 3 ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, Germany Carpet (i) RR 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–4 8
1996
11. Netherlands Richard Krajicek 8 Cincinnati, United States Hard 3R 7–6(9–7), 6–2 12
12. United States Pete Sampras 1 Cincinnati, United States Hard QF 6–3, 6–3 12
13. Chile Marcelo Ríos 10 Lyon, France Carpet (i) QF 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 13
14. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4 Paris, France Carpet (i) F 6–2, 6–4, 7–5 12
15. Germany Boris Becker 6 ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover, Germany Carpet (i) RR 6–3, 7–6(7–1) 9
1997
16. Chile Marcelo Ríos 7 Marseille, France Hard (i) F 6–4, 1–0, ret. 10
1998
17. Spain Carlos Moyà 8 Sydney, Australia Hard 1R 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–4 27
18. Netherlands Richard Krajicek 9 Marseille, France Hard (i) SF 6–3, 6–7(1–7), 6–3 29
19. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7 Marseille, France Hard (i) F 6–4, 6–1 29
20. United Kingdom Greg Rusedski 5 Miami, United States Hard 4R 6–2, 6–2 24
21. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 French Open, Paris, France Clay 2R 4–6, 7–6(12–10), 7–6(7–4), 6–1 19
1999
22. Australia Patrick Rafter 4 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard 3R 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 21
23. Spain Àlex Corretja 4 Miami, United States Hard 4R 7–5, 6–3 15
24. Spain Carlos Moyá 4 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany Clay RR 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 17
25. United Kingdom Tim Henman 7 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany Clay RR 7–6(7–4), 6–4 17
26. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 5 Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) 3R 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 18
27. Chile Marcelo Ríos 9 Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) QF 6–4, 6–2 18
28. United States Andre Agassi 1 Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) SF 6–3, 4–6, 6–0 18
29. Netherlands Richard Krajicek 8 Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) F 6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 18
30. United States Todd Martin 4 Paris, France Carpet (i) 2R 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6) 9
31. Germany Nicolas Kiefer 6 ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover, Germany Hard (i) RR 6–4, 7–5 4
2000
32. France Cédric Pioline 10 London, United Kingdom Hard (i) QF 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(8–6) 12
33. United States Pete Sampras 2 Indian Wells, United States Hard QF 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 10
34. United Kingdom Tim Henman 10 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) SF 6–1, 6–3 6
2001
35. Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 5 Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) 2R 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) 27
2002
36. France Sébastien Grosjean 9 Marseille, France Hard (i) QF 6–3, 7–5 24
37. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4 Marseille, France Hard (i) SF 6–7(1–7), 7–6(12–10), 6–4 24
38. Sweden Thomas Johansson 9 Indian Wells, United States Hard 1R 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–4 22
2003
39. United States Andre Agassi 2 Scottsdale, United States Hard 1R 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–1 73
2004
40. Australia Mark Philippoussis 9 Davis Cup, Adelaide, Australia Hard RR 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 78
41. United States Andy Roddick 2 Memphis, United States Hard (i) QF 7–6(10–8), 6–3 80

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