Thomas Enqvist
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| Country (sports) |
 Sweden |
|---|---|
| Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Born |
13 March 1974 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Turned pro | 1991 |
| Retired | 2006 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $10,461,641 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 448–297 |
| Career titles | 19 |
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (15 November 1999) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1999) |
| French Open | 4R (2001) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2001) |
| US Open | 4R (1993, 1996, 2000) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | SF (1995) |
| Grand Slam Cup | SF (1999) |
| Olympic Games | 3R (1996) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 35–46 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 169 (8 May 2000) |
Thomas Karl Johan Enqvist (born 13 March 1974) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.
He was quickly touted as the only Swede who could follow in the footsteps of Björn Borg, Mats Wilander and Stefan Edberg, and was ranked as high as World No. 4 (which he attained in 1999) in the ATP Rankings, reaching the final of the Australian Open the same year.
Tennis career
Throughout his career, Enqvist finished a year ranked in the top 10 four times 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 impressive victories, including wins over Pete Sampras, Juan Carlos Ferrero, and Andy Roddick.
Enqvist won a total of 19 singles titles, the biggest being ATP Masters Series titles at Paris (1996), Stuttgart (1999) and Cincinnati (2000). He also won one doubles title.
His best showing at a Grand Slam event was in 1999, when he lost the Australian Open final to Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Russia. He also reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon in 2001 and at the 1996 Australian Open.
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.
He currently works as captain for the Swedish Davis Cup team and as an expert commentator for Eurosport Sweden.
Major finals
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
| Outcome | Year | Tournament | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1999 | Australian Open |  Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6–4, 0–6, 3–6, 6–7(1–7) |
Masters Series finals
Singles: 3 (3–1)
| Outcome | Year | Tournament | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1996 | Paris | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6–2, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 1999 | Stuttgart |  Richard Krajicek | 6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 2000 | Indian Wells |  Àlex Corretja | 4–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 2000 | Cincinnati |  Tim Henman | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Career singles finals
Wins (19–7)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1. | 19 October 1992 | Bolzano, Italy | Carpet (i) |  Arnaud Boetsch |
6–1, 1–6, 7–6(9–7) |
| Winner | 2. | 30 August 1993 | Schenectady, U.S. | Hard |  Brett Steven |
4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–0) |
| Winner | 3. | 16 January 1995 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard |  Chuck Adams |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Winner | 4. | 27 February 1995 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Michael Chang |
0–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
| Winner | 5. | 15 May 1995 | Pinehurst, U.S. | Clay |  Javier Frana |
6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 7 August 1995 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard |  Michael Stich |
7–6(9–7), 6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 21 August 1995 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | Bernd Karbacher |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 7. | 13 November 1995 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Arnaud Boetsch |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Winner | 8. | 15 April 1996 | New Delhi, India | Hard |  Byron Black |
6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
| Winner | 9. | 4 November 1996 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
6–2, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 10. | 11 November 1996 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Todd Martin |
7–5, 6–4, 7–6(7–0) |
| Winner | 11. | 17 February 1997 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) |  Marcelo Ríos |
6–4, 1–0, ret. |
| Runner-up | 2. | 28 July 1997 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | Jim Courier |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 12. | 9 February 1998 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2 March 1998 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Hard (i) | Pete Sampras |
5–7, 6–7(3–7) |
| Winner | 13. | 4 May 1998 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Andre Agassi |
6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
| Winner | 14. | 11 January 1999 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard |  Lleyton Hewitt |
4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 1 February 1999 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
6–4, 0–6, 3–6, 6–7(1–7) |
| Winner | 15. | 1 November 1999 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Hard (i) | Richard Krajicek |
6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 |
| Winner | 16. | 15 November 1999 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Magnus Gustafsson |
6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 10 January 2000 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Lleyton Hewitt |
6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 20 March 2000 | Indian Wells, U.S. | Hard | Àlex Corretja |
4–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 17. | 5 July 2000 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | Tim Henman |
7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 28 August 2000 | Long Island, U.S. | Hard | Magnus Norman |
3–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
| Winner | 18. | 30 October 2000 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet (i) |  Roger Federer |
6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 1–6, 6–1 |
| Winner | 19. | 18 February 2002 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | Nicolas Escudé |
6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–1 |
Singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
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| 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 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 46 | N/A |
| Annual 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 | N/A | 63–45 |
| ATP Masters Series | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | NME | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 3R | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | F | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 11 | 16–11 |
| Miami | NME | A | A | A | 1R | A | 4R | 2R | 2R | QF | SF | 4R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 12 | 15–11 |
| Monte Carlo | NME | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 10 | 4–10 |
| Rome | NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | Q1 | 0 / 7 | 7–7 |
| Hamburg | NME | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 |
| Canada | NME | A | A | A | A | QF | SF | QF | QF | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 1R | A | 0 / 9 | 13–9 |
| Cincinnati | NME | A | A | A | Q1 | 3R | SF | SF | 2R | A | 2R | W | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | 1 / 10 | 20–9 |
| Stuttgart | NME | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | QF | 3R | 2R | A | W | 2R | QF | A | 2R | Q2 | A | 1 / 11 | 16–9 |
| Paris | NME | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | W | SF | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 1 / 8 | 11–7 |
| Masters Series SR | N/A | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 2 | 3 / 82 | N/A |
| Annual 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 | N/A | 103–77 |
| Year End Ranking | 1103 | 472 | 231 | 63 | 88 | 59 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 44 | 96 | 72 | 133 | N/A | |
A = did not participate in the tournament
LQ = lost in the qualifying draw
External links
- Thomas Enqvist at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Thomas Enqvist at the International Tennis Federation
- Thomas Enqvist at the Davis Cup
- Thomas Enqvist fan site
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
ATP Most Improved Player 1995 |
Succeeded by Tim Henman |
Preceded by Goran Ivanišević |
ATP Champions Tour Year-End No.1 2009, 2010 |
Succeeded by Carlos Moyá |