Thomas Enqvist
Residence Monte Carlo , MonacoBorn (1974-03-13)13 March 1974(age52) Stockholm , Sweden Height 1.91m (6ft 3in)
Turned pro 1991
Retired 2005
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record 448–297 (60.1%)
Career titles 19
Highest ranking No. 4 (15 November 1999)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open 4R (1993 , 1996 , 2000 ) Other tournaments
Grand Slam Cup SF (1999)
Doubles
Career record 35–46 (43.2%)
Career titles 1
Highest ranking No. 169 (8 May 2000)
Thomas Karl Johan Enqvist (born 13 March 1974) is a Swedish tennis coach and a former professional player. He reached the final of the 1999 Australian Open and won a total of 19 singles titles, including three Masters titles . He has a career high ATP world singles ranking of No. 4, achieved on 15 November 1999.
Tennis career Throughout his career, Enqvist finished four seasons ranked inside the top 10 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 major 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 at the 1999 Australian Open , when he beat Jan-Michael Gambill , Byron Black , Pat Rafter , Mark Philippoussis , Marc Rosset and Nicolás Lapentti before he was "outsmarted" in the final, losing in four sets to Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Russia. He also reached the quarterfinals at the 1996 Australian Open and at Wimbledon in 2001.
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.
Post-retirement career Enqvist currently works as a commentator for Eurosport Sweden. He is also the current vice-captain for Team Europe in the Laver Cup , a position he has held since the inaugural tournament.
From 2017 to 2019, Enqvist was captain of the Sweden Davis Cup team . Starting in February 2022, he briefly coached Stefanos Tsitsipas , in a trial period during the Rotterdam Open and the Sunshine Double.
Since March 2026, he is coaching Matteo Berrettini .
Significant finals Grand Slam finals Singles: 1 (0–1) Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score Loss 1999 Australian Open Hard Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–4, 0–6, 3–6, 6–7(1–7)
Masters Series finals Singles: 4 (3–1) Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score Win 1996 Paris , FranceCarpet (i) Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–2, 6–4, 7–5 Win 1999 Stuttgart , GermanyHard (i) Netherlands Richard Krajicek 6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 Loss 2000 Indian Wells , U.S.Hard Spain Àlex Corretja 4–6, 4–6, 3–6 Win 2000 Cincinnati , U.S.Hard United Kingdom Tim Henman 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Career singles finals Singles: 26 (19–7) Legend 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) 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 , ItalyCarpet (i) France Arnaud Boetsch 6–1, 1–6, 7–6(9–7) Win 2. Aug 1993 Schenectady , U.S.Hard New Zealand Brett Steven 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–0) Win 3. Jan 1995 Auckland , New ZealandHard United States Chuck Adams 6–2, 6–1 Win 4. Feb 1995 Philadelphia , U.S.Carpet (i) United States Michael Chang 0–6, 6–4, 6–0 Win 5. May 1995 Pinehurst , U.S.Clay Argentina Javier Frana 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 Loss 1. Aug 1995 Los Angeles , U.S.Hard Germany Michael Stich 7–6(9–7), 6–7(4–7), 2–6 Win 6. Aug 1995 Indianapolis , U.S.Hard Germany Bernd Karbacher 6–4, 6–3 Win 7. Nov 1995 Stockholm , SwedenHard (i) France Arnaud Boetsch 7–5, 6–4 Win 8. Apr 1996 New Delhi , IndiaHard Zimbabwe Byron Black 6–2, 7–6(7–3) Win 9. Nov 1996 Paris , FranceCarpet (i) Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–2, 6–4, 7–5 Win 10. Nov 1996 Stockholm , SwedenHard (i) United States Todd Martin 7–5, 6–4, 7–6(7–0) Win 11. Feb 1997 Marseille , FranceHard (i) Chile Marcelo Ríos 6–4, 1–0, ret. Loss 2. Jul 1997 Los Angeles , U.S.Hard United States Jim Courier 4–6, 4–6 Win 12. Feb 1998 Marseille , FranceHard (i) Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–4, 6–1 Loss 3. Mar 1998 Philadelphia , U.S.Hard (i) United States Pete Sampras 5–7, 6–7(3–7) Win 13. May 1998 Munich , GermanyClay United States Andre Agassi 6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–3 Win 14. Jan 1999 Adelaide , AustraliaHard Australia Lleyton Hewitt 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 Loss 4. Feb 1999 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–4, 0–6, 3–6, 6–7(1–7) Win 15. Nov 1999 Stuttgart Indoor , GermanyHard (i) Netherlands Richard Krajicek 6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 Win 16. Nov 1999 Stockholm , SwedenHard (i) Sweden Magnus Gustafsson 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 Loss 5. Jan 2000 Adelaide , AustraliaHard Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 Loss 6. Mar 2000 Indian Wells , U.S.Hard Spain Àlex Corretja 4–6, 4–6, 3–6 Win 17. Jul 2000 Cincinnati , U.S.Hard United Kingdom Tim Henman 7–6(7–5), 6–4 Loss 7. Aug 2000 Long Island , U.S.Hard Sweden Magnus Norman 3–6, 7–5, 5–7 Win 18. Oct 2000 Basel , SwitzerlandCarpet (i) Switzerland Roger Federer 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 1–6, 6–1 Win 19. Feb 2002 Marseille , FranceHard (i) France Nicolas Escudé 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–1
Doubles: 1 (1–0) Legend Legend Grand Slam (0–0) Tennis Masters Cup (0–0) ATP Masters Series (0–0) ATP Championship Series (0–0) ATP Tour (1–0) Titles by surface Hard (1–0) Grass (0–0) Clay (0–0) Carpet (0–0) Grand Slam (0–0) Tennis Masters Cup (0–0) ATP Masters Series (0–0) ATP Championship Series (0–0) ATP Tour (1–0) Titles by surface Hard (1–0) Grass (0–0) Clay (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1. Feb 1997 Marseille , FranceHard Sweden Magnus Larsson France Olivier Delaître France Fabrice Santoro 6–3, 6–4
Singles performance timeline Tournament 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 SR W–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 A A A A Q1 A 3R 2R 2R QF 1R F 2R QF 1R 1R 3R 0 / 11 16–11 Miami A A A A 1R A 4R 2R 2R QF SF 4R 3R 3R 3R 1R 1R 0 / 12 15–11 Monte Carlo A A A A 1R A 2R 2R 2R 1R 2R 2R 2R 1R A 1R A 0 / 10 4–10 Rome A A A A A A A 3R A 1R 1R 3R 2R 3R 1R A Q1 0 / 7 7–7 Hamburg A A A A 1R A A A A A A 2R 1R 1R A A A 0 / 4 1–4 Canada A A A A A QF SF QF QF A 1R 3R 1R 1R Q2 1R A 0 / 9 13–9 Cincinnati A A A A Q1 3R SF SF 2R A 2R W 1R 3R 2R 1R A 1 / 10 20–9 Stuttgart (Madrid )A A 1R 3R 1R 2R QF 3R 2R A W 2R QF A 2R Q2 A 1 / 11 16–9 Paris A 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
Top 10 wins 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 1995 1. United States Andre Agassi 2 Philadelphia , United StatesCarpet (i) SF 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–2 43 2. United States Michael Chang 6 Philadelphia, United States Carpet (i) F 0–6, 6–4, 6–0 43 3. Croatia Goran Ivanišević 7 Montreal , CanadaHard 3R 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 7–5 19 4. United States Michael Chang5 Montreal, Canada Hard QF 6–3, 6–4 19 5. Croatia Goran Ivanišević7 Los Angeles , United StatesHard SF 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–4 16 6. Croatia Goran Ivanišević7 Cincinnati , United StatesHard QF 4–6, 6–0, 6–3 13 7. Croatia Goran Ivanišević7 Indianapolis , United StatesHard SF 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 13 8. United States Jim Courier 7 ATP Tour World Championships , Frankfurt, GermanyCarpet (i) RR 6–3, 6–2 8 9. United States Michael Chang4 ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, Germany Carpet (i) RR 6–1, 6–4 8 10. Austria Thomas Muster 3 ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, Germany Carpet (i) RR 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–4 8 1996 11. Netherlands Richard Krajicek 8 Cincinnati , United StatesHard 3R 7–6(9–7), 6–2 12 12. United States Pete Sampras 1 Cincinnati , United StatesHard QF 6–3, 6–3 12 13. Chile Marcelo Ríos 10 Lyon , FranceCarpet (i) QF 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 13 14. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4 Paris , FranceCarpet (i) F 6–2, 6–4, 7–5 12 15. Germany Boris Becker 6 ATP Tour World Championships , Hanover, GermanyCarpet (i) RR 6–3, 7–6(7–1) 9 1997 16. Chile Marcelo Ríos7 Marseille , FranceHard (i) F 6–4, 1–0, ret. 10 1998 17. Spain Carlos Moyà 8 Sydney , AustraliaHard 1R 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–4 27 18. Netherlands Richard Krajicek9 Marseille , FranceHard (i) SF 6–3, 6–7(1–7), 6–3 29 19. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov7 Marseille, France Hard (i) F 6–4, 6–1 29 20. United Kingdom Greg Rusedski 5 Miami , United StatesHard 4R 6–2, 6–2 24 21. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov6 French Open , Paris, FranceClay 2R 4–6, 7–6(12–10), 7–6(7–4), 6–1 19 1999 22. Australia Patrick Rafter 4 Australian Open , Melbourne, AustraliaHard 3R 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 21 23. Spain Àlex Corretja 4 Miami , United StatesHard 4R 7–5, 6–3 15 24. Spain Carlos Moyá4 World Team Cup , Düsseldorf, GermanyClay RR 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 17 25. United Kingdom Tim Henman 7 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany Clay RR 7–6(7–4), 6–4 17 26. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 5 Stuttgart , GermanyHard (i) 3R 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 18 27. Chile Marcelo Ríos9 Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) QF 6–4, 6–2 18 28. United States Andre Agassi1 Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) SF 6–3, 4–6, 6–0 18 29. Netherlands Richard Krajicek8 Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) F 6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 18 30. United States Todd Martin 4 Paris , FranceCarpet (i) 2R 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6) 9 31. Germany Nicolas Kiefer 6 ATP Tour World Championships , Hanover, GermanyHard (i) RR 6–4, 7–5 4 2000 32. France Cédric Pioline 10 London , United KingdomHard (i) QF 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(8–6) 12 33. United States Pete Sampras2 Indian Wells , United StatesHard QF 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 10 34. United Kingdom Tim Henman10 Basel , SwitzerlandCarpet (i) SF 6–1, 6–3 6 2001 35. Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 5 Stuttgart , GermanyHard (i) 2R 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) 27 2002 36. France Sébastien Grosjean 9 Marseille , FranceHard (i) QF 6–3, 7–5 24 37. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov4 Marseille, France Hard (i) SF 6–7(1–7), 7–6(12–10), 6–4 24 38. Sweden Thomas Johansson 9 Indian Wells , United StatesHard 1R 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–4 22 2003 39. United States Andre Agassi2 Scottsdale , United StatesHard 1R 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–1 73 2004 40. Australia Mark Philippoussis 9 Davis Cup , Adelaide, AustraliaHard RR 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 78 41. United States Andy Roddick 2 Memphis , United StatesHard (i) QF 7–6(10–8), 6–3 80
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