Lena Sandin

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Lena Sandin
Country (sports)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Born (1961-06-08) 8 June 1961 (age 61)
Retired1989
Prize money$88,544
Singles
Career record15–24
Highest rankingNo. 91 (6 June 1983)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 2R (1981)
Wimbledon 2R (1983)
US Open 1R (1980, 1982, 1983)
Doubles
Career record28–16
Career titles1 WTA
Highest rankingNo. 178 (11 April 1988)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 2R (1981)
US Open 1R (1982, 1983)

Lena Sandin (born 8 June 1961) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.

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Biography

Sandin 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

Doubles (1-0)

Result   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
WinJuly, 1982 Hamburg, West GermanyCategory 1Clay Flag of Sweden.svg Elisabeth Ekblom Flag of Brazil.svg Patricia Medrado
Flag of Brazil.svg Cláudia Monteiro
7–6, 6–3

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References

  1. "Sandin Stuns Fromholtz". Daytona Beach Morning Journal . 31 October 1980. p. 5C. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  2. "US Open: Navratilova beats Allen". The Canberra Times . ACT, Australia. 31 August 1980. p. 25. Retrieved 10 May 2018 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Hittfield - 05 July - 11 July 1982". International Tennis Federation . Retrieved 26 January 2018.