Mia Eklund

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Mia Eklund
Mia Nicole Eklund, Aegon Surbiton Trophy, London, UK - Diliff.jpg
Eklund in London, 2015
Full nameMia Nicole Eklund
Country (sports)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Born (1994-10-30) 30 October 1994 (age 30)
Tallinn, Estonia
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Retired2019
PlaysLeft (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$36,048
Singles
Career record131–149
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 534 (25 June 2018)
Doubles
Career record89–90
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 419 (21 May 2018)

Mia Nicole Eklund (born 30 October 1994) is a retired Finnish tennis player.

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On 25 June 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 534. On 21 May 2018, she peaked at No. 419 in the doubles rankings. In her career, Eklund won one singles title and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

In December 2017, she was awarded "Female Tennis Player of the Year" in Finland.

Playing for Finland in the Fed Cup, Eklund has accumulated a win–loss record of 7–6 in singles and 6–2 in doubles (overall 13–8).

ITF finals

Singles (1–1)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.22 October 2017ITF Hammamet, TunisiaClay Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alexandra Zmău6–4, 3–6, 6–7(4)
Win1.5 November 2017ITF Hammamet, TunisiaClay Flag of France.svg Yasmine Mansouri 7–6(1), 6–4

Doubles (4–7)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (3–3)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.14 November 2014ITF Helsinki, FinlandHard (i) Flag of Finland.svg Olivia Pimiä Flag of Finland.svg Emma Laine
Flag of Russia.svg Eugeniya Pashkova
4–6, 0–6
Loss2.23 July 2016ITF Tampere, FinlandClay Flag of Germany.svg Katharina Hering Flag of Finland.svg Emma Laine
Flag of Germany.svg Julia Wachaczyk
2–6, 3–6
Loss3.5 November 2016ITF Sheffield, UKHard (i) Flag of Belarus.svg Nika Shytkouskaya Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sarah Beth Grey
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Olivia Nicholls
6–7(3), 5–7
Loss4.20 July 2017ITF Don Benito, SpainCarpet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gabriella Taylor Flag of Italy.svg Maria Masini
Flag of Spain.svg Olga Parres Azcoitia
3–6, 3–6
Win1.23 September 2017ITF Hammamet, TunisiaClay Flag of the United States.svg Amy Zhu Flag of Russia.svg Vasilisa Aponasenko
Flag of Italy.svg Beatrice Lombardo
6–1, 6–4
Loss5.30 September 2017ITF Hammamet, TunisiaClay Flag of the United States.svg Amy Zhu Flag of Italy.svg Angelica Moratelli
Flag of Italy.svg Natasha Piludu
4–6, 2–6
Win2.22 October 2017ITF Hammamet, TunisiaClay Flag of Germany.svg Julyette Steur Flag of France.svg Loudmilla Bencheikh
Flag of France.svg Yasmine Mansouri
6–4, 4–6, [10–7]
Win3.9 December 2017ITF Antalya, TurkeyClay Flag of Romania.svg Cristina Dinu Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dia Evtimova
Flag of Argentina.svg Paula Ormaechea
6–3, 6–2
Loss6.24 March 2018ITF Heraklion, GreeceClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Appleton Flag of Denmark.svg Emilie Francati
Flag of Denmark.svg Maria Jespersen
5–7, 6–4, [8–10]
Win4.10 November 2018ITF Monastir, TunisiaHard Flag of Serbia.svg Bojana Marinković Flag of Serbia.svg Tamara Čurović
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eliessa Vanlangendonck
6–1, 7–6(6)
Loss7.18 November 2018ITF Monastir, TunisiaHard Flag of Sweden.svg Linnea Malmqvist Flag of Serbia.svg Tamara Čurović
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dominique Karregat
6–7(6), 1–6

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