Thomas Enqvist
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Born | Stockholm, Sweden | 13 March 1974
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Turned pro | 1991 |
Retired | 2005 |
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 top-five professional tennis player from Sweden. He reached the final of the Australian Open in 1999, and won a total of 19 singles titles, including three Masters titles. In November 1999, he reached a career-high ranking of 4.
Tennis career[edit]
Throughout his career, Enqvist finished four seasons ranked inside the top 10 four 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 world no. 1 Pete Sampras, Juan Carlos Ferrero, and Andy Roddick.
Enqvist won a total of 19 singles titles, the most significant being ATP Masters Series titles at Paris (1996), Stuttgart (1999) and both the singles and doubles titles in Cincinnati (2000). In winning the Stuttgart Masters, he defeated four top 10 players, including world no. 1 Andre Agassi.
His best showing at a Grand Slam event was in 1999, when he beat Jan-Michael Gambill, Byron Black, Pat Rafter, Mark Philippoussis, Marc Rosset and Nicolás Lapentti before 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.
From 2017 to 2019, Enqvist was Captain of the Swedish Davis Cup team. He currently works as a commentator for Eurosport, Sweden.
Significant finals[edit]
Grand Slam finals[edit]
Singles: 1 (0–1)[edit]
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1999 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 0–6, 3–6, 6–7(1–7) |
Masters Series finals[edit]
Singles: 4 (3–1)[edit]
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1996 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 1999 | Stuttgart, Germany | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 |
Loss | 2000 | Indian Wells, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2000 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Career singles finals[edit]
Wins (19–7)[edit]
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Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | Oct 1992 | Bolzano, Italy | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–1, 1–6, 7–6(9–7) |
Win | 2. | Aug 1993 | Schenectady, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–0) |
Win | 3. | Jan 1995 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 4. | Feb 1995 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
0–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
Win | 5. | May 1995 | Pinehurst, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 1. | Aug 1995 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(9–7), 6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
Win | 6. | Aug 1995 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 7. | Nov 1995 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | ![]() |
7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 8. | Apr 1996 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 9. | Nov 1996 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 10. | Nov 1996 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | ![]() |
7–5, 6–4, 7–6(7–0) |
Win | 11. | Feb 1997 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 1–0, ret. |
Loss | 2. | Jul 1997 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 12. | Feb 1998 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 3. | Mar 1998 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() |
5–7, 6–7(3–7) |
Win | 13. | May 1998 | Munich, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
Win | 14. | Jan 1999 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 4. | Feb 1999 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 0–6, 3–6, 6–7(1–7) |
Win | 15. | Nov 1999 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 |
Win | 16. | Nov 1999 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 5. | Jan 2000 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 6. | Mar 2000 | Indian Wells, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 17. | Jul 2000 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Loss | 7. | Aug 2000 | Long Island, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
Win | 18. | Oct 2000 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 1–6, 6–1 |
Win | 19. | Feb 2002 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–1 |
Singles performance timeline[edit]
Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | SR | W–L |
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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 |
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 | 0 / 46 | 63–45 |
Year-End Championships | |||||||||||||||||||
Tennis Masters Cup | Did Not Qualify | SF | RR | DNQ | RR | Did Not Qualify | 0 / 3 | 5–4 | |||||||||||
Grand Slam Cup | NH | Was Not Invited | SF | Not Held | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |||||||||||||
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 |
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 | 3 / 82 | 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
Top 10 wins[edit]
Season | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | Total |
Wins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | ER |
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1995 | |||||||
1. | ![]() |
2 | Philadelphia, United States | Carpet (i) | SF | 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–2 | 43 |
2. | ![]() |
6 | Philadelphia, United States | Carpet (i) | F | 0–6, 6–4, 6–0 | 43 |
3. | ![]() |
7 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | 3R | 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 7–5 | 19 |
4. | ![]() |
5 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | QF | 6–3, 6–4 | 19 |
5. | ![]() |
7 | Los Angeles, United States | Hard | SF | 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–4 | 16 |
6. | ![]() |
7 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | QF | 4–6, 6–0, 6–3 | 13 |
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7 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | SF | 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 | 13 |
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7 | ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, Germany | Carpet (i) | RR | 6–3, 6–2 | 8 |
9. | ![]() |
4 | ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, Germany | Carpet (i) | RR | 6–1, 6–4 | 8 |
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3 | ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, Germany | Carpet (i) | RR | 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–4 | 8 |
1996 | |||||||
11. | ![]() |
8 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | 3R | 7–6(9–7), 6–2 | 12 |
12. | ![]() |
1 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | QF | 6–3, 6–3 | 12 |
13. | ![]() |
10 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | QF | 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 | 13 |
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4 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | F | 6–2, 6–4, 7–5 | 12 |
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6 | ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover, Germany | Carpet (i) | RR | 6–3, 7–6(7–1) | 9 |
1997 | |||||||
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7 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | F | 6–4, 1–0, ret. | 10 |
1998 | |||||||
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8 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | 1R | 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–4 | 27 |
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9 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | SF | 6–3, 6–7(1–7), 6–3 | 29 |
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7 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | F | 6–4, 6–1 | 29 |
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5 | Miami, United States | Hard | 4R | 6–2, 6–2 | 24 |
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6 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | 2R | 4–6, 7–6(12–10), 7–6(7–4), 6–1 | 19 |
1999 | |||||||
22. | ![]() |
4 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | 3R | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 | 21 |
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4 | Miami, United States | Hard | 4R | 7–5, 6–3 | 15 |
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4 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany | Clay | RR | 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 | 17 |
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7 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany | Clay | RR | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 | 17 |
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5 | Stuttgart, Germany | Hard (i) | 3R | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 | 18 |
27. | ![]() |
9 | Stuttgart, Germany | Hard (i) | QF | 6–4, 6–2 | 18 |
28. | ![]() |
1 | Stuttgart, Germany | Hard (i) | SF | 6–3, 4–6, 6–0 | 18 |
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8 | Stuttgart, Germany | Hard (i) | F | 6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 | 18 |
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4 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | 2R | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6) | 9 |
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6 | ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover, Germany | Hard (i) | RR | 6–4, 7–5 | 4 |
2000 | |||||||
32. | ![]() |
10 | London, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | QF | 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(8–6) | 12 |
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2 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | QF | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | 10 |
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10 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | SF | 6–1, 6–3 | 6 |
2001 | |||||||
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5 | Stuttgart, Germany | Hard (i) | 2R | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | 27 |
2002 | |||||||
36. | ![]() |
9 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | QF | 6–3, 7–5 | 24 |
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4 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | SF | 6–7(1–7), 7–6(12–10), 6–4 | 24 |
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9 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | 1R | 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–4 | 22 |
2003 | |||||||
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2 | Scottsdale, United States | Hard | 1R | 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–1 | 73 |
2004 | |||||||
40. | ![]() |
9 | Davis Cup, Adelaide, Australia | Hard | RR | 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 | 78 |
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2 | Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | QF | 7–6(10–8), 6–3 | 80 |
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- 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![]() |
ATP Most Improved Player 1995 |
Succeeded by![]() |
Preceded by![]() |
ATP Champions Tour Year-End No.1 2009, 2010 |
Succeeded by![]() |
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Australian Open (tennis) junior champions
- French Open junior champions
- Olympic tennis players of Sweden
- People from Monte Carlo
- Sportspeople from Stockholm
- Swedish expatriates in Monaco
- Swedish male tennis players
- Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Wimbledon junior champions
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles
- Masters tennis players