Mari Andersson

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Mari Andersson
Country (sports)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Born (1986-07-05) 5 July 1986 (age 39)
Seoul, South Korea
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$29,286
Singles
Career record90–64
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 335 (7 May 2007)
Doubles
Career record60–40
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 318 (14 May 2007)

Mari Andersson (born 5 July 1986) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.

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Biography

Born in Seoul, South Korea, Andersson was adopted at three months of age by a Swedish couple and grew up in Båstad. [1]

Andersson made her only WTA Tour main-draw appearance at the 2006 Nordea Nordic Light Open, where she featured in the women's doubles as a lucky loser from qualifying, partnering Nadja Roma.

From 2006 to 2007, she played in the doubles rubber of four Fed Cup ties for Sweden, winning all matches. [2]

On the ITF circuit, she won a total of 14 titles, five in singles and nine in doubles.

Retiring from the tour in 2008, Andersson moved to the United States and played collegiate tennis for the California Golden Bears of UC Berkeley. She partnered with Jana Juricová to win the NCAA doubles championship in 2009. [3]

ITF finals

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 5 (5–0)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.26 June 2005ITF Oslo, NorwayClay Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson 6-4, 6-4
Win2.28 August 2005ITF Maribor, SloveniaClay Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dia Evtimova 7-5, 6-3
Win3.14 May 2006ITF Edinburgh, United KingdomClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer 0-6, 6-1, 6-3
Win4.29 July 2006ITF Gausdal, NorwayHard Flag of Sweden.svg Nadja Roma 6–3, 6–7(4), 6–2
Win5.5 November 2006ITF Stockholm, SwedenHard (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Michaela Johansson 3–6, 6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 11 (9–2)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.24 April 2005ITF Bol, CroatiaClay Flag of Sweden.svg Kristina Andlovic Flag of Croatia.svg Sanja Ančić
Flag of Croatia.svg Ivana Lisjak
6–3, 6–2
Win2.14 May 2005ITF Falkenberg, SwedenClay Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson Flag of Poland.svg Natalia Kołat
Flag of Poland.svg Monika Schneider
6–1, 6–1
Win3.28 August 2005ITF Maribor, SloveniaClay Flag of Sweden.svg Kristina Andlovic Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Marosi
Flag of Brazil.svg Marina Tavares
7-6, 6-3
Loss4.6 November 2005ITF Stockholm, SwedenHard (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson Flag of Austria.svg Eva-Maria Hoch
Flag of Germany.svg Martina Pavelec
4–6, 3–6
Win5.10 May 2006ITF Edinburgh, United KingdomClay Flag of Sweden.svg Nadja Roma Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Deborah Armstrong
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Georgie Gent
6–2, 6–2
Win6.21 May 2006ITF Falkenberg, SwedenClay Flag of Sweden.svg Michaela Johansson Flag of Germany.svg Anne Schäfer
Flag of Germany.svg Julia Paetow
6–2, 6–0
Win7.23 May 2006ITF Balș, RomaniaClay Flag of Norway.svg Karoline Borgersen Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Ciulei
Flag of Romania.svg Lenore Lazaroiu
6–0, 6–1
Win8.28 July 2006ITF Gausdal, NorwayHard Flag of Sweden.svg Nadja Roma Flag of Norway.svg Karoline Borgersen
Flag of Sweden.svg Michaela Johansson
6–4, 6–0
Win9.5 May 2007ITF Makarska, CroatiaClay Flag of Sweden.svg Nadja Roma Flag of Poland.svg Magdalena Kiszczyńska
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Poltoratskaya
w/o
Win10.27 May 2007ITF Falkenberg, SwedenClay Flag of Sweden.svg Nadja Roma Flag of Germany.svg Franziska Götz
Flag of Germany.svg Anne Schäfer
6–0, 7–5
Loss11.1 July 2007ITF Oslo, NorwayClay Flag of Norway.svg Karoline Steiro Flag of Austria.svg Eva-Maria Hoch
Flag of Austria.svg Melanie Klaffner
2–6, 3–6

See also

References

  1. Simmons, Rusty (8 May 2009). "Cal's culture club goes for national title". San Francisco Chronicle .
  2. "Key Statistics". fedcup.com. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  3. "Andersson and Juricova Claim NCAA Doubles Championship Crown". pac-12.com. 25 May 2009. Archived from the original on September 22, 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.