Birgitta Lindström

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Birgitta Lindström
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Lindström and Bengt Åberg
Country (sports) Finland
Born (1948-01-14) 14 January 1948 (age 74)
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open2R (1968)
Wimbledon1R (1967, 1969, 1971)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open2R (1971)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open2R (1971)
Wimbledon2R (1967, 1969)

Birgitta Lindström (born 14 January 1948) is a Finnish former tennis player. She has also been known by her married name Birgitta Warbach.

Lindström was the girls' singles champion at the 1966 Wimbledon Championships and the first Finn to win a grand slam title.[1] She represented Finland at the 1968 Federation Cup, where she teamed up with elder sister Christina.[2] In the late 1970s she was the women's tennis coach at Syracuse University.

References[]

  1. ^ "HS 50 vuotta sitten torstaina (republished 7 July 2016)". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 7 July 1966.
  2. ^ "Urheilu - kuka? - Birgitta Warbach (o.s. Lindström)". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 29 August 2006.

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