- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
- The family live in Idaho,USA.
- Four children: Emma, Karl, Erik, Oscar.
- First Swede to win men's singles in US Open 1988.
- Mats and Sonya married in Sonya's home country South Africa.
- Currently coaches Swedish player Joachim Johansson, whom he helped to an upset of Andy Roddick in the 2004 U.S. Open. (January 2005)
- Working in Paris during the French Open as expert analyzer for Eurosport (May 2008)
- Sonya Wilander was born in Zambia and her family moved to Durban, South Africa.
- Youngest Swede to win a Grand slam by 17 years and 9 months.
- Third youngest male winner of a Grand slam after Michael Chang and Boris Becker.
- 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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