Swedish tennis player
Åsa Svensson Country (sports) Sweden Residence Västerås , SwedenBorn (1975-06-16 ) 16 June 1975 (age 49) Surahammar , SwedenHeight 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Turned pro 1992 Retired 2004 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money US$ 1,569,134 Career record 322–287 Career titles 2 WTA, 3 ITF Highest ranking No. 28 (1 April 1996) Australian Open 3R (1997 , 2000 , 2002 ) French Open 4R (2000 ) Wimbledon 2R (1998 ) US Open 4R (1996 ) Career record 206–222 Career titles 7 WTA, 6 ITF Highest ranking No. 28 (9 October 2000) Australian Open 3R (1999 , 2001 ) French Open 2R (1995 , 1996 , 2001 , 2002 ) Wimbledon 2R (1994 , 1995 , 1996 , 2000 , 2002 ) US Open 3R (2002 ) Australian Open 2R (1997 ) Wimbledon QF (2002 ) US Open QF (2004 ) Hopman Cup F (1999 )
Åsa Svensson (born Carlsson ; 16 June 1975) is a former tennis player from Sweden , who turned professional in 1992. She won two singles and seven doubles titles in her career. The right-hander reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on 1 April 1996, when she became the No. 28 of the world.
Svensson trained at the Royal Lawn Tennis Club in Stockholm. She married Niclas Svensson on 8 December 2001 and travelled with him on the tour. Her maiden name is Carlsson, her father's name is Lennart, mother's name is Signe.
In January 2005, she announced she gave up tennis.[ 1]
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)[ edit ] Doubles: 16 (7 titles, 9 runner-ups)[ edit ] Legend Grand Slam tournaments Tier I (0–0) Tier II (1–3) Tier III (3–3) Tier IV & V (3–3)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 1. Feb 1994 Linz Open , Austria Carpet (i) Caroline Schneider Eugenia Maniokova Leila Meskhi 2–6, 2–6 Loss 2. Jul 1998 Warsaw Open , Poland Clay Seda Noorlander Kveta Peschke Helena Vildová 2–6, 4–6 Loss 3. Aug 1998 Istanbul Open , Turkey Hard Florencia Labat Meike Babel Laurence Courtois 0–6, 2–6 Loss 4. Jul 1999 Palermo Open , Italy Clay Sonya Jeyaseelan Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik 6–4, 3–6, 0–6 Win 5. Nov 1999 Pattaya Open , Thailand Hard Émilie Loit Evgenia Koulikovskaya Patricia Wartusch 6–1, 6–4 Loss 6. Feb 2000 Paris Indoor , France Carpet (i) Émilie Loit Julie Halard-Decugis Sandrine Testud 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 Win 7. Feb 2000 Hanover Grand Prix , Germany Hard (i) Natasha Zvereva Silvia Farina Elia Karina Habšudová 6–3, 6–4 Loss 8. Jul 2000 Warsaw Open, Poland Clay Rita Grande Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 5–7, 1–6 Loss 9. Feb 2001 Dubai Championships , United Arab Emirates Hard Karina Habšudová Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis 0–6, 6–4, 2–6 Win 10. Jul 2001 Morocco Open Clay Lubomira Bacheva María José Martínez Sánchez María Emilia Salerni 6–3, 6–7(4–7) , 6–1 Win 11. Nov 2001 Pattaya Open , Thailand Hard Iroda Tulyaganova Liezel Huber Wynne Prakusya 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 Loss 12. Dec 2001 Gold Coast , Australia Hard Miriam Oremans Meghann Shaughnessy Justine Henin 1–6, 6–7(6–8) Loss 13. Apr 2002 Amelia Island Championships , United States Clay María Emilia Salerni Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Daniela Hantuchová 4–6, 2–6 Win 14. Feb 2003 Copa Colsanitas , Colombia Clay Katarina Srebotnik Tina Križan Tatiana Perebiynis 6–2, 6–1 Win 15. Mar 2003 Mexican Open Clay Émilie Loit Petra Mandula Patricia Wartusch 6–3, 6–1 Win 16. Feb 2004 National Indoor , United States Carpet Meilen Tu Maria Sharapova Vera Zvonareva 6–4, 7–6(7–0)
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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Winner 1. 4 November 1991 ITF Ljusdal, Sweden Carpet (i) Michaela Seibold 6–3, 6–2 Winner 2. 13 January 1992 ITF Helsinki, Finland Carpet (i) Sofie Albinus 6–3, 6–3 Runner-up 3. 29 June 1992 ITF Ronneby, Sweden Clay Marion Maruska 6–4, 1–6, 2–6 Runner-up 4. 31 August 1992 ITF Klagenfurt, Austria Clay Ruxandra Dragomir 4–6, 3–6 Winner 5. 30 October 1995 ITF Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Anna-Karin Svensson 6–1, 6–2 Runner-up 6. 23 September 1996 ITF Limoges, France Hard (i) Dominique Monami 6–2, 6–7(4) , 1–6 Runner-up 7. 8 April 2001 ITF Boynton Beach, United States Clay Henrieta Nagyová 6–3, 3–6, 1–6 Runner-up 8. 11 July 2004 ITF Darmstadt, Germany Clay Magda Mihalache 1–6, 6–3, 5–7
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Runner-up 1. 22 October 1990 ITF Neumünster, Germany Clay Marie Linusson Anke Marchl Christina Singer-Bath 2–6, 5–7 Winner 2. 13 January 1992 ITF Helsinki, Finland Carpet (i) Marielle Wallin Anne Aallonen Marja-Liisa Kuurne 0–6, 7–5, 6–2 Runner-up 3. 28 June 1993 ITF Ronneby, Sweden Clay Marielle Wallin Catarina Bernstein Shannon Peters 6–2, 6–7(5) , 6–7(5) Winner 4. 7 March 1999 ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Laurence Courtois Laura Golarsa Irina Selyutina 6–3, 5–7, 6–0 Winner 5. 19 September 1999 ITF Bordeaux, France Clay Émilie Loit Lubomira Bacheva Cristina Torrens Valero 6–2, 7–6(1) Winner 6. 11 October 1999 ITF Bordeaux, France Hard (i) Émilie Loit Alexandra Fusai Rita Grande 6–2, 7–6(5) Winner 7. 28 October 2003 ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom Hard (i) Helena Ejeson Yvonne Doyle Karen Nugent 6–3, 7–6(11) Winner 8. 15 February 2004 ITF Midland, United States Hard (i) Sofia Arvidsson Allison Baker Tara Snyder 7–6(5) , 6–2
Best Grand Slam results details [ edit ] Australian Open 1997 Australian Open Round Opponent Score 1R Petra Langrová 6–3, 6–2 2R Patricia Hy-Boulais 2–6, 6–3, 6–0 3R Conchita Martínez (3) 0–6, 1–6 2000 Australian Open Round Opponent Score 1R Alexandra Stevenson 7–6(8–6) , 6–3 2R Kristie Boogert 7–5, 6–3 3R Ai Sugiyama 4–6, 6–4, 3–6 2002 Australian Open Round Opponent Score 1R Evie Dominikovic 6–3, 6–2 2R Conchita Martínez 6–4, 6–1 3R Martina Suchá 0–6, 4–6