Dorte Ekner

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Dorte Ekner
Country (sports)Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Born (1951-05-02) 2 May 1951 (age 72)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open QF (1978)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1973)

Dorte Ekner (born 2 May 1951) is a Danish former professional tennis player.

A three-time national singles champion, Ekner represented Denmark in 15 Federation Cup ties between 1973 and 1982, for wins in four singles and five doubles rubbers. [1]

Ekner became the first Danish woman to reach the quarter-finals of a grand slam tournament during her run at the 1978 Australian Open. [2] Competing as a main draw qualifier, Ekner defeated the sixth-seeded Cynthia Doerner and West German Heidi Eisterlehner, before falling in the quarter-finals to eventual champion Chris O'Neil. [3]

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References

  1. "Historie · Dansk Tennis Forbund". Dansk Tennis Forbund (in Danish).
  2. "Wozniacki dumps giant-killing Oudin". ABC News . 10 September 2009.
  3. "Wozniacki klar til ottendedelsfinalen". DR.dk (in Danish). 20 January 2008.