Mikael Tillström
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Swedish tennis player
| Country (sports) | Sweden |
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| Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Born | (1972年03月05日) 5 March 1972 (age 52) Jönköping, Sweden |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 1991 |
| Retired | 2000 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $2,030,525 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 112–113 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 39 (14 October 1996) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1996) |
| French Open | 4R (1994) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1996) |
| US Open | 3R (1998) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Grand Slam Cup | 1R (1996) |
| Olympic Games | 3R (2000) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 111–86 |
| Career titles | 8 |
| Highest ranking | No. 15 (17 July 2000) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (1999, 2000) |
| French Open | SF (1999) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2000) |
| US Open | 3R (1998, 2000) |
| Last updated on: 10 January 2022. | |
Mikael Tillström (born 5 March 1972) is a former tennis player and coach from Sweden.
Career
[edit ]He represented his native country as at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he was defeated in the third round by Switzerland's Roger Federer. The right-hander won one career title in singles (Chennai, 1997) and eight career doubles titles, all but one with fellow Swede Nicklas Kulti. He also reached the final of 2000 Majorca Open.
He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 14 October 1996, when he became world no. 39. His best performance at a Grand Slam came when he got to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in 1996, defeating Aaron Krickstein, Christian Ruud, Patrick McEnroe and Thomas Muster and then losing to Michael Chang.
Coaching
[edit ]He is running the Good to Great Tennis Academy together with Magnus Norman and Nicklas Kulti, and he is currently coaching Gaël Monfils.
Junior Grand Slam finals
[edit ]Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
[edit ]| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 1990 | US Open | Hard | Italy Andrea Gaudenzi | 2–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
[edit ]| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partnet | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 1990 | US Open | Hard | Sweden Mårten Renström | Canada Sébastien Leblanc United Kingdom Greg Rusedski |
7–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
ATP career finals
[edit ]Singles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Apr 1997 | Chennai, India | World Series | Hard | Germany Alex Rădulescu | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Apr 1998 | Chennai, India | World Series | Hard | Australia Patrick Rafter | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 1999 | Singapore, Singapore | Championship Series | Hard | Chile Marcelo Ríos | 2–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 1–3 | Feb 2000 | San Jose, United States | World Series | Hard | Australia Mark Philippoussis | 5–7, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | May 2000 | Majorca, Spain | World Series | Clay | Russia Marat Safin | 4–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 12 (8 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1992 | Hilversum, Netherlands | World Series | Clay | Sweden Mårten Renström | Netherlands Paul Haarhuis Netherlands Mark Koevermans |
7–6, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 1992 | San Marino, San Marino | World Series | Clay | Sweden Nicklas Kulti | Italy Cristian Brandi Italy Federico Mordegan |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 1994 | Båstad, Sweden | World Series | Clay | Sweden Nicklas Kulti | Sweden Jan Apell Sweden Jonas Björkman |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jul 1997 | Båstad, Sweden | World Series | Clay | Sweden Nicklas Kulti | Sweden Magnus Gustafsson Sweden Magnus Larsson |
6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–2 | Aug 1997 | Indianapolis, United States | Championship Series | Hard | Australia Michael Tebbutt | Sweden Jonas Björkman Sweden Nicklas Kulti |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–2 | Feb 1998 | St. Petersburg, Russia | World Series | Carpet | Sweden Nicklas Kulti | South Africa Marius Barnard South Africa Brent Haygarth |
3–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Apr 1998 | Orlando, United States | World Series | Clay | Australia Michael Tebbutt | South Africa Grant Stafford Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett |
6–4, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 5–3 | Nov 1998 | Stockholm, Sweden | International Series | Hard | Sweden Nicklas Kulti | South Africa Chris Haggard Sweden Peter Nyborg |
7–5, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Jul 1999 | Båstad, Sweden | World Series | Clay | Sweden Nicklas Kulti | South Africa David Adams United States Jeff Tarango |
6–7(6–8), 4–6 |
| Win | 6–4 | Apr 2000 | Barcelona, Spain | Championship Series | Clay | Sweden Nicklas Kulti | Netherlands Paul Haarhuis Australia Sandon Stolle |
6–2, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 7–4 | Jun 2000 | Halle, Germany | International Series | Grass | Sweden Nicklas Kulti | India Mahesh Bhupathi Germany David Prinosil |
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 8–4 | Jul 2000 | Båstad, Sweden | International Series | Clay | Sweden Nicklas Kulti | Italy Andrea Gaudenzi Italy Diego Nargiso |
4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
[edit ]Singles: 3 (2–1)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | May 1992 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Sweden Magnus Larsson | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jun 1994 | Weiden, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Germany Jens Knippschild | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 1995 | Merano, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Morocco Younes El Aynaoui | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Doubles: 13 (11–2)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | May 1992 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Sweden Magnus Larsson | Italy Cristian Brandi Italy Federico Mordegan |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 1992 | Yvetot, France | Challenger | Clay | Sweden Mårten Renström | Brazil Jaime Oncins Czech Republic Tomas Anzari |
7–6, 5–7, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–0 | Jun 1992 | Salzburg, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Sweden Jan Apell | Spain Jordi Arrese Sweden Nils Holm |
3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Sep 1993 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Sweden Tomas Nydahl | Czech Republic David Rikl Czech Republic Pavel Vízner |
2–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 4–1 | Oct 1993 | Dublin, Ireland | Challenger | Carpet | Sweden Mårten Renström | United States Todd Nelson Norway Bent-Ove Pedersen |
6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–2 | May 1994 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Denmark Kenneth Carlsen | France Olivier Delaître France Jean-Philippe Fleurian |
1–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
| Win | 5–2 | Jun 1994 | Košice, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | United States Tommy Ho | Portugal Emanuel Couto Portugal Bernardo Mota |
7–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–2 | Jul 1994 | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Sweden Mårten Renström | Netherlands Stephen Noteboom Belgium Tom Vanhoudt |
3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–2 | Dec 1994 | Andorra la Vella, Andorra | Challenger | Hard | Sweden Anders Järryd | Canada Greg Rusedski Kenya Paul Wekesa |
7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–2 | Mar 1995 | Indian Wells, United States | Challenger | Hard | Sweden Nicklas Kulti | Sweden Jan Apell United States Mike Bauer |
7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 9–2 | Apr 1995 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Challenger | Clay | Sweden Nicklas Kulti | Germany Nicolas Kiefer Germany Michael Stich |
7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 10–2 | May 1995 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Sweden Nicklas Kulti | United States Shelby Cannon South Africa Stefan Kruger |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–2 | Jul 1995 | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Sweden Nicklas Kulti | United States Bill Behrens South Africa Brendan Curry |
7–6, 6–4 |
Performance timelines
[edit ] W
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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 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||||||
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| Australian Open | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | QF | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 8–5 | 62% | ||||||||||||
| French Open | A | Q1 | 4R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | Q3 | 1R | 0 / 6 | 7–6 | 54% | ||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% | ||||||||||||
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% | ||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 9–4 | 0–4 | 5–4 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0 / 21 | 21–21 | 50% | ||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | ||||||||||||||||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 4R | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% | ||||||||||||
| Monte Carlo | QF | A | A | Q2 | A | 1R | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | ||||||||||||
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | ||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||
| Paris | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–6 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 10 | 7–10 | 41% | ||||||||||||
Doubles
[edit ]| Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||||||
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| Australian Open | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | 40% | |||||||||||||
| French Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | SF | 3R | 0 / 6 | 7–6 | 54% | |||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | SF | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% | |||||||||||||
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% | |||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 6–4 | 10–4 | 0 / 17 | 19–17 | 53% | |||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | Not Held | A | Not Held | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||||||||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | SF | 2R | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 0% | |||||||||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | QF | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% | |||||||||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||
| Stuttgart | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 0 / 8 | 8–8 | 50% | |||||||||||||