Country (sports) | Denmark |
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Residence | Copenhagen |
Born | Copenhagen | 13 March 1991
Turned pro | 2010 |
Retired | 2014 |
Plays | Right (two–handed backhand) |
Prize money | $33,761 |
Singles | |
Career record | 35–74 (32.1%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 717 (13 September 2010) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 91–86 (51.4%) |
Career titles | 7 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 252 (23 July 2012) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 3–8 |
Malou Ejdesgaard (born 13 March 1991) is a Danish former tennis player.
She was a member of the Denmark Fed Cup team from 2010 [1] until just before her retirement in 2014. [2] [3]
Ejdesgaard made her WTA Tour debut playing the qualifying for the 2007 Nordic Light Open, but lost to domestic player Aleksandra Srdinović, 4–6, 4–6. [4] In 2008, in the first round of qualifying at the China Open, she lost to Zhang Shuai, 1–6, 2–6. [5]
She received a wildcard to play at the 2008 Danish Open and lost to Jasmina Tinjić in round one. [6]
In April 2010, Ejdesgaard lost in the first qualifying round of the MPS Group Championships to Arina Rodionova, 3–6, 6–7. [7] She also failed to qualify for the Slovenia Open. [8]
She made her professional singles debut at the WTA Tour event Danish Open, losing to Tatjana Malek in the first round, 0–6, 1–6.
Ejdesgaard won four $10k doubles tournaments in 2010. She suffered a season-ending knee injury in September, but made a full recovery and returned to playing tennis on the ITF Circuit in May 2011.
Ejdesgaard received a wildcard to play at the Danish Open once again, but lost to Bethanie Mattek-Sands in round one.
She was most successful in doubles play on the ITF Circuit and won a number of doubles titles, including the events at Alcobaça and Valladolid.
For the fourth time, she got a wildcard for the Danish Open, but was double-bageled by Alizé Cornet in the first round. [9]
She reached the doubles final of the ITF event in Aschaffenburg with Réka Luca Jani, losing to Florencia Molinero and Stephanie Vogt. [10]
On 11 May, Ejdesgaard announced her retirement from the tour, [11] saying she'd only play national and club games.
Ejdesgaard is a close friend of former world No. 1 tennis player Caroline Wozniacki, her Danish teammate, with whom she also plays some WTA Tour tournaments. [12] They tried to gain an entry to the 2012 Summer Olympics in doubles. [13] Ejdesgaard has played with Wozniacki in five tournaments – in 2008 at Odense, in 2010 at Ponte Vedra Beach, Charleston & Copenhagen, and in 2011 at Copenhagen. [14] They lost in the first round and twice in the second round, respectively.
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 2 July 2011 | ITF Melilla, Spain | Hard (i) | Rocio de la Torre-Sanchez | 0–6, 1–6 |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 2 November 2008 | ITF Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Anna Brazhnikova | Helene Auensen Ulrikke Eikeri | 2–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
Loss | 2. | 19 June 2009 | ITF Gausdal, Norway | Hard | Helene Auensen | Victoria Larrière Zuzana Linhová | 6–3, 4–6, [0–10] |
Loss | 3. | 9 August 2009 | ITF Savitaipale, Finland | Clay | Ester Masuri | Diāna Marcinkēviča Anna Orlik | 6–4, 2–6, [6–10] |
Loss | 4. | 11 September 2009 | ITF Rousse, Bulgaria | Clay | Dia Evtimova | Ioana Ivan Simona-Iulia Matei | 1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 5. | 14 November 2009 | ITF Jersey, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Tímea Babos | Kiki Bertens Daniëlle Harmsen | 5–7, 5–7 |
Win | 1. | 17 January 2010 | ITF Le Gosier, Guadeloupe | Hard | Alizé Lim | Kayla Rizzolo Katie Ruckert | 6–1, 5–7, [10–3] |
Win | 2. | 20 March 2010 | GB Pro-Series Bath, UK | Hard (i) | Katarzyna Piter | Jade Curtis Anna Fitzpatrick | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 3. | 25 June 2010 | ITF Gausdal, Norway | Hard | Zuzana Linhová | Karina Isayan Anastasia Mukhametova | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 4. | 3 September 2010 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Ksenia Palkina | Gally de Wael Janina Toljan | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 6. | 20 May 2011 | ITF Durban, South Africa | Hard (i) | Nicole Rottmann | Jennifer Allan Surina De Beer | 2–6, 6–4 [8–10] |
Loss | 7. | 27 May 2011 | ITF Durban, South Africa | Hard (i) | Nicole Rottmann | Kateřina Kramperová Zuzana Linhová | 3–6, 6–3 [8–10] |
Win | 5. | 25 June 2011 | ITF Alcobaça, Portugal | Hard | Alenka Hubacek | Mariana Correa Danielle Mills | 6–2, 7–5 |
Loss | 8. | 1 July 2011 | ITF Melilla, Spain | Hard (i) | Alenka Hubacek | Aselya Arginbayeva Tanya Samodelok | 6–1, 3–6 [7–10] |
Win | 6. | 9 July 2011 | ITF Valladolid, Spain | Hard | Victoria Larrière | Vanesa Furlanetto Aranza Salut | 6–0, 6–3 |
Loss | 9. | 12 November 2011 | GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK | Hard (i) | Amanda Elliott | Tara Moore Francesca Stephenson | 6–3, 2–6, [3–10] |
Loss | 10. | 15 July 2012 | ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany | Clay | Réka Luca Jani | Florencia Molinero Stephanie Vogt | 3–6, 6–7(3) |
Win | 7. | 28 September 2012 | ITF Madrid, Spain | Clay | Aleksandrina Naydenova | Tatiana Búa Yvonne Cavallé Reimers | 5–7, 6–3, [10–3] |
Loss | 11. | 22 April 2013 | ITF San Severo, Italy | Clay | Martine Ditlev | Despina Papamichail Giulia Sussarello | 1–6, 4–6 |
Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
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2010 Europe/Africa Zone | SF | 6 February 2010 | Israel | Hard (i) | Julia Glushko | Loss | 6–4, 0–1 ret. |
Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Result |
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2010 Europe/ Africa Zone | RR | 4 February | Hungary | Hard (i) | Karina-Ildor Jacobsgaard | Réka Luca Jani Zsófia Susányi | Win | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
5 February | Latvia | Karina-Ildor Jacobsgaard | Līga Dekmeijere Irina Kuzmina | Loss | 7–5, 4–6, 2–6 |
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