Christina Sandberg
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| Country |  Sweden |
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| Date of birth | January 11, 1948 | |
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| Career record: | 30-28 | |
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| Australian Open | QF 1970 | |
| French Open | 3rd round 1970 | |
| Wimbledon | 4th round 1970 | |
| US Open | 3rd round 1970 | |
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| Career record: | 13-20 | |
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Christina Sandberg (born January 11, 1948) is a former professional Swedish tennis player. She reached the quarter finals of the 1970 Australian Open in both the singles and doubles. She played for Sweden in the Federation Cup in 25 matches, and is famous for beating Virginia Wade in the first round of the 1978 Wimbledon Championships.[1]
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[edit] Federation Cup
Sandberg first played for Sweden in the Federation Cup, which was later renamed Fed Cup, on May 10 1966 in Turin against Italy, beating Jacqueline Morales 7-9. 6-3, 6-2. She played her last Federation Cup match in May 1974 against Poland in Naples, losing to Barbara Kral 6-1, 6-1.[2]
Altogether, she played 16 singles, winning 9, and 9 doubles, winning 5.
[edit] Swedish Open
Sandberg became the first Swedish player to win the Swedish Open twice running when she won it in 1965 and 1966.
[edit] External links
- ITF Profile for Christina Sandberg
- Fed Cup profile for Christina Sandberg
[edit] References
- ^ Wade, Virginia. 1968, and the 1st US Open (pages 105-111). Excerpts from Courting Triumph by Virginia Wade with Mary Lou Mellace, 1978, Mayflower, NY. The Quicksand Foundation. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
- ^ Fed Cup profile for Christina Sandberg Retrieved 2008-05-01
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