Elisabeth Ekblom

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Elisabeth Ekblom
Full name Elisabeth Ekblom
Country (sports)  Sweden
Born (1958-02-10) 10 February 1958 (age 66)
Prize money $53,404
Singles
Career record {{#property:P564}}
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open SF (1976)
French Open 2R (1978)
Wimbledon 2R (1980)
US Open 1R (1978, 1980)
Doubles
Career record {{#property:P555}}
Career titles 1
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open 1R (1981)
Wimbledon 2R (1980)
US Open 1R (1980)

Elisabeth Ekblom (born 10 February 1958) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.

Biography

Ekblom was a semifinalist at the 1976 Australian Open as a 17-year-old. She started her run with a straight sets win over second seed Kerry Reid, then defeated unseeded players Kathleen Harter and Christine Matison. In the semifinal, she was beaten by Czechoslovakia's Renáta Tomanová.[1]

In 1978, she made her Fed Cup debut for Sweden in a first round tie against France. She played other Fed Cup ties in 1981 against Denmark and Czechoslovakia.

Her only title on the WTA Tour came in the doubles at Hamburg in 1982 with Lena Sandin.[2]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (1-0)

Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win July, 1982 Hamburg, West Germany Category 1 Clay Sweden Lena Sandin Brazil Patricia Medrado
Brazil Cláudia Monteiro
7–6, 6–3

References

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