23 Facts About Magnus Norman

Magnus Norman was born on 30 May 1976 and is a Swedish tennis coach and former professional player.

Magnus Norman has been ranked by the Association of Tennis Professionals as high as world No 2, in June 2000.

Magnus Norman plays bandy, a sport he played in his youth before deciding to concentrate on tennis.

Magnus Norman's career was cut short when injuries struck during his peak in late 2000, after he reached semifinals of the Australian Open and the final of the French Open, as well as a Masters title in Rome and several other titles earlier during the season.

Magnus Norman was on the verge of becoming world No 1.

Magnus Norman retired from tennis due to major hip and knee injuries in 2004 when he was only 27 and competed for just over 8 years on the ATP Tour.

Magnus Norman underwent corrective surgery for a heart valve condition in 1998 because of an irregular heartbeat.

Magnus Norman experienced tremendous success during the first half of the year: he reached the semifinals of the Australian Open, won the Rome Masters, beating Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil in 4 sets, and was the runner-up at the French Open, where he defeated Thierry Guardiola, Fabrice Santoro, Sargis Sargsian, Andrei Medvedev, Marat Safin and Franco Squillari before Kuerten took revenge in the final, after Magnus Norman saved 10 championship points.

In 1999 and 2000, Magnus Norman won 10 titles in total, which was more than anyone else on the ATP Tour during that period.

Magnus Norman gradually realized that he still had a lot to give back to tennis, saying that he thought it was really good for him to be away from tennis, have other friends and develop outside the tennis world, but he wanted to hang out in locker rooms; he missed tennis.

Magnus Norman started working with former doubles partner Thomas Johansson in the latter stages of Johansson's career during his vacation time in 2008, at the same time serving as coach of the Swedish Olympic Tennis team.

Magnus Norman guided the Swedish team to silver medals in men's doubles.

Magnus Norman has gradually built himself a reputation as one of the greatest and most respected tennis coaches around the world.

Magnus Norman was then wanted by a few prominent players on tour as their coach; Magnus Norman declined the requests as he still needs more time with his family and he had just started a new tennis academy that needed careful management, called the Good to Great Tennis Academy in 2011 with fellow former Swedish tennis players Mikael Tillstrom and Nicklas Kulti.

Magnus Norman was known as one of the most powerful and fittest athletes on tour.

Magnus Norman possessed a very dangerous forehand and he would often flatten his groundstrokes whenever he had a chance and go for winner.

Magnus Norman could generate great pace on his flat two-handed backhand.

Magnus Norman utilized drop shots and attacked the net on occasion.

Magnus Norman has one of the strongest and toughest mental game of all time.

One of the best displays of it was 2000 French Open final, when Magnus Norman saved 10 championship points before falling to Gustavo Kuerten in the tiebreak of the fourth set.

Magnus Norman began playing tennis at the age of 8 when his grandmother gave him a racquet for his birthday.

Magnus Norman is the oldest child of his father, Leif, and his mother, Leena.

Magnus Norman has a younger brother, Marcus, who plays bandy and is the Secretary General of the Swedish Bandy Association.