Mia Eklund
Mia Eklund 
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| Mia Nicole Eklund 2015 in London | |
| Nation: |
 Finland
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| Birthday: | October 30, 1994 |
| Size: | 176 cm |
| Playing hand: | Left, two-handed backhand |
| Prize money: | $ 36,048 |
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| Career record: | 131: 149 |
| Career title: | 0 WTA , 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking: | 534 (June 25, 2018) |
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| Career record: | 89:90 |
| Career title: | 0 WTA, 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking: | 419 (May 21, 2018) |
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Last update of the infobox: March 16, 2020 |
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| Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) | |
Mia Nicole Eklund (born October 30, 1994 in Tallinn , Estonia ) is a former Finnish tennis player .
Career
Eklund began playing tennis at the age of six and preferred hard courts. She mainly plays tournaments on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour , where she has so far won one title in singles and four in doubles.
She made her debut in the Finnish Fed Cup team in 2016 , where she has won 13 out of 21 games so far, including seven singles and six doubles.
In 2017 and 2018 she played in the German tennis Bundesliga for Marienburger SC in the 2nd division .
Eklund had to end her professional career in 2019 at the age of 24 for lack of money. There were no more sponsors and no support from the Finnish association. It has not been in the world rankings since November 2019.
Tournament victories
singles
| No. | date | competition | Topping | category | Final opponent | Result |
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| 1. | 5th November 2017 |
 Hammamet
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sand | ITF $ 15,000 |
 Yasmine Mansouri
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7: 6 1 , 6: 4 |
Double
| No. | date | competition | Topping | category | Partner | Final opponents | Result |
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| 1. | 23 September 2017 |
Hammamet
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sand | ITF $ 15,000 |
 Amy Zhu
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 Vasilisa Aponasenko Beatrice Lombardo
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6: 1, 6: 4 |
| 2. | October 21, 2017 |
Hammamet
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sand | ITF $ 15,000 |
 Julyette Steur
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Loudmilla Bencheikh Yasmine Mansouri
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6: 4, 4: 6, [10: 7] |
| 3. | December 9, 2017 |
 Antalya
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sand | ITF $ 15,000 |
 Cristina Dinu
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 Dia Evtimowa Paula Ormaechea
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6: 3, 6: 2 |
| 4th | November 10, 2018 |
Monastir
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Hard court | ITF $ 15,000 |
 Bojana Marinković
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Tamara Čurović Eliessa Vanlangendonck
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6: 1, 7: 6 8 |
Awards
In December 2017 Eklund was named "Female Tennis Player of the Year" in Finland.
Web links
- WTA profile of Mia Eklund (English)
- ITF profile of Mia Eklund (English)
- Fed Cup stats by Mia Eklund (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Urheilulehti 32: Tennispelaaja Mia Eklund joutui lopettamaan ammattilaisuransa 24-vuotiaana rahapulan takia (is.fi of August 8, 2019, accessed on May 13, 2020, Finnish)
- ↑ Like Connection: How social media and tennis have gone viral (tennis.com from December 11, 2019, accessed on May 13, 2020, English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Eklund, Mia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eklund, Mia Nicole |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1994 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tallinn , Estonia |