Åsa Svensson

Åsa Svensson
Country (sports)	Sweden
Residence	Västerås, Sweden
Born	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) 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	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 deLone	6–2, 6–4
Winner	2.	29 April 2002	Bol, Croatia	Clay	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)	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⁾

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)	Michaela Seibold	6–3, 6–2
Winner	2.	13 January 1992	Helsinki, Finland	Carpet (i)	Sofie Albinus	6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	3.	29 June 1992	Ronneby, Sweden	Clay	Marion Maruska	6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up	4.	31 August 1992	Klagenfurt, Austria	Clay	Ruxandra Dragomir	4–6, 3–6
Winner	5.	30 October 1995	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Anna-Karin Svensson	6–1, 6–2
Runner-up	6.	23 September 1996	Limoges, France	Hard (i)	Dominique Monami	6–2, 6–7^(4-7), 1–6
Runner-up	7.	8 April 2001	Boynton Beach, United States	Clay	Henrieta Nagyová	6–3, 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up	8.	11 July 2004	Darmstadt, Germany	Clay	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	Marie Linusson	Anke Marchl Christina Singer-Bath	2–6, 5–7
Winner	2.	13 January 1992	Helsinki, Finland	Carpet (i)	Marielle Wallin	Anne Aallonen Marja-Liisa Kuurne	0–6, 7–5, 6–2
Runner-up	3.	28 June 1993	Ronneby, Sweden	Clay	Marielle Wallin	Catarina Bernstein Shannon Peters	6–2, 6–7^(5–7), 6–7^(5–7)
Winner	4.	7 March 1999	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Hard	Laurence Courtois	Laura Golarsa Irina Selyutina	6–3, 5–7, 6–0
Winner	5.	19 September 1999	Bordeaux, France	Clay	Émilie Loit	Lubomira Bacheva Cristina Torrens Valero	6–2, 7–6^(7-1)
Winner	6.	11 October 1999	Bordeaux, France	Hard (i)	Émilie Loit	Alexandra Fusai Rita Grande	6–2, 7–6^(7–5)
Winner	7.	28 October 2003	Nottingham, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Helena Ejeson	Yvonne Doyle Karen Nugent	6–3, 7–6^(13-11)
Winner	8.	15 February 2004	Midland, Texas, United States	Hard (i)	Sofia Arvidsson	Allison Baker Tara Snyder	7–6^(7–5), 6–2

External links

Åsa Svensson at the Women's Tennis Association
Åsa Svensson at the International Tennis Federation
Åsa Svensson at the Fed Cup

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