Saana Saarteinen

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Saana Saarteinen
Full nameSaana Saarteinen
Country (sports)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Born (1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 (age 30)
Tampere, Finland
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
College University of Tulsa (2012–2016)
Prize money$4,883
Singles
Career record12–27
Career titles0
Highest ranking1083 (11 October 2010)
Doubles
Career record10–29
Career titles0
Highest ranking929 (18 July 2011)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 0–1

Saana Saarteinen (born 11 February 1993 [1] ) is a Finnish tennis player.

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Career

Saarteinen was born in Tampere. On 11 October 2010, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 1083. On 18 July 2011, she peaked at world number 929 in the doubles rankings.

Saarteinen has a 0–1 record for Finland in Fed Cup competition.

Saana Saarteinen’s great grandfather was the Finnish track and field athlete Eino Seppälä.

Fed Cup participation

Doubles

EditionStageDateLocationAgainstSurfacePartnerOpponentsW/LScore
2010 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group II
R/R 30 April 2010 Yerevan, Armenia Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia Clay Flag of Finland.svg Heini Salonen Flag of Armenia.svg Anna Movsisyan
Flag of Armenia.svg Liudmila Nikoyan
L5–7, 3–6

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References

  1. "Saana Saarteinen". Tulsa Golden Hurricane . Retrieved 7 August 2013.