Magnus Norman
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Magnus Norman (born May 30 , 1976 in Filipstad ) is a retired Swedish professional tennis player. A former World No. 2 (June 12 , 2000 ), despite being considered average at best by most respected tennis insiders, Norman braved all criticisms and won 12 career singles titles (including a Tennis Masters Series in Rome , Italy), but perhaps is best known for his unique running ability. In 2000, he competed in the men's singles at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia where he was downed in the 3rd round by unheralded Frenchman Arnaud Di Pasquale in straight sets. He was also the runner-up at Roland Garros , losing to three-time champion Gustavo Kuerten (Brazil ) in four sets. Norman underwent corrective surgery for a heart valve condition in 1998. He unceremoniously retired due to hip and knee injuries in a Press Conference at the 2004 Stockholm Open having not played for the whole year.
Grand Slam singles final
Runner-up (1)
Masters Series singles finals
Win (1)
Singles titles (12)
Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (1)
ATP Tour (11)
Titles by Surface
Hard (4)
Grass (0)
Clay (8)
Carpet (0)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1.
July 13 , 1997 Båstad , Sweden Clay
Juan Antonio Marín 7-5, 6-2
2.
August 9 , 1998 Amsterdam , Netherlands Clay
Richard Fromberg 6-3, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
3.
April 25 , 1999 Orlando , U.S. Clay
Guillermo Cañas 6-0, 6-3
4.
July 25 , 1999 Stuttgart Outdoor , Germany Clay
Tommy Haas 6-7(6), 4-6, 7-6(7), 6-0, 6-3
5.
August 1 , 1999 Umag , Croatia Clay
Jeff Tarango 6-2, 6-4
6.
August 29 , 1999 Long Island , U.S. Hard
Àlex Corretja 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-3
7.
October 10 , 1999 Shanghai , China Hard
Marcelo Ríos 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
8.
January 16 , 2000 Auckland , New Zealand Hard
Michael Chang 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
9.
May 14 , 2000 Rome , Italy Clay
Gustavo Kuerten 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
10.
July 16 , 2000 Båstad , Sweden Clay
Andreas Vinciguerra 6-1, 7-6(6)
11.
August 27 , 2000 Long Island , U.S. Hard
Thomas Enqvist 6-3, 5-7, 7-5
12.
October 22 , 2000 Shanghai , China Hard
Sjeng Schalken 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Runner-ups (7)
Singles (6)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1.
October 19 , 1997 Ostrava , Czech Republic Carpet (I)
Karol Kučera 6-2 retired
2.
August 2 , 1998 Umag , Croatia Clay
Bohdan Ulihrach 6-3, 7-6(0)
3.
June 11 , 2000 French Open , Paris , France Clay
Gustavo Kuerten 6-2, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(6)
4.
January 14 , 2001 Sydney , Australia Hard
Lleyton Hewitt 6-4, 6-1
5.
March 11 , 2001 Scottsdale , U.S. Hard
Francisco Clavet 6-4, 6-2
6.
October 6 , 2002 Tokyo , Japan Hard
Kenneth Carlsen 7-6(6), 6-3
Doubles (1)
Performance timeline
Tournament
1992
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Career SR
Career win-loss
Australian Open A
A
1R
1R
1R
2R
SF
4R
A
A
0 / 6
9-6
French Open A
A
2R
QF
2R
1R
F
1R
1R
1R
0 / 7
12-7
Wimbledon A
A
A
3R
1R
3R
2R
A
A
A
0 / 4
5-4
U.S. Open A
A
A
2R
2R
4R
4R
A
1R
1R
0 / 6
8-6
Grand Slam SR
0 / 0
0 / 0
0 / 2
0 / 4
0 / 4
0 / 4
0 / 4
0 / 2
0 / 2
0 / 2
0 / 24
N/A
Grand Slam Win-Loss 0-0 0-0 1-2 7-4 2-4 6-4 15-4 3-2 0-2 0-2 N/A 34-24
Tennis Masters Cup A
A
A
A
A
A
RR
A
A
A
0 / 1
0-3
Indian Wells Masters A
A
A
A
2R
A
QF
1R
A
A
0 / 3
4-3
Miami Masters A
A
A
A
1R
2R
3R
3R
A
A
0 / 4
3-4
Monte Carlo Masters A
A
A
A
2R
A
2R
2R
1R
3R
0 / 5
5-5
Rome Masters A
A
A
A
2R
A
W 1R
1R
1R
1 / 5
7-4
Hamburg Masters A
A
A
A
1R
A
QF
2R
A
A
0 / 3
4-3
Canada Masters A
A
A
A
A
A
1R
2R
1R
A
0 / 3
1-3
Cincinnati Masters A
A
A
A
A
A
2R
1R
1R
A
0 / 3
1-3
Madrid Masters (Stuttgart) 1R
A
A
A
2R
3R
3R
A
2R
A
0 / 5
3-5
Paris Masters A
A
A
2R
2R
1R
2R
A
A
A
0 / 4
2-4
Total Titles 0 0 0 1 1 5 5 0 0 0 N/A 12
Hardcourt Win-Loss
0-0
0-0
6-6
9-10
6-13
22-10
39-16
19-12
7-10
5-7
N/A
113-84
Grass Win-Loss
0-0
0-0
0-0
2-2
2-2
2-3
1-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
N/A
7-8
Carpet Win-Loss
0-1
0-0
0-0
11-7
3-3
0-1
0-1
1-1
0-0
0-0
N/A
15-14
Clay Win-Loss
0-0
3-2
7-4
20-7
17-13
20-8
27-7
5-9
5-9
5-12
N/A
109-71
Overall Win-Loss 0-1 3-2 13-10 42-26 28-31 44-22 67-25 25-22 12-19 10-19 N/A 244-177
Year End Ranking 690
170
86
22
52
15
4
49
107
125
N/A N/A
A = did not participate in the tournament. SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
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Sweden
Gustavo Kuerten
Juan Antonio Marín
Richard Fromberg
Guillermo Cañas
Tommy Haas
Jeff Tarango
Àlex Corretja
Marcelo Ríos
Sjeng Schalken
Karol Kučera
Bohdan Ulihrach
Kenneth Carlsen
