| Country (sports) |  Sweden |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 May 1967 Kil, Sweden |
| Retired | 1990 |
| Prize money | $24,470 |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 248 (21 December 1986) |
| Doubles | |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 123 (29 August 1988) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (1988) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (1986) |
| US Open | 1R (1988) |
Anna-Karin Olsson (born 10 May 1967) is a Swedish former professional tennis and bandy player. [1]
Olsson grew up in Värmland. [2]
As a tennis player, Olsson competed on the professional tour in the 1980s and had a best singles ranking of 248. She was most successful as a doubles player, reaching the final of the 1988 Spanish Open and featuring in the main draw of both the French Open and US Open that year. [3]
She played bandy as a forward and started her career at IF Boltic, where she remained until 1989. From 1989 from 2004 she played for AIK and was a member of eight championship winning AIK teams, giving her a record 12 titles in total, having won four while at IF Boltic. She was the league's top shooter in 1998, 1999 and 2001. In 2016 she was inducted into the Swedish Bandy Hall of Fame. [4]
| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | May, 1988 | Barcelona, Spain | Category 1 | Clay |  María José Llorca |  Iva Budařová  Sandra Wasserman | 6–1, 3–6, 2–6 |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 15 June 1987 | Salerno, Italy | Clay |  Laura Lapi | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 6 February 1989 | Stavanger, Norway | Hard |  Nanne Dahlman | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Outcome | No | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 15 July 1985 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Karolina Karlsson | Maria Lindström Elisabeth Ekblom | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 23 March 1987 | Melbourne, Australia | Hard |  Colleen Carney | Louise Field  Belinda Cordwell | 2–6, 6–3, 3-6 |
| Winner | 3. | 1 February 1988 | Tapiola, Finland | Hard |  Titia Wilmink |  Jackie Joseph Ingrid Peltzer | 6–3, 6–2 |
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