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Magnus Larsson (born March 25 1970, in Olofström,
Blechingia, Sweden) is a former professional
tennis player from Sweden.

Larsson turned professional in 1989 and won his
first top-level singles title in Florence in 1990.
His first doubles title was also won in Florence,
in 1991.  

Some of the most significant highlights of
Larsson's career came in 1994. He won that year's
Grand Slam Cup, defeating World No. 1 Pete Sampras
in the final in four sets 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4.
Larsson also reached the semi-finals of the 1994
French Open. And Larsson was also part of the
Swedish team which won the 1994 Davis Cup. He won
singles rubbers in the final against both Yevgeny
Kafelnikov and Alexander Volkov (tennis
player)|Alexander Volkov, as Sweden beat Russia
4-1.

In 1995, Larsson reached his career-high singles
ranking of World No. 10 and his career-high
doubles ranking of World No. 26. He was runner-up
in the men's doubles at the French Open that year.
He was also part of the Swedish team which won the
World Team Cup.

Larsson played in the final of the Davis Cup again
in 1997. And again he won both his singles rubbers
- against Pete Sampras and Michael Chang - and was
on the winning team as Sweden thrashed the United
States 5-0.

Larsson won a total of seven singles and six
doubles titles during his career. His last doubles
title was won in 1998 in BÃ¥stad. His final
singles title came in 2000 in Memphis,
Tennessee|Memphis.


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