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Mikael Pernfors

SWE Born Jul 16, 1963 173 cm / 5'8" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1984–1996

Mikael Pernfors represented Sweden on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 10. TennisDB's records show a 138–111 record in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1984 through 1996 and 3 recorded singles titles.

Peak singles rank

10 (Sep 22, 1986)

Elo peak

1919 (84th percentile)

Singles record

138–111 (55.4%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$1,356,751

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Mikael Pernfors's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Mariano Zabaleta #386	0-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 18, 1996*	R32	Bermuda	World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Clay
Bernd Karbacher #34	1-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 13, 1995*	R32	Swedish Open	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Clay
Tomas Nydahl #128	6-1 3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 7, 1994*	R32	Swedish Open	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Clay
Lars Jonsson #97	5-7 2-6 0-1 (ret.)	L	H2H	Match data	May 25, 1994*	R128	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	Clay
Bryan Shelton	1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 5, 1994*	R32	Pinehurst	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Clay

Rivals all rivalries →

Mikael Pernfors's most-played ATP rivals
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

Singles Titles (3)

Mikael Pernfors singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP Finals	Tournaments
1988	24	2	—	—	—	2	—	Los Angeles Open, Scottsdale
1993	29	1	—	1	—	—	—	Canadian Open
Total		3	—	1	—	2	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Mikael Pernfors career results by season
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%	18	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

Mikael Pernfors career results by season and 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

Mikael Pernfors career results by season and 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	2	4	50.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	9	7	16	56.2%	12	0	12	100.0%	26	11	37	70.3%
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	3	3	0.0%	0	6	6	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	27	37	27.0%	14	24	38	36.8%	55	38	93	59.1%	44	18	62	71.0%	123	107	230	53.5%

Opponent ranking data available for 230/249 (92.4%) of Mikael Pernfors's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Mikael Pernfors performance statistics by season
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	9/11	2.2	3.0	50.9%	61.3%	49.5%	46.4%	36.4%	55.5%	38.2%
1992	28	3/4	5.3	3.0	55.3%	67.3%	49.7%	64.2%	24.6%	59.4%	34.9%
1993	29	30/34	3.4	2.3	52.0%	68.6%	52.3%	57.7%	50.7%	60.6%	40.9%
1994	30	6/7	2.2	4.0	47.1%	62.8%	40.7%	41.1%	50.7%	51.1%	37.2%
1995	31	1/1	0.0	2.0	67.7%	54.8%	40.0%	44.4%	16.7%	50.0%	42.1%
1996	32	1/1	2.0	6.0	52.6%	67.5%	33.3%	69.2%	0.0%	51.3%	24.5%
Career		50/249	3.1	2.7	51.7%	66.2%	49.6%	54.0%	44.7%	58.1%	39.3%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 50/249 (20.1%) of Mikael Pernfors's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Mikael Pernfors advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1984	20	1444	89.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.14	—	0–1	—	+0.70
1985	21	1498	130.2	—	—	—	—	—	+40	—	36.8%	-0.47	1–1	1–4 (20%)	—	-0.79
1986	22	1819	151.0	—	—	—	—	-83	-49	-148	61.0%	+0.68	9–8 (53%)	9–8 (53%)	107.0	-2.00
1987	23	1756	139.5	—	—	—	—	-43	-23	+26	55.0%	+0.27	11–6 (65%)	5–5 (50%)	105.0	+0.87
1988	24	1878	146.3	—	—	—	—	+31	-176	—	62.7%	+0.80	11–2 (85%)	3–2 (60%)	108.5	-0.88
1989	25	1808	147.0	—	—	—	—	+80	-149	—	53.0%	+0.09	4–1 (80%)	6–3 (67%)	105.2	-1.95
1990	26	1771	120.5	—	—	—	—	+45	—	—	42.3%	-0.58	0–2	1–2 (33%)	—	-0.40
1991	27	1713	123.2	-1.24	+0.12	0.859	46.5%	+53	-49	—	42.3%	-0.58	0–3 (0%)	0–1	—	-1.09
1992	28	1695	114.4	+1.25	+0.72	0.858	46.8%	+45	—	—	20.0%	-2.20	1–0	—	—	-0.76
1993	29	1743	146.1	-0.42	+2.77	1.039	50.5%	+20	-77	—	53.8%	+0.11	6–5 (55%)	6–7 (46%)	99.6	-1.54
1994	30	1598	102.1	-3.07	-1.37	0.762	44.4%	—	-43	—	18.8%	-2.56	0–3 (0%)	1–0	—	+0.11
1995	31	1586	101.6	-0.59	-1.12	0.842	45.7%	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	-0.08
1996	32	1567	96.4	+2.81	-3.81	0.503	40.8%	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	+0.14
Career		1919	149.0	-0.72	+1.46	0.938	48.5%	+11	-56	-61	53.3%	+0.14	43–31 (58%)	32–33 (49%)	106.3	-3.09

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Mikael Pernfors Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1984	20	—	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1985	21	—	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1986	22	—	F	R16	R64	10–3 (77%)
1987	23	—	R128	R16	R128	3–3 (50%)
1988	24	—	R128	—	R32	2–2 (50%)
1989	25	R32	R128	R64	R16	6–4 (60%)
1990	26	QF	—	—	R128	4–2 (67%)
1991	27	—	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1992	28	—	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1993	29	—	—	—	R64	1–1 (50%)
1994	30	R128	R128	—	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		6–3 (67%)	6–5 (55%)	7–3 (70%)	7–10 (41%)	26–21 (55%)

Masters 1000

Mikael Pernfors Masters 1000 results by season
Season	Age	CAN	CIN	MIA	STO	W-L Win %
1990	26	—	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
1991	27	—	R32	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1993	29	W	R64	R32	R32	9–3 (75%)
W-L		6–0 (100%)	1–2 (33%)	2–2 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	10–5 (67%)

ATP 500

Mikael Pernfors ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	IW	NAP	ITA	TKY	MIA	NEW	PHI	SYD	W-L Win %
1986	22	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4–1 (80%)
1987	23	QF	R16	—	R16	—	R64	—	—	—	7–4 (64%)
1988	24	—	QF	—	R64	—	R16	—	—	—	6–3 (67%)
1989	25	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	3–1 (75%)
1990	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	0–1 (0%)
1991	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1992	28	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1993	29	—	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	QF	2–3 (40%)
W-L		7–2 (78%)	4–2 (67%)	1–2 (33%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	7–3 (70%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	23–15 (61%)

ATP 250

Mikael Pernfors ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ANT	ATL	SWE	BAR	BEI	DAL	GST	HAM	MC	NAP	PAR	ROT	STO	STU	TKY	WAS	BER	BIR	CHA	CHI	DLB	FOR	LA	LOS	MEM	NIC	ORL	PHI	PIN	SAN	SAO	SCH	SCO	STR	SYD	TAM	TOU	U.S	WEM	W-L Win %
1984	20	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1985	21	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	3–4 (43%)
1986	22	—	QF	QF	R64	—	—	QF	—	R32	QF	QF	—	R32	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	QF	—	SF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	22–15 (59%)
1987	23	—	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	QF	—	—	—	R32	R32	R32	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	11–9 (55%)
1988	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	W	F	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	W	—	—	—	R32	—	—	23–7 (77%)
1989	25	—	—	R32	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	R16	SF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	10–11 (48%)
1990	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1991	27	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	3–4 (43%)
1992	28	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1993	29	R32	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	7–8 (47%)
1994	30	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	0–5 (0%)
1995	31	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1996	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	2–4 (33%)	4–8 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	4–2 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	3–4 (43%)	3–3 (50%)	5–3 (62%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	4–2 (67%)	3–1 (75%)	7–3 (70%)	12–5 (71%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	5–1 (83%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	79–70 (53%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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

Mikael Pernfors ranking history by month and season
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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Mikael Pernfors's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	M1000	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Jonas Svensson	SWE	#10	1,974	452	252	200	55.8%	$2,432,702	5	0	1983–1995	Rivalries	Match log
Alberto Mancini	ARG	#8	1,977	258	140	118	54.3%	$1,535,520	3	0	1987–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Carlos Costa	ESP	#10	1,961	439	237	202	54.0%	$3,134,189	6	0	1988–1999	Rivalries	Match log
Magnus Larsson	SWE	#10	2,034	513	295	218	57.5%	$5,839,451	7	0	1988–2003	Rivalries	Match log
Scott Davis	USA	#11	1,925	403	206	197	51.1%	$2,286,711	3	0	1979–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Paul Annacone	USA	#12	1,942	291	160	131	55.0%	$1,640,515	3	0	1982–1993	Rivalries	Match log
Magnus Gustafsson	SWE	#10	2,013	650	396	254	60.9%	$4,545,489	14	0	1986–2001	Rivalries	Match log
Andrei Chesnokov	RUS	#9	1,971	554	317	237	57.2%	$3,084,188	7	2	1985–1999	Rivalries	Match log
David Wheaton	USA	#12	1,985	421	231	190	54.9%	$5,238,401	3	0	1986–2000	Rivalries	Match log
Martin Jaite	ARG	#10	1,965	433	275	158	63.5%	$1,873,881	12	0	1982–1993	Rivalries	Match log
Thierry Tulasne	FRA	#10	1,938	421	215	206	51.1%	$1,058,412	5	0	1979–1991	Rivalries	Match log
Karel Novacek	CZE	#8	1,997	518	287	231	55.4%	$3,729,540	13	1	1984–1996	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Mikael Pernfors born?: Mikael Pernfors was born on July 16, 1963.
Which country did Mikael Pernfors represent?: Mikael Pernfors represented Sweden in TennisDB's ATP records.
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 Slam singles titles has Mikael Pernfors won?: No Grand Slam singles titles are recorded for Mikael Pernfors in TennisDB's covered main-draw results.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Mikael Pernfors won?: TennisDB groups 1 of Mikael Pernfors's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category. That title was won under a documented predecessor category name and is shown using the modern equivalent. The most recent was Canada Masters in 1993.
How many ATP titles has Mikael Pernfors won?: TennisDB records 3 ATP singles titles for Mikael Pernfors across all categories. The most recent was Canada Masters in 1993.
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 138 wins and 111 losses (55.4%) in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1984 through 1996.
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.
Which seasons of Mikael Pernfors's career appear in TennisDB?: Mikael Pernfors appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1984 through 1996.
On which surface does Mikael Pernfors have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Mikael Pernfors's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on hard: 61.0% (75–48).
Who has Mikael Pernfors faced most often?: Mikael Pernfors' most frequent opponent is Boris Becker, with a head-to-head record of 1–5 across 6 meetings.