Mikael Tillström (born 5 March 1972) is a former

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from Sweden, who turned professional in 1991.

Career

He represented his native country as at the

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, where he was defeated in the third round by Switzerland's

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. The right-hander won one career title in singles (

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, 1997) and eight career doubles titles, all but one with fellow Swede

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, and only an almighty

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, Christian Ruud,

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before losing to

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. He was the first player to be beaten by

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and is coaching

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Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ATP career finals

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

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

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 3 (2–1)

Doubles: 13 (11–2)

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tillstrom, Mikael 1972 births Living people Swedish male tennis players Swedish expatriates in Monaco People from Monte Carlo Olympic tennis players of Sweden Tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Jönköping