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)
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
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