Eva Dyrberg
Eva Dyrberg (born 17 February 1980) is a Danish former tennis player. As a junior player, she won 1998 Wimbledon Championships with Jelena Kostanić and 1998 US Open with Kim Clijsters. In 1998, Dyrberg was also ranked World No. 1 in junior doubles and was named ITF Junior Girls Doubles World Champion.[1][2] During her professional career, she won four singles and five doubles events organized by the International Tennis Federation, defeating players such as Magdalena Maleeva, Tathiana Garbin, Maria Elena Camerin, Nicole Pratt,[3] and reaching one doubles final at WTA Tour, at Sanex Trophy in 2000. She retired from professional tennis after the 2003 Australian Open.
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Born | Copenhagen, Denmark | 17 February 1980
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 1999 |
Retired | 2009 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$225,826 |
Singles | |
Career record | 140 – 95 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | 77 (20 May 2002) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2002, 2003) |
French Open | 1R (2002) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2002) |
US Open | 1R (2002) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 61 – 63 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | 90 (9 October 2000) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2001, 2002) |
French Open | 1R (2001) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2000) |
US Open | 2R (2000) |
Personal life
Dyrberg was born to Christian and Gunhild Dyrberg, and has a sister Anne.[4] She began playing tennis aged six, admiring Steffi Graf.[5] Dyrberg earned her high school degree in 1999.[5] She is coached by Ola Kristiansson and former WTA Tour player Tine Scheuer-Larsen.[4][5] Eva forms couple with the Investment Banker, Per Harald Dyrberg Mortensen.
Awards and nominations
Career statistics
WTA Tour doubles finals (1; 1–0)
Legend |
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Grand Slam (0/0) |
WTA Tour Championship (0/0) |
Tier I (0/0) |
Tier II (0/0) |
Tier III (0/0) |
Tier IV (0/1) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 23 July 2000 | Knokke-Heist, Belgium | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
ITF Finals
Singles: 7 (4–3)
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Result |
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Winner | 1. | 2 November 1998 | Rungsted, Denmark | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 15 March 1999 | Ashkelon, İsrael | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 3. | 13 March 2000 | Lisbon, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–0 |
Winner | 4. | 5 February 2001 | Redbridge, Great Britain | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1. | 2 April 2001 | Ciudad Juárez, Mexico | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 9 October 2001 | Cardiff, Great Britain | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
1–6, 7–6(7–1), 2–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 15 October 2001 | Southampton, Great Britain | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
Doubles: 8 (5–3)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Result |
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Runner-up | 1. | 20 October 1997 | Joué-lès-Tours, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 28 September 1998 | Glasgow, Great Britain | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, 6–3 |
Winner | 2. | 5 July 1999 | Civitanova, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 3. | 29 November 1999 | Cergy Pontoise, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | 6 March 2000 | Urtijëi, Italy | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 3. | 2 October 2000 | Batumi | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–1, 2–4, 1–4, 2–4 |
Winner | 4. | 5 March 2001 | Urtijëi, Italy | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 5. | 23 July 2001 | Ettenheim | Clay | ![]() |
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W/O |
Grand Slam girls' doubles finals: 2 (2–0)
Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Result |
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Winners | 1998 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6 |
Winners | 1998 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–4 |
References
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Preceded by Irina Selytina & Cara Black |
ITF Junior Girls Doubles World Champion 1998 |
Succeeded by Daniela Bedáňová |