of the Tennis Masters Series), where he defeated Todd Martin in the final, 2–6, 6–2, 7–5. Pernfors became the oldest player to lift a Masters title when the then 30-year-old Swede lifted the third and final singles trophy of his career. He also was the lowest ranked player to triumph at a Masters, moving 58 positions up to world No. 37 after the tournament. A few weeks later, he pushed Wilander to five sets in the second round of the US Open, falling 6–7, 6–3, 6–1, 6–7, 4–6. Pernfors was the recipient of the ATP Tour's Most Improved Player award in 1986, and its Comeback Player of the Year award in 1993. Pernfors retired from the professional tour in 1996 after a career in which he won three top-level singles and one doubles title. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 10 in 1986. His career prize-money earnings totalled $1,363,793. In addition to his victories over Becker, Agassi, McEnroe and Martin, Pernfors holds victories over Wilander, Pete Sampras, Stefan Edberg, Jim Courier, Thomas Muster, Sergi Bruguera and Michael Stich. Since retiring from the tour, Pernfors has been a regular competitor in seniors events. Significant finals Grand Slam finals Singles: 1 (0–1) Masters Series finals Singles: 1 (1–0) Career finals Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups) Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) Singles performance timeline References External links 1963 births Georgia Bulldogs tennis players Hopman Cup competitors Living people Sportspeople from Malmö Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Swedish male tennis players People from Vero Beach, Florida