Magnus Norman | Country |  Sweden | | Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco | | Date of birth | 30 May 1976 (1976-05-30) (age 33) | | Place of birth | Filipstad, Sweden | | Height | 6'2" (187 cm) | | Weight | 205 lb (92 kg) | | Turned pro | 1995 | | Retired | 2004 | | Plays | Right-handed; two-handed backhand | | Career prize money | $4,537,247 | | Singles | | Career record | 244–177 | | Career titles | 12 | | Highest ranking | Number 2 (12 June 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 | Number 133 (7 May 2001) | Magnus Norman (born 30 May 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 Number 2. He won 12 singles titles, including a Tennis Masters Series tournament in Rome, Italy. Norman reached his career high ranking of World Number 2 on 12 June 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. Magnus is the current coach of Robin Söderling. Growing up he also played bandy. [edit] Major finals [edit] Grand Slam finals [edit] Singles: 1 (0-1) [edit] Masters Series finals [edit] Singles: 1 (1-0) | Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final | | Winner | 2000 | Rome | Clay |  Gustavo Kuerten | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 | [edit] Career finals [edit] Singles: 18 (12-6) - Wins (12)
| Legend | | Grand Slam (0) | | Tennis Masters Cup (0) | | ATP Masters Series (1) | | ATP International Series Gold (1) | | ATP Tour (10) | | | Titles by Surface | | Hard (5) | | Grass (0) | | Clay (7) | | Carpet (0) | | | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final | | 1. | 13 July 1997 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay |  Juan Antonio Marín | 7–5, 6–2 | | 2. | 9 August 1998 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Clay |  Richard Fromberg | 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 | | 3. | 25 April 1999 | Orlando, USA | Clay |  Guillermo Cañas | 6–0, 6–3 | | 4. | 25 July 1999 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay |  Tommy Haas | 6–7(6), 4–6, 7–6(7), 6–0, 6–3 | | 5. | 1 August 1999 | Umag, Croatia | Clay |  Jeff Tarango | 6–2, 6–4 | | 6. | 29 August 1999 | Long Island, USA | Hard |  Àlex Corretja | 7–6(4), 4–6, 6–3 | | 7. | 10 October 1999 | Shanghai, China | Hard |  Marcelo Ríos | 2–6, 6–3, 7–5 | | 8. | 16 January 2000 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Michael Chang | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 | | 9. | 14 May 2000 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 | | 10. | 16 July 2000 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Andreas Vinciguerra | 6–1, 7–6(6) | | 11. | 27 August 2000 | Long Island, USA | Hard | Thomas Enqvist | 6–3, 5–7, 7–5 | | 12. | 22 October 2000 | Shanghai, China | Hard |  Sjeng Schalken | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | - Runner-ups (6)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final | | 1. | 19 October 1997 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Carpet (i) |  Karol Kučera | 6–2, retired | | 2. | 27 July 1998 | Umag, Croatia | Clay |  Bohdan Ulihrach | 6-3, 7-6(0) | | 3. | 11 June 2000 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(6) | | 4. | 14 January 2001 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 6–4, 6–1 | | 5. | 11 March 2001 | Scottsdale, USA | Hard | Francisco Clavet | 6–4, 6–2 | | 6. | 6 October 2002 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard |  Kenneth Carlsen | 7–6(6), 6–3 | [edit] Doubles: 1 (0-1) - Runner-ups (1)
[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 | | 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. [edit] External links |
