Mia Eklund

Mia Nicole Eklund (born 30 October 1994) is a retired Finnish tennis player.

Mia Eklund
Eklund in London, 2015
Full nameMia Nicole Eklund
Country (sports) Finland
Born (1994-10-30) 30 October 1994
Tallinn, Estonia
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Retired2019
PlaysLeft (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$36,048
Singles
Career record131–149 (46.8%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 534 (25 June 2018)
Doubles
Career record89–90 (49.7%)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 419 (21 May 2018)

On 25 June 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 534. On 21 May 2018, she peaked at No. 419 in the doubles rankings. In her career, Eklund won one singles title and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

In December 2017, she was awarded "Female Tennis Player of the Year" in Finland.

Playing for Finland in the Fed Cup, Eklund has accumulated a win–loss record of 7–6 in singles and 6–2 in doubles (overall 13–8).

ITF finals

Singles (1–1)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 22 October 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia Clay Italy Michele Alexandra Zmău 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(4)
Win 1. 5 November 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia Clay France Yasmine Mansouri 7–6(1), 6–4

Doubles (4–7)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (3–3)
Carpet (0–1)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 14 November 2014 ITF Helsinki, Finland Hard (i) Finland Olivia Pimiä Finland Emma Laine
Russia Eugeniya Pashkova
4–6, 0–6
Loss 2. 23 July 2016 ITF Tampere, Finland Clay Germany Katharina Hering Finland Emma Laine
Germany Julia Wachaczyk
2–6, 3–6
Loss 3. 5 November 2016 ITF Sheffield, UK Hard (i) Belarus Nika Shytkouskaya United Kingdom Sarah Beth Grey
United Kingdom Olivia Nicholls
6–7(3), 5–7
Loss 4. 20 July 2017 ITF Don Benito, Spain Carpet United Kingdom Gabriella Taylor Italy Maria Masini
Spain Olga Parres Azcoitia
3–6, 3–6
Win 1. 23 September 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia Clay United States Amy Zhu Russia Vasilisa Aponasenko
Italy Beatrice Lombardo
6–1, 6–4
Loss 5. 30 September 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia Clay United States Amy Zhu Italy Angelica Moratelli
Italy Natasha Piludu
4–6, 2–6
Win 2. 22 October 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia Clay Germany Julyette Steur France Loudmilla Bencheikh
France Yasmine Mansouri
6–4, 4–6, [10–7]
Win 3. 9 December 2017 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Romania Cristina Dinu Bulgaria Dia Evtimova
Argentina Paula Ormaechea
6–3, 6–2
Loss 6. 24 March 2018 ITF Heraklion, Greece Clay United Kingdom Emily Appleton Denmark Emilie Francati
Denmark Maria Jespersen
5–7, 6–4, [8–10]
Win 4. 10 November 2018 ITF Monastir, Tunisia Hard Serbia Bojana Marinković Serbia Tamara Čurović
Belgium Eliessa Vanlangendonck
6–1, 7–6(6)
Loss 7. 18 November 2018 ITF Monastir, Tunisia Hard Sweden Linnea Malmqvist Serbia Tamara Čurović
Netherlands Dominique Karregat
6–7(6), 1–6

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