Country (sports) | Sweden |
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Residence | Uppsala, Sweden |
Born |
Uppsala, Sweden |
9 April 1963
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Turned pro | 1980 |
Retired | 1989 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $134,531 |
Singles | |
Career record | 14–35 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 100 (17 January 1983) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1988) |
French Open | 3R (1983) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1983) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 51–66 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 43 (22 February 1988) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1988) |
French Open | 2R (1983, 1985, 1986) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1983, 1986, 1987, 1988) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R (1986, 1988) |
Magnus Tideman (born 9 April 1963), is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles, winning 1 doubles title and achieved a career-high of World No. 43 in 1988. In singles, he reached the quarterfinals of Toulouse in 1982 (defeating Thierry Tulasne en route) and achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 100 in 1983. Tideman also defeated Manuel Orantes en route to the third round of the 1983 French Open.
After retiring from tennis he became a tennis coach. As of 2010 he is working for the British Lawn Tennis Association, and in 2011 he will be coaching 2010 Orange Bowl 18 & Under champion George Morgan.