Sofia Arvidsson

Sofia Arvidsson
Sofia Arvidsson at the 2013 US Open
Nation:	Sweden
Birthday:	February 16, 1984
Size:	176 cm
1st professional season:	1999
Resignation:	2016
Playing hand:	Right, two-handed backhand
Prize money:	$ 2,093,393
singles
Career record:	458: 327
Career title:	2 WTA , 20 ITF
Highest ranking:	29 (May 1, 2006)
Grand Slam record
Double
Career record:	123: 121
Career title:	1 WTA, 13 ITF
Highest ranking:	67 (September 12, 2011)
Grand Slam record
Mixed
Grand Slam record
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Sofia Arvidsson (born February 16, 1984 in Halmstad ) is a former Swedish tennis player .

Career

Arvidsson, who preferred indoor courts, began playing tennis at the age of eight.

From 2010 she was part of the Swedish Fed Cup team , for which she contributed 50 wins in 38 defeats. In 2008 she also took part in the Beijing Olympics for her country .

From 1999 she played at ITF tournaments, in the same year she played her first qualifying round on the WTA Tour . In 2006 she reached the third round of the Australian Open , it was her best result in a Grand Slam tournament . In the same year she also won her first WTA tournament. In the final in Memphis she defeated Marta Domachowska 6: 2, 2: 6, 6: 3, after she had previously beaten Lisa Raymond 6: 4, 6: 4 in the round of 16 and Caroline Wozniacki 7: 5, 6: 4 and in the quarterfinals had defeated Amy Frazier 6-2 and 6-2 in the semifinals . In May 2006 she achieved her best position in the WTA world rankings with position 29 .

She won her only WTA title in doubles in September 2010 in Québec when she and her compatriot Johanna Larsson defeated the pairing Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in the decisive set.

In February 2012, Arvidsson was able to win the Memphis tournament again six years after her first tournament victory and thus celebrate her second individual title on the WTA Tour.

In 2006 , 2007 and 2009 she became German team champion with the TC Rüppurr Karlsruhe . In 2011 she played for TEC Waldau Stuttgart , 2012 for TC Moers 08 and from 2013 for TC Blau-Weiss Berlin in the tennis Bundesliga .

On January 4, 2016, Sofia Arvidsson announced her retirement from professional tennis.

Tournament victories

singles

No.	date	competition	category	Topping	Final opponent	Result
1.	September 30, 2001	Sunderland	ITF $ 10,000	race	Olivia Sanchez	6: 3, 2: 6, 6: 0
2.	November 4, 2001	Stockholm	ITF $ 10,000	Hard court (hall)	Susi Bensch	6: 1, 6: 2
3.	March 3, 2002	Book	ITF $ 10,000	Carpet (hall)	Syna Schreiber	7: 6 4 , 3: 5 problem
4th	June 30, 2002	Båstad	ITF $ 25,000	sand	Maria Wolfbrandt	7: 5, 6: 4
5.	October 20, 2002	Southampton	ITF $ 25,000	Hard court (hall)	Volha Barabanshchykava	6: 2, 1: 6, 6: 4
6th	September 28, 2003	Glasgow	ITF $ 25,000	Hard court	Tessy van de Ven	3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3
7th	November 16, 2003	Eugene	ITF $ 50,000	Hard court (hall)	Tara Snyder	6: 4, 6: 4
8th.	November 30, 2003	Prague	ITF $ 25,000	Carpet (hall)	Virginie Pichet	6: 1, 6: 2
9.	February 6, 2005	Sunderland	ITF $ 25,000	Hard court (hall)	Irina Bulykina	6: 1, 6: 1
10.	February 25, 2006	Memphis	WTA Tier III	Hard court (hall)	Marta Domachowska	6: 2, 2: 6, 6: 3
11.	February 18, 2007	Saint Paul	ITF $ 50,000	Hard court (hall)	Wolha Hawarzowa	2: 6, 6: 1, 6: 4
12.	July 7, 2007	Båstad	ITF $ 25,000	sand	Liana-Gabriela Ungur	6: 7 7 , 6: 2, 6: 0
13.	October 14, 2007	Joué-lès-Tours	ITF $ 50,000	Hard court (hall)	Kristina Barrois	6: 3, 6: 2
14th	October 21, 2007	Glasgow	ITF $ 25,000	Hard court (hall)	Katie O'Brien	6: 3, 6: 1
15th	May 11, 2008	Zagreb	ITF $ 75,000	sand	Séverine Brémond	7: 6 0 , 6: 2
16.	September 27, 2009	Saguenay	ITF $ 50,000	Hard court (hall)	Séverine Brémond	5: 7, 6: 4, 7: 6 1
17th	October 18, 2009	Joué-lès-Tours	ITF $ 50,000	Hard court (hall)	Jelena Dokic	6: 2, 7: 6 7
18th	July 3, 2010	Ystad	ITF $ 25,000	sand	Valeria Savinych	6: 3, 6: 1
19th	October 31, 2010	Poitiers	ITF $ 100,000	Hard court (hall)	Pauline Parmentier	6: 2, 7: 6 4
20th	February 25, 2012	Memphis	WTA International	Hard court (hall)	Marina Eraković	6: 3, 6: 4
21st	February 22, 2015	Surprise	ITF $ 25,000	Hard court	Sanaz Marand	6: 2, 6: 1
22nd	June 28, 2015	Helsingborg	ITF $ 25,000	sand	Malin Ulvefeldt	6: 7 4 , 6: 1, 6: 2

Double

No.	date	competition	category	Topping	Partner	Final opponents	Result
1.	July 2, 2000	Båstad	ITF $ 10,000	sand	Kristina Jarkenstadt	Susanne Filipp Maria Wolfbrandt	6: 4, 7: 5
2.	March 2, 2002	Book	ITF $ 10,000	Carpet (hall)	Claudine Schaul	Anna Bastrikowa Claudia Kardys	6-0, 7-5
3.	October 12, 2003	jersey	ITF $ 25,000	Hard court (hall)	Kaia Kanepi	Yvonne Meusburger Hanna Nooni	6: 3, 7: 5
4th	February 15, 2004	Midland	ITF $ 75,000	Hard court (hall)	Åsa Svensson	Allison Baker Tara Snyder	7: 6, 6: 2
5.	4th July 2004	Los Gatos	ITF $ 50,000	Hard court	İpek Senoğlu	Nana Smith Lilia Osterloh	6: 1, 2: 6, 6.4
6th	February 5, 2005	Sunderland	ITF $ 25,000	Hard court (hall)	Martina Muller	Dragana Zarić Katarina Mišić	6: 2, 6: 3
7th	February 19, 2007	St. Paul	ITF $ 50,000	Hard court (hall)	Antonella Serra Zanetti	Mervana Jugić-Salkić İpek Şenoğlu	7: 6, 5: 7, 7: 6
8th.	October 6, 2007	Nantes	ITF $ 25,000	Hard court (hall)	Johanna Larsson	Melanie South Caroline Maes	4: 6, 7: 5, [10: 7]
9.	October 20, 2007	Glasgow	ITF $ 25,000	Hard court (hall)	Johanna Larsson	Veronika Chvojková Kathrin Wörle	6: 2, 6: 3
10.	July 3, 2009	Ystad	ITF $ 25,000	sand	Sandra Roma	Hanna Nooni Melanie Klaffner	6: 4, 6: 4
11.	September 26, 2009	Saguenay	ITF $ 50,000	Hard court (hall)	Severine Bremond	Stéphanie Dubois Rebecca Marino	6: 3, 6: 1
12.	November 21, 2009	Bratislava	ITF $ 50,000	Hard court (hall)	Michaëlla Krajicek	Arina Rodionova Tazzjana Putschak	6: 3, 6: 4
13.	September 19, 2010	Quebec	WTA International	Hard court	Johanna Larsson	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová	6: 1, 2: 6, [10: 6]
14th	October 22, 2011	Limoges	ITF $ 50,000	Hard court (hall)	Jill Craybas	Caroline Garcia Aurélie Védy	6: 4, 4: 6, [10: 7]

Performing in Grand Slam tournaments

singles

competition	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	Balance sheet	Career
Australian Open	1	-	3	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	4: 9	3
French Open	-	2	2	1	1	-	1	1	2	1	3: 8	2
Wimbledon	-	2	1	-	1	-	2	1	2	2	1: 7	2
US Open	-	-	2	1	2	-	2	1	2	2	5: 7	2

Double

competition	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	Balance sheet	Career
Australian Open	1	2	-	2	-	2	1	1	3: 6	2
French Open	2	-	1	-	1	2	1	1	2: 6	2
Wimbledon	1	1	-	-	1	1	1	1	0: 6	1
US Open	1	-	1	-	1	2	1	1	1: 6	2

Web links

Commons : Sofia Arvidsson  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• WTA profile Sofia Arvidsson (English)
• ITF profile Sofia Arvidsson (English)
• Fed Cup Statistics for Sofia Arvidsson (English)
• Sofia Arvidsson's website (Swedish)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Sofia Arvidsson announces retirement. January 4, 2016, accessed January 5, 2016 .