Michaela Johansson

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Michaela Johansson
Full nameMichaela Johansson
Country (sports)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Born (1988-03-06) 6 March 1988 (age 36)
Stockholm, Sweden
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$40,552
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 305 (24 March 2008)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 400 (24 March 2008)

Michaela Johansson (born 6 March 1988) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.

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Biography

A right-handed player from Stockholm, Johansson was a top-50 ranked junior. [1] She debuted for the Sweden Fed Cup team as a 16-year old in 2004, featuring in a doubles rubber against Serbia and Montenegro.

As a wildcard at the 2007 Nordic Light Open, held in her home city, she made her first WTA Tour main draw, beaten in three sets by Klára Zakopalová in the opening round. [2]

Across 2007 and 2008 she appeared in two further Fed Cup ties for Sweden, against Estonia and Belarus respectively.

Johansson competed in the main draw at the 2009 Swedish Open in Bastad, where she made it through from the qualifying draw. [3]

ITF finals

Singles: 2(1–1)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.5 November 2006 Stockholm, SwedenHard (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Mari Andersson 6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Winner2.25 February 2008 Wellington, New ZealandHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marija Mirkovic 6–0, 7–5

Doubles: 6 (2-4)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.9 July 2004 Sidi Fredj, AlgeriaClay Flag of Sweden.svg Jennifer Elie Flag of India.svg Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
Flag of New Zealand.svg Shelley Stephens
3–6, 1–6
Winner2.21 May 2006 Falkenberg, SwedenClay Flag of Sweden.svg Mari Andersson Flag of Germany.svg Anne Schäfer
Flag of Germany.svg Julia Paetow
6–2, 6–0
Runner-up3.29 July 2006 Gausdal, NorwayHard Flag of Norway.svg Karoline Borgersen Flag of Sweden.svg Mari Andersson
Flag of Sweden.svg Nadja Roma
4–6, 0–6
Winner4.3 September 2006 Mollerusa, SpainHard Flag of Sweden.svg Nadja Roma Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jane O'Donoghue
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Karen Paterson
6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Runner-up5.22 July 2007 Hamilton, CanadaClay Flag of Colombia.svg Paula Zabala Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stéphanie Dubois
Flag of South Africa.svg Surina De Beer
walkover
Runner-up6.12 September 2008 Rockhampton, AustraliaHard Flag of Slovakia.svg Jarmila Gajdošová Flag of Japan.svg Remi Tezuka
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Yimiao
6–7(2–7), 4–6

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