Sofia Arvidsson

Infobox Tennis player

playername = Sofia Arvidsson


country = SWE
residence = Halmstad, Sweden
datebirth = birth date and age|1984|2|16
placebirth = Halmstad, Sweden | height = 1.76m (5' 9 1/4")
weight = 69 kg (152 1/2 lbs.)
turnedpro = 1999
plays = Right (two-handed backhand)
careerprizemoney = $630,378
singlesrecord = 264–158
singlestitles = 1 WTA (14 ITF)
highestsinglesranking = No. 29 (May 1, 2006)
retired =
AustralianOpenresult = 3r (2006)
FrenchOpenresult = 2r (2005, 2006)
Wimbledonresult = 2r (2005)
USOpenresult = 2r (2006, 2008)
doublesrecord = 66–55
doublestitles = 0 WTA (9 ITF)
highestdoublesranking = No. 147 (July 19, 2004)
updated = March 3, 2008

Sofia Arvidsson (born 1984) is a Swedish tennis player.

Biography

Sofia Arvidsson is a Swedish Tennis player, she competes at professional level on both the ITF Women's Circuit and the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Circuit. Sofia says her favourite shot is her backhand and she looks up to former world number one, Lindsay Davenport. Arvidsson is Swedish number one in both singles and doubles, and has been Sweden's best player consistently on the women's circuit for the last 3/4 years. She has won one WTA Tour titles in 2006 (RMK Championships, Memphis).

Activity

1999/2000

Arvidsson was recognised for her talent when she made the finals of the junior Australian Open in 2001. She combined the ITF Junior circuit and ITF Women's Circuit into her schedule and in 1999 made the semi finals of a $10,000 women's event in Bastad, Sweden.In 2000 she made the finals of Nasbypark $10,000.

2001/2002

But her breakthrough came in 2001 when she took the titles at the Sunderland $10,000 and Stockholm $10,000. Sofia then won her 3rd ITF Women's title in Buchen, Germany again a $10,000 event. Arvidsson stepped up her tournament game as she played Qualifying at a $50,000 event in Dinan, where she Qualified and beat world number 146 in the main draw. In May 2002, Arvidsson reached her first $25,000 final as a qualifier, eventually losing to Barbora Strycova. In the same year, Sofia lifted the Bastas $25,000 trophy in her home country beating fellow Swede Maria Wolfbrandt in the final. Her ranking was now high enough to compete at Grand Slam level in qualifying her debut came at the 2002 US Open as a qualifier, Sofia made the final round of Qualifying losing to Brie Rippner. Arvidsson made 2 more finals in 2002 winning Southampton $25,000 and losing in the final at Prague which was her final event of the year.

2003/2004

Arvidsson's ranking was now 147 and began the year in WTA events mainly in Qualifying, Arvidsson failed to Qualify at Hobart and the Australian Open. She took a step down and played the $50,000 event in Ortiesi, making the final before losing to Mara Santangelo.After the beginning of 2003, Arvidsson lost in the opening qualifying rounds of the French Open and Wimbledon. She won her first Grand Slam match at the US Open, beating Olga Blahotova. Two weeks later, Sofia took the $25,000 Glasgow crown and lost in the final of another $25,000 challenger in Jersey. Sofia played a WTA event in Luxembourg again as a Qualifer, she qualified and made the second round losing to Maria Sharapova. This was Arvidsson's best tournament as it was the first time she had won a WTA Main Draw match. She then played the WTA Event in Quebec City where she Qualified again and made the second round in the main draw.

2005/2006

Arvidsson only really became recognisable in the worldwide tennis world in 2005 where she made Quarter Finals at Tokyo, Kolkata and Stockholm before reaching her first WTA final at Quebec City losing to Amy Frazier. She began 2006 at the Hopman Cup alongside Thomas Johansson, beating the eventual winners in the group stages (USA). Sofia then posted her best Grand Slam result at the Australian Open beating Dinara Safina in round 2 before losing to Anastasia Myskina. Arvidsson won her first WTA title at Memphis, Tennessee, beating Marta Domachowska in the final. Then a slump began as she only posted one real solid result: a semi final at WTA event Stockholm.

2007/2008

This slump continued in early 2007, before Arvidsson won a Swedish Tour Event (Volkswagen Cup) beating Johanna Larsson 6–4 6–4. This gave her much needed confidence and with that she won the Doubles and Singles at the $50,000 event in St Paul. Then she returned as the defending champion at Memphis, beating Bychkova and Pratt on the way to a Quarter Final against Melien Tu where she lost. Arvidsson lost in the opening round of the Las Vegas $75,000 and the Indian wells to Michaela Krajieck. Then Sofia qualified for Miami losing in 3 sets to Olga Poutchkova. On Clay in Estoril, Portugal Arvidsson made the Quarter finals losing to Greta Arn 6–2 6–2. At the end of the 2007 season Sofia hit back, taking the $25,000 Nantes Doubles Title and the $25,000 Glasgow doubles title also the champion in singles at $50,000 Toue Les Jours and $25,000 Glasgow. Sofia will started her 2008 season in Auckland at the ASB Classic beating Ahsha Rolle in the 1st round before a straigt sets loss to Vera Zvonareva (top seed). Arvidsson then moved to Sydney, gaining 3 straight set wins in qualifying (Bt Vosbokoeva, Bt Dubios and Bt Obziler) before a fantastic win over Elena Dementieva (6–1 7–5) finally bowing out Kaia Kanepi in the second round of the main draw in 3 sets. In her first grand slam of the year Sofia made the second round (Beating #10 Seeded Bartoli, before losing to Marta Domachowska). Arvidsson recorded another great win in Fed Cup, beating Patty Schynder in 3 sets. She then reached the quarterfinals of the Tier II Proximus Diamond Games, beating Meilen Tu and 2nd seed and world number 6 Anna Chakvetadze in straight sets (6–3, 7–5). She eventually lost to Na Li in a high-quality match 5–7, 4–6. Sofia reached her 2nd back to back quarter final in Memphis, after two 3 sets wins over Severine Bremond Stephanie Dubois before falling to Shahar Peer in a tight 3-setter. In the same tournament Arvidsson recorded her best career WTA doubles result reaching the semi-finals partnering Melinda Czink.

Titles

ingles (15)

External links

* http://www.freewebs.com/sofia-arvidsson
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