Profile
| Nationality |
Swede |
| Date of Birth |
May 30, 1976 |
| Birthplace |
Filipstad, Sweden |
| Residence |
Filipstad/Monte Carlo |
| Turned pro |
1995 |
| Weight |
75kg (167 lbs) |
| Height |
1.88m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Plays |
Right-handed |
| Highest singles ranking |
1 (May 15, 2000) |
| Highest doubles ranking |
147 (Sept 8, 1996) |
| Career titles for singles |
10 |
| Career Matches won |
177 |
| Career Matches lost |
104 |
| Year to date matches won for
singles |
48 |
| Year to date matches lost for
singles |
13 |
| Career Prize money |
$2,966,462 |
| Year to date prize
money for singles |
$1,231,759 |
| Year to date prize
money for doubles |
$12,500 |
| Year end singles ranking '99 |
15 (*1748) |
| Year end doubles ranking '99 |
361 |
| Year end ranking in Sweden '99 |
2 |
# - Ranking
* - Total points
Year-End Singles Ranking History
| 1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
| 679 |
733 |
T686 |
174 |
86 |
22 |
52 |
15 |
Year-End Doubles Ranking History
| 1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
| -- |
-- |
-- |
464 |
294 |
166 |
1290 |
361 |
Career Titles
July 1997 , Investor Swedish Open, Bastad.
August 1998, Grolsh Open, Amsterdam.
April 1999, Men's Clay Court Championships, Orlando.
July 1999, Mecedes Cup World Series, Stuttgart.
August 1999, The International Championship of Croatia, Umag.
August 1999, Hamlet Cup, Long Island.
October 1999, Heineken Open, Shanghai.
January 2000, World Series, Auckland, New Zealand.
May 2000, Tennis Masters Series, Rome, Italy.
July 2000, Swedish Open, Bastad.
Grand Slam History
| GRAND SLAMS |
96 |
97 |
98 |
99 |
00
|
| Australian Open |
1st |
1st |
1st |
2nd |
SF |
| French Open |
2nd |
QF |
2nd |
1st |
F |
| Wimbledon |
--- |
3rd |
1st |
3rd |
2nd |
| US Open |
1st |
2nd |
2nd |
4th |
- |
Statistics In Summary
| Year |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
Total |
| No. of tournaments played |
2 |
12 |
26 |
40 |
| 1st round defeats |
0 |
4 |
7 |
11 |
| Matches per tournament |
2.50 |
2.17 |
2.54 |
2.42 |
| Total Match record
| 3:2
60.00% |
14:12
53.85% |
41:25
62.12% |
58:39
59.79% |
|---|
| Tiebreak record |
0:0
--- |
7:5
58.33% |
14:11
56.00% |
21:16
56.76% |
|---|
| Best Of 3 match record
| 3:2
60.00% |
13:10
56.52% |
34:21
61.68% |
50:33
60.24% |
|---|
| Best Of 3: sets per won match |
2.00 |
2.46 |
2.32 |
2.34 |
|---|
| Best Of 3: sets per lost match |
2.00 |
2.40 |
2.33 |
2.33 |
|---|
| Best Of 5 match record
|
0:0
--- |
1:2
33.33% |
7:4
63.64% |
8:6
57.14% |
|---|
| Best Of 5: sets per won match |
0.00 |
4.00 |
4.14 |
4.12 |
|---|
| Best
Of 5: sets per lost match |
0.00 |
4.00 |
3.50 |
3.67 |
|---|
| Games
per won set |
9.33 |
10.00 |
10.13 |
10.06 |
|---|
| Games
per lost set |
9.00 |
9.41 |
9.50 |
9.45 |
|---|
| Clay
Court match record |
3:2
60.00% |
7:5
58.33% |
19:6
76.00% |
29:13
69.05% |
|---|
| Hardcourt match record |
0:0
--- | 4:6
40.00% | 11.11
50.00% | 15:17
46.88% |
|---|
| Carpet match record |
0:0
--- | 3:1
75.00% | 9:6
60.00% | 12:7
63.16% |
|---|
| Lawn Court match record |
0:0
--- | 0:0
--- | 2:2
50.00% | 2:2
50.00% |
|---|
| Longest winning streak |
2 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
|---|
| Match
record vs faves
| 2:0
100.00% |
3:8
27.27% |
8:12
40.00% |
13:20
39.39% |
| Tight matches record |
0:0
--- |
2:0
100.00% |
5:4
55.56% |
7:4
63.64% |
|---|
| Wins after 0:2 sets down |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|---|
| Defeats after 2:0 set lead |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|---|
| Walkovers |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|---|
| Disqualifications |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|---|
| Round statistics |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
Total |
|---|
| R128 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
|---|
| R64 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
14 |
|---|
| R32 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
13 |
9 |
31 |
|---|
| R16 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
25 |
|---|
| QF |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
|---|
| SF |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
|---|
| F |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|---|
| W |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
|---|
Personal
Oldest child of Lief (who played second division Bandy) and Lena (who was a swimmer on the Swedish national team). A younger brother named Markus. Enjoys fishing and used to play bandy (Swedish floor hockey game). Considers groundstrokes as biggest shot...Keeps a diary on his matches and opponents...Coached by Thomas Hogstedt.
1999 Highlights
Prize money : $598,650 (singles), $10,385 (doubles); Matches won-lost : Tour : 43-22 (singles),
3-7 (doubles);
Won Orlando, Stuttgart, Umag, Long Island, Shanghai. Semifinalist : Stockholm.
Quaterfinalist : Bastad.
1999 in Review
Started the year as no. 52 in the singles ranking. Broke into the top 50 after his victory in Orlando.
However, he went out of top 50 after that, and things changed after his QF match in Bastad, which
saw him winning the next 2 trophies in a row. This year also marked his first QF in the US Open. Ended
as world no. 15 in the singles rankings, and also no. 2 in Sweden after Thomas Enqvist (#4). He won 5
titles altogether, tying with the records Sampras and Agassi for the year.
1998 Highlights
Prize money: $379,506
Matches won-lost: Tour: 27/30 (singles). Won Amsterdam. Finalist : Umag. Semifinalist : Nice Challenger.
Quarter-finalist : Halle.
1998 in Review
Has not been in a good form, until a golden fortnight in August, when he reached the final in Umag, and won his second career title (Grolsh Open) in the following week. Made his Davis Cup debut, and joined the Swedish team in the first round and final ties.
Best 14 tournaments of '98
1. Amsterdam
2. Umag
3. Halle
4. Indian Wells
5. Antwerp
6. Nice
7. Vienna
8. Rome
9. Dubai
10. Stuttgart (indoor)
11. Bastad
12. Ostrava
13. Monte Carlo
14. US Open
1997 Highlights
Prize money: $541,933
Matches won-lost: Tour: 42-26 (singles), 9-10 (doubles) Won Bastad. Finalist : Ostrava. Semifinalist : Atlanta, St. Polten and Amsterdam.
Quarter-finalist : St. Petersburg, Chennai, French Open,
Basel. Doubles Finalist: Doha(w/FREDRIKSSON). Reached a career high ranking
of 22 in October (number 2 in Sweden).
1997 in Review
Finished as No. 2 Swede in ATP Tour Rankings behind No. 4 Bjorkman. Compiled an outstanding season with first career ATP Tour title and achieved career bests in match victories, Top 10 victories and earnings. Played well during claycourt season with SF in Atlanta (l. to Stoltenberg), St. Pölten (l.
to Rafter) and QF at French Open (d. No. 1 Sampras, l. to Dewulf). Survived 46 aces by No. 3
Ivanisevic in 2nd RD at Wimbledon and won 14-12 in fifth set. Returned to clay and won his first
career Tour title in Bastad (d. Marin). Also a SF in Amsterdam (l. to Moya). During indoor season, reached final in Ostrava (d. Bruguera, Muster, l. to Kucera). Finished with 20-7 record on clay, 11-7 on carpet. Posted a 3-4 mark vs. Top 10 opponents. In doubles, reached first career Tour final in Doha
(w/Fredriksson)... Earned a career-high $541,933.
1996 Highlights
Prize money : $144,211 Matches won-lost : Tour : 13-10 (singles), 2-3 (doubles);
Challenger : 18-11 (singles), 5-5 (doubles) Singles Semifinalist : Bournemouth,
Stockholm. Quaterfinalist : Casablanca.
1996 in Review
Strong September results led to breakthrough into top 100 after starting the year at no. 174. Won first career Challenger in Alpirsback in early September and followed with first ATP Tour SF in Bournemouth, where he beat Bruguera before losing to eventual winner Albert Costa. Kept clay success going by winning Bad Saarow Challenger the next week (d. Knippschild). Started
the year by reaching 2nd RD of Sydney (d. Goellner, l. to Ivanisevic in 3 sets) as a lucky loser then qualified at Australian Open before losing in the first round. Moved indoors and reached Lippstadt Challenger SF and Wolfsburg QF before moving to the clay season and advancing to the QF of the ATP Tour event in Casablanca (d. Carlos Costa). Also reached French
Open 2nd RD as a lucky loser. In doubles, reached Agadir Challenger final (w/Fredriksson).
A Little History
Together with Thomas Johansson, won a doubles title in 1989, and again in
1993, the Italian Open doubles (juniors).
1992 - Qualified for first ATP Tour event in Stockholm at age 16 (l. 1st RD to Rostagno) and next two years played in four Satellites
1995 - Successful on all three levels (Satellite, Challenger,
Tour)...Winner at Baltic Satellite (49 points), reached first final at Siracusa Challenger (l. to El Aynaoui) and advanced to first ATP Tour QF in Bastad...In doubles, won Baltic Satellite (w/Flygt, 47 points), Siracusa Challenger (w/Nydahl) and reached final at Agadir Challenger (w/Fredriksson)
1996 - Breakthrough into Top 100...Won first career Challenger in Alpirsbach in early September and followed with first ATP Tour SF in Bournemouth
Won Bad Saarow Challenger the next week (d. Knippschild)...Qualified at Australian Open before losing in the first round...Advanced to the QF of the ATP Tour event in Casablanca (d. C. Costa)...Also reached French Open 2nd RD as a lucky loser.
CAREER TITLES: 1997 - Bastad; 1998 - Amsterdam; 1999 - Orlando, Stuttgart, Umag, Long Island,
Shanghai; 2000 - Auckland, Rome.
FINALIST: 1997 - Ostrava; 2000 - French Open.
CAREER DOUBLES FINALIST (1).
Updated:
11th July 2000
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