Mikael Pernfors is a former professional Swedish tennis player. He played a topspin-heavy baseline game with a two-handed backhand, and relied on a crowd-pleasing game full of variety, liberally employing the drop shot and the topspin lob. Before turning pro, Pernfors played tennis for the University of Georgia and became the first player in two decades to win back-to-back NCAA singles titles.

In 1986 Pernfors earned a career-high singles ranking of No. 10 in the world and reached his first and only Grand Slam singles final at the French Open. In 1988, Pernfors won his first top-level singles title at LosAngeles, California, defeating Andre Agassi
in the final. Despite injuries, he came back strongly in 1993 to win the most significant title of his career at the Canadian Open and earned the Comeback Player of the Year award.