Tomas Nydahl

Tomas Nydahl (born 21 March 1968) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He reached a career high singles ranking of world No. 72 in 1998. He managed to beat players such as Thomas Muster, Marcelo Ríos, Tim Henman, Tommy Haas, Petr Korda. He won 12 Challenger Tournaments and finished runner-up at 3 doubles Tour events. Nydahl achieved a career-high world best doubles ranking of world No. 103 in May 1989.

Tomas Nydahl

Country (sports)	Sweden
Residence	Munich, Germany
Born	(1968-03-21) 21 March 1968 (age 57) Linköping, Sweden
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1987
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$671,903
Singles
Career record	34–62
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 72 (4 May 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1994)
French Open	1R (1998)
Wimbledon	2R (1998)
US Open	Q2 (1997)
Doubles
Career record	32–47
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 103 (18 December 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	2R (1989)
Wimbledon	Q1 (1993)
US Open	Q2 (1997)

ATP career finals

Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

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

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

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

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 1989	Bologna, Italy	World Series	Clay	Jörgen Windahl	Sergio Casal Javier Sánchez	2–6, 3–6
Loss	0–2	Jul 1993	Båstad, Sweden	World Series	Clay	Brian Devening	Henrik Holm Anders Järryd	1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss	0–3	Feb 1997	Shanghai, China	World Series	Carpet	Stefano Pescosolido	Max Mirnyi Kevin Ullyett	6–7, 7–6, 5–7

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 11 (7–4)

Legend ATP Challenger (7–4) ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (6–4) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0-1	Jun 1991	Seville, Spain	Challenger	Clay	Lars Koslowski	2–6, 6–3, 6–7
Loss	0-2	Jul 1991	New Ulm, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Rodolphe Gilbert	2–6, 4–6
Loss	0-3	Jun 1992	Cologne, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Kenneth Carlsen	2–6, 3–1 ret.
Win	1-3	Feb 1993	Emden, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	David Engel	7–6, 4–6, 6–3
Win	2-3	Nov 1995	Ahmedabad, India	Challenger	Clay	Eyal Ran	6–4, 6–0
Win	3-3	Jun 1996	Weiden, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Tommy Haas	6–3, 3–6, 7–6
Loss	3-4	Jun 1997	Furth, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Davide Sanguinetti	4–6, 2–6
Win	4-4	Jun 1997	Eisenach, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Davide Sanguinetti	6–3, 6–1
Win	5-4	Oct 1997	Lima, Peru	Challenger	Clay	Oliver Gross	4–6, 6–0, 6–4
Win	6-4	Oct 1997	Guayaquil, Ecuador	Challenger	Clay	Mariano Zabaleta	6–0, 6–3
Win	7-4	Sep 1998	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	Challenger	Clay	Jan Frode Andersen	6–4, 6–1

Doubles: 15 (6–9)

Legend ATP Challenger (6–9) ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (5–8) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Nov 1990	Munich, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Peter Nyborg	Jaroslav Bulant Gianluca Pozzi	6–2, 1–6, 7–6
Loss	1–1	Jul 1990	Hanko, Finland	Challenger	Clay	Peter Svensson	Johan Anderson Lars-Anders Wahlgren	3–6, 5–7, 0–6
Win	2–1	Sep 1991	Bucharest, Romania	Challenger	Clay	Lars Koslowski	Gheorghe Cosac Florin Segărceanu	6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Loss	2–2	Jan 1992	Heilbronn, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Sander Groen	Doug Eisenman Bent-Ove Pedersen	1–6, 3–6
Win	3–2	Jul 1992	Seville, Spain	Challenger	Clay	Christer Allgårdh	Sergio Cortés César Kist	6–3, 6–2
Loss	3–3	Sep 1993	Prague, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Mikael Tillström	David Rikl Pavel Vízner	2–6, 6–7
Loss	3–4	Mar 1994	Agadir, Morocco	Challenger	Clay	Bernd Karbacher	Slava Doseděl Mark Koevermans	7–6, 3–6, 6–7
Win	4–4	Sep 1994	Merano, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Simon Youl	Emanuel Couto João Cunha-Silva	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	4–5	Sep 1994	Venice, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Simon Youl	Cristian Brandi Federico Mordegan	3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win	5–5	Oct 1995	Siracuse, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Magnus Norman	Todd Larkham Tom Vanhoudt	6–3, 6–4
Loss	5–6	Apr 1996	Naples, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Ģirts Dzelde	Omar Camporese Diego Nargiso	6–3, 4–6, 6–7
Loss	5–7	May 1996	Dresden, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Ģirts Dzelde	Ola Kristiansson Mårten Renström	6–3, 2–6, 5–7
Loss	5–8	Jun 1996	Weiden, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Ģirts Dzelde	Jonathan Leach Mosé Navarra	6–7, 5–7
Loss	5–9	Sep 1996	Alpirsbach, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Ģirts Dzelde	Jens Knippschild Karsten Braasch	6–1, 3–6, 5–7
Win	6–9	Oct 1997	Guayaquil, Ecuador	Challenger	Clay	Gábor Köves	Diego del Río Mariano Puerta	2–6, 6–3, 7–6

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	2R	A	A	A	1R	0 / 2	1–2	33%
French Open	Q1	Q1	Q1	Q1	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Wimbledon	Q3	A	A	A	A	2R	0 / 1	1–1	50%
US Open	A	A	A	A	Q2	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–3	0 / 4	2–4	33%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells	A	A	Q2	Q1	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Miami	A	A	Q2	2R	A	1R	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Monte Carlo	A	Q1	A	Q2	A	Q2	0 / 0	0–0	–
Hamburg	A	A	A	A	1R	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–1	0 / 3	0–3	0%

Doubles

Tournament	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
French Open	2R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	1–2	33%
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
US Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q2	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	1–1	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 2	1–2	33%
ATP Masters Series
Miami	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	Q1	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Monte Carlo	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	Q2	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Hamburg	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–1	0 / 3	0–3	0%

External links

• Tomas Nydahl at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Tomas Nydahl at the International Tennis Federation