# 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 | 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 | Mårten Renström | Sébastien Leblanc 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 | Apr 1997 | Chennai, India | World Series | Hard | Alex Rădulescu | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Apr 1998 | Chennai, India | World Series | Hard | Patrick Rafter | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 1999 | Singapore, Singapore | Championship Series | Hard | Marcelo Ríos | 2–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Loss | 1–3 | Feb 2000 | San Jose, United States | World Series | Hard | Mark Philippoussis | 5–7, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | May 2000 | Majorca, Spain | World Series | Clay | 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 | Jul 1992 | Hilversum, Netherlands | World Series | Clay | Mårten Renström | Paul Haarhuis Mark Koevermans | 7–6, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 1992 | San Marino, San Marino | World Series | Clay | Nicklas Kulti | Cristian Brandi Federico Mordegan | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 1994 | Båstad, Sweden | World Series | Clay | Nicklas Kulti | Jan Apell Jonas Björkman | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jul 1997 | Båstad, Sweden | World Series | Clay | Nicklas Kulti | Magnus Gustafsson Magnus Larsson | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–2 | Aug 1997 | Indianapolis, United States | Championship Series | Hard | Michael Tebbutt | Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–2 | Feb 1998 | St. Petersburg, Russia | World Series | Carpet | Nicklas Kulti | Marius Barnard Brent Haygarth | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Apr 1998 | Orlando, United States | World Series | Clay | Michael Tebbutt | Grant Stafford Kevin Ullyett | 6–4, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 5–3 | Nov 1998 | Stockholm, Sweden | International Series | Hard | Nicklas Kulti | Chris Haggard Peter Nyborg | 7–5, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Jul 1999 | Båstad, Sweden | World Series | Clay | Nicklas Kulti | David Adams Jeff Tarango | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–4 | Apr 2000 | Barcelona, Spain | Championship Series | Clay | Nicklas Kulti | Paul Haarhuis Sandon Stolle | 6–2, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 7–4 | Jun 2000 | Halle, Germany | International Series | Grass | Nicklas Kulti | Mahesh Bhupathi David Prinosil | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 8–4 | Jul 2000 | Båstad, Sweden | International Series | Clay | Nicklas Kulti | Andrea Gaudenzi 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 | May 1992 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Magnus Larsson | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jun 1994 | Weiden, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Jens Knippschild | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 1995 | Merano, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 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 | May 1992 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Magnus Larsson | Cristian Brandi Federico Mordegan | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 1992 | Yvetot, France | Challenger | Clay | Mårten Renström | Jaime Oncins Tomas Anzari | 7–6, 5–7, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–0 | Jun 1992 | Salzburg, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Jan Apell | Jordi Arrese Nils Holm | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Sep 1993 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Tomas Nydahl | David Rikl Pavel Vízner | 2–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 4–1 | Oct 1993 | Dublin, Ireland | Challenger | Carpet | Mårten Renström | Todd Nelson Bent-Ove Pedersen | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–2 | May 1994 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Kenneth Carlsen | Olivier Delaître Jean-Philippe Fleurian | 1–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
| Win | 5–2 | Jun 1994 | Košice, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Tommy Ho | Emanuel Couto Bernardo Mota | 7–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–2 | Jul 1994 | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Mårten Renström | Stephen Noteboom Tom Vanhoudt | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–2 | Dec 1994 | Andorra la Vella, Andorra | Challenger | Hard | Anders Järryd | Greg Rusedski Paul Wekesa | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–2 | Mar 1995 | Indian Wells, United States | Challenger | Hard | Nicklas Kulti | Jan Apell Mike Bauer | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 9–2 | Apr 1995 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Challenger | Clay | Nicklas Kulti | Nicolas Kiefer Michael Stich | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 10–2 | May 1995 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Nicklas Kulti | Shelby Cannon Stefan Kruger | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–2 | Jul 1995 | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Nicklas Kulti | Bill Behrens Brendan Curry | 7–6, 6–4 |

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### 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 | 62% |
| French Open | A | Q1 | 4R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | Q3 | 1R | 0 / 6 | 7–6 | 54% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 9–4 | 0–4 | 5–4 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0 / 21 | 21–21 | 50% |
| Olympic Games |||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 |||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Miami | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 4R | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
| Monte Carlo | QF | A | A | Q2 | A | 1R | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Canada | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Paris | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–6 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 10 | 7–10 | 41% |

### 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 | 40% |
| French Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | SF | 3R | 0 / 6 | 7–6 | 54% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | SF | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% |
| Win–loss | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 6–4 | 10–4 | 0 / 17 | 19–17 | 53% |
| Olympic Games ||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 ||||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | SF | 2R | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 0% |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | QF | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Stuttgart | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 0 / 8 | 8–8 | 50% |