Thomas Enqvist
THOMAS ENQVIST
Thomas Enqvist is one of the new breed of Swede superstars in the 1990s. He is so far the only Swede who can follow the footsteps of Stefan Edberg or even Bjorn Borg. Analysists say that he's very different from the past Swedish superstars. By being a hard server and baseline player, he can be good at hard surfaces and claycourts but has done poorly in the later. His inconsistent performance is what has prevented him from cracking the top 5 but his is still young still has a very good future ahead of him. He also helped Sweden (1997) reach the finals of the Davis Cup for the third time in the last four years. He dropped his first singles match against Renzo Furlan but won his other singles match.In the finals, he didn't play but was still part of the team. 1997 was a pretty bad year for this young Swede, ending his ranking at 28 with only having won 1 ATP title and losing to Marcelo Rios in the 2nd round of the Australian Open.
In 1998, he started his come back by winning the Marseille Open which he won the previous year and the BMW Open which was on clay. There's more of Enqvist this year. Enqvist ended the 1998 year at number 22 which is six places higher when he ended 1997 at 28. Towards the end of the year, he had to withdraw in some major tournaments due to injuries and when he played, he didn't perform well. He also skipped the finals of the Davis Cup.
Name: Thomas Enqvist
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Birthdate: March 13, 1974
Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco
Height: 6'3"
Plays: Right-handed
Turned Pro: 1991
YEAR-END SINGLES RANKING HISTORY
1998: 22
1997: 28
1996: 9
1995: 7
1994: 60
1993: 87
1992: 63
1991: 229
1990: 472
1989: 1103
Career Highlights:
Career titles: 12
Finals record: 12-3
1998 titles:
Marseille Open (France); BMW Open (Munich, Germany)
1998 finals appearance:
Marseille Open - def. Yvegeny Kafelnikov, 6-4, 6-1
Advanta Championships (Philadelphia) lost to Pete Sampras, 5-7, 6-7 (3-7)
BMW Open (Munich, Germany) - def. Andre Agassi, 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (8-6), 6-3
1997 titles:
Marseille Open - def. Marcelo Rios, 6-4, 1-0 retired
1997 finals appearance:
Marseille Open - def. Marcelo Rios, 6-4, 1-0 retired
Infiniti Open (LA) lost to Jim Courier, 4-6, 4-6
Didn't play in the 1997 French Open and Wimbledon Open because of an ankle injury
Has never played in a Grand Slam finals
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Links to other Thomas Enqvist sites:
The Unofficial Thomas Enqvist Homepage
Thomas Enqvist ATP Tour Online
Thomas Enqvist Equipe de Suede
Thomas Enqvist Fan Homepage
