Anna-Karin Olsson
| Country (sports) | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 May 1967 Kil, Sweden |
| Retired | 1990 |
| Prize money | $24,470 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | {{#property:P564}} |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 248 (21 December 1986) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | {{#property:P555}} |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 123 (29 August 1988) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (1988) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (1986) |
| US Open | 1R (1988) |
Anna-Karin Olsson (born 10 May 1967) is a Swedish former professional tennis and bandy player.[1]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Olsson grew up in Värmland.[2]
As a tennis player, Olsson competed on the professional tour in the 1980s and had a best singles ranking of 248. She was most successful as a doubles player, reaching the final of the 1988 Spanish Open and featuring in the main draw of both the French Open and US Open that year.[3]
She played bandy as a forward and started her career at IF Boltic, where she remained until 1989. From 1989 from 2004 she played for AIK and was a member of eight championship winning AIK teams, giving her a record 12 titles in total, having won four while at IF Boltic. She was the league's top shooter in 1998, 1999 and 2001. In 2016 she was inducted into the Swedish Bandy Hall of Fame.[4]
WTA Tour finals
[edit | edit source]Doubles (0–1)
[edit | edit source]| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | May, 1988 | Barcelona, Spain | Category 1 | Clay | Spain María José Llorca | Czechoslovakia Iva Budařová Belgium Sandra Wasserman |
6–1, 3–6, 2–6 |
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ITF finals
[edit | edit source]Singles (1–1)
[edit | edit source]| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 15 June 1987 | Salerno, Italy | Clay | Italy Laura Lapi | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2. | 6 February 1989 | Stavanger, Norway | Hard | Finland Nanne Dahlman | 6–3, 6–3 |
Doubles (1-2)
[edit | edit source]| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 15 July 1985 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Sweden Karolina Karlsson | Sweden Maria Lindström Sweden Elisabeth Ekblom |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 23 March 1987 | Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Australia Colleen Carney | Australia Louise Field New Zealand Belinda Cordwell |
2–6, 6–3, 3-6 |
| Win | 3. | 1 February 1988 | Tapiola, Finland | Hard | Netherlands Titia Wilmink | United States Jackie Joseph Netherlands Ingrid Peltzer |
6–3, 6–2 |
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References
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External links
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