- Began playing tennis at age five with his father, Krister
- Mother, Maud; and has one younger sister, Tina
- In 1989, became European 14s singles champion and won doubles title (w/M. Norman)
- Injured his right elbow while playing Orange Bowl 16s in 1991, but still reached final, losing to Spain’s Gonzalo Corrales
- Finished No. 10 in 1993 world junior rankings
- Idol growing up was Mats Wilander, who is captain of Swedish Davis Cup team
- Enjoys reading books from Swedish author Henning Mankell, National Geographic magazine and watches TV show Friends (owns almost every episode on DVD)
- Favorite actors are Al Pacino and Robert De Niro
- Enjoys music of U2, Depeche Mode and Swedish group Kent, playing golf and innebandy (indoor floor hockey)
- Enjoys watching home town hockey team Linkoping HC and Djurgardens IF
- Scored two goals and assisted on another in 6-5 win by ATP Stars over NHL Players in annual street hockey challenge in MontrTal in 2001
- Has a 17-15 career Davis Cup record (16-12 in singles) in 16 ties
- Elected to ATP Player Council in June 2006
- Wife, Gisella (married Dec. 3, 2005); son, Lucas (born Oct. 13, 2006)
- Coached by former ATP and World No. 2 Magnus Norman.
Biographical information from ATP. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2011.
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