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Magnus Larsson

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Magnus Larsson
Country (sports) Sweden
ResidenceMonte Carlo, Monaco
Born (1970-03-25) 25 March 1970 (age 54)
Olofström, Sweden
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro1989
Retired2004
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachStefan Simonsson
Carl-Axel Hageskog
Prize moneyUS$5,839,451
Singles
Career record310–221
Career titles7
Highest rankingNo. 10 (17 April 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (1995)
French OpenSF (1994)
Wimbledon4R (1998)
US OpenQF (1993, 1997, 1998)
Other tournaments
Grand Slam CupW (1994)
Olympic Games3R (1992)
Doubles
Career record69–66
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 26 (9 January 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1990, 1995, 1996)
French OpenF (1995)
Wimbledon2R (1994, 1996)
US OpenSF (1994)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (1994, 1997)
Last updated on: 16 December 2021.

Per Henrik Magnus Larsson (born 25 March 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.

Playing career

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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

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1988 French Open Clay Venezuela Nicolás Pereira 6–7, 3–6

ATP career finals

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Singles: 15 (7 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (1–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (1–1)
ATP World Series (7–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–2)
Carpet (3–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (2–5)
Indoors (5–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 1990 Florence, Italy World Series Clay United States Lawson Duncan 6–7, 7–5, 6–0
Loss 1–1 Jul 1990 Båstad, Sweden World Series Clay Australia Richard Fromberg 2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 2–1 Mar 1992 Copenhagen, Denmark World Series Carpet Sweden Anders Järryd 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win 3–1 May 1992 Munich, Germany World Series Clay Czechoslovakia Petr Korda 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Win 4–1 Mar 1994 Zaragoza, Spain World Series Carpet Germany Lars Rehmann 6–4, 6–4
Loss 4–2 Jun 1994 Halle, Germany World Series Grass Germany Michael Stich 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win 5–2 Oct 1994 Toulouse, France World Series Hard United States Jared Palmer 6–1, 6–3
Loss 5–3 Nov 1994 Antwerp, Belgium World Series Carpet United States Pete Sampras 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 6–3 Dec 1994 Munich, Germany Grand Slam Cup Carpet United States Pete Sampras 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss 6–4 Jan 1995 Doha, Qatar World Series Hard Sweden Stefan Edberg 6–7(4–7), 1–6
Loss 6–5 Apr 1995 Barcelona, Spain Championship Series Clay Austria Thomas Muster 2–6, 1–6, 4–6
Loss 6–6 Oct 1996 Toulouse, France World Series Hard Australia Mark Philippoussis 1–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss 6–7 Jun 1998 Halle, Germany International Series Grass Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4–6, 4–6
Win 7–7 Feb 2000 Memphis, United States Championship Series Hard Zimbabwe Byron Black 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
Loss 7–8 Mar 2000 Copenhagen, Denmark International Series Hard Sweden Andreas Vinciguerra 3–6, 6–7(5–7)

Doubles: 8 (6 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (1–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (5–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (4–2)
Indoors (2–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 1991 Florence, Italy World Series Clay Sweden Ola Jonsson Spain Juan Carlos Báguena
Spain Carlos Costa
3–6, 6–1, 6–1
Win 2–0 Mar 1992 Copenhagen, Denmark World Series Carpet Sweden Nicklas Kulti Netherlands Hendrik Jan Davids
Belgium Libor Pimek
6–3, 6–4
Win 3–0 Apr 1994 Monte Carlo, Monaco Masters Series Clay Sweden Nicklas Kulti Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Win 4–0 Jan 1995 Doha, Qatar World Series Hard Sweden Stefan Edberg Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
Netherlands Jan Siemerink
7–6, 6–2
Loss 4–1 Jun 1995 Paris, France Grand Slam Clay Sweden Nicklas Kulti Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
7–6, 4–6, 1–6
Win 5–1 Feb 1997 Marseille, France World Series Hard Sweden Thomas Enqvist France Olivier Delaître
France Fabrice Santoro
6–3, 6–4
Loss 5–2 May 1997 Båstad, Sweden World Series Clay Sweden Magnus Gustafsson Sweden Nicklas Kulti
Sweden Mikael Tillström
0–6, 3–6
Win 6–2 Jul 1998 Båstad, Sweden World Series Clay Sweden Magnus Gustafsson South Africa Lan Bale
South Africa Piet Norval
6–4, 6–2

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 7 (4–3)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (4–3)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1989 Pescara, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Massimo Cierro 3–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Sep 1989 Genoa, Italy Challenger Clay New Zealand Bruce Derlin 6–1, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Sep 1989 Messina, Italy Challenger Clay Switzerland Marc Rosset 1–6, 1–6
Loss 1–3 Apr 1990 Parioli, Italy Challenger Clay Spain Fernando Luna 3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 2–3 May 1990 Ljubljana, Slovenia Challenger Clay Italy Diego Nargiso 7–5, 6–7, 7–6
Win 3–3 May 1992 Ljubljana, Slovenia Challenger Clay Sweden Mikael Tillström 6–4, 6–4
Win 4–3 Jan 2000 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Carpet France Stephane Huet 6–3, 7–6(7–1)

Doubles: 8 (5–3)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (5–3)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1989 Pescara, Italy Challenger Clay Sweden Nicklas Kulti Sweden Fredrik Nilsson
Sweden David Engel
2–6, 6–4, 6–7
Win 1–1 Sep 1989 Messina, Italy Challenger Clay Sweden Joakim Nyström Italy Massimo Cierro
Italy Alessandro de Minicis
6–1, 6–1
Win 2–1 Nov 1989 Copenhagen, Denmark Challenger Carpet Sweden Nicklas Kulti Austria Alex Antonitsch
Sweden Ronnie Båthman
6–3, 6–2
Loss 2–2 Nov 1991 Aachen, Germany Challenger Carpet Sweden Jan Gunnarsson United States Mark Keil
South Africa Byron Talbot
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 3–2 May 1992 Ljubljana, Slovenia Challenger Clay Sweden Mikael Tillström Italy Cristian Brandi
Italy Federico Mordegan
6–3, 6–2
Win 4–2 Apr 1994 Monte Carlo, Monaco Challenger Clay Sweden Henrik Holm Italy Cristian Brandi
Italy Federico Mordegan
7–6, 6–2
Loss 4–3 Jan 2000 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Carpet Sweden Fredrik Lovén Netherlands Jan Siemerink
Netherlands John Van Lottum
5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Win 5–3 Feb 2003 Hamburg, Germany Challenger Carpet North Macedonia Aleksandar Kitinov Australia Todd Perry
United States Jim Thomas
4–6, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(12–10)

Performance timelines

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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.

Singles

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Tournament 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 SR W–L Win %
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

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Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 SR W–L Win %
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%
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