Anna-Karin Svensson

Anna-Karin Svensson (born 8 May 1974) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.

Anna-Karin Svensson
Full nameAnna-Karin Svensson
Country (sports) Sweden
Born (1974-05-08) 8 May 1974
Retired1998
Prize money$23,814
Singles
Career record61–51
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 280 (17 March 1997)
Doubles
Career record97–36
Career titles14 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 160 (28 October 1996)
Team competitions
Fed Cup6–4

Biography

Svensson played on the professional tour in the 1990s, with a best ranking in singles of 280 in the world. As a doubles player she had a breakthrough year in 1996 when she won seven ITF titles, to reach a career high ranking of 160.

Across 1996 and 1997 she featured in eight Fed Cup ties for Sweden. In Fed Cup play she had a 4/4 record in singles and won both of her two doubles matches.[1]

ITF finals

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–3)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 2 April 1995 Nairobi, Kenya Hard North Macedonia Ivona Mihailova 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 30 October 1995 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Sweden Åsa Svensson 1–6, 2–6
Winner 3. 22 January 1996 Båstad, Sweden Clay Denmark Karin Ptaszek 7–5, 6–3
Runner-up 4. 26 January 1997 Båstad, Sweden Hard Belgium Patty Van Acker 6–4, 5–7, 1–6

Doubles (14–10)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 7 February 1993 Rungsted, Denmark Carpet Sweden Camilla Persson Luxembourg Christine Goy
Belgium Vanessa Matthys
2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 5 September 1993 Burgas, Bulgaria Hard Sweden Camilla Persson Bulgaria Svetlana Krivencheva
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova
7–5, 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 6 February 1994 Rungsted, Denmark Carpet Sweden Camilla Persson Denmark Sofie Albinus
Denmark Henriette Kjær Nielsen
W\O
Winner 4. 10 July 1994 Lohja, Finland Clay Sweden Camilla Persson Finland Linda Jansson
Finland Katrina Saarinen
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 5. 29 August 1994 London, United Kingdom Grass Finland Linda Jansson Germany Sabine Gerke
United States Kristine Kurth
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 6. 31 October 1994 Jūrmala, Latvia Hard (i) Finland Linda Jansson Belarus Natalia Noreiko
Belarus Marina Stets
1–6, 5–7
Runner-up 7. 16 January 1995 Turku, Finland Hard Finland Linda Jansson Finland Nanne Dahlman
Finland Petra Thorén
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 8. 23 January 1995 Båstad, Sweden Hard Finland Linda Jansson Czech Republic Sandra Kleinová
Czech Republic Jana Lubasová
4–6, 6–7
Winner 9. 30 January 1995 Rungsted, Denmark Carpet (i) Finland Linda Jansson Denmark Anja Kostecki
Denmark Karin Ptaszek
6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 10. 25 September 1995 Telford, United Kingdom Hard (i) United Kingdom Kaye Hand United Kingdom Samantha Smith
United Kingdom Jane Wood
6–4, 6–7(8–6), 3–6
Winner 11. 30 October 1995 Stockholm, Sweden Hard Denmark Karin Ptaszek Sweden Sofia Finér
Sweden Annica Lindstedt
6–1, 6–3
Winner 12. 21 January 1996 Turku, Finland Carpet (i) Denmark Karin Ptaszek Sweden Sofia Finér
Sweden Annica Lindstedt
6–2, 6–4
Winner 13. 27 January 1996 Bastad, Sweden Hard (i) Denmark Karin Ptaszek Sweden Sofia Finér
Sweden Annica Lindstedt
6–3, 6–4
Winner 14. 31 March 1996 Caen, France Clay (i) Sweden Annica Lindstedt United Kingdom Claire Taylor
United Kingdom Amanda Wainwright
6–4, 7–6
Winner 15. 7 April 1996 Athens, Greece Clay Sweden Annica Lindstedt Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragana Zarić
Germany Marlene Weingärtner
6–0, 6–2
Winner 16. 30 June 1996 Bastad, Sweden Clay Sweden Annica Lindstedt Germany Tanja Karsten
Czech Republic Karin Baleková
6–2, 6–4
Winner 17. 19 August 1996 Kyiv, Ukraine Clay Hungary Réka Vidáts Ukraine Natalia Medvedeva
Ukraine Anna Zaporozhanova
7–5, 6–3
Winner 18. 20 October 1996 Flensberg, Germany Carpet (i) Sweden Annica Lindstedt Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Poland Magdalena Feistel
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 19. 25 January 1997 Bastad, Sweden Hard (i) Belgium Patty Van Acker Sweden Annica Lindstedt
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragana Zarić
7–6, 6–7, 3–6
Runner-up 20. 30 March 1997 Dinard, France Clay France Magalie Lamarre Italy Germana Di Natale
Italy Federica Fortuni
4–6, 5–7
Winner 21. 29 June 1997 Båstad, Sweden Clay Sweden Annica Lindstedt Sweden Sofia Finér
Finland Linda Jansson
W/O
Winner 22. 21 July 1997 Valladolid, Spain Hard Sweden Sofia Finér Slovenia Petra Rampre
Belgium Daphne van de Zande
6–4, 6–3
Winner 23. 2 November 1997 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet (i) Sweden Annica Lindstedt Czech Republic Olga Vymetálková
Czech Republic Jana Macurová
3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Winner 24. 22 June 1998 Båstad, Sweden Clay Sweden Jenny Lindstrom Czech Republic Gabriela Chmelinová
Czech Republic Helena Fremuthová
7–6(7–1), 6–3

See also

References

  1. "Key Statistics". fedcup.com. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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