Karoline Borgersen

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Karoline Borgersen
Country (sports)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Born (1976-07-01) 1 July 1976 (age 48)
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$14,221
Singles
Career record52–38
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 389 (12 June 2006)
Doubles
Career record33–20
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 408 (19 June 2006)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 21–18

Karoline Borgersen (born 1 July 1976) is a Norwegian former professional tennis player.

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Biography

A right-handed player from Oslo, Borgersen debuted for the Norway Fed Cup team in 1994, but didn't tour professionally until 2004, having spent many of the previous years playing college tennis in California. [1] She started at Pepperdine, then transferred to UC Berkeley, where she was a doubles All-American in 1999-2000. [2]

Borgersen reached a best singles ranking of 389 on the professional circuit and won three ITF titles in doubles. A former Norwegian number one, she twice featured in the singles qualifying draw for the Nordic Light Open, a WTA Tour tournament held in Stockholm.

In 2006, she made her last Fed Cup appearance, having featured in a total of 26 ties, for 12 singles and nine doubles wins. [3]

ITF finals

Singles (0–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.28 November 2004ITF Pretoria, South AfricaHard Flag of South Africa.svg Chanelle Scheepers 1–6, 3–6

Doubles (3–4)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.27 June 2004ITF Tlemcen, AlgeriaClay Flag of Austria.svg Anna-Maria Miller Flag of New Zealand.svg Shelley Stephens
Flag of France.svg Joanne Akl
1–6, 0–6
Winner1.22 November 2004ITF Pretoria, South AfricaHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Leonie Mekel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Schlapbach
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Vanessa Wellauer
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up2.3 December 2004ITF Pretoria, South AfricaHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Leonie Mekel Flag of South Africa.svg Chanelle Scheepers
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Melissa Berry
2–6, 6–3, 5–7
Runner-up3.25 June 2005ITF Oslo, NorwayClay Flag of Sweden.svg Kristina Andlovic Flag of Sweden.svg Nadja Roma
Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson
4–6, 4–6
Winner2.23 May 2006ITF Balș, RomaniaClay Flag of Sweden.svg Mari Andersson Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Ciulei
Flag of Romania.svg Lenore Lazaroiu
6–0, 6–1
Winner3.4 June 2006ITF Rousse, BulgariaClay Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dia Evtimova Flag of Bulgaria.svg Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Nadejda Vassileva
6–0, 6–0
Runner-up4.29 July 2006ITF Gausdal, NorwayHard Flag of Sweden.svg Michaela Johansson Flag of Sweden.svg Mari Andersson
Flag of Sweden.svg Nadja Roma
4–6, 0–6

References

  1. "Hun er nr. 953 i verden". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 18 November 2004.
  2. "Karoline Borgersen Bio - The University of California Official Athletic Site". University of California Golden Bears Athletics. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  3. "Key Statistics". fedcup.com. Retrieved 2019-08-22.