Mats Wilander won a total of seven grand slam titles in singles and one in doubles.
He was ranked world number one in singles for a total of 20 weeks between September 1988 and January 1989.
Tonight he was awarded the Sports Academy's honorary award.
- It's absolutely fantastic, thank you.
A huge honor.
I want to thank the Swedish Sports Academy who got me into the crowd of sportsmen and women who received this award before, it is a huge honor, says Mats Wilander on link.
56-year-old Wilander thanked his family and all the coaches he has had over the years.
The biggest thank you went to the Swedish Davis Cup team.
- Perhaps the biggest thank you I want to give to my player friends in the Swedish Davis Cup team. Joakim Nyström, Anders Järryd, Stefan Edberg, Hans Simonsson, Mikael Pernfors, Janne Gunnarsson, Niclas Kroon. There are many who should feel proud that I received this award. I share it with the whole of Tennis Sweden.