Mikael Tillström

Mikael Tillström (born 5 March 1972) is a former tennis player and coach from Sweden.

Career

He represented his native country as at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he was defeated in the third round by Switzerland's Roger Federer. The right-hander won one career title in singles (Chennai, 1997) and eight career doubles titles, all but one with fellow Swede Nicklas Kulti. He also reached the final of 2000 Majorca Open.

He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 14 October 1996, when he became world no. 39. His best performance at a Grand Slam came when he got to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in 1996, defeating Aaron Krickstein, Christian Ruud, Patrick McEnroe and Thomas Muster and then losing to Michael Chang.

Coaching

He is running the Good to Great Tennis Academy together with Magnus Norman and Nicklas Kulti, and he is currently coaching Gaël Monfils.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1990	US Open	Hard	Template:Flagicon Andrea Gaudenzi	2–6, 6–4, 6–7

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partnet	Opponents	Score
Loss	1990	US Open	Hard	Template:Flagicon Mårten Renström	Template:Flagicon Sébastien Leblanc Template:Flagicon Greg Rusedski	7–6, 3–6, 4–6

ATP career finals

Singles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0) ATP Championship Series (0–1) ATP World Series (1–3)

Finals by surface Hard (1–3) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Finals by setting Outdoors (1–3) Indoors (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	[[1997 Chennai Open – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Chennai, India	World Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Alex Rădulescu	6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Loss	1–1	[[1998 Gold Flake Open – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Chennai, India	World Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Patrick Rafter	3–6, 4–6
Loss	1–2	[[Singapore Open (men's tennis)|Template:Dts]]	Singapore, Singapore	Championship Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Marcelo Ríos	2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss	1–3	[[2000 Sybase Open – Singles|Template:Dts]]	San Jose, United States	World Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Mark Philippoussis	5–7, 6–4, 3–6
Loss	1–4	[[2000 Majorca Open – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Majorca, Spain	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Marat Safin	4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 12 (8 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0) ATP Championship Series (2–0) ATP World Series (6–4)

Finals by surface Hard (2–0) Clay (4–4) Grass (1–0) Carpet (1–0)

Finals by setting Outdoors (6–4) Indoors (2–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	[[1992 Dutch Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Hilversum, Netherlands	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mårten Renström	Template:Flagicon Paul Haarhuis Template:Flagicon Mark Koevermans	7–6, 1–6, 4–6
Win	1–1	[[1992 Internazionali di Tennis di San Marino – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	San Marino, San Marino	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Nicklas Kulti	Template:Flagicon Cristian Brandi Template:Flagicon Federico Mordegan	6–2, 6–2
Loss	1–2	[[1994 Swedish Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Båstad, Sweden	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Nicklas Kulti	Template:Flagicon Jan Apell Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman	2–6, 3–6
Win	2–2	[[1997 Swedish Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Båstad, Sweden	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Nicklas Kulti	Template:Flagicon Magnus Gustafsson Template:Flagicon Magnus Larsson	6–0, 6–3
Win	3–2	[[1997 RCA Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Indianapolis, United States	Championship Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Michael Tebbutt	Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman Template:Flagicon Nicklas Kulti	6–3, 6–2
Win	4–2	[[1998 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	St. Petersburg, Russia	World Series	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Nicklas Kulti	Template:Flagicon Marius Barnard Template:Flagicon Brent Haygarth	3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Loss	4–3	[[1998 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Orlando, United States	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Michael Tebbutt	Template:Flagicon Grant Stafford Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett	6–4, 4–6, 5–7
Win	5–3	[[1998 Stockholm Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Stockholm, Sweden	International Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Nicklas Kulti	Template:Flagicon Chris Haggard Template:Flagicon Peter Nyborg	7–5, 3–6, 7–5
Loss	5–4	[[1999 Investor Swedish Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Båstad, Sweden	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Nicklas Kulti	Template:Flagicon David Adams Template:Flagicon Jeff Tarango	6–7(6–8), 4–6
Win	6–4	[[2000 Torneo Godó – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Barcelona, Spain	Championship Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Nicklas Kulti	Template:Flagicon Paul Haarhuis Template:Flagicon Sandon Stolle	6–2, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5)
Win	7–4	[[2000 Gerry Weber Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Halle, Germany	International Series	Grass	Template:Flagicon Nicklas Kulti	Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Flagicon David Prinosil	7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)
Win	8–4	[[2000 Wideyes Swedish Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Båstad, Sweden	International Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Nicklas Kulti	Template:Flagicon Andrea Gaudenzi Template:Flagicon Diego Nargiso	4–6, 6–2, 6–3

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 3 (2–1)

Legend ATP Challenger (2–1) ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (2–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Template:Dts	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Magnus Larsson	4–6, 4–6
Win	1–1	Template:Dts	Weiden, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jens Knippschild	6–2, 6–4
Win	2–1	Template:Dts	Merano, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Younes El Aynaoui	6–3, 3–6, 6–3

Doubles: 13 (11–2)

Legend ATP Challenger (11–2) ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface Hard (2–0) Clay (8–2) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Template:Dts	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Magnus Larsson	Template:Flagicon Cristian Brandi Template:Flagicon Federico Mordegan	6–3, 6–2
Win	2–0	Template:Dts	Yvetot, France	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mårten Renström	Template:Flagicon Jaime Oncins Template:Flagicon Tomas Anzari	7–6, 5–7, 6–2
Win	3–0	Template:Dts	Salzburg, Austria	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jan Apell	Template:Flagicon Jordi Arrese Template:Flagicon Nils Holm	3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss	3–1	Template:Dts	Prague, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Tomas Nydahl	Template:Flagicon David Rikl Template:Flagicon Pavel Vízner	2–6, 6–7
Win	4–1	Template:Dts	Dublin, Ireland	Challenger	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Mårten Renström	Template:Flagicon Todd Nelson Template:Flagicon Bent-Ove Pedersen	6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	4–2	Template:Dts	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Kenneth Carlsen	Template:Flagicon Olivier Delaître Template:Flagicon Jean-Philippe Fleurian	1–6, 6–4, 1–6
Win	5–2	Template:Dts	Košice, Slovakia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Tommy Ho	Template:Flagicon Emanuel Couto Template:Flagicon Bernardo Mota	7–6, 6–1
Win	6–2	Template:Dts	Scheveningen, Netherlands	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mårten Renström	Template:Flagicon Stephen Noteboom Template:Flagicon Tom Vanhoudt	3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win	7–2	Template:Dts	Andorra la Vella, Andorra	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Anders Järryd	Template:Flagicon Greg Rusedski Template:Flagicon Paul Wekesa	7–6, 6–3
Win	8–2	Template:Dts	Indian Wells, United States	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Nicklas Kulti	Template:Flagicon Jan Apell Template:Flagicon Mike Bauer	7–6, 6–4
Win	9–2	Template:Dts	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Nicklas Kulti	Template:Flagicon Nicolas Kiefer Template:Flagicon Michael Stich	7–5, 7–5
Win	10–2	Template:Dts	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Nicklas Kulti	Template:Flagicon Shelby Cannon Template:Flagicon Stefan Kruger	6–4, 6–4
Win	11–2	Template:Dts	Braunschweig, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Nicklas Kulti	Template:Flagicon Bill Behrens Template:Flagicon Brendan Curry	7–6, 6–4

Performance timelines

Singles

Tournament	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	Q1	A	Q2	QF	1R	2R	3R	2R	0 / 5	8–5	Template:Tennis win percentage
French Open	A	Q1	4R	2R	3R	1R	2R	Q3	1R	0 / 6	7–6	Template:Tennis win percentage
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	3R	1R	2R	1R	1R	0 / 5	3–5	Template:Tennis win percentage
US Open	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	3R	1R	1R	0 / 5	3–5	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	3–1	1–1	9–4	0–4	5–4	2–3	1–4	0 / 21	21–21	Template:Tennis win percentage
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics	A	Not Held			A	Not Held			3R	0 / 1	2–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells	A	A	A	Q2	A	1R	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Miami	A	A	A	Q2	A	4R	A	1R	1R	0 / 3	3–3	Template:Tennis win percentage
Monte Carlo	QF	A	A	Q2	A	1R	A	A	Q2	0 / 2	2–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Hamburg	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Canada	A	A	A	A	3R	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	2–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Cincinnati	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Paris	A	A	A	A	Q1	1R	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	2–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	3–6	0–0	0–1	0–1	0 / 10	7–10	Template:Tennis win percentage

Doubles

Tournament	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	1R	A	1R	1R	A	1R	3R	3R	0 / 6	4–6	Template:Tennis win percentage
French Open	2R	1R	1R	A	A	1R	SF	3R	0 / 6	7–6	Template:Tennis win percentage
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	SF	0 / 2	4–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
US Open	A	A	A	A	A	3R	1R	3R	0 / 3	4–3	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	1–2	0–1	0–2	0–1	0–0	2–3	6–4	10–4	0 / 17	19–17	Template:Tennis win percentage
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics	Not Held			A	Not Held			1R	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Miami	A	A	1R	A	A	A	SF	2R	0 / 3	4–3	Template:Tennis win percentage
Monte Carlo	A	A	2R	A	A	A	A	QF	0 / 2	3–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Rome	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	0 / 1	1–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Cincinnati	A	A	A	A	Q2	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	Template:Tennis win percentage
Stuttgart	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	0 / 2	0–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	4–2	3–4	0 / 8	8–8	Template:Tennis win percentage

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