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'''Per Henrik Magnus Larsson''' (born 25 March 1970 in [[Olofström]], [[Blekinge]], [[Sweden]]) is a former professional [[tennis]] player from Sweden. 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. |
'''Per Henrik Magnus Larsson''' (born 25 March 1970 in [[Olofström]], [[Blekinge]], [[Sweden]]) is a former professional [[tennis]] player from Sweden. |
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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. |
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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]]. Aside from the main tour, Larsson was also part of the [[Sweden Davis Cup team|Swedish team]] which won the [[1994 Davis Cup]]. He won singles rubbers in the final against both [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]] and [[Alexander Volkov (tennis)|Alexander Volkov]], as Sweden beat [[Russia Davis Cup team|Russia]] 4–1. |
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]]. Aside from the main tour, Larsson was also part of the [[Sweden Davis Cup team|Swedish team]] which won the [[1994 Davis Cup]]. He won singles rubbers in the final against both [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]] and [[Alexander Volkov (tennis)|Alexander Volkov]], as Sweden beat [[Russia Davis Cup team|Russia]] 4–1. |
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Per Henrik Magnus Larsson (born 25 March 1970 in Olofström, Blekinge, Sweden) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.
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. Aside from the main tour, Larsson was also part of the Swedish team which won the 1994 Davis Cup. He won singles rubbers in the final against both Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Alexander Volkov, as Sweden beat 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 played in the senior Outback Champions Series, winning the Stanford Championships in 2006.
Career finals
Singles
Wins (7)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 11 June 1990 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Lawson Duncan | 6–7, 7–5, 6–0 |
2. | 2 March 1992 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet | Anders Järryd | 6–4, 7–6 |
3. | 27 April 1992 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Petr Korda | 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
4. | 7 March 1994 | Zaragoza, Spain | Carpet | Lars Rehmann | 6–4, 6–4 |
5. | 3 October 1994 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Jared Palmer | 6–1, 6–3 |
6. | 6 December 1994 | Grand Slam Cup, Munich | Carpet | Pete Sampras | 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
7. | 14 February 2000 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | Byron Black | 6–2, 1–6, 6–3 |
Runner-ups (8)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 1990 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Richard Fromberg | 6–2, 7–6 |
2. | 1994 | Halle, Germany | Grass | Michael Stich | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
3. | 1994 | Antwerp, Belgium | Carpet | Pete Sampras | 7–6, 6–4 |
4. | 1995 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Stefan Edberg | 7–6, 6–1 |
5. | 1995 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Thomas Muster | 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 |
6. | 1996 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Mark Philippoussis | 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 |
7. | 1998 | Halle, Germany | Grass | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6–4, 6–4 |
8. | 2000 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Hard (i) | Andreas Vinciguerra | 6–3, 7–6 |
Doubles
Wins (6)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 1991 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Ola Jonsson | Juan Carlos Baguena Carlos Costa |
3–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
2. | 1992 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet | Nicklas Kulti | Hendrik Jan Davids Libor Pimek |
6–3, 6–4 |
3. | 1994 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Nicklas Kulti | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek |
3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
4. | 1995 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Stefan Edberg | Andrei Olhovskiy Jan Siemerink |
7–6, 6–2 |
5. | 1997 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | Thomas Enqvist | Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro |
6–3, 6–4 |
6. | 1998 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Magnus Gustafsson | Lan Bale Piet Norval |
6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-ups (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 1995 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Nicklas Kulti | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
6–7, 6–4, 6–1 |
2. | 1997 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Magnus Gustafsson | Nicklas Kulti Mikael Tillström |
6–0, 6–3 |
Senior Tour titles
- 2006- defeated Wayne Ferreira 6-7, 6-4, 7-5 (TB) in the Stanford Championships
Singles performance timeline
Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | Career SR |
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Grand Slams | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 11 |
French Open | A | A | A | 3R | 3R | 3R | SF | 4R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | A | 3R | A | A | A | 0 / 10 |
Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | A | 4R | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 10 |
U.S. Open | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | QF | 1R | A | 1R | QF | QF | 3R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 9 |
Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 40 |
Year End Ranking | 381 | 145 | 56 | 61 | 34 | 39 | 19 | 17 | 46 | 25 | 43 | 96 | 75 | 136 | 152 | 507 | 1422 | N/A |
A = did not attend tournament
External links
- Magnus Larsson at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.
- Magnus Larsson at the Davis Cup
- Profile