Stories
Biography
- Coached by Olli Leppänen ... Travels on Tour with her coach or her sister (and best friend) Essi, who also plays professionally ... Mother, Erika, was a swimmer, while father, Erkki, was an ice hockey player, winning an Olympic silver medal at 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics ... Introduced to tennis at age 5 by her parents; baseliner who prefers hardcourts ... Favorite places to visit are Melbourne and Stockholm ... Speaks Finnish, Swedish, English ... Favorite movies are Troy, Titanic ... Favorite food is pasta ... Tennis person most admired is Andre Agassi for his good attitude on and off the court ... Favorite thing about being a pro tennis player is travelling and seeing different countries, cultures and people ... Likes many sports, in particular ice hockey ... Goal is to improve her tennis and ranking.
Plays
Left-HandedCareer High
50Height
5' 5" (1.64 m)Birthday
Mar 26, 1986 March 26, 1986Birthplace
Karlstad, SwedenCareer Highlights
SINGLES
Winner: 2005 - ITF/Helsinki-FIN; 2004 - ITF/Tipton-GBR, ITF/Capriolo-ITA, ITF/Torre del Greco-ITA.
Quarterfinalist (1): 2006 - Pattaya City.
DOUBLES
Winner: 2007 - ITF/Rome Tiro A Volo-ITA (w/Domachowska), ITF/Zagreb-CRO (w/Szavay); 2005 - ITF/Capriolo-ITA (w/Koryttseva).
Semifinalist (2): 2006 - Cincinnati (w/Sromova), Beijing (w/Martinez Sanchez).
ADDITIONAL
Finnish Fed Cup Team, 2001-05.