Eva Dyrberg

Eva Dyrberg (born 17 February 1980) is a Danish former tennis player. As a junior player, she won 1998 Wimbledon Championships with Jelena Kostanić and 1998 US Open with Kim Clijsters. In 1998, Dyrberg was also ranked World No. 1 in junior doubles and was named ITF Junior Girls Doubles World Champion.[1][2] During her professional career, she won four singles and five doubles events organized by the International Tennis Federation, defeating players such as Magdalena Maleeva, Tathiana Garbin, Maria Elena Camerin, Nicole Pratt,[3] and reaching one doubles final at WTA Tour, at Sanex Trophy in 2000. She retired from professional tennis after the 2003 Australian Open.

Eva Dyrberg
Country (sports) Denmark
ResidenceCopenhagen, Denmark
Born (1980-02-17) 17 February 1980
Copenhagen, Denmark
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1999
Retired2009
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$225,826
Singles
Career record140 – 95
Career titles0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking77 (20 May 2002)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (2002, 2003)
French Open1R (2002)
Wimbledon1R (2002)
US Open1R (2002)
Doubles
Career record61 – 63
Career titles0 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest ranking90 (9 October 2000)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open1R (2001, 2002)
French Open1R (2001)
Wimbledon2R (2000)
US Open2R (2000)

Personal life

Dyrberg was born to Christian and Gunhild Dyrberg, and has a sister Anne.[4] She began playing tennis aged six, admiring Steffi Graf.[5] Dyrberg earned her high school degree in 1999.[5] She is coached by Ola Kristiansson and former WTA Tour player Tine Scheuer-Larsen.[4][5] Eva forms couple with the Investment Banker, Per Harald Dyrberg Mortensen.

Awards and nominations

Career statistics

WTA Tour doubles finals (1; 1–0)
Legend
Grand Slam (0/0)
WTA Tour Championship (0/0)
Tier I (0/0)
Tier II (0/0)
Tier III (0/0)
Tier IV (0/1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 23 July 2000 Knokke-Heist, Belgium Clay Catherine Barclay Giulia Casoni
Iroda Tulyaganova		 6–2, 4–6, 4–6

ITF Finals

Singles: 7 (4–3)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Result
Winner 1. 2 November 1998 Rungsted, Denmark Hard (i) Maret Ani 6–3, 6–4
Winner 2. 15 March 1999 Ashkelon, İsrael Hard Tatiana Perebiynis 6–4, 6–4
Winner 3. 13 March 2000 Lisbon, Portugal Clay Marina Samoilenko 6–3, 6–0
Winner 4. 5 February 2001 Redbridge, Great Britain Hard (i) Claudine Schaul 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 1. 2 April 2001 Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Clay Nathalie Viérin 3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 9 October 2001 Cardiff, Great Britain Carpet (i) Julie Pullin 1–6, 7–6(7–1), 2–6
Runner-up 3. 15 October 2001 Southampton, Great Britain Hard (i) Irina Selyutina 6–2, 4–6, 6–3

Doubles: 8 (5–3)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Result
Runner-up 1. 20 October 1997 Joué-lès-Tours, France Hard (i) Maiken Pape Milena Nekvapilová
Hana Šromová		 7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Winner 1. 28 September 1998 Glasgow, Great Britain Carpet (i) Lydia Steinbach Helen Crook
Victoria Davies		 6–4, 5–7, 6–3
Winner 2. 5 July 1999 Civitanova, Italy Clay Daniela Hantuchová Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
Conchita Martínez Granados		 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–4
Winner 3. 29 November 1999 Cergy Pontoise, France Hard (i) Jasmin Wöhr Anca Barna
Adriana Barna		 2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 6 March 2000 Urtijëi, Italy Hard (i) Angelika Bachmann Giulia Casoni
Antonella Serra Zanetti		 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 3. 2 October 2000 Batumi Carpet (i) Mariana Díaz Oliva Tatiana Perebiynis
Tatiana Poutchek		 4–1, 2–4, 1–4, 2–4
Winner 4. 5 March 2001 Urtijëi, Italy Hard (i) Angelika Bachmann Ekaterina Kozhokina
Kelly Liggan		 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Winner 5. 23 July 2001 Ettenheim Clay Maja Matevžič Katalin Marosi
Irina Selyutina		 W/O

Grand Slam girls' doubles finals: 2 (2–0)
Outcome Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Result
Winners 1998 Wimbledon Grass Jelena Kostanić Petra Rampre
Iroda Tulyaganova		 6–2, 7–6
Winners 1998 US Open Hard Kim Clijsters Jelena Dokić
Evie Dominikovic		 7–6, 6–4

References
  1. International Tennis Federation – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  2. Eva Dyrberg at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile
  3. WTA Tour | Players | Activity | Eva Dyrberg
  4. Eva Dyrberg at the International Tennis Federation
  5. Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Info (Biography) | Eva Dyrberg
Preceded by
Irina Selytina &
Cara Black		 ITF Junior Girls Doubles World Champion
1998		 Succeeded by
Daniela Bedáňová
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