Anna-Karin Svensson

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Anna-Karin Svensson
Full nameAnna-Karin Svensson
Country (sports)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Born (1974-05-08) 8 May 1974 (age 48)
Retired1998
Prize money$23,814
Singles
Career record61–51
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 280 (17 March 1997)
Doubles
Career record97–36
Career titles14 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 160 (28 October 1996)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 6–4

Anna-Karin Svensson (born 8 May 1974) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.

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Biography

Svensson 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

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–3)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.2 April 1995 Nairobi, KenyaHard Flag of North Macedonia.svg Ivona Mihailova 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up2.30 October 1995 Stockholm, SwedenHard (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Åsa Svensson 1–6, 2–6
Winner3.22 January 1996 Båstad, SwedenClay Flag of Denmark.svg Karin Ptaszek 7–5, 6–3
Runner-up4.26 January 1997 Båstad, SwedenHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patty Van Acker 6–4, 5–7, 1–6

Doubles (14–10)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.7 February 1993 Rungsted, DenmarkCarpet Flag of Sweden.svg Camilla Persson Flag of Luxembourg.svg Christine Goy
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Vanessa Matthys
2–6, 2–6
Runner-up2.5 September 1993 Burgas, BulgariaHard Flag of Sweden.svg Camilla Persson Flag of Bulgaria.svg Svetlana Krivencheva
Flag of Ukraine.svg Elena Tatarkova
7–5, 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up3.6 February 1994 Rungsted, DenmarkCarpet Flag of Sweden.svg Camilla Persson Flag of Denmark.svg Sofie Albinus
Flag of Denmark.svg Henriette Kjær Nielsen
W\O
Winner4.10 July 1994 Lohja, FinlandClay Flag of Sweden.svg Camilla Persson Flag of Finland.svg Linda Jansson
Flag of Finland.svg Katrina Saarinen
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up5.29 August 1994 London, United KingdomGrass Flag of Finland.svg Linda Jansson Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Gerke
Flag of the United States.svg Kristine Kurth
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up6.31 October 1994 Jūrmala, LatviaHard (i) Flag of Finland.svg Linda Jansson Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg Natalia Noreiko
Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg Marina Stets
1–6, 5–7
Runner-up7.16 January 1995 Turku, FinlandHard Flag of Finland.svg Linda Jansson Flag of Finland.svg Nanne Dahlman
Flag of Finland.svg Petra Thorén
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up8.23 January 1995 Båstad, SwedenHard Flag of Finland.svg Linda Jansson Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sandra Kleinová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Lubasová
4–6, 6–7
Winner9.30 January 1995 Rungsted, DenmarkCarpet (i) Flag of Finland.svg Linda Jansson Flag of Denmark.svg Anja Kostecki
Flag of Denmark.svg Karin Ptaszek
6–3, 6–1
Runner-up10.25 September 1995 Telford, United KingdomHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kaye Hand Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Samantha Smith
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jane Wood
6–4, 6–7(6), 3–6
Winner11.30 October 1995 Stockholm, SwedenHard Flag of Denmark.svg Karin Ptaszek Flag of Sweden.svg Sofia Finér
Flag of Sweden.svg Annica Lindstedt
6–1, 6–3
Winner12.21 January 1996 Turku, FinlandCarpet (i) Flag of Denmark.svg Karin Ptaszek Flag of Sweden.svg Sofia Finér
Flag of Sweden.svg Annica Lindstedt
6–2, 6–4
Winner13.27 January 1996 Bastad, SwedenHard (i) Flag of Denmark.svg Karin Ptaszek Flag of Sweden.svg Sofia Finér
Flag of Sweden.svg Annica Lindstedt
6–3, 6–4
Winner14.31 March 1996 Caen, FranceClay (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Annica Lindstedt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Claire Taylor
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Amanda Wainwright
6–4, 7–6
Winner15.7 April 1996 Athens, GreeceClay Flag of Sweden.svg Annica Lindstedt Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Dragana Zarić
Flag of Germany.svg Marlene Weingärtner
6–0, 6–2
Winner16.30 June 1996 Bastad, SwedenClay Flag of Sweden.svg Annica Lindstedt Flag of Germany.svg Tanja Karsten
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karin Baleková
6–2, 6–4
Winner17.19 August 1996 Kyiv, UkraineClay Flag of Hungary.svg Réka Vidáts Flag of Ukraine.svg Natalia Medvedeva
Flag of Ukraine.svg Anna Zaporozhanova
7–5, 6–3
Winner18.20 October 1996 Flensberg, GermanyCarpet (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Annica Lindstedt Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke
Flag of Poland.svg Magdalena Feistel
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up19.25 January 1997 Bastad, SwedenHard (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patty Van Acker Flag of Sweden.svg Annica Lindstedt
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Dragana Zarić
7–6, 6–7, 3–6
Runner-up20.30 March 1997 Dinard, FranceClay Flag of France.svg Magalie Lamarre Flag of Italy.svg Germana Di Natale
Flag of Italy.svg Federica Fortuni
4–6, 5–7
Winner21.29 June 1997 Båstad, SwedenClay Flag of Sweden.svg Annica Lindstedt Flag of Sweden.svg Sofia Finér
Flag of Finland.svg Linda Jansson
W/O
Winner22.21 July 1997 Valladolid, SpainHard Flag of Sweden.svg Sofia Finér Flag of Slovenia.svg Petra Rampre
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Daphne van de Zande
6–4, 6–3
Winner23.2 November 1997 Stockholm, SwedenCarpet (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Annica Lindstedt Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Olga Vymetálková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Macurová
3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Winner24.22 June 1998 Båstad, SwedenClay Flag of Sweden.svg Jenny Lindstrom Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Gabriela Chmelinová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Fremuthová
7–6(1), 6–3

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References

  1. "Key Statistics". fedcup.com. Retrieved 20 September 2018.