Roland Thornqvist

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

Early years

Thornqvist was born in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1970.

College career

Thornqvist attended the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where he played for the North Carolina Tar Heels men's tennis team from 1990 to 1993. He was recognized as a three-time first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) selection in 1991, 1992 and 1993, and a first-team All-American in 1993. Thornqvist's Gators have also finished second in the NCAA tournament in 2002 and 2010.

Thornqvist retired from coaching Florida in 2024. In August 2025, he was named the head coach of the Wesleyan University men's tennis team.

Coaching record