Lena Sandin (born 8 June 1961) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | 8 June 1961 |
Retired | 1989 |
Prize money | $88,544 |
Singles | |
Career record | 15–24 |
Highest ranking | No. 91 (6 June 1983) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 2R (1981) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1983) |
US Open | 1R (1980, 1982, 1983) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 28–16 |
Career titles | 1 WTA |
Highest ranking | No. 178 (11 April 1988) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 2R (1981) |
US Open | 1R (1982, 1983) |
Biography
editSandin won the girls' singles title at the 1979 French Open, with a win in the final over American Mary-Lou Piatek.
She represented the Sweden Fed Cup team in a total of six ties, the first in 1979. This included the quarter-final loss to Australia in 1980, where she gave Sweden a winning start by beating Dianne Fromholtz in the opening singles rubber.[1]
At the 1980 US Open she took a set off the second seeded Martina Navratilova in a first-round loss.[2]
She won a doubles title at Hamburg in 1982, partnering countrywoman Elisabeth Ekblom.[3]
WTA Tour finals
editDoubles (1-0)
editResult | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | July, 1982 | Hamburg, West Germany | Category 1 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–3 |
References
edit- ^ "Sandin Stuns Fromholtz". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. 31 October 1980. p. 5C. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "US Open: Navratilova beats Allen". The Canberra Times. ACT, Australia. 31 August 1980. p. 25. Retrieved 10 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Hittfield - 05 July - 11 July 1982". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
External links
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