Mari Andersson

Mari Andersson
Country (sports)	Sweden
Born	5 July 1986 (age 35); Seoul, South Korea
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$29,286
Singles
Career record	90–64
Career titles	5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 335 (7 May 2007)
Doubles
Career record	60–40
Career titles	9 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 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)[]

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

Doubles: 11 (9–2)[]

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

References[]

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

External links[]

Mari Andersson at the Women's Tennis Association
Mari Andersson at the International Tennis Federation
Mari Andersson at the Billie Jean King Cup

[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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