Åsa Svensson


Åsa Svensson is a former tennis player from Sweden, who turned professional in 1992. She won two singles and seven doubles titles in her career. The right-hander reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on 1 April 1996, when she became the number 28 of the world.

Biography

Svensson trains at Royal Lawn Tennis Club in Stockholm. She married Niclas Svensson on 8 December 2001 and travels on the tour with him; her maiden name is Carlsson..Her father's name is Lennart; mother's name is Signe.

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 4 (2–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.9 May 1994Prague, Czech RepublicClay Amanda Coetzer1–6, 6–7
Runner-up2.10 April 1995Houston, United StatesClay Steffi Graf1–6, 1–6
Winner1.8 November 1999Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaHard Erika deLone6–2, 6–4
Winner2.29 April 2002Bol, CroatiaClay Iva Majoli6–3, 4–6, 6–1

Doubles: 16 (7–9)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.17 February 1994Linz, AustriaCarpet Caroline Schneider Eugenia Maniokova
Leila Meskhi
2–6, 2–6
Runner-up2.27 July 1998Sopot, PolandClay Seda Noorlander Kveta Peschke
Helena Vildová
2–6, 4–6
Runner-up3.9 August 1998Istanbul, TurkeyHard Florencia Labat Meike Babel
Laurence Courtois
0–6, 2–6
Runner-up4.12 July 1999Palermo, ItalyClay Sonya Jeyaseelan Tina Križan
Katarina Srebotnik
6–4, 3–6, 0–6
Winner5.21 November 1999Pattaya City, ThailandHard Émilie Loit Evgenia Koulikovskaya
Patricia Wartusch
6–1, 6–4
Runner-up6.7 February 2000Paris, FranceCarpet Émilie Loit Julie Halard-Decugis
Sandrine Testud
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Winner7.14 February 2000Hanover, GermanyHard Natasha Zvereva Silvia Farina Elia
Karina Habšudová
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up8.17 July 2000Sopot, PolandClay Rita Grande Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
5–7, 1–6
Runner-up9.24 February 2001Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHard Karina Habšudová Yayuk Basuki
Caroline Vis
0–6, 6–4, 2–6
Winner10.29 July 2001Casablanca, MoroccoClay Lubomira Bacheva6–3, 6–7, 6–1
Winner11.11 November 2001Pattaya City, ThailandHard Iroda Tulyaganova Liezel Huber
Wynne Prakusya
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up12.30 December 2001Gold Coast, AustraliaHard Miriam Oremans Meghann Shaughnessy
Justine Henin
1–6, 6–7
Runner-up13.14 April 2002Amelia Island, United StatesClay María Emilia Salerni Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Daniela Hantuchová
4–6, 2–6
Winner14.17 February 2003Bogotá, ColombiaClay Katarina Srebotnik Tina Križan
Tatiana Perebiynis
6–2, 6–1
Winner15.2 March 2003Acapulco, MexicoClay Émilie Loit Petra Mandula
Patricia Wartusch
6–3, 6–1
Winner16.22 February 2004Memphis, United StatesCarpet Meilen Tu Maria Sharapova
Vera Zvonareva
6–4, 7–6

ITF finals

Singles Finals (3-5)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Winner1.4 November 1991Ljusdal, SwedenCarpet Michaela Seibold6–3, 6–2
Winner2.13 January 1992Helsinki, FinlandCarpet Sofie Albinus6–3, 6–3
Runner-up3.29 June 1992Ronneby, SwedenClay Marion Maruska6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up4.31 August 1992Klagenfurt, AustriaClay Ruxandra Dragomir4–6, 3–6
Winner5.30 October 1995Stockholm, SwedenHard Anna-Karin Svensson6–1, 6–2
Runner-up6.23 September 1996Limoges, FranceHard Dominique Monami6–2, 6–7, 1–6
Runner-up7.8 April 2001Boynton Beach, United StatesClay Henrieta Nagyová6–3, 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up8.11 July 2004Darmstadt, GermanyClay Magda Mihalache1–6, 6–3, 5–7

Doubles (6–2)