Jonas Lars Björkman (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjûːnas ˈbjœ̌rkman]; born 23 March 1972) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He is a former world No. 1 in doubles, and also a former world No. 4 in singles. Björkman retired from professional tennis after competing at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup doubles championships. As of 2019, he is ranked in the top 40 on the all-time ATP prize money list with over $14.5 million.[1]

Jonas Björkman
Björkman at the 2008 US Open
Country (sports) Sweden
ResidenceStockholm
Born (1972-03-23) 23 March 1972 (age 52)
Alvesta, Sweden
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1991
Retired2008 (singles)
2013 (doubles)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$14,610,671
Singles
Career record414–362
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 4 (3 November 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1998, 2002)
French Open4R (1996, 2007)
WimbledonSF (2006)
US OpenSF (1997)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (1997)
Grand Slam CupQF (1997, 1998)
Olympic Games1R (1996, 2004, 2008)
Doubles
Career record712–307
Career titles54
Highest rankingNo. 1 (9 July 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1998, 1999, 2001)
French OpenW (2005, 2006)
WimbledonW (2002, 2003, 2004)
US OpenW (2003)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsW (1994, 2006)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2000)
French OpenSF (2005)
WimbledonF (1999, 2007)
US OpenSF (2008)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (1994, 1997, 1998)
Hopman CupF (1999)
Coaching career (2015–)
Andy Murray (2015), Marin Čilić (2016–2017)
Coaching achievements
Coachee singles titles total4
List of notable tournaments
(with champion)

Björkman has had long-term successful doubles partnerships with Jan Apell, Jacco Eltingh, Nicklas Kulti, Max Mirnyi, Pat Rafter, Kevin Ullyett, and Todd Woodbridge. He has won the career Grand Slam in men's doubles, holding a total of nine major championships.

In March 2015, he joined Andy Murray's coaching team.[2] He has also coached the Swedish men's padel team.

Biography edit

The son of tennis coach and mailman Lars Björkman, Jonas began playing tennis at the age of six.[3] At 18, he won the Swedish Junior Championship[3] and was among the top-5 Swede junior players.[3] He married Petra on 2 December 2000 in Stockholm, and they have a son, Max (born 15 January 2003).[3]

He plays right-handed and has a particularly good record against left-handed players. He claims it's because his father plays left-handed.[citation needed]

Career edit

He turned professional in 1991. In 1993, he won three Challenger singles titles. In 1994, he won seven titles in doubles including the 1994 ATP Tour World Championships in Jakarta. In 1995, he reached his first career ATP singles final in Hong Kong. In 1997, he became the ninth ever Swedish tennis player to finish in ATP top 10 at No. 4. He advanced to his first Grand Slam semifinal at the US Open, defeating Francisco Clavet, Todd Martin, Gustavo Kuerten, Scott Draper and Petr Korda before losing to Greg Rusedski. At the 1998 Australian Open, he won his first career doubles Grand Slam title. 2000 saw him finishing in the singles top 50 for the fifth time in seven years.

In his ATP career, he won six singles titles and 54 titles in doubles, including nine Grand Slam titles in doubles.

He made his Davis Cup debut in 1994 and was a regular for Sweden throughout his career. He compiled a 21–14 record in doubles and a 14–9 record in live singles rubbers. He was a member of Sweden's Davis Cup championship teams in 1994, 1997, and 1998.

In 2002, Björkman won the Nottingham Open by defeating Wayne Arthurs in the final, however, at Wimbledon, he found himself drawn against top seed Lleyton Hewitt in the first round.[4] Björkman was defeated in straight sets, as Hewitt went on to win the tournament.[5]

In the 2006 Wimbledon, he unexpectedly made it into the singles semifinals at the age of 34, making him the oldest player to get there since Jimmy Connors in 1987. He had only made it into the singles quarterfinals once in 2003. He was unseeded, but defeated 14th-seeded Radek Štěpánek in a match which included saving a match point. He had previously ousted his doubles partner Max Mirnyi and another Swede, Thomas Johansson, and Lukáš Dlouhý and Daniele Bracciali to make the quarterfinals. In the semifinal he found world No. 1 and defending champion Roger Federer too good and was overpowered in straight sets, 6–2, 6–0, 6–2. When John McEnroe announced his official return to the ATP Pro Tour in 2006, he teamed up with Björkman to win the doubles title at the SAP Open in San Jose.

During Wimbledon in 2008, he announced that he would be playing in his final Wimbledon as he was planning on retiring at the end of the season. Although being knocked out in the first round of singles, Björkman and Kevin Ullyett made it to the final, being defeated by second seeds Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić, though receiving a hero's farewell to his extensive career at Wimbledon.

Björkman retired from professional tennis, after the Swede and his partner Ullyett failed to qualify for the doubles semifinal at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup.[6]

On 2 October 2013, he announced a comeback on tour in If Stockholm Open doubles draw, receiving a wild card in pair with fellow countryman Robert Lindstedt.[7]

He competed as a celebrity dancer in Let's Dance 2015.[8]

Coaching edit

 
Murray with new coach Jonas Björkman during practice at the 2015 Aegon Championships

Andy Murray added Björkman to his coaching staff in March 2015, initially on a five-week trial to help out in periods when Amélie Mauresmo was unavailable as she only agreed to travel with him for 25 weeks of the tennis year when she first became Murray's coach in June 2014.[9] However, at the end of the 2015 Australian Open, Mauresmo had informed Murray that she was pregnant and expecting in August. Murray then announced in late April 2015 that Björkman would be his main coach for all of the North American hard-court swing, while Mauresmo would be on maternity leave after 2015 Wimbledon until late in the year.[10] Jonas Björkman joined Murray's team in April 2015, helping Murray win the BMW Open in Munich; his first clay-court title.[11] This was followed by Murray winning his first Masters 1000 title on clay in Madrid. In June 2015, Björkman was with Andy Murray through Queen's[12] where Murray ended up winning his fourth Queen's Club title at the Aegon Championships.[13] and Björkman was Murray's main coach when Murray won the 2015 Canadian Open in Montreal, which was Murray's third Canadian Open title. In the middle of December 2015, Murray decided not to renew Bjorkman's contract. The Swede, who joined the world No. 2's entourage earlier in 2015, took charge of his coaching for the last four months of the season in the absence of Amélie Mauresmo but was not part of the team afterwards.[14]

Major finals edit

Grand Slam finals edit

Doubles: 15 (9–6) edit

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1994 French Open Clay   Jan Apell   Byron Black
  Jonathan Stark
4–6, 6–7
Loss 1997 US Open Hard   Nicklas Kulti   Yevgeny Kafelnikov
  Daniel Vacek
6–7(8–10), 3–6
Win 1998 Australian Open Hard   Jacco Eltingh   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde
6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 1999 Australian Open (2) Hard   Patrick Rafter   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Leander Paes
6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(10–12), 6–4
Win 2001 Australian Open (3) Hard   Todd Woodbridge   Byron Black
  David Prinosil
6–1, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Win 2002 Wimbledon Grass   Todd Woodbridge   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
6–1, 6–2, 6–7(7–9), 7–5
Win 2003 Wimbledon (2) Grass   Todd Woodbridge   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Max Mirnyi
3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 2003 US Open Hard   Todd Woodbridge   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
5–7, 6–0, 7–5
Win 2004 Wimbledon (3) Grass   Todd Woodbridge   Julian Knowle
  Nenad Zimonjić
6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Win 2005 French Open Clay   Max Mirnyi   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 2005 US Open (2) Hard   Max Mirnyi   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
1–6, 4–6
Win 2006 French Open (2) Clay   Max Mirnyi   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–5
Loss 2006 US Open (3) Hard   Max Mirnyi   Martin Damm
  Leander Paes
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 3–6
Loss 2007 Australian Open Hard   Max Mirnyi   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
5–7, 5–7
Loss 2008 Wimbledon Grass   Kevin Ullyett   Daniel Nestor
  Nenad Zimonjić
6–7(12–14), 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 3–6

Mixed doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups) edit

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1999 Wimbledon Grass   Anna Kournikova   Leander Paes
  Lisa Raymond
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 2007 Wimbledon (2) Grass   Alicia Molik   Jamie Murray
  Jelena Janković
4–6, 6–3, 1–6

Masters Series finals edit

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) edit

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1997 Paris Masters Carpet (i)   Pete Sampras 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 1–6

Career finals edit

Singles: 11 (6–5) edit

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–1)
International Series Gold (1–0)
ATP Tour (5–4)
Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 1995 Hong Kong Hard   Michael Chang 3–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Jan 1997 Auckland, New Zealand Hard   Kenneth Carlsen 7–6(7–0), 6–0
Loss 1–2 May 1997 Coral Springs, US Clay   Jason Stoltenberg 0–6, 6–2, 5–7
Win 2–2 Aug 1997 Indianapolis, US Hard   Carlos Moyà 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 2–3 Oct 1997 Paris, France Carpet (i)   Pete Sampras 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 1–6
Win 3–3 Nov 1997 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i)   Jan Siemerink 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 6–4
Win 4–3 Jun 1998 Nottingham, UK Grass   Byron Black 6–3, 6–2
Win 5–3 Jun 2002 Nottingham, UK Grass   Wayne Arthurs 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
Loss 5–4 Feb 2003 Marseille, France Hard (i)   Roger Federer 2–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 6–4 Sep 2005 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Carpet (i)   Radek Štěpánek 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 6–5 Jun 2006 Nottingham, UK Grass   Richard Gasquet 4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 97 (54–43) edit

Legend
Grand Slam (9–6)
Tennis Masters Cup (2–0)
ATP Masters Series (15–10)
International Series Gold (2–6)
ATP Tour (26–21)
Titles by surface
Hard (27–28)
Clay (15–5)
Grass (6–5)
Carpet (6–5)
Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1992 Prague, Czech Republic Clay   Jon Ireland   Karel Nováček
  Branislav Stankovič
5–7, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 1993 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hard   Lars-Anders Wahlgren   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis
5–7, 6–4, 6–7
Loss 0–3 Nov 1993 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i)   Jan Apell   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis
1–6, ret.
Win 1–3 Jan 1994 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard   Neil Borwick   Jorge Lozano
  Jim Pugh
6–4, 6–1
Win 2–3 Jan 1994 Rotterdam, Netherlands (1) Carpet (i)   Jeremy Bates   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis
6–4, 6–1
Loss 2–4 Apr 1994 Hong Kong Hard   Patrick Rafter   Jim Grabb
  Brett Steven
w/o
Loss 2–5 Jun 1994 French Open, Paris Clay   Jan Apell   Byron Black
  Jonathan Stark
4–6, 6–7
Win 3–5 Jun 1994 Queen's Club, England Grass   Jan Apell   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde
3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Win 4–5 Jul 1994 Båstad, Sweden (1) Clay   Jan Apell   Nicklas Kulti
  Mikael Tillström
6–2, 6–3
Loss 4–6 Jul 1994 Washington, D.C., US Hard   Jakob Hlasek   Grant Connell
  Patrick Galbraith
4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win 5–6 Aug 1994 Schenectady, US Hard   Jan Apell   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis
6–4, 7–6
Loss 5–7 Oct 1994 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard (i)   Jan Apell   Lan Bale
  John-Laffnie de Jager
7–6, 2–6, 6–7
Loss 5–8 Oct 1994 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet (i)   Jan Apell   Mark Woodforde
  Todd Woodbridge
3–6, 4–6
Win 6–8 Nov 1994 Antwerp, Belgium (1) Carpet (i)   Jan Apell   Hendrik Jan Davids
  Sébastien Lareau
4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win 7–8 Nov 1994 Tennis Masters Cup, Jakarta (1) Hard (i)   Jan Apell   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde
6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6)
Loss 7–9 May 1995 Rome, Italy Clay   Jan Apell   Cyril Suk
  Daniel Vacek
3–6, 4–6
Loss 7–10 Jun 1995 Queen's Club, England Grass   Jan Apell   Todd Martin
  Pete Sampras
6–7, 4–6
Win 8–10 Jul 1995 Båstad, Sweden (2) Clay   Jan Apell   Jon Ireland
  Andrew Kratzmann
6–3, 6–0
Win 9–10 Oct 1995 Toulouse, France Hard (i)   John-Laffnie de Jager   Dave Randall
  Greg Van Emburgh
7–6, 7–6
Win 10–10 Oct 1995 Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet (i)   Javier Frana   Guy Forget
  Patrick Rafter
6–7, 6–4, 7–6
Loss 10–11 Jan 1996 Adelaide, Australia Hard   Tommy Ho   Mark Woodforde
  Todd Woodbridge
5–7, 6–7
Loss 10–12 Jan 1996 Auckland, New Zealand Hard   Brett Steven   Marcos Ondruska
  Jack Waite
w/o
Win 11–12 Feb 1996 Antwerp, Belgium (2) Carpet (i)   Nicklas Kulti   Yevgeny Kafelnikov
  Menno Oosting
6–4, 6–4
Win 12–12 Apr 1996 New Delhi, India Hard   Nicklas Kulti   Byron Black
  Sandon Stolle
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 12–13 Apr 1996 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay   Nicklas Kulti   Ellis Ferreira
  Jan Siemerink
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 12–14 Aug 1996 Los Angeles, US Hard   Nicklas Kulti   Marius Barnard
  Piet Norval
5–7, 2–6
Loss 12–15 Aug 1996 New Haven, US Hard   Nicklas Kulti   Byron Black
  Grant Connell
4–6, 4–6
Loss 12–16 Mar 1997 Scottsdale, US Hard   Rick Leach   Luis Lobo
  Javier Sánchez
3–6, 3–6
Win 13–16 May 1997 Atlanta, US Clay   Nicklas Kulti   Scott Davis
  Kelly Jones
6–4, 6–4
Loss 13–17 Aug 1997 Indianapolis, US Hard   Nicklas Kulti   Mikael Tillström
  Michael Tebbutt
3–6, 2–6
Loss 13–18 Sep 1997 US Open, New York Hard   Nicklas Kulti   Yevgeny Kafelnikov
  Daniel Vacek
6–7(8–10), 3–6
Win 14–18 Feb 1998 Australian Open, Melbourne (1) Hard   Jacco Eltingh   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde
6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 15–18 Mar 1998 Indian Wells, US Hard   Patrick Rafter   Todd Martin
  Richey Reneberg
6–4, 7–6
Win 16–18 Feb 1999 Australian Open, Melbourne (2) Hard   Patrick Rafter   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Leander Paes
6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(10–12), 6–4
Win 17–18 Jun 1999 Halle, Germany (1) Grass   Patrick Rafter   Paul Haarhuis
  Jared Palmer
6–3, 7–5
Win 18–18 Aug 1999 Montreal, Canada Hard   Patrick Rafter   Byron Black
  Wayne Ferreira
7–6, 6–4
Win 19–18 Aug 1999 Cincinnati, US (1) Hard   Byron Black   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde
6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Win 20–18 Nov 1999 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Hard (i)   Byron Black   David Adams
  John-Laffnie de Jager
6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–2), 6–0
Loss 20–19 Mar 2000 Copenhagen, Denmark Hard (i)   Sébastien Lareau   Martin Damm
  David Prinosil
1–6, 7–5, 5–7
Loss 20–20 Aug 2000 Indianapolis, US Hard   Max Mirnyi   Lleyton Hewitt
  Sandon Stolle
2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 21–20 Oct 2000 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i)   David Prinosil   Jiří Novák
  David Rikl
6–2, 6–3
Loss 21–21 Jan 2001 Sydney, Australia Hard   Todd Woodbridge   Daniel Nestor
  Sandon Stolle
6–2, 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)
Win 22–21 Jan 2001 Australian Open, Melbourne (3) Hard   Todd Woodbridge   Byron Black
  David Prinosil
6–1, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Win 23–21 Feb 2001 Rotterdam, Netherlands (2) Hard (i)   Roger Federer   Petr Pála
  Pavel Vízner
6–3, 6–0
Loss 23–22 Mar 2001 Indian Wells, US Hard   Todd Woodbridge   Wayne Ferreira
  Yevgeny Kafelnikov
2–6, 5–7
Loss 23–23 Apr 2001 Miami, US Hard   Todd Woodbridge   Jiří Novák
  David Rikl
5–7, 6–7(3–7)
Win 24–23 Apr 2001 Monte Carlo, Monaco (1) Clay   Todd Woodbridge   Joshua Eagle
  Andrew Florent
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win 25–23 May 2001 Hamburg, Germany (1) Clay   Todd Woodbridge   Daniel Nestor
  Sandon Stolle
7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–3
Loss 25–24 Oct 2001 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i)   Todd Woodbridge   Donald Johnson
  Jared Palmer
3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win 26–24 Jan 2002 Auckland, New Zealand Hard   Todd Woodbridge   Martín García
  Cyril Suk
7–6(7–5), 7–6(9–7)
Win 27–24 Apr 2002 Monte Carlo, Monaco (2) Clay   Todd Woodbridge   Paul Haarhuis
  Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 27–25 May 2002 Hamburg, Germany Clay   Todd Woodbridge   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Jan-Michael Gambill
2–6, 4–6
Loss 27–26 Jun 2002 Halle, Germany Grass   Todd Woodbridge   David Prinosil
  David Rikl
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 5–7
Win 28–26 Jul 2002 Wimbledon, London (1) Grass   Todd Woodbridge   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
6–1, 6–2, 6–7(7–9), 7–5
Win 29–26 Jul 2002 Båstad, Sweden (3) Clay   Todd Woodbridge   Paul Hanley
  Michael Hill
7–6(8–6), 6–4
Win 30–26 Jun 2003 Halle, Germany (2) Grass   Todd Woodbridge   Martin Damm
  Cyril Suk
6–3, 6–4
Win 31–26 Jul 2003 Wimbledon, London (2) Grass   Todd Woodbridge   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Max Mirnyi
3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss 31–27 Aug 2003 Montreal, Canada Hard   Todd Woodbridge   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Max Mirnyi
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 32–27 Sep 2003 US Open, New York Hard   Todd Woodbridge   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
5–7, 6–0, 7–5
Win 33–27 Oct 2003 Stockholm, Sweden (1) Hard (i)   Todd Woodbridge   Wayne Arthurs
  Paul Hanley
6–3, 6–4
Win 34–27 Jan 2004 Sydney, Australia Hard   Todd Woodbridge   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
7–6(7–3), 7–5
Loss 34–28 Mar 2004 Dubai, UAE Hard   Leander Paes   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Fabrice Santoro
2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 34–29 Apr 2004 Miami, US Hard   Todd Woodbridge   Wayne Black
  Kevin Ullyett
2–6, 6–7(12–14)
Win 35–29 Jul 2004 Wimbledon, London (3) Grass   Todd Woodbridge   Julian Knowle
  Nenad Zimonjić
6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Win 36–29 Jul 2004 Båstad, Sweden (4) Clay   Mahesh Bhupathi   Simon Aspelin
  Todd Perry
4–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(8–6)
Loss 36–30 Aug 2004 Toronto, Canada Hard   Max Mirnyi   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Leander Paes
4–6, 2–6
Loss 36–31 Aug 2004 Cincinnati, US Hard   Todd Woodbridge   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 36–32 Oct 2004 Lyon, France Carpet (i)   Radek Štěpánek   Jonathan Erlich
  Andy Ram
6–7(2–7), 2–6
Loss 36–33 Oct 2004 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i)   Mahesh Bhupathi   Igor Andreev
  Nikolay Davydenko
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win 37–33 Nov 2004 Paris, France (1) Carpet (i)   Todd Woodbridge   Wayne Black
  Kevin Ullyett
6–3, 6–4
Loss 37–34 Jan 2005 Chennai, India Hard   Mahesh Bhupathi   Lu Yen-hsun
  Rainer Schüttler
5–7, 6–4, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 37–35 Feb 2005 Dubai, UAE Hard   Fabrice Santoro   Martin Damm
  Radek Štěpánek
2–6, 4–6
Win 38–35 Apr 2005 Miami, US (1) Hard   Max Mirnyi   Wayne Black
  Kevin Ullyett
6–1, 6–2
Win 39–35 May 2005 Hamburg, Germany (2) Clay   Max Mirnyi   Michaël Llodra
  Fabrice Santoro
4–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3)
Win 40–35 Jun 2005 French Open, Paris (1) Clay   Max Mirnyi   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 40–36 Jun 2005 Queen's Club, England Grass   Max Mirnyi   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
6–7(11–13), 6–7(4–7)
Win 41–36 Jul 2005 Båstad, Sweden (5) Clay   Joachim Johansson   José Acasuso
  Sebastián Prieto
6–2, 6–3
Win 42–36 Aug 2005 Cincinnati, US (2) Hard   Max Mirnyi   Wayne Black
  Kevin Ullyett
7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss 42–37 Sep 2005 US Open, New York Hard   Max Mirnyi   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
1–6, 4–6
Loss 42–38 Oct 2005 St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet (i)   Max Mirnyi   Julian Knowle
  Jürgen Melzer
6–4, 5–7, 5–7
Win 43–38 Jan 2006 Doha, Qatar Hard   Max Mirnyi   Christophe Rochus
  Olivier Rochus
2–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win 44–38 Feb 2006 San Jose, US Hard (i)   John McEnroe   Paul Goldstein
  Jim Thomas
7–6(7–2), 4–6, [10–7]
Win 45–38 Apr 2006 Miami, US (2) Hard   Max Mirnyi   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–4
Win 46–38 Apr 2006 Monte Carlo, Monaco (3) Clay   Max Mirnyi   Fabrice Santoro
  Nenad Zimonjić
6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Win 47–38 Jun 2006 French Open, Paris (2) Clay   Max Mirnyi   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–5
Loss 47–39 Jun 2006 Queen's Club, England Grass   Max Mirnyi   Paul Hanley
  Kevin Ullyett
4–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Win 48–39 Jul 2006 Båstad, Sweden (6) Clay   Thomas Johansson   Christopher Kas
  Oliver Marach
6–3, 4–6, [10–4]
Win 49–39 Aug 2006 Cincinnati, US (3) Hard   Max Mirnyi   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
3–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss 49–40 Sep 2006 US Open, New York Hard   Max Mirnyi   Martin Damm
  Leander Paes
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 3–6
Win 50–40 Nov 2006 Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai (2) Hard (i)   Max Mirnyi   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
6–2, 6–4
Loss 50–41 Jan 2007 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard   Max Mirnyi   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
5–7, 5–7
Win 51–41 Oct 2007 Stockholm, Sweden (2) Hard (i)   Max Mirnyi   Arnaud Clément
  Michaël Llodra
6–4, 6–4
Loss 51–42 Jul 2008 Wimbledon, London Grass   Kevin Ullyett   Daniel Nestor
  Nenad Zimonjić
6–7(12–14), 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 3–6
Win 52–42 Jul 2008 Båstad, Sweden (7) Clay   Robin Söderling   Johan Brunström
  Jean-Julien Rojer
6–2, 6–2
Win 53–42 Oct 2008 Stockholm, Sweden (3) Hard (i)   Kevin Ullyett   Johan Brunström
  Michael Ryderstedt
6–1, 6–3
Win 54–42 Nov 2008 Paris, France (2) Hard (i)   Kevin Ullyett   Jeff Coetzee
  Wesley Moodie
6–2, 6–2
Loss 54–43 Oct 2013 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i)   Robert Lindstedt   Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
  Jean-Julien Rojer
2–6, 2–6

Performance timelines edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles edit

Tournament 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 SR
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 2R 3R 4R 4R QF 1R 3R 1R QF A 1R 1R 1R 2R A 0 / 13
French Open A A Q1 3R 1R 4R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 4R 1R 0 / 15
Wimbledon A A Q1 4R 2R 1R 1R 3R 2R 4R 3R 1R QF 3R 3R SF 4R 1R 0 / 15
US Open A A 2R QF 3R 3R SF QF 3R 2R 2R 1R 4R 1R 2R 2R 2R A 0 / 15
Year-end championships
Tennis Masters Cup Did not qualify SF Did not qualify 0 / 1
Grand Slam Cup Did not qualify 1R DNQ QF QF DNQ Not Held 0 / 3
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A 2R 2R SF 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R A 3R 3R 2R 2R 2R 0 / 13
Miami A A A 3R SF 2R QF 2R 3R 1R 4R 2R 2R 3R 2R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 15
Monte Carlo A A A A 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R LQ LQ 1R LQ 0 / 11
Rome A A A A QF A A 1R 1R LQ 1R 1R A 1R LQ LQ 1R LQ 0 / 7
Hamburg A A A A A A A A A A 1R 1R LQ 1R A A 1R A 0 / 4
Canada A A A 1R A 1R 3R QF 1R 1R 1R A LQ 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R 0 / 12
Cincinnati A A A A 2R 2R 1R 1R 2R 3R 1R 1R A 3R A 1R 1R 1R 0 / 12
Madrid A 1R A 1R 1R A SF SF LQ A A LQ 2R 1R A 1R A A 0 / 8
Paris A A A A 1R A F 1R A A A LQ QF 1R A 1R LQ A 0 / 6
Year-end ranking 700 333 96 50 30 69 4 24 75 44 60 48 30 70 62 54 59 173

Doubles edit

Tournament 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A SF 1R 3R 3R W W 2R W 2R A SF SF QF F A 3 / 13 44–10
French Open A A 1R F 2R QF 2R SF 3R 2R QF QF 2R 3R W W QF QF 2 / 16 44–14
Wimbledon A A 1R 3R 3R QF QF SF QF 3R 3R W W W SF QF 1R F 3 / 16 51–13
US Open A A QF 1R 1R 1R F QF SF 1R 3R SF W 3R F F 3R 2R 1 / 16 42–15
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 3–3 11–4 3–4 8–4 11–4 17–3 15–3 4–4 13–3 14–3 13–1 14–3 19–3 17–3 10–4 9–3 9 / 61 181–52
Year-end championships
Tennis Masters Cup A A A W A RR A A A A A NH RR SF RR W RR RR 2 / 8 16–13
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A QF 2R QF W 2R 1R F SF SF 1R SF SF SF QF 1 / 14 28–13
Miami A A A QF 1R 2R 2R 2R 2R QF F 1R QF F W W QF 2R 2 / 15 30–13
Monte Carlo A A A A 2R F SF 1R QF 1R W W 2R QF 2R W QF SF 3 / 14 26–11
Rome A A A A F A A QF QF QF 1R A A SF SF SF 2R SF 0 / 10 18–10
Hamburg A A A A A A A A A A W F QF SF W QF QF 2R 2 / 8 17–6
Canada A A A A A SF 2R SF W SF 2R A F F SF QF QF QF 1 / 12 25–11
Cincinnati A A A A 2R QF QF 1R W QF SF 1R QF F W W 2R 2R 3 / 14 26–11
Madrid A A A F 2R A 2R 2R W SF A SF QF 1R A SF SF SF 1 / 12 21–11
Paris A A A A 2R A 1R 2R 2R 2R A SF SF W 1R SF QF W 2 / 12 18–10
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 5–2 9–7 10–5 10–7 11–7 17–5 13–8 21–5 15–6 12–8 18–8 20–5 24–6 11–9 13–8 15 / 111 209–96
Year-end ranking 408 199 56 9 26 12 17 8 3 26 1 6 6 3 3 4 15 9

Top 10 wins edit

Season 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
Wins 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 22
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score
1994
1.   Sergi Bruguera 3 Schenectady, United States Hard 2R 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
2.   Stefan Edberg 5 US Open, New York Hard 3R 6–4, 6–4, 6–0
1997
3.   Marcelo Ríos 9 Miami, United States Hard 3R 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
4.   Pete Sampras 1 Queen's Club, London Grass QF 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
5.   Carlos Moyà 9 Indianapolis, United States Hard F 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
6.   Gustavo Kuerten 9 US Open, New York Hard 3R 6–3, 6–1, 7–5
7.   Pat Rafter 3 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) SF 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3)
8.   Sergi Bruguera 8 ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover Hard (i) RR 6–3, 6–1
9.   Michael Chang 2 ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover Hard (i) RR 6–4, 7–5
10.   Michael Chang 3 Davis Cup, Gothenburg Carpet (i) RR 7–5, 1–6, 6–3, 6–3
1998
11.   Àlex Corretja 7 Davis Cup, Stockholm Carpet (i) RR 6–3, 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
12.   Carlos Moyá 5 Davis Cup, Stockholm Carpet (i) RR 6–3, 7–5
1999
13.   Richard Krajicek 4 Tokyo, Japan Hard QF 3–6, 7–5, 6–1
14.   Mark Philippoussis 10 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf Clay F 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
2000
15.   Nicolás Lapentti 9 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) 1R 7–6(7–5), 6–2
16.   Àlex Corretja 7 Cincinnati, United States Hard 1R 6–4, 6–4
2001
17.   Sébastien Grosjean 9 Lyon, France Carpet (i) 2R 7–6(7–2), 1–6, 6–4
2002
18.   Tim Henman 8 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard 4R 6–2, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
2004
19.   Andy Roddick 1 Doha, Qatar Hard 2R 6–3, 6–4
20.   Mark Philippoussis 9 Davis Cup, Adelaide Hard RR 7–5, 6–2, 6–2
2005
21.   Nikolay Davydenko 7 Wimbledon, London Grass 2R 6–7(4–7), 1–2 ret.
22.   Mariano Puerta 10 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Hard SF 6–1, 6–0

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