Malou Ejdesgaard
 Ejdesgaard at the 2010 WTA Charleston | |
| Country (sports) |  Denmark |
|---|---|
| Residence | Copenhagen |
| Born | 13 March 1991 Copenhagen |
| Turned pro | 2010 |
| Retired | 2014 |
| Plays | Right (two–handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $33,761 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 35–74 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 717 (13 September 2010) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 91–86 |
| Career titles | 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 252 (23 July 2012) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 3–8 |
Malou Ejdesgaard (born 13 March 1991) is a Danish former tennis player.
She was a member of the Denmark Fed Cup team from 2010[1] until just before her retirement in 2014.[2][3]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Ejdesgaard made her WTA Tour debut playing the qualifying for the 2007 Nordic Light Open, but lost to domestic player Aleksandra Srdinović, 4–6, 4–6.[4] In 2008, in the first round of qualifying at the China Open, she lost to Zhang Shuai, 1–6, 2–6.[5]
She received a wildcard to play at the 2008 Danish Open and lost to Jasmina Tinjić in round one.[6]
2010
[edit | edit source]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 Slovenia Open.[8]
She made her professional singles debut at the WTA Tour event Danish Open, losing to Tatjana Malek in the first round, 0–6, 1–6.
Ejdesgaard won four $10k doubles tournaments 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
[edit | edit source]Ejdesgaard received a wildcard to play at the Danish 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
[edit | edit source]For the fourth time, she got a wildcard 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
[edit | edit source]On 11 May, Ejdesgaard announced her retirement from the tour,[11] saying she'd only play national and club games.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Ejdesgaard is a close friend of former world No. 1 tennis player Caroline Wozniacki, her Danish teammate, with whom she also plays some WTA Tour 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 Circuit finals
[edit | edit source]| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles (0–1)
[edit | edit source]| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 2 July 2011 | ITF Melilla, Spain | Hard (i) |  Rocio de la Torre-Sanchez
|
0–6, 1–6 |
Doubles (7–11)
[edit | edit source]| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 2 November 2008 | ITF Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Sweden Anna Brazhnikova | Norway Helene Auensen Norway Ulrikke Eikeri |
2–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
| Loss | 2. | 19 June 2009 | ITF Gausdal, Norway | Hard | Norway Helene Auensen | France Victoria Larrière Czech Republic Zuzana Linhová |
6–3, 4–6, [0–10] |
| Loss | 3. | 9 August 2009 | ITF Savitaipale, Finland | Clay | Israel Ester Masuri | Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča Belarus Anna Orlik |
6–4, 2–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 4. | 11 September 2009 | ITF Rousse, Bulgaria | Clay | Bulgaria Dia Evtimova | Romania Ioana Gașpar Romania Simona Matei |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 14 November 2009 | ITF Jersey, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Hungary Tímea Babos | Netherlands Kiki Bertens Netherlands Daniëlle Harmsen |
5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 1. | 17 January 2010 | ITF Le Gosier, Guadeloupe | Hard | France Alizé Lim | United States Kayla Rizzolo United States Katie Ruckert |
6–1, 5–7, [10–3] |
| Win | 2. | 20 March 2010 | GB Pro-Series Bath, UK | Hard (i) | Poland Katarzyna Piter | United Kingdom Jade Curtis United Kingdom Anna Fitzpatrick |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 3. | 25 June 2010 | ITF Gausdal, Norway | Hard | Czech Republic Zuzana Linhová | Russia Karina Isayan Russia Anastasia Mukhametova |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 4. | 3 September 2010 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Kyrgyzstan Ksenia Palkina | Belgium Gally de Wael Austria Janina Toljan |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6. | 20 May 2011 | ITF Durban, South Africa | Hard (i) | Austria Nicole Rottmann | United Kingdom Jennifer Allan South Africa Surina De Beer |
2–6, 6–4 [8–10] |
| Loss | 7. | 27 May 2011 | ITF Durban, South Africa | Hard (i) | Austria Nicole Rottmann | Czech Republic Kateřina Kramperová Czech Republic Zuzana Linhová |
3–6, 6–3 [8–10] |
| Win | 5. | 25 June 2011 | ITF Alcobaça, Portugal | Hard | Australia Alenka Hubacek | Ecuador Mariana Correa United States Danielle Mills |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 8. | 1 July 2011 | ITF Melilla, Spain | Hard (i) | Australia Alenka Hubacek | Kazakhstan Aselya Arginbayeva Russia Tanya Samodelok |
6–1, 3–6 [7–10] |
| Win | 6. | 9 July 2011 | ITF Valladolid, Spain | Hard | France Victoria Larrière | Argentina Vanesa Furlanetto Argentina Aranza Salut |
6–0, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9. | 12 November 2011 | GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK | Hard (i) | United Kingdom Amanda Elliott | United Kingdom Tara Moore United Kingdom Francesca Stephenson |
6–3, 2–6, [3–10] |
| Loss | 10. | 15 July 2012 | ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany | Clay | Hungary Réka Luca Jani | Argentina Florencia Molinero Liechtenstein Stephanie Vogt |
3–6, 6–7(3) |
| Win | 7. | 28 September 2012 | ITF Madrid, Spain | Clay | Bulgaria Aleksandrina Naydenova | Argentina Tatiana Búa Yvonne Cavallé Reimers
|
5–7, 6–3, [10–3] |
| Loss | 11. | 22 April 2013 | ITF San Severo, Italy | Clay | Martine Ditlev
|
Greece Despina Papamichail Italy Giulia Sussarello |
1–6, 4–6 |
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Team competition
[edit | edit source]Fed Cup
[edit | edit source]Singles
[edit | edit source]| Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Europe/Africa Zone | SF | 6 February 2010 | Israel Israel | Hard (i) | Israel Julia Glushko | Loss | 6–4, 0–1 ret. |
Doubles
[edit | edit source]| Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Europe/ Africa Zone |
RR | 4 February | Hungary Hungary | Hard (i) | Karina-Ildor Jacobsgaard
|
Hungary Réka Luca Jani Hungary Zsófia Susányi |
Win | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 5 February | Latvia Latvia | Karina-Ildor Jacobsgaard
|
Latvia Līga Dekmeijere Latvia Irina Kuzmina |
Loss | 7–5, 4–6, 2–6 |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Malou Ejdesgaard Archived 1 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine at the Fed Cup
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- ^ International Tennis Federation: Women's Singles – Qualifying Draw (Knock out) Archived 20 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine for the 2007 Nordea Nordic Light Open
- ^ International Tennis Federation: Women's Singles – Qualifying Draw (Knock out)[permanent dead link] for the 2008 China Open
- ^ 'Tinjic easily gets past Ejdesgaard'
- ^ International Tennis Federation: Women's Singles – Qualifying Draw (Knock out)[permanent dead link] for the 2010 MPS Group Championships
- ^ International Tennis Federation: Women's Singles – Qualifying Draw (Knock out) Archived 20 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine for the 2010 Banka Koper Slovenia Open
- ^ 'Cornet crushes Ejdesgaard in WTA Copenhagen'
- ^ 'Molinero-Vogt win ITF Aschaffenburg doubles'
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Official Website of Caroline Wozniacki:Caroline's Blog: Hello from Ponte Vidra, Florida Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine (6 April 2010)
- ^ 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)
- ^ WTA Tour: Copenhagen Gallery (8 August 2010)
External links
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