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'''Magnus Norman''' (born ] ] in ]) is a retired ] professional tennis player who is best known for being the runner up at the ] in 2000 and for briefly being ranked World No. 2. He won 12 singles titles, including a ] tournament in ]. '''Magnus Norman''' (born May 30, 1976 in ]) is a retired ] professional tennis player who is best known for being the runner up at the ] in 2000 and for briefly being ranked World No. 2. He won 12 singles titles, including a ] tournament in ].


Norman reached his career high ranking of World No. 2 on ] ]. This ranking resulted from his success during the first half of the year. He reached the semifinals of the ] and was the runner-up at the French Open, losing to ] of ]. At the ] in ], he lost in the third round to Frenchman ] in straight sets. Norman reached his career high ranking of World No. 2 on June 12, 2000. This ranking resulted from his success during the first half of the year. He reached the semifinals of the ] and was the runner-up at the French Open, losing to ] of ]. At the ] in ], he lost in the third round to Frenchman ] in straight sets.


Norman underwent corrective surgery for a heart valve condition in 1998. He retired due to hip and knee injuries in 2004. Norman underwent corrective surgery for a heart valve condition in 1998. He retired due to hip and knee injuries in 2004.
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Revision as of 09:59, 15 November 2008

Magnus Norman
Country (sports) Sweden
ResidenceMonte Carlo, Monaco
Height6 ft 2 in (187 cm)
Turned pro1995
Retired2004
PlaysRight-handed; two-handed backhand
Prize money$4,537,247
Singles
Career record244–177
Career titles12
Highest rankingNo. 2 (June 12, 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (2000)
French OpenF (2000)
Wimbledon3rd (1997, 1999)
US Open4th (1999, 2000)
Doubles
Career record24–48
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 133 (May 7, 2001)

Magnus Norman (born May 30, 1976 in Filipstad) is a retired Swedish professional tennis player who is best known for being the runner up at the French Open in 2000 and for briefly being ranked World No. 2. He won 12 singles titles, including a Tennis Masters Series tournament in Rome, Italy.

Norman reached his career high ranking of World No. 2 on June 12, 2000. This ranking resulted from his success during the first half of the year. He reached the semifinals of the Australian Open and was the runner-up at the French Open, losing to Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, he lost in the third round to Frenchman Arnaud di Pasquale in straight sets.

Norman underwent corrective surgery for a heart valve condition in 1998. He retired due to hip and knee injuries in 2004.

Grand Slam singles final

Runner-up (1)

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

Masters Series singles finals

Win (1)

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

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 Costa Rica Juan Antonio Marín 7–5, 6–2
2. August 9, 1998 Amsterdam, Netherlands Clay Australia Richard Fromberg 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
3. April 25, 1999 Orlando, U.S. Clay Argentina Guillermo Cañas 6–0, 6–3
4. July 25, 1999 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Germany Tommy Haas 6–7(6), 4–6, 7–6(7), 6–0, 6–3
5. August 1, 1999 Umag, Croatia Clay United States Jeff Tarango 6–2, 6–4
6. August 29, 1999 Long Island, U.S. Hard Spain Àlex Corretja 7–6(4), 4–6, 6–3
7. October 10, 1999 Shanghai, China Hard Chile Marcelo Ríos 2–6, 6–3, 7–5
8. January 16, 2000 Auckland, New Zealand Hard United States Michael Chang 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
9. May 14, 2000 Rome, Italy Clay Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
10. July 16, 2000 Båstad, Sweden Clay Sweden Andreas Vinciguerra 6–1, 7–6(6)
11. August 27, 2000 Long Island, U.S. Hard Sweden Thomas Enqvist 6–3, 5–7, 7–5
12. October 22, 2000 Shanghai, China Hard Netherlands Sjeng Schalken 6–4, 4–6, 6–3

Runner-ups (7)

Singles (6)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
1. October 19, 1997 Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet (I) Slovakia Karol Kučera 6–2 retired
2. August 2, 1998 Umag, Croatia Clay Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach 6–3, 7–6(0)
3. June 11, 2000 French Open, Paris, France Clay Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(6)
4. January 14, 2001 Sydney, Australia Hard Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6–4, 6–1
5. March 11, 2001 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard Spain Francisco Clavet 6–4, 6–2
6. October 6, 2002 Tokyo, Japan Hard Denmark Kenneth Carlsen 7–6(6), 6–3

Doubles (1)

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

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
US 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.

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