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.
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 (52.9%) 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 (48.1%) 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 )
Biography 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]
WTA career finals
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Doubles: 16 (7 titles, 9 runner-ups) 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 , AustriaCarpet (i) Caroline Schneider Eugenia Maniokova Leila Meskhi 2–6, 2–6 Loss 2. Jul 1998 Warsaw Open , PolandClay Seda Noorlander Kveta Peschke Helena Vildová 2–6, 4–6 Loss 3. Aug 1998 Istanbul Open , TurkeyHard Florencia Labat Meike Babel Laurence Courtois 0–6, 2–6 Loss 4. Jul 1999 Palermo Open , ItalyClay Sonya Jeyaseelan Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik 6–4, 3–6, 0–6 Win 5. Nov 1999 Pattaya Open , ThailandHard Émilie Loit Evgenia Koulikovskaya Patricia Wartusch 6–1, 6–4 Loss 6. Feb 2000 Paris Indoor , FranceCarpet (i) Julie Halard-Decugis Sandrine Testud 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 Win 7. Feb 2000 Hanover Grand Prix , GermanyHard (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 , 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 , ThailandHard Iroda Tulyaganova Liezel Huber Wynne Prakusya 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 Loss 12. Dec 2001 Gold Coast , AustraliaHard Miriam Oremans Meghann Shaughnessy Justine Henin 1–6, 6–7(6–8) Loss 13. Apr 2002 Amelia Island Championships , United StatesClay María Emilia Salerni Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Daniela Hantuchová 4–6, 2–6 Win 14. Feb 2003 Copa Colsanitas , ColombiaClay Katarina Srebotnik Tina Križan Tatiana Perebiynis 6–2, 6–1 Win 15. Mar 2003 Mexican Open Clay Petra Mandula 6–3, 6–1 Win 16. Feb 2004 National Indoor , United StatesCarpet Meilen Tu Maria Sharapova Vera Zvonareva 6–4, 7–6(7–0)
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Singles: 8 (3–5) 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
Doubles: 8 (6–2) Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Runner-up 1. 22 October 1990 ITF Neumünster, Germany Clay Anke Marchl Christina Singer-Bath 2–6, 5–7 Winner 2. 13 January 1992 ITF Helsinki, Finland Carpet (i) Anne Aallonen 0–6, 7–5, 6–2 Runner-up 3. 28 June 1993 ITF Ronneby, Sweden Clay 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) 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
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