Magnus Larsson (b. March 25, 1970, in Olofström, Blechingia, Sweden) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Olofström is a town and the seat of Olofström Municipality in Sweden. ... Blechingia (Blekinge) is a historical Sweden. ... The Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: Konungariket Sverige  listen) is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe. ... Tennis is a racquet sport played between either two players (singles) or two teams of two players (doubles). Player(s) use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball over a net into the opponents court. ...

Larsson turned professional in 1989 and won his first top-level singles title in Florence in 1990. His first doubles title was also won in Florence, in 1991. 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Florence - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Some of the most significant highlights of Larsson's career came in 1994. He won that year's Grand Slam Cup, defeating World No. 1 Pete Sampras in the final in four sets 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4. Larsson also reached the semi-finals of the the 1994 French Open. And Larsson was also part of the Swedish team which won the 1994 Davis Cup. He won singles rubbers in the final against both Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Aleksandr Volkov, as Sweden beat Russia 4-1. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The Grand Slam Cup was a tennis tournament. ... Pete Sampras (born August 12, 1971, Washington, DC), is a retired American professional tennis player. ... The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held from the middle of May to the beginning of June in Paris, France, and is the second of the worlds Grand Slam tournaments. ... Davis Cup logo The Davis Cup is the international team event in mens tennis. ... Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov (Russian: Евгений Александрович Кафельников) (yehv-GYEH-nee kah-FYELL-nee-koff) (born February 18, 1974), former number-one tennis player from Russia, was born in Sochi in the RSFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia). ... The Russian Federation (Russian: Росси́йская Федера́ция, transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Federacija), or Russia (Russian: Росси́я, transliteration: Rossiya or Rossija), is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. ...

In 1995, Larsson reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 10 and his career-high doubles ranking of World No. 26. He was runner-up in the men's doubles at the French Open that year. He was also part of the Swedish team which won the World Team Cup. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The World Team Cup is the international team championship of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). ...

Larsson played in the final of the Davis Cup again in 1997. And again he won both his singles rubbers - against Pete Sampras and Michael Chang - and was on the winning team as Sweden thrashed the United States 5-0. 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... Chang at the 1998 US Open Michael Te Pei Chang (張德培; Pinyin: Zhāng Dépéi; born February 22, 1972) is an American professional tennis player who reached the top 10 world rankings and best known for winning the French Open in 1989. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ...

Larsson won a total of seven singles and six doubles titles during his career. His last doubles title was won in 1998 in Båstad. His final singles title came in 2000 in Memphis. 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Båstad is a municipality and town in Scania in southern Sweden. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Memphis was the wife of Epaphus, the founder of Memphis, Egypt in Greek mythology. ...

External Links

• Official ATP Profile (http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/playerprofiles/default2.asp?playersearch=magnus+larsson)