Thomas Karl Johan Enqvist (born 13 March 1974) is a Swedish former professional tennis 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.

Thomas Enqvist
Enqvist 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 (age 50)
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 (60.1%)
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

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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 losing in the final 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.

From 2017 to 2019, Enqvist was captain of the Swedish Davis Cup team. He currently works as a commentator for Eurosport Sweden. Enqvist is also the current vice-captain for Team Europe in the Laver Cup, a position he has held since the inaugural tournament.

He has been provisionally coaching Stefanos Tsitsipas since February 2022, starting with the Rotterdam Open.

Significant finals

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Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 1 (0–1)

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Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1999 Australian Open Hard   Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–4, 0–6, 3–6, 6–7(1–7)

Masters Series finals

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Singles: 4 (3–1)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1996 Paris, France Carpet (i)   Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–2, 6–4, 7–5
Win 1999 Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i)   Richard Krajicek 6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–5
Loss 2000 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard   Àlex Corretja 4–6, 4–6, 3–6
Win 2000 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard   Tim Henman 7–6(7–5), 6–4

Career singles finals

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Singles: 26 (19–7)

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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

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

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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)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Feb 1997 Marseille, France Hard   Magnus Larsson   Olivier Delaître
  Fabrice Santoro
6–3, 6–4

Singles performance timeline

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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.
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

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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.   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

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by ATP Most Improved Player
1995
Succeeded by
Preceded by ATP Champions Tour
Year-End No.1

2009, 2010
Succeeded by