How old is Mikael Pernfors?

Mikael Pernfors is 63 years old, born on July 16, 1963.

Which country is Mikael Pernfors from?

Mikael Pernfors is from Sweden.

How tall is Mikael Pernfors?

Mikael Pernfors is 173 cm / 5'8".

Is Mikael Pernfors left-handed or right-handed?

Mikael Pernfors plays right-handed.

How many Grand Slams has Mikael Pernfors won?

Mikael Pernfors has not won a Grand Slam title.

How many Masters 1000 titles has Mikael Pernfors won?

Mikael Pernfors has won 1 Masters 1000 title. The most recent was Canada Masters in 1993.

How many ATP titles has Mikael Pernfors won?

Mikael Pernfors has won 3 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Scottsdale in 1988.

What is Mikael Pernfors' highest ATP ranking?

Mikael Pernfors' career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 10, first achieved on September 22, 1986.

What is Mikael Pernfors' career win-loss record?

Mikael Pernfors has a career ATP singles record of 138 wins and 111 losses (55.4%).

How much career prize money has Mikael Pernfors earned?

Mikael Pernfors has earned at least $1,356,751 in career prize money from professional tennis.

When did Mikael Pernfors play professional tennis?

Mikael Pernfors turned professional in 1984 and was active through 1996.

What is Mikael Pernfors' best surface?

Mikael Pernfors' best surface is hard court with a 61.0% win rate (75W-48L).

Who is Mikael Pernfors' biggest rival?

Mikael Pernfors' most frequent opponent is Boris Becker, with a head-to-head record of 1–5 across 6 meetings.

Mikael Pernfors

SWE Age 63 173 cm / 5'8" Plays: Right-Handed Pro 1984–1996

Peak ranking

10 (Sep 22, 1986)

Elo peak

1921 (84.4%ile)

Career record

138–111 (55.4%)

Career titles

Prize money

$1,356,751

Recent ATP Matches full match log →

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match
Apr 18, 1996*	Bermuda	ATP 250	R32	Clay	Mariano Zabaleta #386	0-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data
Jul 13, 1995*	Bastad	ATP 250	R32	Clay	Bernd Karbacher #34	1-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data
Jul 7, 1994*	Bastad	ATP 250	R32	Clay	Tomas Nydahl #128	6-1 3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data
May 25, 1994*	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	R128	Clay	Lars Jonsson #97	5-7 2-6 0-1 (ret.)	L	H2H	Match data
May 5, 1994*	Pinehurst	ATP 250	R32	Clay	Bryan Shelton #121	1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Boris Becker	1	5	6	Sep 6, 1989	H2H
Robert Seguso	5	1	6	Feb 25, 1989	H2H
Jim Courier	2	3	5	Jul 31, 1993	H2H
Andre Agassi	1	4	5	Sep 2, 1992	H2H
Michael Chang	0	5	5	Aug 14, 1991	H2H

Titles (3)

Season	Age	Titles	GS	M1000	500	250	Finals	Tournaments
1988	24	2	—	—	—	2	—	Los Angeles , Scottsdale
1993	29	1	—	1	—	—	—	Canada Masters
Total		3	—	1	—	2	—

Career Results

Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1984	20	0	3	3	0.0%	675	434
1985	21	3	5	8	37.5%	434	165
1986	22	36	19	55	65.5%	165	12
1987	23	21	16	37	56.8%	12	33
1988	24	31	12	43	72.1%	32	19
1989	25	19	16	35	54.3%	19	48
1990	26	4	6	10	40.0%	60	175
1991	27	4	7	11	36.4%	173	240
1992	28	1	3	4	25.0%	240	234
1993	29	19	15	34	55.9%	234	29
1994	30	0	7	7	0.0%	29	940
1995	31	0	1	1	0.0%	940	659
1996	32	0	1	1	0.0%	659	1,269
Career		138	111	249	55.4%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1984	20	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
1985	21	0	1	1	0.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	3	5	8	37.5%
1986	22	10	5	15	66.7%	15	9	24	62.5%	3	1	4	75.0%	8	4	12	66.7%	36	19	55	65.5%
1987	23	8	6	14	57.1%	7	6	13	53.8%	3	1	4	75.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	21	16	37	56.8%
1988	24	26	8	34	76.5%	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	31	12	43	72.1%
1989	25	12	8	20	60.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	5	4	9	55.6%	19	16	35	54.3%
1990	26	4	4	8	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	4	6	10	40.0%
1991	27	1	4	5	20.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	7	11	36.4%
1992	28	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
1993	29	13	7	20	65.0%	5	4	9	55.6%	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%	19	15	34	55.9%
1994	30	0	2	2	0.0%	0	5	5	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	7	7	0.0%
1995	31	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1996	32	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	75	48	123	61.0%	37	41	78	47.4%	7	3	10	70.0%	19	19	38	50.0%	138	111	249	55.4%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1984	20	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1985	21	0	3	3	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	2	5	7	28.6%
1986	22	5	6	11	45.5%	4	4	8	50.0%	13	8	21	61.9%	8	1	9	88.9%	30	19	49	61.2%
1987	23	0	5	5	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	12	6	18	66.7%	6	3	9	66.7%	20	16	36	55.6%
1988	24	2	3	5	40.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	10	7	17	58.8%	13	0	13	100.0%	28	12	40	70.0%
1989	25	1	5	6	16.7%	1	3	4	25.0%	9	4	13	69.2%	7	3	10	70.0%	18	15	33	54.5%
1990	26	1	0	1	100.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	3	3	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	3	6	9	33.3%
1991	27	0	1	1	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	4	7	11	36.4%
1992	28	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
1993	29	1	4	5	20.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	9	7	16	56.2%	6	2	8	75.0%	19	15	34	55.9%
1994	30	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	0	7	7	0.0%
1995	31	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1996	32	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		10	28	38	26.3%	14	24	38	36.8%	56	38	94	59.6%	45	19	64	70.3%	125	109	234	53.4%

Opponent ranking data available for 234/249 (94.0%) of Mikael Pernfors's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
1991	27	9	2.2	3.0	50.9%	61.3%	49.5%	46.4%	36.4%	55.5%	38.2%
1992	28	3	5.3	3.0	55.3%	67.3%	49.7%	64.2%	24.6%	59.4%	34.9%
1993	29	30	3.4	2.3	52.0%	68.6%	52.3%	57.7%	50.7%	60.6%	40.9%
1994	30	6	2.2	4.0	47.1%	62.8%	40.7%	41.1%	50.7%	51.1%	37.2%
1995	31	1	0.0	2.0	67.7%	54.8%	40.0%	44.4%	16.7%	50.0%	42.1%
1996	32	1	2.0	6.0	52.6%	67.5%	33.3%	69.2%	0.0%	51.3%	24.5%
Career		50	3.1	2.7	51.7%	66.2%	49.6%	54.0%	44.9%	58.1%	39.3%

Advanced Stats

Season	Age	ELO	ELO %	Hard %	Clay %	Grass %	Set Win %	Set Margin	SoS %	Deep Run %	Dec. Set W%	TB W	TB L	TB W%
1984	20	1444	4	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.28	2	0	—	0	1	—
1985	21	1497	37	—	51	—	36.8%	-0.46	93	0	—	1	4	20
1986	22	1822	93	89	91	66	61.0%	+0.72	90	53	53	9	8	53
1987	23	1756	91	87	88	89	55.0%	+0.30	76	31	65	5	5	50
1988	24	1878	96	96	85	—	62.7%	+0.84	87	50	85	3	2	60
1989	25	1805	94	96	80	—	53.0%	0.00	92	19	80	6	3	67
1990	26	1769	90	91	—	—	42.3%	-0.81	94	17	—	1	2	33
1991	27	1711	84	90	72	—	42.3%	-0.38	86	14	0	0	1	—
1992	28	1693	84	87	—	—	20.0%	-2.34	95	0	—	0	0	—
1993	29	1743	89	88	76	—	53.8%	+0.12	87	31	55	6	7	46
1994	30	1599	72	—	53	—	18.8%	-2.81	31	0	0	1	0	—
1995	31	1587	69	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	53	0	—	0	0	—
1996	32	1567	66	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	5	0	—	0	0	—
Career		1751	85	90	77	79	53.3%	-0.19	81	28	58	32	33	49

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO
1984	20	—	—	—	R128
1985	21	—	—	—	R128
1986	22	—	F	R16	R64
1987	23	—	R128	R16	R128
1988	24	—	R128	—	R32
1989	25	R32	R128	R64	R16
1990	26	QF	—	—	R128
1991	27	—	—	—	R128
1992	28	—	—	—	R128
1993	29	—	—	—	R64
1994	30	R128	R128	—	—

Masters 1000

Season	Age	CAN	CIN	IW	MIA	ROM	STO	KEY
1986	22	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—
1987	23	—	QF	R16	—	R16	—	R64
1988	24	—	—	QF	—	R64	—	R16
1989	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16
1990	26	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—
1991	27	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—
1993	29	W	R64	—	R32	—	R32	—

ATP 250

Season	Age	ANT	ATL	BAD	BAR	BEI	DAL	GST	HAM	HOU	MC	PAR	ROT	STO	STU	TKY	WAS	BER	BIR	BOS	CHA	CHI	COR	FOR	LA	LOS	MEM	NEW	NIC	ORL	PHI	PIN	SAN	SAO	SCH	SCO	STR	SYD	SYD	TAM	TOU	WEM
1984	20	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1985	21	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	22	—	QF	QF	R64	—	—	QF	—	QF	R32	QF	—	R32	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	QF	—	SF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—
1987	23	—	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	QF	—	—	—	R32	R32	R32	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32
1988	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	W	F	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	R32	—
1989	25	—	—	R32	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	R16	SF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	27	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—
1992	28	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—
1993	29	R32	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	QF	—	R16	—	—
1994	30	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—
1995	31	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Sep 22, 1986

First top 100

Feb 10, 1986

First top 50

Mar 3, 1986

First top 20

Jun 9, 1986

First top 10

Sep 22, 1986

Ranking History Matrix

Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1984	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	610	459	426	423	418	434
1985	21	428	444	451	431	441	441	289	275	279	279	173	165
1986	22	165	61	40	32	27	16	12	11	11	11	11	12
1987	23	11	13	13	14	14	20	21	26	24	25	33	33
1988	24	32	30	22	22	24	25	27	34	24	25	19	19
1989	25	19	19	20	25	23	21	23	25	30	44	47	48
1990	26	37	57	63	81	86	91	108	113	164	170	174	175
1991	27	805	877	1001	438	312	290	251	230	240	237	239	240
1992	28	244	238	239	183	214	216	245	246	228	233	237	234
1993	29	234	226	179	158	129	99	95	37	35	34	32	29
1994	30	28	30	33	40	49	64	64	203	218	333	328	940
1995	31	1020	1021	1032	1092	774	660	637	650	654	652	667	659
1996	32	654	652	654	799	792	1116	1241	1262	1279	1268	1267	1269
1997	33	1273	1272	1259	1296	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	34	—	—	—	1346	1337	1327	1288	1290	1246	1265	1273	1256
1999	35	1244	1240	1233	1299	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.

Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Grand Slams	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Active Years	Match Log
Magnus Gustafsson	SWE	10	2,012	0	14	646	394	252	61.0%	1986-2001	Match log
Thomas Johansson	SWE	7	1,969	1	9	613	336	277	54.8%	1993-2008	Match log
Magnus Larsson	SWE	10	2,040	0	7	510	293	217	57.5%	1988-2003	Match log
Wojtek Fibak	POL	10	2,089	0	14	829	520	309	62.7%	1974-1988	Match log
Wayne Ferreira	RSA	6	2,022	0	15	797	483	314	60.6%	1990-2004	Match log
Emilio Sanchez	ESP	7	2,038	0	15	674	402	272	59.6%	1984-1997	Match log
Marc Rosset	SUI	9	1,950	0	14	732	398	334	54.4%	1988-2004	Match log
Eliot Teltscher	USA	6	2,091	0	10	599	392	207	65.4%	1976-1990	Match log
Jakob Hlasek	SUI	7	2,062	0	5	689	389	300	56.5%	1982-1996	Match log
Aaron Krickstein	USA	6	2,043	0	9	633	381	252	60.2%	1983-1996	Match log
Johan Kriek	USA	7	2,052	2	14	603	380	223	63.0%	1977-1992	Match log
Albert Costa	ESP	6	1,996	1	12	631	368	263	58.3%	1993-2006	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Mikael Pernfors?: Mikael Pernfors is 63 years old, born on July 16, 1963.
Which country is Mikael Pernfors from?: Mikael Pernfors is from Sweden.
How tall is Mikael Pernfors?: Mikael Pernfors is 173 cm / 5'8".
Is Mikael Pernfors left-handed or right-handed?: Mikael Pernfors plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Mikael Pernfors won?: Mikael Pernfors has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Mikael Pernfors won?: Mikael Pernfors has won 1 Masters 1000 title. The most recent was Canada Masters in 1993.
How many ATP titles has Mikael Pernfors won?: Mikael Pernfors has won 3 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Scottsdale in 1988.
What is Mikael Pernfors' highest ATP ranking?: Mikael Pernfors' career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 10, first achieved on September 22, 1986.
What is Mikael Pernfors' career win-loss record?: Mikael Pernfors has a career ATP singles record of 138 wins and 111 losses (55.4%).
How much career prize money has Mikael Pernfors earned?: Mikael Pernfors has earned at least $1,356,751 in career prize money from professional tennis.
When did Mikael Pernfors play professional tennis?: Mikael Pernfors turned professional in 1984 and was active through 1996.
What is Mikael Pernfors' best surface?: Mikael Pernfors' best surface is hard court with a 61.0% win rate (75W-48L).
Who is Mikael Pernfors' biggest rival?: Mikael Pernfors' most frequent opponent is Boris Becker, with a head-to-head record of 1–5 across 6 meetings.