Anna-Karin Svensson (born 8 May 1974) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.
Full name | Anna-Karin Svensson |
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Country (sports) | Sweden |
Born | 8 May 1974 |
Retired | 1998 |
Prize money | $23,814 |
Singles | |
Career record | 61–51 |
Career titles | 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 280 (17 March 1997) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 97–36 |
Career titles | 14 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 160 (28 October 1996) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 6–4 |
Biography
editSvensson played on the professional tour in the 1990s, with a best ranking in singles of 280 in the world. As a doubles player, she had a breakthrough year in 1996 when she won seven ITF titles, to reach a career-high ranking of 160.
Across 1996 and 1997 she featured in eight Fed Cup ties for Sweden. In Fed Cup play, she had a 4–4 record in singles and won both of her two doubles matches.[1]
ITF finals
editLegend |
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$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles (1–3)
editResult | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 2 April 1995 | Nairobi, Kenya | Hard | Ivona Mihailova | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2. | 30 October 1995 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Åsa Svensson | 1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 3. | 22 January 1996 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Karin Ptaszek | 7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 4. | 26 January 1997 | Båstad, Sweden | Hard | Patty Van Acker | 6–4, 5–7, 1–6 |
Doubles (14–10)
editResult | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 7 February 1993 | Rungsted, Denmark | Carpet | Camilla Persson | Christine Goy Vanessa Matthys |
2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2. | 5 September 1993 | Burgas, Bulgaria | Hard | Camilla Persson | Svetlana Krivencheva Elena Tatarkova |
7–5, 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3. | 6 February 1994 | Rungsted, Denmark | Carpet | Camilla Persson | Sofie Albinus Henriette Kjær Nielsen |
w/o |
Win | 4. | 10 July 1994 | Lohja, Finland | Clay | Camilla Persson | Linda Jansson Katrina Saarinen |
6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 5. | 29 August 1994 | London, England | Grass | Linda Jansson | Sabine Gerke Kristine Kurth |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 6. | 31 October 1994 | Jūrmala, Latvia | Hard (i) | Linda Jansson | Natalia Noreiko Marina Stets |
1–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 7. | 16 January 1995 | Turku, Finland | Hard | Linda Jansson | Nanne Dahlman Petra Thorén |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 8. | 23 January 1995 | Båstad, Sweden | Hard | Linda Jansson | Sandra Kleinová Jana Lubasová |
4–6, 6–7 |
Win | 9. | 30 January 1995 | Rungsted, Denmark | Carpet (i) | Linda Jansson | Anja Kostecki Karin Ptaszek |
6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 10. | 25 September 1995 | Telford, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Kaye Hand | Samantha Smith Jane Wood |
6–4, 6–7(8–6), 3–6 |
Win | 11. | 30 October 1995 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard | Karin Ptaszek | Sofia Finér Annica Lindstedt |
6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 12. | 21 January 1996 | Turku, Finland | Carpet (i) | Karin Ptaszek | Sofia Finér Annica Lindstedt |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 13. | 27 January 1996 | Båstad, Sweden | Hard (i) | Karin Ptaszek | Sofia Finér Annica Lindstedt |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 14. | 31 March 1996 | Caen, France | Clay (i) | Annica Lindstedt | Claire Taylor Amanda Wainwright |
6–4, 7–6 |
Winner | 15. | 7 April 1996 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Annica Lindstedt | Dragana Zarić Marlene Weingärtner |
6–0, 6–2 |
Winner | 16. | 30 June 1996 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Annica Lindstedt | Tanja Karsten Karin Baleková |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 17. | 19 August 1996 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Clay | Réka Vidáts | Natalia Medvedeva Anna Zaporozhanova |
7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 18. | 20 October 1996 | Flensburg, Germany | Carpet (i) | Annica Lindstedt | Květa Peschke Magdalena Feistel |
6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 19. | 25 January 1997 | Båstad, Sweden | Hard (i) | Patty Van Acker | Annica Lindstedt Dragana Zarić |
7–6, 6–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 20. | 30 March 1997 | Dinard, France | Clay | Magalie Lamarre | Germana di Natale Federica Fortuni |
4–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 21. | 29 June 1997 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Annica Lindstedt | Sofia Finér Linda Jansson |
w/o |
Winner | 22. | 21 July 1997 | Valladolid, Spain | Hard | Sofia Finér | Petra Rampre Daphne van de Zande |
6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 23. | 2 November 1997 | Stockholm, Sweden | Carpet (i) | Annica Lindstedt | Olga Vymetálková Jana Macurová |
3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 24. | 22 June 1998 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Jenny Lindstrom | Gabriela Chmelinová Helena Fremuthová |
7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Key Statistics". fedcup.com. Retrieved 20 September 2018.