Roland Thornqvist

Roland Thornqvist
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamUniversity of Florida
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record470–89 (.841)
Biographical details
Born (1970-03-03) March 3, 1970 (age 54)
Stockholm, Sweden
Playing career
1993–1996University of North Carolina
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–currentUniversity of Florida
1999–2001University of North Carolina
1997–1998University of Kansas
Head coaching record
Overall545–139 (.797)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA (2003, 2011, 2012, 2017)
Southeastern Conference
(2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016)
Southeastern Conference Tournament
(2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016)
Awards
SEC Coach of the Year (2004, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2016)
ITA National Coach of the Year (2011)

Tennis career
Prize money$ 2,775
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 303 (22 Nov 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenQ1 (1994)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 422 (11 Jul 1994)

Roland Thornqvist (born March 3, 1970) is a Swedish-born American college tennis coach and former college tennis player. Thornqvist is the current head coach of the Florida Gators women's tennis team of the University of Florida. He is best known for leading the Florida Gators to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I national championships in 2003, 2011, 2012, and 2017.