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Christina Sandberg (born 11 January 1948) is a former professional Swedish tennis player. She reached the quarter finals of the 1970 Australian Open in both the singles and doubles. She played for Sweden in the Federation Cup in 25 matches, and is famous for beating Virginia Wade in the first round of the 1968 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles.[1]

Christina Sandberg

Country (sports)	Sweden
Born	(1948-01-11) 11 January 1948 (age 74) Borås, Sweden
Singles
Career record	30–28
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	QF (1970)
French Open	3R (1970)
Wimbledon	4R (1970)
US Open	3R (1970)
Doubles
Career record	13–20

Federation Cup

Sandberg first played for Sweden in the Federation Cup, which was later renamed Fed Cup, on 10 May 1966 in Turin against Italy, beating Jacqueline Morales 7–9, 6–3, 6–2. She played her last Federation Cup match in May 1974 against Poland in Naples, losing to Barbara Kral 6–1, 6–1.[2]

All together, she played 16 singles, winning 9, and 9 doubles, winning 5.

Swedish Open

Sandberg became the first Swedish player to win the Swedish Open twice running when she won it in 1965 and 1966.

References

External links

• Christina Sandberg at the Women's Tennis Association
• Christina Sandberg at the International Tennis Federation
• Christina Sandberg at the Billie Jean King Cup

На других языках

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[de] Christina Sandberg

Christina Sandberg (* 11. Januar 1948) ist eine ehemalige schwedische Tennisspielerin.

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- [en] Christina Sandberg

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