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 Ivona Mihailova 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 30 October 1995 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Åsa Svensson 1–6, 2–6
Winner 3. 22 January 1996 Båstad, Sweden Clay Karin Ptaszek 7–5, 6–3
Runner-up 4. 26 January 1997 Båstad, Sweden Hard 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 Camilla Persson Christine Goy
Vanessa Matthys
2-6, 2-6
Runner-up 2. 5 September 1993 Burgas, Bulgaria Hard Camilla Persson Svetlana Krivencheva
Elena Tatarkova
7-5, 2-6, 3-6
Runner-up 3. 6 February 1994 Rungsted, Denmark Carpet Camilla Persson Sofie Albinus
Henriette Kjær Nielsen
W\O
Winner 4. 10 July 1994 Lohja, Finland Clay Camilla Persson Linda Jansson
Katrina Saarinen
6-4, 6-3
Runner-up 5. 29 August 1994 London, United Kingdom Grass Linda Jansson Sabine Gerke
Kristine Kurth
4-6, 4-6
Runner-up 6. 31 October 1994 Jūrmala, Latvia Hard (i) Linda Jansson Natalia Noreiko
Marina Stets
1–6, 5–7
Runner-up 7. 16 January 1995 Turku, Finland Hard Linda Jansson Nanne Dahlman
Petra Thorén
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 8. 23 January 1995 Båstad, Sweden Hard Linda Jansson Sandra Kleinová
Jana Lubasová
4-6, 6-7
Winner 9. 30 January 1995 Rungsted, Denmark Carpet (i) Linda Jansson Anja Kostecki
Karin Ptaszek
6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 10. 25 September 1995 Telford, United Kingdom Hard (i) Kaye Hand Samantha Smith
Jane Wood
6–4, 6–7(6), 3–6
Winner 11. 30 October 1995 Stockholm, Sweden Hard Karin Ptaszek Sofia Finér
Annica Lindstedt
6–1, 6–3
Winner 12. 21 January 1996 Turku, Finland Carpet (i) Karin Ptaszek Sofia Finér
Annica Lindstedt
6–2, 6–4
Winner 13. 27 January 1996 Bastad, Sweden Hard (i) Karin Ptaszek Sofia Finér
Annica Lindstedt
6–3, 6–4
Winner 14. 31 March 1996 Caen, France Clay (i) Annica Lindstedt Claire Taylor
Amanda Wainwright
6–4, 7–6
Winner 15. 7 April 1996 Athens, Greece Clay Annica Lindstedt Dragana Zarić
Marlene Weingärtner
6–0, 6–2
Winner 16. 30 June 1996 Bastad, Sweden Clay Annica Lindstedt Tanja Karsten
Karin Baleková
6–2, 6–4
Winner 17. 19 August 1996 Kyiv, Ukraine Clay Réka Vidáts Natalia Medvedeva
Anna Zaporozhanova
7–5, 6–3
Winner 18. 20 October 1996 Flensberg, Germany Carpet (i) Annica Lindstedt Květa Peschke
Magdalena Feistel
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 19. 25 January 1997 Bastad, Sweden Hard (i) Patty Van Acker Annica Lindstedt
Dragana Zarić
7–6, 6–7, 3–6
Runner-up 20. 30 March 1997 Dinard, France Clay Magalie Lamarre Germana Di Natale
Federica Fortuni
4–6, 5–7
Winner 21. 29 June 1997 Båstad, Sweden Clay Annica Lindstedt Sofia Finér
Linda Jansson
W/O
Winner 22. 21 July 1997 Valladolid, Spain Hard Sofia Finér Petra Rampre
Daphne van de Zande
6–4, 6–3
Winner 23. 2 November 1997 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet (i) Annica Lindstedt Olga Vymetálková
Jana Macurová
3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Winner 24. 22 June 1998 Båstad, Sweden Clay Jenny Lindstrom Gabriela Chmelinová
Helena Fremuthová
7–6(1), 6–3

See also

References

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