Christina Sandberg
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | Borås, Sweden | 11 January 1948
Singles | |
Career record | 30–28 |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1970) |
French Open | 3R (1970) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1970) |
US Open | 3R (1970) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 13–20 |
Christina Sandberg (born 11 January 1948) is a former professional Swedish tennis player. She reached the quarter finals of the 1970 Australian Open in both the singles and doubles. She played for Sweden in the Federation Cup in 25 matches, and is famous for beating Virginia Wade in the first round of the 1968 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles.[1]
Federation Cup[]
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Sandberg first played for Sweden in the Federation Cup, which was later renamed Fed Cup, on 10 May 1966 in Turin against Italy, beating 7–9, 6–3, 6–2. She played her last Federation Cup match in May 1974 against Poland in Naples, losing to 6–1, 6–1.[2]
All together, she played 16 singles, winning 9, and 9 doubles, winning 5.
Swedish Open[]
Sandberg became the first Swedish player to win the Swedish Open twice running when she won it in 1965 and 1966.
References[]
- ^ Wade, Virginia. "1968, and the 1st US Open (pages 105–111)". Excerpts from Courting Triumph by Virginia Wade with Mary Lou Mellace, 1978, Mayflower, NY. The Quicksand Foundation. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
- ^ Christina Sandberg at the Billie Jean King Cup Retrieved 2008-05-01
External links[]
- 1948 births
- Living people
- Swedish female tennis players
- People from Borås