Malou Ejdesgaard

Malou Ejdesgaard (born 13 March 1991) is a retired Danish tennis player.

Malou Ejdesgaard
Ejdesgaard at the WTA Charleston, 2010
Country (sports) Denmark
ResidenceCopenhagen
Born (1991-03-13) 13 March 1991
Copenhagen
Turned pro2010
Retired2014
PlaysRight (two–handed backhand)
Prize money$33,761
Singles
Career record35–74
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 717 (13 September 2010)
Doubles
Career record91–86
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 252 (23 July 2012)
Team competitions
Fed Cup3–8

She was a member of the Denmark Fed Cup team from 2010[1] until just before her retirement in 2014.[2][3]

Professional career

Ejdesgaard made her WTA Tour debut playing the qualifications for the 2007 Nordea Nordic Light Open, but lost to domestic player Aleksandra Srdinović 4–6, 4–6.[4] In 2008, in the qualifications for the China Open, she lost to Zhang Shuai 1–6, 2–6 in the first round.[5]

She received a wild card to play at the 2008 e-Boks Odense Open and lost to Jasmina Tinjić in round one.[6]

2010

In April 2010, Ejdesgaard lost in the first qualifying round of the MPS Group Championships to Arina Rodionova 3–6, 6–7.[7] She also failed to qualify for the Banka Koper Slovenia Open.[8]

She made her professional singles debut at the WTA Tour event e-Boks Danish Open, losing to Tatjana Malek in the first round 0–6, 1–6.

She won four ITF $10,000 doubles titles in 2010. She suffered a season-ending knee injury in September, but made a full recovery and returned to playing tennis on the ITF circuit in May 2011.

2011

Ejdesgaard received a wild card to play at the e-Boks Open once again, but lost to Bethanie Mattek-Sands in round one.

She was most successful in doubles play on the ITF circuit and won a number of doubles titles, including the events at Alcobaça and Valladolid.

2012

For the fourth time, she got a wild card for the Danish Open, but was double-bageled by Alizé Cornet in the first round.[9]

She reached the doubles final of the ITF event in Aschaffenburg with Réka Luca Jani, losing to Florencia Molinero and Stephanie Vogt.[10]

2014

On 11 May, Ejdesgaard announced her retirement from the tour,[11] saying she'd only play national and club games.

Personal life

Ejdesgaard is a close friend of former world No. 1 tennis player Caroline Wozniacki, her Danish teammate, with whom she also plays some WTA doubles tournaments.[12] They tried to gain an entry to the 2012 Summer Olympics in doubles.[13] Ejdesgaard has played with Wozniacki in five tournaments – in 2008 at Odense, in 2010 at Ponte Vedra Beach, Charleston & Copenhagen, and in 2011 at Copenhagen.[14] They lost in the first round and twice in the second round, respectively.

ITF finals

Singles (0–1)
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner–up 1. 2 July 2011 Melilla, Spain Hard (i) Rocio de la Torre-Sanchez 0–6, 1–6

Doubles (7–11)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner–up 1. 2 November 2008 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Anna Brazhnikova Helene Auensen
Ulrikke Eikeri		 2–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Runner–up 2. 19 June 2009 Gausdal, Norway Hard Helene Auensen Victoria Larrière
Zuzana Linhová		 6–3, 4–6, [0–10]
Runner–up 3. 9 August 2009 Savitaipale, Finland Clay Ester Masuri Diāna Marcinkēviča
Anna Orlik		 6–4, 2–6, [6–10]
Runner–up 4. 11 September 2009 Rousse, Bulgaria Clay Dia Evtimova Ioana Ivan
Simona-Iulia Matei		 1–6, 4–6
Runner–up 5. 14 November 2009 Jersey, United Kingdom Hard (i) Tímea Babos Kiki Bertens
Daniëlle Harmsen		 5–7, 5–7
Winner 1. 17 January 2010 Le Gosier, France (Guadeloupe) Hard Alizé Lim Kayla Rizzolo
Katie Ruckert		 6–1, 5–7, [10–3]
Winner 2. 20 March 2010 Bath, United Kingdom Hard (i) Katarzyna Piter Jade Curtis
Anna Fitzpatrick		 6–3, 6–2
Winner 3. 25 June 2010 Gausdal, Norway Hard Zuzana Linhová Karina Isayan
Anastasia Mukhametova		 6–2, 6–3
Winner 4. 3 September 2010 Istanbul, Turkey Hard Ksenia Palkina Gally De Wael
Janina Toljan		 6–4, 6–4
Runner–up 6. 20 May 2011 Durban, South Africa Hard (i) Nicole Rottmann Jennifer Allan
Surina De Beer		 2–6, 6–4 [8–10]
Runner–up 7. 27 May 2011 Durban, South Africa Hard (i) Nicole Rottmann Kateřina Kramperová
Zuzana Linhová		 3–6, 6–3 [8–10]
Winner 5. 25 June 2011 Alcobaça, Portugal Hard Alenka Hubacek Mariana Correa
Danielle Mills		 6–2, 7–5
Runner–up 8. 1 July 2011 Melilla, Spain Hard (i) Alenka Hubacek Aselya Arginbayeva
Tanya Samodelok		 6–1, 3–6 [7–10]
Winner 6. 9 July 2011 Valladolid, Spain Hard Victoria Larrière Vanesa Furlanetto
Aranza Salut		 6–0, 6–3
Runner–up 9. 12 November 2011 Loughborough, United Kingdom Hard (i) Amanda Elliott Tara Moore
Francesca Stephenson		 6–3, 2–6, [3–10]
Runner–up 10. 15 July 2012 Aschaffenburg, Germany Clay Réka Luca Jani Florencia Molinero
Stephanie Vogt		 3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Winner 7. 28 September 2012 Madrid, Spain Clay Aleksandrina Naydenova Tatiana Búa
Ivonne Cavallé Reimers		 5–7, 6–3, [10–3]
Runner–up 11. 22 April 2013 San Severo, Italy Clay Martine Ditlev Despina Papamichail
Giulia Sussarello		 1–6, 4–6

Fed Cup performances

Singles
Edition Round Date Against Surface Opponent W/L Result
2010 Europe/Africa Zone SF 6 February 2010 Israel Hard (i) Julia Glushko Loss 6–4, 0–1 ret.

Doubles
Edition Round Date Against Surface Partner Opponents W/L Result
2010 Europe/Africa Zone RR 4 February Hungary Hard (i) Karina-Ildor Jacobsgaard Réka Luca Jani
Zsófia Susányi		 Win 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
5 February Latvia Karina-Ildor Jacobsgaard Līga Dekmeijere
Irina Kuzmina		 Loss 7–5, 4–6, 2–6

References
  1. Malou Ejdesgaard at the Fed Cup
  2. Malou Ejdesgaard [@LouEjdesgaard] (7 February 2014). "Playing against Norway today ! #FedCup" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021433
  4. International Tennis Federation: Women's Singles – Qualifying Draw (Knock out) for the 2007 Nordea Nordic Light Open
  5. International Tennis Federation: Women's Singles – Qualifying Draw (Knock out) for the 2008 China Open
  6. 'Tinjic easily gets past Ejdesgaard'
  7. International Tennis Federation: Women's Singles – Qualifying Draw (Knock out) for the 2010 MPS Group Championships
  8. International Tennis Federation: Women's Singles – Qualifying Draw (Knock out) for the 2010 Banka Koper Slovenia Open
  9. 'Cornet crushes Ejdesgaard in WTA Copenhagen'
  10. 'Molinero-Vogt win ITF Aschaffenburg doubles'
  11. Malou Ejdesgaard [@LouEjdesgaard] (11 May 2014). "I have decided to end my pro tennis career and I will only be playing club matches a national tournaments from now on..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. Official Website of Caroline Wozniacki:Caroline’s Blog: Hello from Ponte Vidra, Florida Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine (6 April 2010)
  13. Official Website of Caroline Wozniacki: Caroline To Play Doubles in 2012 Olympics in London Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine (9 March 2010)
  14. WTA Tour: Copenhagen Gallery (8 August 2010)
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