Åsa Svensson

Åsa Svensson
Country (sports) Sweden
ResidenceVästerås, Sweden
Born (1975-06-16) 16 June 1975 (age 44)
Surahammar, Sweden
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1992
Retired2004
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$ 1,569,134
Singles
Career record322 - 287
Career titles2 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 28 (1 April 1996)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open3R (1997,2000,2002)
French Open4R (2000)
Wimbledon2R (1998)
US Open4R (1996)
Doubles
Career record206 - 222
Career titles7 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 28 (9 October 2000)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open3R (1999,2001)
French Open2R (1995,96,2001,02)
Wimbledon2R (1994,95,96,2000,2002)
US Open3R (2002)

Åsa Svensson (born Carlsson; 16 June 1975) is a former tennis player from Sweden, who turned professional in 1992. She won two singles and seven doubles titles in her career. The right-hander reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on 1 April 1996, when she became the number 28 of the world.

Biography

Svensson trains at Royal Lawn Tennis Club in Stockholm. She married Niclas Svensson on 8 December 2001 and travels on the tour with him; her maiden name is Carlsson..Her father's name is Lennart; mother's name is Signe.

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 4 (2–2)

Legend: Before 2009 Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (0)
WTA Championships (0)
Tier I (0) Premier Mandatory (0)
Tier II (0-1) Premier 5 (0)
Tier III (2-1) Premier (0)
Tier IV & V (0) International (0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 9 May 1994 Prague, Czech Republic Clay South Africa Amanda Coetzer 1–6, 6–7
Runner-up 2. 10 April 1995 Houston, United States Clay Germany Steffi Graf 1–6, 1–6
Winner 1. 8 November 1999 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hard United States Erika deLone 6–2, 6–4
Winner 2. 29 April 2002 Bol, Croatia Clay Croatia Iva Majoli 6–3, 4–6, 6–1

Doubles: 16 (7–9)

Legend: Before 2009 Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (0)
WTA Championships (0)
Tier I (0) Premier Mandatory (0)
Tier II (1-3) Premier 5 (0)
Tier III (3-3) Premier (0)
Tier IV & V (3-3) International (0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 17 February 1994 Linz, Austria Carpet (i) Germany Caroline Schneider Russia Eugenia Maniokova
Georgia (country) Leila Meskhi
2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 27 July 1998 Sopot, Poland Clay Netherlands Seda Noorlander Czech Republic Kveta Peschke
Czech Republic Helena Vildová
2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 9 August 1998 Istanbul, Turkey Hard Argentina Florencia Labat Germany Meike Babel
Belgium Laurence Courtois
0–6, 2–6
Runner-up 4. 12 July 1999 Palermo, Italy Clay Canada Sonya Jeyaseelan Slovenia Tina Križan
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6–4, 3–6, 0–6
Winner 5. 21 November 1999 Pattaya City, Thailand Hard France Émilie Loit Russia Evgenia Koulikovskaya
Austria Patricia Wartusch
6–1, 6–4
Runner–up 6. 7 February 2000 Paris, France Carpet (i) France Émilie Loit France Julie Halard-Decugis
France Sandrine Testud
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Winner 7. 14 February 2000 Hanover, Germany Hard (i) Belarus Natasha Zvereva Italy Silvia Farina Elia
Slovakia Karina Habšudová
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 8. 17 July 2000 Sopot, Poland Clay Italy Rita Grande Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
5–7, 1–6
Runner-up 9. 24 February 2001 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Slovakia Karina Habšudová Indonesia Yayuk Basuki
Netherlands Caroline Vis
0–6, 6–4, 2–6
Winner 10. 29 July 2001 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
Argentina María Emilia Salerni
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–1
Winner 11. 11 November 2001 Pattaya City, Thailand Hard Uzbekistan Iroda Tulyaganova South Africa Liezel Huber
Indonesia Wynne Prakusya
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 12. 30 December 2001 Gold Coast, Australia Hard Netherlands Miriam Oremans United States Meghann Shaughnessy
Belgium Justine Henin
1–6, 6–7(6)
Runner-up 13. 14 April 2002 Amelia Island, United States Clay Argentina María Emilia Salerni Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
4–6, 2–6
Winner 14. 17 February 2003 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik Slovenia Tina Križan
Ukraine Tatiana Perebiynis
6–2, 6–1
Winner 15. 2 March 2003 Acapulco, Mexico Clay France Émilie Loit Hungary Petra Mandula
Austria Patricia Wartusch
6–3, 6–1
Winner 16. 22 February 2004 Memphis, United States Carpet United States Meilen Tu Russia Maria Sharapova
Russia Vera Zvonareva
6–4, 7–6(0)

ITF finals

Singles Finals (3-5)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner 1. 4 November 1991 Ljusdal, Sweden Carpet (i) Germany Michaela Seibold 6–3, 6–2
Winner 2. 13 January 1992 Helsinki, Finland Carpet (i) Denmark Sofie Albinus 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 29 June 1992 Ronneby, Sweden Clay Austria Marion Maruska 6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 4. 31 August 1992 Klagenfurt, Austria Clay Romania Ruxandra Dragomir 4–6, 3–6
Winner 5. 30 October 1995 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Sweden Anna-Karin Svensson 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 6. 23 September 1996 Limoges, France Hard (i) Belgium Dominique Monami 6–2, 6–7(4-7), 1–6
Runner-up 7. 8 April 2001 Boynton Beach, United States Clay Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová 6–3, 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 8. 11 July 2004 Darmstadt, Germany Clay Romania Magda Mihalache 1–6, 6–3, 5–7

Doubles (6–2)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 22 October 1990 Neumünster, Germany Clay Sweden Marie Linusson Germany Anke Marchl
Netherlands Christina Singer-Bath
2–6, 5–7
Winner 2. 13 January 1992 Helsinki, Finland Carpet (i) Sweden Marielle Wallin Finland Anne Aallonen
Finland Marja-Liisa Kuurne
0–6, 7–5, 6–2
Runner-up 3. 28 June 1993 Ronneby, Sweden Clay Sweden Marielle Wallin Sweden Catarina Bernstein
Australia Shannon Peters
6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7)
Winner 4. 7 March 1999 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Belgium Laurence Courtois Italy Laura Golarsa
Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina
6–3, 5–7, 6–0
Winner 5. 19 September 1999 Bordeaux, France Clay France Émilie Loit Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva
Spain Cristina Torrens Valero
6–2, 7–6(7-1)
Winner 6. 11 October 1999 Bordeaux, France Hard (i) France Émilie Loit France Alexandra Fusai
Italy Rita Grande
6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Winner 7. 28 October 2003 Nottingham, United Kingdom Hard (i) Sweden Helena Ejeson Republic of Ireland Yvonne Doyle
Republic of Ireland Karen Nugent
6–3, 7–6(13-11)
Winner 8. 15 February 2004 Midland, Texas, United States Hard (i) Sweden Sofia Arvidsson United States Allison Baker
United States Tara Snyder
7–6(7–5), 6–2

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