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Thomas Enqvist is a professional tennis player. He
has played on the Association of Tennis
Professionals|ATP circuit since turning pro in
1991. He was quickly touted as the only
Sweden|Swede who could follow in the footsteps of
Stefan Edberg and Björn Borg. A hard server and
baseline player, his inconsistent performance -
particularly on clay courts - prevented him from
reaching the top of the rankings. His highest
ranking has been  World No.4, which he attained in
1997.  

Enqvist has been a force on the Sweden|Swedish
Davis Cup team.  In 1997, he helped Sweden reach
the finals of the Davis Cup for the 4th time in
the past four years.  Sweden, however, has still
yet to win a Davis Cup title.

Throughout his career, Enqvist has finished ranked
in the top 10 four times and won at least one ATP
title for six consecutive years.  In 1998 he
underwent surgery in Stockholm to remove a small
piece of bone from his right foot that had
bothered him.  In addition, Enqvist also underwent
surgery on his right shoulder to repair a
repititive strain injury.  Since his surgeries,
Enqvist has posted some impressive victories,
including ones over Pete Sampras, Juan Carlos
Ferrero, and Andy Roddick.  His best showing at a
Grand Slam tournament was in 1999, when he lost
the Australian Open final to Yevgeny Kafelnikov of
Russia.  He also reached the quarterfinals at the
Wimbledon Championships in 2001.  His injuries and
inconsistencies, though, have kept him from
reaching his potential.  As of 2004, Thomas
Enqvist has posted a record of 439-280 in singles
and has won 19 singles titles and 1 doubles title.