Kent Carlsson
Encyclopedia
Kent Carlsson is a former tennis player from Sweden.
and Thomas Johansson
who won it 3 times. Carlsson was also a three time European Champion between 1981-83. In 1983 he won the Orange Bowl over Emilio Sánchez
and won the Roland Garros junior title in 1984 without losing a set defeating Mark Kratzmann
in the final.
Carlsson played his first professional match in 1983 losing to Heinz Gunthardt
in Geneva
. 1984 was his first full year on tour and made the 3rd round of Roland Garros losing to Andrés Gómez
who defeated Carlsson as well in the 1985 and 1986 Roland Garros events. Carlsson won his first challenger title without losing a set in New Ulm
defeating Raul Viver.
After losing to Mats Wilander
at Barcelona
of October 1984, Carlsson did not play his first tournament until April 1985 in Bari
losing to Emilio Sánchez
. playing a mixture of ATP events and challengers Carlsson made his first ATP tour final in Hilversum
losing to Ricki Osterthun
in 5 sets after having a 2 sets to 0 lead, he won his second challenger in Messina defeating Ronald Agénor
.
Starting the 1986 season in April, Carlsson won his first title on the ATP in Bari
defeating Horacio de la Peña
. He made two finals in Madrid
losing to Joakim Nyström
and at Bordeaux losing to Paolo Canè
. Carlsson made his one and only appearance at the US Open losing to Pavel Složil
in 3 sets, after that he won his second career title in Barcelona
and made his Davis Cup
debut against Czechoslovakia
defeating Miloslav Mečíř
6-0 6-2 6-4, reversing his defeat by Mecir in the semi finals of Hamburg.
In 1987 Carlsson retired against Mecir at Indian Wells
with a knee injury which plagued his career and restricted him to playing mostly on clay and only 13 career matches on hardcourts. He came back and won two titles defeating Emilio Sánchez
at Nice
and Bologna
. With the title in Bologna Carlsson only dropped 10 games for the tournament, 5 of which were in the first match. That is the record for the least amount of games dropped to win an International Series tournament Carlsson said that this was his best tournament of his career. In addition to the two titles, Carlsson made two finals at Boston
and Indianapolis
which was played on green clay losing to countryman Mats Wilander
both times. Carlsson won both his singles matches for Sweden against France in the Davis Cup quarter finals at Frejus
defeating Thierry Tulasne
6-1 3-6 6-1 6-2 and Henri Leconte
7-5 6-2 7-5. Carlsson had another surgery in August after withdrawing from the event at St Vincent
.
1988 was Carlsson's best year coming back from knee surgery in April he won his first title of the year in Madrid
over Fernando Luna
without losing a set. He won the German Open without losing a set defeating Henri Leconte
in the final making use of his heavy topspin off both sides, especially the forehand side. He followed that up with a semi final performance at the Rome Masters
losing to Ivan Lendl
. Carlsson lost to Jonas Svensson
in 5 sets at Roland Garros in the fourth round. Carlsson won 3 more titles after Wimbledon, at Kitzbühel
defeating Emilio Sánchez
, St.Vincent defeating Thierry Champion
and his last career title at Barcelona
defeating Thomas Muster
. In Davis Cup Carlsson defeated Thierry Tulasne
in a dead rubber at Båstad
, he was also a finalist at Geneva
losing to Marián Vajda
and at Palermo
losing to Mats Wilander
.
After the successful 1988, Carlsson had more problems with his knees, but was able to make the final at Athens
losing to Ronald Agénor
and played his last professional match at Kitzbühel
losing to Christian Saceanu
. Then after another knee operation Carlsson announced his retirement in May 1990
During his early years playing tennis Carlsson used to travel around in a caravan and ate in the tennis hall restaurant to save money. He is also critical of many of today's players who he believes are too spoilt.
After living in Monaco, Carlsson has moved back to Sweden and is a horse trainer for trotting races. He developed the interest as a teenager and it was natural for him to take this as a new career and said "there is a great deal of satisfaction from taking a horse from the beginning".
Playing career
Carlsson was a successful junior winning the Kalle Anka Cup, which is a Swedish junior tournament through the under 11, under 13s twice and under 15. He still holds the record for the most titles wins at 4 in front of Thomas EnqvistThomas Enqvist
Thomas Karl Johan Enqvist is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.He was quickly touted as the only Swede who could follow in the footsteps of Stefan Edberg and Björn Borg, and was ranked as high as No. 4 on the ATP Rankings.Enqvist was a force on the Swedish Davis Cup team...
and Thomas Johansson
Thomas Johansson
Karl Thomas Conny Johansson , commonly known as Thomas Johansson, is a former Swedish professional tennis player. He is a former Australian Open singles champion and Olympic silver medalist in doubles.-Junior career:...
who won it 3 times. Carlsson was also a three time European Champion between 1981-83. In 1983 he won the Orange Bowl over Emilio Sánchez
Emilio Sánchez
Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games...
and won the Roland Garros junior title in 1984 without losing a set defeating Mark Kratzmann
Mark Kratzmann
Mark Edward Kratzmann is a former Australian professional tennis player.As the world's #1 ranked junior player in 1984, he won the Boys Australian, the Boys Wimbeldon and the Boys US Open...
in the final.
Carlsson played his first professional match in 1983 losing to Heinz Gunthardt
Heinz Günthardt
Heinz Peter Günthardt is a former tennis player from Switzerland, who won five singles titles during his professional career, including the Rotterdam WCT in 1980....
in Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
. 1984 was his first full year on tour and made the 3rd round of Roland Garros losing to Andrés Gómez
Andrés Gómez
Andrés Gómez Santos is a former professional tennis player from Ecuador. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 1990.-Career:...
who defeated Carlsson as well in the 1985 and 1986 Roland Garros events. Carlsson won his first challenger title without losing a set in New Ulm
New Ulm
New Ulm can mean:*New Ulm, Minnesota, USA*New Ulm, Texas, USA*Neu-Ulm, a town in Bavaria, Germany*Neu-Ulm in Bavaria, Germany...
defeating Raul Viver.
After losing to Mats Wilander
Mats Wilander
Mats Wilander is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Sweden. From 1982 through 1988, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , and one Grand Slam men's doubles title...
at Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
of October 1984, Carlsson did not play his first tournament until April 1985 in Bari
Bari
Bari is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, in Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy after Naples, and is well known as a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas...
losing to Emilio Sánchez
Emilio Sánchez
Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games...
. playing a mixture of ATP events and challengers Carlsson made his first ATP tour final in Hilversum
Hilversum
is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Located in the region called "'t Gooi", it is the largest town in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller villages...
losing to Ricki Osterthun
Ricki Osterthun
Ricki Osterthun is a former tennis player from West Germany, who won one single title during his professional career....
in 5 sets after having a 2 sets to 0 lead, he won his second challenger in Messina defeating Ronald Agénor
Ronald Agenor
Ronald Jean-Martin Agénor is a former professional tennis player who represented Haïti during his playing career. He is known as the only Haitian to have ever earned a top-25 world ranking....
.
Starting the 1986 season in April, Carlsson won his first title on the ATP in Bari
Bari
Bari is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, in Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy after Naples, and is well known as a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas...
defeating Horacio de la Peña
Horacio de la Peña
Horacio de la Peña, born August 1, 1966 and nicknamed "el Pulga" , is a tennis coach and a former tennis player from Argentina, who reached a top singles world rank of 31 during his career....
. He made two finals in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
losing to Joakim Nyström
Joakim Nyström
Joakim "Jocke" Nyström is a former top ten ranked tennis player from Sweden who won thirteen singles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour on 31 March 1986, when he was ranked World No. 7 and was also ranked as high as World No...
and at Bordeaux losing to Paolo Canè
Paolo Canè
Paolo Canè is a former tennis player from Italy.Canè turned professional in 1983. During his career, he won three top-level singles titles . He also won three tour doubles titles .Canè's career-high rankings were World No...
. Carlsson made his one and only appearance at the US Open losing to Pavel Složil
Pavel Složil
Pavel Složil is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia....
in 3 sets, after that he won his second career title in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
and made his Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
debut against Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
defeating Miloslav Mečíř
Miloslav Mecír
Miloslav Mečíř is a former professional tennis player from Slovakia. He won the men's singles gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games where he represented Czechoslovakia and played in two Grand Slam singles finals...
6-0 6-2 6-4, reversing his defeat by Mecir in the semi finals of Hamburg.
In 1987 Carlsson retired against Mecir at Indian Wells
Indian Wells Masters
The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California....
with a knee injury which plagued his career and restricted him to playing mostly on clay and only 13 career matches on hardcourts. He came back and won two titles defeating Emilio Sánchez
Emilio Sánchez
Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games...
at Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
and Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
. With the title in Bologna Carlsson only dropped 10 games for the tournament, 5 of which were in the first match. That is the record for the least amount of games dropped to win an International Series tournament Carlsson said that this was his best tournament of his career. In addition to the two titles, Carlsson made two finals at Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
and Indianapolis
Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
which was played on green clay losing to countryman Mats Wilander
Mats Wilander
Mats Wilander is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Sweden. From 1982 through 1988, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , and one Grand Slam men's doubles title...
both times. Carlsson won both his singles matches for Sweden against France in the Davis Cup quarter finals at Frejus
Fréjus
Fréjus is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It neighbours Saint-Raphaël, effectively forming one town...
defeating Thierry Tulasne
Thierry Tulasne
Thierry Tulasne is a former tennis player from France, who won five singles titles during his professional career. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on August 4, 1986, when he became number 10 in the world. After his retirement, he has coached players such as Sébastien Grosjean and...
6-1 3-6 6-1 6-2 and Henri Leconte
Henri Leconte
Henri Leconte is a former French professional tennis player. He reached the men's singles final at the French Open in 1988, won the French Open men's doubles title in 1984, and helped France win the Davis Cup in 1991.-Biography and career:...
7-5 6-2 7-5. Carlsson had another surgery in August after withdrawing from the event at St Vincent
Saint Vincent (island)
Saint Vincent is a volcanic island in the Caribbean. It is the largest island of the chain called Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is located in the Caribbean Sea, between Saint Lucia and Grenada. It is composed of partially submerged volcanic mountains...
.
1988 was Carlsson's best year coming back from knee surgery in April he won his first title of the year in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
over Fernando Luna
Fernando Luna
Fernando Luna Vicente is a former tennis player from Spain.Luna won a singles title, the Zell am See clay tournament in 1981. The right-handed achieved his highest singles ATP-ranking on May 14, 1984, when he reached the 33rd position.-External links:*...
without losing a set. He won the German Open without losing a set defeating Henri Leconte
Henri Leconte
Henri Leconte is a former French professional tennis player. He reached the men's singles final at the French Open in 1988, won the French Open men's doubles title in 1984, and helped France win the Davis Cup in 1991.-Biography and career:...
in the final making use of his heavy topspin off both sides, especially the forehand side. He followed that up with a semi final performance at the Rome Masters
Rome Masters
The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's...
losing to Ivan Lendl
Ivan Lendl
Ivan Lendl is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, Lendl became a United States citizen. He was one of the game's most dominant players in the 1980s and remained a top competitor into the early 1990s. He is considered to be one of the greatest tennis...
. Carlsson lost to Jonas Svensson
Jonas Svensson
Jonas Svensson is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.During his career, Svensson was a French Open semi-finalist twice both times as unseeded player....
in 5 sets at Roland Garros in the fourth round. Carlsson won 3 more titles after Wimbledon, at Kitzbühel
Kitzbühel
-Demographic evolution:-Personalities:*Karl Wilhelm von Dalla Torre , entomologist and botanist*Alfons Walde , expressionist painter and architect*Peter Aufschnaiter , mountaineer and geographer...
defeating Emilio Sánchez
Emilio Sánchez
Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games...
, St.Vincent defeating Thierry Champion
Thierry Champion
Thierry Champion is a former professional tennis player from France.During his career, Champion reached the quarter-finals at the French Open in 1990 and at Wimbledon in 1991....
and his last career title at Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
defeating Thomas Muster
Thomas Muster
Thomas Muster is a former world no. 1 tennis player from Austria. One of the world's leading clay court players in the 1990s, Muster won the 1995 French Open and at his peak was known as "The King of Clay." In addition, he won eight Masters 1000 series titles, placing him sixth on the all-time list...
. In Davis Cup Carlsson defeated Thierry Tulasne
Thierry Tulasne
Thierry Tulasne is a former tennis player from France, who won five singles titles during his professional career. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on August 4, 1986, when he became number 10 in the world. After his retirement, he has coached players such as Sébastien Grosjean and...
in a dead rubber at Båstad
Båstad
Båstad is a locality and the seat of Båstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 4,793 inhabitants in 2005.-Geography:The town of Båstad is located in a sheltered bay with the Hallandian ridge stretching behind it...
, he was also a finalist at Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
losing to Marián Vajda
Marián Vajda
Marián Vajda is a former Slovak tennis player.Vajda was a member of the Olympic Team of Czechoslovakia where in 1992 he competed in the Olympic Games of Barcelona, being easily eliminated in the first round against Israel by 7–6, 6–1, 6–0.Vajda is a former captain of the Slovakia Davis Cup and Fed...
and at Palermo
Palermo
Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old...
losing to Mats Wilander
Mats Wilander
Mats Wilander is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Sweden. From 1982 through 1988, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , and one Grand Slam men's doubles title...
.
After the successful 1988, Carlsson had more problems with his knees, but was able to make the final at Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
losing to Ronald Agénor
Ronald Agenor
Ronald Jean-Martin Agénor is a former professional tennis player who represented Haïti during his playing career. He is known as the only Haitian to have ever earned a top-25 world ranking....
and played his last professional match at Kitzbühel
Kitzbühel
-Demographic evolution:-Personalities:*Karl Wilhelm von Dalla Torre , entomologist and botanist*Alfons Walde , expressionist painter and architect*Peter Aufschnaiter , mountaineer and geographer...
losing to Christian Saceanu
Christian Saceanu
Christian Saceanu is a tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1986. The right-hander won two singles titles in his career. Saceanu reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on March 7, 1988, when he became the number 60 of the world.-External links:*...
. Then after another knee operation Carlsson announced his retirement in May 1990
After tennis
Carlsson was critical of the media who said that his father Lars-Göran pushed him too hard and in response to the criticism, said "it was wrong and on the contrary, he put the on. I believed I was at my best, when I trained a lot and was never going to lose because of conditioning. I lost because my opponent was better on the day".During his early years playing tennis Carlsson used to travel around in a caravan and ate in the tennis hall restaurant to save money. He is also critical of many of today's players who he believes are too spoilt.
After living in Monaco, Carlsson has moved back to Sweden and is a horse trainer for trotting races. He developed the interest as a teenager and it was natural for him to take this as a new career and said "there is a great deal of satisfaction from taking a horse from the beginning".
Singles: 17 (9-8)
Wins (9)| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (1) |
| ATP Championship Series (3) |
| ATP Tour (5) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| 1. | 7 April 1986 |  BariHypo Group Tennis International The Hypo Group Tennis International was an annual tennis tournament held in Pörtschach, Austria. The event was part of the ATP Tour's ATP International Series. The tournament had been held since 1981, on clay courts.-List of singles winners:... |
Clay |  Horacio de la PeñaHoracio de la Peña Horacio de la Peña, born August 1, 1966 and nicknamed "el Pulga" , is a tennis coach and a former tennis player from Argentina, who reached a top singles world rank of 31 during his career.... |
7–5, 6–7, 7–5 |
| 2. | 22 September 1986 |  BarcelonaTorneo Godó The Barcelona Open also known as Torneo Godó, Trofeo Conde de Godó, Open Banco Sabadell, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players. The event has been held annually in Barcelona, Spain since 1953, and is played on clay courts. Originally an event of the Grand Prix tennis circuit... |
Clay |  Andreas MaurerAndreas Maurer Andreas Maurer is a former tennis player from West Germany.Maurer won one singles title and two doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 5 May 1986, when he became the number 24 of the world.-External links:*... |
6–2, 6–2, 6–0 |
| 3. | 13 April 1987 |  NiceATP Nice The ATP Nice Open is an ATP World Tour 250 series and, formerly, Grand Prix tennis circuit affiliated men's tennis tournament... |
Clay | Emilio Sánchez Emilio Sánchez Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games... |
7–6, 6–3 |
| 4. | 8 June 1987 | Bologna ATP Bologna Outdoor The Bologna Outdoor is a defunct Grand Prix and ATP affiliated tennis tournament played from 1985 to 1998. It was held in Bologna in Italy and held on outdoor clay courts.-Singles:-Doubles:-External links:*... |
Clay | Emilio Sánchez Emilio Sánchez Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games... |
6–2, 6–1 |
| 5. | 11 April 1988 | Madrid Madrid Tennis Grand Prix The Madrid Tennis Grand Prix is a defunct professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit initially and later, the ATP World Series of the ATP Tour. The tournament was established in 1972 and was played every year until... |
Clay | Fernando Luna Fernando Luna Fernando Luna Vicente is a former tennis player from Spain.Luna won a singles title, the Zell am See clay tournament in 1981. The right-handed achieved his highest singles ATP-ranking on May 14, 1984, when he reached the 33rd position.-External links:*... |
6–2, 6–1 |
| 6. | 25 April 1988 | Hamburg Hamburg Masters The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Originally a Grand Prix Tennis Tour event between 1978 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Championship... |
Clay | Henri Leconte Henri Leconte Henri Leconte is a former French professional tennis player. He reached the men's singles final at the French Open in 1988, won the French Open men's doubles title in 1984, and helped France win the Davis Cup in 1991.-Biography and career:... |
6–2, 6–1, 6–4 |
| 7. | 1 August 1988 |  Kitzbühel |
Clay | Emilio Sánchez Emilio Sánchez Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games... |
6–1, 6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 8. | 8 August 1988 | Saint-Vincent ATP Saint-Vincent The Campionati Internazionali Della Valle D'Aosta was a men's tennis tournament played in Saint-Vincent, Italy. It was played from 1986-1989 and was held on outdoor clay courts and was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit.-Singles champions:-Doubles:... |
Clay | Thierry Champion Thierry Champion Thierry Champion is a former professional tennis player from France.During his career, Champion reached the quarter-finals at the French Open in 1990 and at Wimbledon in 1991.... |
6–0, 6–2 |
| 9. | 12 September 1988 | Barcelona Torneo Godó The Barcelona Open also known as Torneo Godó, Trofeo Conde de Godó, Open Banco Sabadell, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players. The event has been held annually in Barcelona, Spain since 1953, and is played on clay courts. Originally an event of the Grand Prix tennis circuit... |
Clay | Thomas Muster Thomas Muster Thomas Muster is a former world no. 1 tennis player from Austria. One of the world's leading clay court players in the 1990s, Muster won the 1995 French Open and at his peak was known as "The King of Clay." In addition, he won eight Masters 1000 series titles, placing him sixth on the all-time list... |
6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
Finalist (8)
- 1985: Hilversum (lost to Ricki OsterthunRicki OsterthunRicki Osterthun is a former tennis player from West Germany, who won one single title during his professional career....
) - 1986: Madrid (lost to Joakim NyströmJoakim NyströmJoakim "Jocke" Nyström is a former top ten ranked tennis player from Sweden who won thirteen singles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour on 31 March 1986, when he was ranked World No. 7 and was also ranked as high as World No...
) - 1986: BordeauxATP BordeauxThis is a defunct men's tennis tournament that was held annually under various names, The Bordeaux Open Grand Prix Passing Shot and was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit tour from it then became an ATP Tour event until 1995...
(lost to Paolo CanèPaolo CanèPaolo Canè is a former tennis player from Italy.Canè turned professional in 1983. During his career, he won three top-level singles titles . He also won three tour doubles titles .Canè's career-high rankings were World No...
) - 1987: BostonU.S. Pro Tennis ChampionshipsThe U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was the oldest professional tennis tournament played until its final year of 1999 and is considered as a part of the professional grand slam from 1927 - 1967 until the advent of Open Era...
(lost to Mats WilanderMats WilanderMats Wilander is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Sweden. From 1982 through 1988, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , and one Grand Slam men's doubles title...
) - 1987: Indianapolis (lost to Mats WilanderMats WilanderMats Wilander is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Sweden. From 1982 through 1988, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , and one Grand Slam men's doubles title...
) - 1988: GenevaATP GenevaThe Geneva Open is a defunct Grand Prix and ATP Tour affiliated tennis tournament that was held annually from 1980 to 1991 in Geneva, Switzerland on clay courts.-Singles:- Doubles :-External links:*...
(lost to Marián VajdaMarián VajdaMarián Vajda is a former Slovak tennis player.Vajda was a member of the Olympic Team of Czechoslovakia where in 1992 he competed in the Olympic Games of Barcelona, being easily eliminated in the first round against Israel by 7–6, 6–1, 6–0.Vajda is a former captain of the Slovakia Davis Cup and Fed...
) - 1988: PalermoCampionati Internazionali di SiciliaThe Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia was a tennis tournament held annually in Palermo in Italy. Held from 1935 until 2006, the tournament was played on outdoor clay courts and was a part of the ATP Tour schedule from 1979 to 2006.-Singles:-Doubles:...
(lost to Mats WilanderMats WilanderMats Wilander is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Sweden. From 1982 through 1988, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , and one Grand Slam men's doubles title...
) - 1989: AthensATP Athens OpenThe ATP Athens Open is a defunct Grand Prix and ATP Tour affiliated tennis tournament held annually in Athens in Greece from 1986 to 1994 and played on outdoor clay courts. In 2008 the tournament was renewed under the new name of the Athens Status Open on the ATP Challenger Series, awarding $75,000...
(lost to Ronald AgénorRonald AgenorRonald Jean-Martin Agénor is a former professional tennis player who represented Haïti during his playing career. He is known as the only Haitian to have ever earned a top-25 world ranking....
)