Thomas Enqvist

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.

Thomas Enqvist
Thomas Enqvisti at the AFAS Tennis Classics Tour in Eindhoven, Netherlands in September 2010.
Country (sports) Sweden
ResidenceMonte Carlo, Monaco
Born (1974-03-13) 13 March 1974
Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1991
Retired2005
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$10,461,641
Singles
Career record448–297
Career titles19
Highest rankingNo. 4 (15 November 1999)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenF (1999)
French Open4R (2001)
WimbledonQF (2001)
US Open4R (1993, 1996, 2000)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (1995)
Grand Slam CupSF (1999)
Olympic Games3R (1996)
Doubles
Career record35–46
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 169 (8 May 2000)

Tennis career

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

Singles: 1 (0–1)
Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss1999Australian OpenHard Yevgeny Kafelnikov6–4, 0–6, 3–6, 6–7(1–7)

Singles: 4 (3–1)
Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1996Paris, FranceCarpet (i) Yevgeny Kafelnikov6–2, 6–4, 7–5
Win 1999Stuttgart, GermanyHard (i) Richard Krajicek6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–5
Loss 2000Indian Wells, U.S.Hard Àlex Corretja4–6, 4–6, 3–6
Win 2000Cincinnati, U.S.Hard Tim Henman7–6(7–5), 6–4

Career singles finals

Wins (19–7)
Legend
Grand Slam (0–1)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (3–1)
ATP Championship Series (2–1)
ATP Tour (14–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (13–7)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (2–0)
Carpet (4–0)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. Oct 1992 Bolzano, Italy Carpet (i) Arnaud Boetsch 6–1, 1–6, 7–6(9–7)
Win 2. Aug 1993 Schenectady, U.S. Hard Brett Steven 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–0)
Win 3. Jan 1995 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Chuck Adams 6–2, 6–1
Win 4. Feb 1995 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) Michael Chang 0–6, 6–4, 6–0
Win 5. May 1995 Pinehurst, U.S. Clay Javier Frana 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 1. Aug 1995 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Michael Stich 7–6(9–7), 6–7(4–7), 2–6
Win 6. Aug 1995 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Bernd Karbacher 6–4, 6–3
Win 7. Nov 1995 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Arnaud Boetsch 7–5, 6–4
Win 8. Apr 1996 New Delhi, India Hard Byron Black 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Win 9. Nov 1996 Paris, France Carpet (i) Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–2, 6–4, 7–5
Win 10. Nov 1996 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Todd Martin 7–5, 6–4, 7–6(7–0)
Win 11. Feb 1997 Marseille, France Hard (i) Marcelo Ríos 6–4, 1–0, ret.
Loss 2. Jul 1997 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Jim Courier 4–6, 4–6
Win 12. Feb 1998 Marseille, France Hard (i) Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–4, 6–1
Loss 3. Mar 1998 Philadelphia, U.S. Hard (i) Pete Sampras 5–7, 6–7(3–7)
Win 13. May 1998 Munich, Germany Clay Andre Agassi 6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win 14. Jan 1999 Adelaide, Australia Hard Lleyton Hewitt 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss 4. Feb 1999 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–4, 0–6, 3–6, 6–7(1–7)
Win 15. Nov 1999 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Hard (i) Richard Krajicek 6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–5
Win 16. Nov 1999 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Magnus Gustafsson 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 5. Jan 2000 Adelaide, Australia Hard Lleyton Hewitt 6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 6. Mar 2000 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Àlex Corretja 4–6, 4–6, 3–6
Win 17. Jul 2000 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Tim Henman 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss 7. Aug 2000 Long Island, U.S. Hard Magnus Norman 3–6, 7–5, 5–7
Win 18. Oct 2000 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) Roger Federer 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 1–6, 6–1
Win 19. Feb 2002 Marseille, France Hard (i) Nicolas Escudé 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–1

Singles performance timeline
Tournament19891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005SRW–L
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
Season199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005Total
Wins0000105151031312041
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score ER
1995
1. Andre Agassi 2 Philadelphia, United States Carpet (i) SF 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–2 43
2. Michael Chang 6 Philadelphia, United States Carpet (i) F 0–6, 6–4, 6–0 43
3. Goran Ivanišević 7 Montreal, Canada Hard 3R 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 7–5 19
4. Michael Chang 5 Montreal, Canada Hard QF 6–3, 6–4 19
5. Goran Ivanišević 7 Los Angeles, United States Hard SF 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–4 16
6. Goran Ivanišević 7 Cincinnati, United States Hard QF 4–6, 6–0, 6–3 13
7. Goran Ivanišević 7 Indianapolis, United States Hard SF 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 13
8. Jim Courier 7 ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, Germany Carpet (i) RR 6–3, 6–2 8
9. Michael Chang 4 ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, Germany Carpet (i) RR 6–1, 6–4 8
10. Thomas Muster 3 ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, Germany Carpet (i) RR 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–4 8
1996
11. Richard Krajicek 8 Cincinnati, United States Hard 3R 7–6(9–7), 6–2 12
12. Pete Sampras 1 Cincinnati, United States Hard QF 6–3, 6–3 12
13. Marcelo Ríos 10 Lyon, France Carpet (i) QF 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 13
14. Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4 Paris, France Carpet (i) F 6–2, 6–4, 7–5 12
15. Boris Becker 6 ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover, Germany Carpet (i) RR 6–3, 7–6(7–1) 9
1997
16. Marcelo Ríos 7 Marseille, France Hard (i) F 6–4, 1–0, ret. 10
1998
17. Carlos Moyà 8 Sydney, Australia Hard 1R 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–4 27
18. Richard Krajicek 9 Marseille, France Hard (i) SF 6–3, 6–7(1–7), 6–3 29
19. Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7 Marseille, France Hard (i) F 6–4, 6–1 29
20. Greg Rusedski 5 Miami, United States Hard 4R 6–2, 6–2 24
21. Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 French Open, Paris, France Clay 2R 4–6, 7–6(12–10), 7–6(7–4), 6–1 19
1999
22. Patrick Rafter 4 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard 3R 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 21
23. Àlex Corretja 4 Miami, United States Hard 4R 7–5, 6–3 15
24. Carlos Moyá 4 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany Clay RR 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 17
25. Tim Henman 7 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany Clay RR 7–6(7–4), 6–4 17
26. Gustavo Kuerten 5 Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) 3R 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 18
27. Marcelo Ríos 9 Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) QF 6–4, 6–2 18
28. Andre Agassi 1 Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) SF 6–3, 4–6, 6–0 18
29. Richard Krajicek 8 Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) F 6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 18
30. Todd Martin 4 Paris, France Carpet (i) 2R 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6) 9
31. Nicolas Kiefer 6 ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover, Germany Hard (i) RR 6–4, 7–5 4
2000
32. Cédric Pioline 10 London, United Kingdom Hard (i) QF 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(8–6) 12
33. Pete Sampras 2 Indian Wells, United States Hard QF 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 10
34. Tim Henman 10 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) SF 6–1, 6–3 6
2001
35. Juan Carlos Ferrero 5 Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) 2R 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) 27
2002
36. Sébastien Grosjean 9 Marseille, France Hard (i) QF 6–3, 7–5 24
37. Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4 Marseille, France Hard (i) SF 6–7(1–7), 7–6(12–10), 6–4 24
38. Thomas Johansson 9 Indian Wells, United States Hard 1R 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–4 22
2003
39. Andre Agassi 2 Scottsdale, United States Hard 1R 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–1 73
2004
40. Mark Philippoussis 9 Davis Cup, Adelaide, Australia Hard RR 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 78
41. Andy Roddick 2 Memphis, United States Hard (i) QF 7–6(10–8), 6–3 80

References
    Awards and achievements
    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
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