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Sofia Arvidsson

Swe
Residence: Halmstad, Sweden
DOB: February 16, 1984
Birthplace: Halmstad, Sweden
Height: 5' 9 1/4" (1.76 m)
Weight: 152 1/2 lbs. (69 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (1999)
JANUARY - Fell in Auckland qualifying; fell 1r at Sydney (l. to Dulgheru); fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to Rogowska).

FEBRUARY - Won second WTA title at Memphis (d. Erakovic in final); reached 2r at Acapulco (l. to Pennetta).

MARCH - Reached 3r at Indian Wells (l. to Wozniacki); reached 2r at Miami (l. to Lisicki).

APRIL - Fell 1r at Copenhagen (l. to Mayr-Achleitner).

MAY - Fell 1r at Madrid (l. to McHale); reached 2r at Rome (l. to Cirstea).
1999 - Played first event at ITF/Bastad 2-SWE and first WTA qualifying at Knokke-Heist (as WC).

2000 - Won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2001 - Played first WTA main draw at Amelia Island, falling 1r (as WC); fell in qualifying twice; won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2002 - Fell 1r once and in qualifying four times (incl. US Open); won three singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Reached 2r twice; fell 1r once and in qualifying six times (incl. all four majors); won three singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r five times (incl. Australian Open) and in qualifying nine times (incl. other three majors); won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2005 - First Top 100 season; runner-up at Québec City (l. to Frazier in final); QF three times, at Stockholm, Kolkata and Tokyo [Japan Open]; reached 2r three times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon); fell 1r once and in qualifying four times (incl. other two majors); made Top 100 debut on September 25 (after Kolkata; rose from No.109 to No.97); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Another Top 100 season; won first WTA title at Memphis (d. Domachowska in final); SF at Stockholm (l. to Myskina); reached 4r once, 3r once (Australian Open) and 2r four times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open); made Top 50 debut on January 30 (No.58 to No.45) and set career-high No.29 on May 1; fell 1r 12 times (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying three times.

2007 - QF twice, at Memphis and Estoril; reached 2r twice; fell 1r seven times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros, US Open); fell in qualifying once (Wimbledon); won four singles titles and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2008 - Another Top 100 season; QF twice, at Antwerp and Memphis; reached 2r nine times (incl. Australian Open, Olympics and US Open); also pushed Jankovic in Miami 2r (l. 67(7) 62 76(9); led 5-1 third set w/5mp in third set tie-break); fell 1r eight times (incl. Roland Garros and Wimbledon - ret. w/right knee injury); subsequently withdrew from Budapest, Portoroz and Stockholm w/right knee injury; fell in qualifying once; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2009 - Fell 1r twice and in qualifying seven times (incl. all four majors); won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2010 - Another Top 100 season; runner-up at Memphis (l. to Sharapova in final); QF twice, at Strasbourg and Québec City; reached 2r six times (incl. Australian Open, US Open); fell 1r seven times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying once; won one WTA doubles title; won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2011 - Fifth Top 100 season; SF at Bastad (l. to Larsson); QF at Brussels; reached 3r once and 2r nine times; fell 1r 11 times (incl. all four majors); twice lost matches after holding match points, in Auckland 2r (l. to Arn 46 75 75; held 5mp at 64 53) and in Carlsbad 2r (l. to Brianti 06 76(5) 76(7); held 5mp in third set - 3mp at 5-4 and 2mp at 6-5 and 7-6 in tie-break).
SINGLES
Winner (2): 2012 - Memphis; 2010 - ITF/Ystad-SWE, ITF/Poitiers-FRA; 2009 - ITF/Saguenay-CAN, ITF/Joue-les-Tours-FRA; 2008 - ITF/Zagreb-CRO; 2007 - ITF/St. Paul-USA, ITF/Bastad-SWE, ITF/Joue-les-Tours-FRA, ITF/Glasgow-GBR; 2006 - Memphis; 2005 - ITF/Sunderland-GBR; 2003 - ITF/Glasgow-GBR, ITF-Eugene-USA, ITF/Pruhonice-CZE: 2002 - ITF/Buchen-GER, ITF/Bastad-SWE, ITF/Southampton-GBR; 2001 - ITF/Sunderland-GBR, ITF/Stockholm-SWE.
Finalist (2): 2010 - Memphis; 2005 - Québec City.

DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2011 - ITF/Limoges-FRA (w/Craybas); 2010 - Québec City (w/Larsson); 2009 - ITF/Ystad-SWE (w/Roma), ITF/Saguenay-CAN (w/Brémond Beltrame), ITF/Bratislava-SVK (w/Krajicek); 2007 - ITF/St. Paul-USA (w/Serra Zanetti), ITF/Nantes-FRA, ITF/Glasgow-GBR (both w/Larsson); 2005 - ITF/Sunderland 1-GBR (w/Müller); 2004 - ITF/Midland-USA (w/Svensson), ITF/Los Gatos-USA (w/Senoglu); 2003 - ITF/Jersey-GBR (w/Kanepi); 2002 - ITF/Buchen-GER (w/Schaul); 2000 - ITF/Bastad 2-SWE (w/Jarkenstedt).
Finalist (3): 2012 - Copenhagen (w/Kanepi); 2011 - Auckland (w/Erakovic); 2009 - Québec City (w/Brémond Beltrame).

ADDITIONAL
Swedish Fed Cup Team, 2000-12; Swedish Olympic Team, 2008.
Coached by Lars Wahlgren ... 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 shot is backhand; 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 Memphis in 2006 and 2012.
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