Mari Andersson
Country (sports) Sweden
Born (1986-07-05) 5 July 1986
Seoul, South Korea
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$29,286
Singles
Career record90–64
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 335 (7 May 2007)
Doubles
Career record60–40
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 318 (14 May 2007)

Mari Andersson (born 5 July 1986) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.

Biography

Born in Seoul, South Korea, Andersson was adopted at three months of age by a Swedish couple and grew up in Båstad.[1]

Andersson made her only WTA Tour main-draw appearance at the 2006 Nordea Nordic Light Open, where she featured in the women's doubles as a lucky loser from qualifying, partnering Nadja Roma.

From 2006 to 2007, she played in the doubles rubber of four Fed Cup ties for Sweden, winning all matches.[2]

On the ITF circuit, she won a total of 14 titles, five in singles and nine in doubles.

Retiring from the tour in 2008, Andersson moved to the United States and played collegiate tennis for the California Golden Bears of UC Berkeley. She partnered with Jana Juricová to win the NCAA doubles championship in 2009.[3]

ITF finals

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 5 (5–0)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 26 June 2005 ITF Oslo, Norway Clay Sweden Johanna Larsson 6-4, 6-4
Win 2. 28 August 2005 ITF Maribor, Slovenia Clay Bulgaria Dia Evtimova 7-5, 6-3
Win 3. 14 May 2006 ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom Clay Belgium Yanina Wickmayer 0-6, 6-1, 6-3
Win 4. 29 July 2006 ITF Gausdal, Norway Hard Sweden Nadja Roma 6–3, 6–7(4), 6–2
Win 5. 5 November 2006 ITF Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Sweden Michaela Johansson 3–6, 6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 11 (9–2)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 24 April 2005 ITF Bol, Croatia Clay Sweden Kristina Andlovic Croatia Sanja Ančić
Croatia Ivana Lisjak		 6–3, 6–2
Win 2. 14 May 2005 ITF Falkenberg, Sweden Clay Sweden Johanna Larsson Poland Natalia Kołat
Poland Monika Schneider		 6–1, 6–1
Win 3. 28 August 2005 ITF Maribor, Slovenia Clay Sweden Kristina Andlovic Hungary Katalin Marosi
Brazil Marina Tavares		 7-6, 6-3
Loss 4. 6 November 2005 ITF Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Sweden Johanna Larsson Austria Eva-Maria Hoch
Germany Martina Pavelec		 4–6, 3–6
Win 5. 10 May 2006 ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom Clay Sweden Nadja Roma United Kingdom Deborah Armstrong
United Kingdom Georgie Gent		 6–2, 6–2
Win 6. 21 May 2006 ITF Falkenberg, Sweden Clay Sweden Michaela Johansson Germany Anne Schäfer
Germany Julia Paetow		 6–2, 6–0
Win 7. 23 May 2006 ITF Balș, Romania Clay Norway Karoline Borgersen Romania Raluca Ciulei
Romania Lenore Lazaroiu		 6–0, 6–1
Win 8. 28 July 2006 ITF Gausdal, Norway Hard Sweden Nadja Roma Norway Karoline Borgersen
Sweden Michaela Johansson		 6–4, 6–0
Win 9. 5 May 2007 ITF Makarska, Croatia Clay Sweden Nadja Roma Poland Magdalena Kiszczyńska
Russia Anastasia Poltoratskaya		 w/o
Win 10. 27 May 2007 ITF Falkenberg, Sweden Clay Sweden Nadja Roma Germany Franziska Götz
Germany Anne Schäfer		 6–0, 7–5
Loss 11. 1 July 2007 ITF Oslo, Norway Clay Norway Karoline Steiro Austria Eva-Maria Hoch
Austria Melanie Klaffner		 2–6, 3–6

See also

References

  1. ↑ Simmons, Rusty (8 May 2009). "Cal's culture club goes for national title". San Francisco Chronicle.
  2. ↑ "Key Statistics". fedcup.com. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Andersson and Juricova Claim NCAA Doubles Championship Crown". pac-12.com. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
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