Karoline Borgersen Explained

Karoline Borgersen
Birth Date:1 July 1976
Height:1.73 m
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$14,221
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 389 (12 June 2006)
Doublestitles:3 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 408 (19 June 2006)
Team:yes
Fedcupresult:21–18

Karoline Borgersen (born 1 July 1976) is a Norwegian former professional tennis player.

Biography

A right-handed player from Oslo, Borgersen debuted for the Norway Fed Cup team in 1994, but didn't tour professionally until 2004, having spent many of the previous years playing college tennis in California.[1] She started at Pepperdine, then transferred to UC Berkeley, where she was a doubles All-American in 1999-2000.[2]

Borgersen reached a best singles ranking of 389 on the professional circuit and won three ITF titles in doubles. A former Norwegian number one, she twice featured in the singles qualifying draw for the Nordic Light Open, a WTA Tour tournament held in Stockholm.

In 2006, she made her last Fed Cup appearance, having featured in a total of 26 ties, for 12 singles and nine doubles wins.[3]

ITF finals

Doubles (3–4)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.27 June 2004ITF Tlemcen, AlgeriaClay Anna-Maria Miller Shelley Stephens
Joanne Akl
1–6, 0–6
Winner1.22 November 2004ITF Pretoria, South AfricaHard Leonie Mekel Karin Schlapbach
Vanessa Wellauer
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up2.3 December 2004ITF Pretoria, South AfricaHard Leonie Mekel Chanelle Scheepers
Melissa Berry
2–6, 6–3, 5–7
Runner-up3.25 June 2005ITF Oslo, NorwayClay Kristina Andlovic Nadja Roma
Johanna Larsson
4–6, 4–6
Winner2.23 May 2006ITF Balș, RomaniaClay Mari Andersson Raluca Ciulei
Lenore Lazaroiu
6–0, 6–1
Winner3.4 June 2006ITF Rousse, BulgariaClay Dia Evtimova Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova
Nadejda Vassileva
6–0, 6–0
Runner-up4.29 July 2006ITF Gausdal, NorwayHard Michaela Johansson Mari Andersson
Nadja Roma
4–6, 0–6

Notes and References

  1. News: Hun er nr. 953 i verden . . 18 November 2004 . Norwegian.
  2. Web site: Karoline Borgersen Bio - The University of California Official Athletic Site . University of California Golden Bears Athletics . en.
  3. Web site: Key Statistics . fedcup.com.