Mats Wilander was born on August 22, 1964 in Växjö, Kronobergs län, Sweden. He has been married to Sonya Mulholland since January 3, 1987. They have four children.
Working in Paris during the French Open as expert analyzer for Eurosport [May 2008]
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Currently coaches Swedish player Joachim Johansson, whom he helped to an upset of Andy Roddick in the 2004 U.S. Open. [January 2005]
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Mats and Sonya married in Sonya's home country South Africa.
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First Swede to win men's singles in US Open 1988.
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Four children: Emma, Karl, Erik, Oscar.
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The family live in Idaho,USA.
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Was scheduled to fly Pan Am flight 103 that exploded on Dec. 21, 1988 over Lockerbie, Scotland, but decided not to board the plane in the last minute.
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Swedish-born men's pro tennis player who was part of a "Swedish Invasion" into men's tennis in the 1980s. Other top Swedes of that time were Stefan Edberg, Joakim Nystrom, and Anders Jarryd.
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Won his first Grand Slam title at the 1982 French Open. At that time, he was the youngest man to win a Grand Slam tournament title at 17 years, 9 months. Michael Chang now holds the record at 17 years, 3 months, at the 1989 French Open.
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Won 8 Grand Slam events in his career: seven in singles (1983, 1984, and 1988 Australian Opens, 1982, 1985, and 1988 French Opens, and 1988 U.S. Open) and one men's doubles title (1986 Wimbledon with Joakim Nystrom).
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Best year was 1988, when he won three of the four Grand Slam titles (Australian, French, and U.S. Open) and finished the year as the #1 ranked men's player.
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
I huvudet på Gunde Svan
2016
TV Series
Himself
French Open Live 2016
2016
TV Mini-Series
Himself
LEDs4SPorts Commercial
2016
TV Movie
Himself
Tennis: World Tour Finals
2014
TV Series
Himself - Analyst
Skavlan
2013
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Vivement dimanche
2010
TV Series
Himself (Interview)
Le grand journal de Canal+
2010
TV Series documentary
Himself
Här är ditt liv
2010
TV Series
Himself
Best of Five
2008
TV Series
Himself
ESPN 25: Who's #1?
2006
TV Series documentary
Himself
BingoLotto
2005
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Open Access
2005
TV Series
Himself
ESPN SportsCentury
2000-2001
TV Series documentary
Himself
Late Night with David Letterman
1988
TV Series
Himself
The 1988 US Open Tennis Championships
1988
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Les 40 ans de la 2
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2015
New York Emmy
New York Emmy Awards
Sports: Daily or Weekly Program
The Game 365 (2006)
Known for movies
The 1988 US Open Tennis Championships (1988) as Himself
LEDs4SPorts Commercial (2016) as Himself
Tennis: World Tour Finals (2014) as Himself - Analyst
$6 Million
