Åsa Svensson

Åsa Svensson

Country	Sweden
Residence	Vasteras, Sweden
Born	(1975-06-16) 16 June 1975 Surahammar, Sweden
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	1992
Retired	2004
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$ 1,569,134
Singles
Career record	322 - 287
Career titles	2 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 28 (1 April 1996)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (1997,2000,2002)
French Open	4R (2000)
Wimbledon	2R (1998)
US Open	4R (1996)
Doubles
Career record	206 - 222
Career titles	7 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 28 (9 October 2000)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	3R (1999,2001)
French Open	2R (1995,96,2001,02)
Wimbledon	2R (1994,95,96,2000,2002)
US Open	3R (2002)

Åsa Svensson (born Carlsson, 16 June 1975 in Surahammar) is a former female 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

Trains at Royal Lawn Tennis Club in Stockholm...Married Niclas Svensson on 8 December 2001, and travels on the tour with him; maiden name is Carlsson...Fathers name is Lennart; mothers name is Signe; has an older brother, Johan, and a younger sister, Anna...Graduated from high school in 1991...Likes to play golf, see friends and family, read, shop and write e-mails...Loves to be home in Sweden during the summer.

WTA Tour finals (20)

Singles: 4 (2-2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Championship	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	9 May 1994	Prague, Czech Republic	Clay	Amanda Coetzer	1–6, 6–7
Runner-up	2.	10 April 1995	Houston, United States	Clay	Steffi Graf	1–6, 1–6
Winner	1.	8 November 1999	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Hard	Erika de Lone	6–2, 6–4
Winner	2.	29 April 2002	Bol, Croatia	Clay	Iva Majoli	6–3, 4–6, 6–1

Doubles: 16 (7-9)

Outcome	No.	Date	Championship	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	17 February 1994	Linz, Austria	Carpet (i)	Caroline Schneider	Eugenia Maniokova Leila Meskhi	2-6 2-6
Runner-up	2.	27 July 1998	Sopot, Poland	Clay	Seda Noorlander	Kveta Peschke Helena Vildová	2-6, 4-6
Runner-up	3.	9 August 1998	Istanbul, Turkey	Hard	Florencia Labat	Meike Babel Laurence Courtois	0–6, 2–6
Runner–up	4.	12 July 1999	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Sonya Jeyaseelan	Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik	6–4, 3–6, 0–6
Winner	5.	21 November 1999	Pattaya City, Thailand	Hard	Émilie Loit	Evgenia Koulikovskaya Patricia Wartusch	6–1, 6–4
Runner–up	6.	7 February 2000	Paris, France	Carpet (i)	Émilie Loit	Julie Halard-Decugis Sandrine Testud	6-3 3-6 4-6
Winner	7.	14 February 2000	Hanover, Germany	Hard (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Silvia Farina Elia Karina Habšudová	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	8.	17 July 2000	Sopot, Poland	Clay	Rita Grande	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	5-7 1-6
Runner-up	9.	24 February 2001	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Hard	Karina Habšudová	Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis	0–6, 6–4, 2–6
Winner	10.	29 July 2001	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Lubomira Bacheva	María José Martínez Sánchez María Emilia Salerni	6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–1
Winner	11.	11 November 2001	Pattaya City, Thailand	Hard	Iroda Tulyaganova	Liezel Huber Wynne Prakusya	4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	12.	30 December 2001	Gold Coast, Australia	Hard	Miriam Oremans	Meghann Shaughnessy Justine Henin	1–6, 6–7(6)
Runner-up	13.	14 April 2002	Amelia Island, United States	Clay	María Emilia Salerni	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Daniela Hantuchová	4-6, 2-6
Winner	14.	17 February 2003	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Katarina Srebotnik	Tina Križan Tatiana Perebiynis	6–2, 6–1
Winner	15.	2 March 2003	Acapulco, Mexico	Clay	Émilie Loit	Petra Mandula Patricia Wartusch	6–3, 6–1
Winner	16.	22 February 2004	Memphis, United States	Carpet	Meilen Tu	Maria Sharapova Vera Zvonareva	6–4, 7–6(0)

External links

• Åsa Svensson at the Women's Tennis Association