Stories
Biography
- Currently without a coach ... Full name is Lena Sofia Alexandra Arvidsson ... Father, Yngve, is a policeman; mother, Lena, is a music teacher; younger brother, Fredrik, is also a policeman ... Started playing at age 8 when neighbor, a tennis coach, introduced her to the game ... Baseliner whose favorite surface is indoor hardcourt ... Favorites include reading, sushi, the movie Shawshank Redemption, singer Bruce Springsteen and TV show Desperate Housewives ... Idol when growing up was hockey player Eric Lindros; tennis idols were Swedish players Jonas Bjorkman, Thomas Johansson and Thomas Enqvist, also enjoyed watching Lindsay Davenport ... Best memories to date are winning first two WTA titles at Memphis in 2006 and 2012.
Plays
Right-HandedCareer High
29Height
5' 9 1/4" (1.76 m)Birthday
Feb 16, 1984 February 16, 1984Birthplace
Halmstad, SwedenCareer Highlights
SINGLES
Winner (2): 2012 - Memphis; 2006 - Memphis.
Finalist (2): 2010 - Memphis; 2005 - Québec City.
DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2010 - Québec City (w/Larsson).
Finalist (4): 2013 - Memphis (w/Larsson); 2012 - Copenhagen (w/Kanepi); 2011 - Auckland (w/Erakovic); 2009 - Québec City (w/Beltrame).
ADDITIONAL
Swedish Fed Cup Team, 2000-13; Swedish Olympic Team, 2008, 2012.