Karolina Karlsson

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Karolina Karlsson
Country (sports)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Born (1966-05-27) 27 May 1966 (age 58)
Vingåker, Sweden
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$26,048
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 136 (21 December 1986)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 1R (1987)

Karolina Karlsson (born 27 May 1966) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. [1]

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Biography

A right-handed player from Vingåker, Karlsson represented the Sweden Federation Cup team in a 1985 tie against South Korea, partnering Carina Karlsson in the doubles rubber.

Karlsson reached a best singles ranking of 136 in the world, with her best WTA Tour performance a quarter-final appearance at the Swedish Open Båstad in 1987, beating sixth seed Patricia Tarabini en route.

At the 1987 French Open she featured in the main draw as a lucky loser and lost her first round match in three sets to Italian qualifier Linda Ferrando. [2]

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References

  1. ""Som jag tjatat, det är asbra att vi lyckades"". Sörmlands Media (in Swedish). 24 February 2017.
  2. "Tennis". The Baltimore Sun . www.newspapers.com. 26 May 1987.