Monica Lundqvist

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Monica Lundqvist
Country (sports)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Born (1967-04-18) 18 April 1967 (age 56)
Retired1991
Prize money$24,010
Singles
Career record51–50
Highest rankingNo. 143 (5 January 1987)
Doubles
Career record24–28
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 248 (20 June 1988)

Monica Lundqvist (born 18 April 1967) is a Swedish former professional tennis player.

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Biography

Lundqvist, who comes from Sundsvall, reached a best singles ranking of 143 in the world. [1]

Her best performances on the WTA Tour came in 1986, when she made the round of 16 at the Taipei Women's Championships and Singapore Open, beating a young Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the former.

She appeared in two Federation Cup ties for Sweden, against France and Belgium, both in 1986.

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (0-1)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.4 November 1985 Sydney, AustraliaGrass Flag of Sweden.svg Helena Dahlström 4–6, 6–3, 6–7

Doubles (1-2)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.21 September 1987 Llorca, SpainClay Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Ekstrand Flag of Norway.svg Amy Jönsson Raaholt
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Paulette Moreno
6–7, 7–6, 5–7
Winner2.30 November 1987 Budapest, HungaryClay Flag of Sweden.svg Catrin Jexell Flag of Hungary.svg Petra Schmitt
Flag of Germany.svg Caroline Schneider
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up3.25 April 1988 Sutton, United KingdomClay Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Ekstrand Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Amanda Grunfeld
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jo Louis
6–4, 6–7, 4–6

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References

  1. "Sundsvalls Tennisklubb säger upp chefstränaren". Sundsvalls Tidning (in Swedish). 17 April 2009.