Magnus Norman

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Magnus Norman

Country	Sweden
Residence	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Date of birth	May 30, 1976
Place of birth	Filipstad, Sweden
Height	6'2" (187 cm)
Weight	205 lb (92 kg)
Turned pro	1995
Retired	2003
Plays	Right-handed
Career prize money	$4,537,247
Singles
Career record:	244-177
Career titles:	12
Highest ranking:	No. 2 (June 12, 2000)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	SF (2000)
French Open	F (2000)
Wimbledon	3rd (1997, 1999)
US Open	4th (1999, 2000)
Doubles
Career record:	24-48
Career titles:	0
Highest ranking:	No. 133 (May 7, 2001)

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.

Contents 1 Grand Slam singles final 1.1 Runner-up (1) 2 Masters Series singles finals 2.1 Win (1) 3 Singles titles (12) 4 Runner-ups (7) 4.1 Singles (6) 4.2 Doubles (1) 5 Singles performance timeline 6 External links

[edit] Grand Slam singles final

[edit] Runner-up (1)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2000	French Open	Gustavo Kuerten	6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(6)

[edit] Masters Series singles finals

[edit] Win (1)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2000	Italian Open	Gustavo Kuerten	6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4

[edit] Singles titles (12)

Legend Grand Slam (0) Tennis Masters Cup (0) ATP Masters Series (1) ATP Tour (11)

Titles by Surface Hard (5) Grass (0) Clay (7) Carpet (0)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
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

[edit] Runner-ups (7)

[edit] Singles (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
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

[edit] Doubles (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents in Final	Score in Final
1.	January 5, 1997	Doha, Qatar	Hard	Patrik Fredriksson	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	6–3, 6–2

[edit] Singles performance timeline

Tournament	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	Career SR	Career win-loss
Australian Open	A	LQ	LQ	A	1R	1R	1R	2R	SF	4R	A	A	0 / 6	9–6
French Open	A	A	A	A	2R	QF	2R	1R	F	1R	1R	1R	0 / 7	12-7
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	A	3R	1R	3R	2R	A	A	A	0 / 4	5–4
U.S. Open	A	A	A	A	A	2R	2R	4R	4R	A	1R	1R	0 / 6	8–6
Grand Slam SR	0 / 0	0 / 0	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	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	A	A	RR	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–3
Indian Wells Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	QF	1R	A	LQ	0 / 3	4–3
Miami Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	2R	3R	3R	A	LQ	0 / 4	3–4
Monte Carlo Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	2R	2R	1R	3R	0 / 5	5–5
Rome Masters	A	A	A	A	LQ	A	2R	A	W	1R	1R	1R	1 / 5	7–4
Hamburg Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	QF	2R	A	A	0 / 3	4–3
Canada Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	2R	1R	A	0 / 3	1–3
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	1R	A	0 / 3	1–3
Madrid Masters (Stuttgart)	1R	A	LQ	A	A	A	2R	3R	3R	A	2R	A	0 / 5	3–5
Paris Masters	A	A	A	A	A	2R	2R	1R	2R	A	A	A	0 / 4	2–4
Total Titles	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	5	0	0	0	N/A	12
Hardcourt Win-Loss	0–0	0–0	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	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	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	0–0	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	0-0	0-0	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	588	1003	170	86	22	52	15	4	49	107	125	N/A	N/A

A = did not participate in the tournament.

LQ = lost in the qualifying draw.

SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

[edit] External links

• Profile at ATP