Malou Ejdesgaard
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Malou Ejdesgaard is a Danish
professional tennis player. As of 20 November 2011, she is ranked World No. 828 in singles and No. 328 in doubles. Ejdesgaard is the third highest ranked singles player from Denmark
, behind World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki
and Karen Barbat. She is the second highest ranked doubles player, trailing only Wozniacki. She has been the member of Denmark Fed Cup team
since 2010.
, but lost to domestic player Aleksandra Srdinović 6–4, 6–4. In 2008, she played qualifications for the China Open
, but lost to Chinese Zhang Shuai
6–1, 6–2 in the first round. In April 2010, Ejdesgaard lost in the first round of the 2010 MPS Group Championships
to Arina Rodionova
6–3, 7–6(2). After failing to qualify for the 2010 Banka Koper Slovenia Open
, she made her Tour singles debut at the 2010 e-Boks Danish Open
, losing to Tatjana Malek
in the first round 6–0, 6–1. As for doubles, Ejdesgaard played with compatriot Caroline Wozniacki
in five tournaments – in 2008 at Odense, in 2010 at Ponte Vedra Beach
, Charleston
& Copenhagen
, and in 2011 at Copenhagen
. They lost in the first round and twice in the second round, respectively. Malou has been most successful in doubles play on the ITF circuit, and has won a number of doubles titles, including two 10k events in 2011 at Alcobaca and Valladolid.
, her Denmark
fellow, with whom she also plays some WTA Tour doubles tournaments. They are trying to gain an entry to the 2012 Summer Olympics
in doubles. Ejdesgaard is currently coached by Kim Peter.
Danes
Danish people or Danes are the nation and ethnic group that is native to Denmark, and who speak Danish.The first mention of Danes within the Danish territory is on the Jelling Rune Stone which mentions how Harald Bluetooth converted the Danes to Christianity in the 10th century...
professional tennis player. As of 20 November 2011, she is ranked World No. 828 in singles and No. 328 in doubles. Ejdesgaard is the third highest ranked singles player from Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, behind World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish professional tennis player. She is the current world no. 1 on the WTA Tour. As of 7 November 2011, she has held this position for 56 weeks...
and Karen Barbat. She is the second highest ranked doubles player, trailing only Wozniacki. She has been the member of Denmark Fed Cup team
Denmark Fed Cup team
The Denmark Fed Cup team represents Denmark in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Dansk Tennis Forbund. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I.-History:...
since 2010.
Professional career
Ejdesgaard played her first WTA Tour debut playing the qualifications for the 2007 Nordea Nordic Light Open2007 Nordea Nordic Light Open
The 2007 Nordea Nordic Light Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 6th edition of the Nordea Nordic Light Open, and was part of the Tier IV Series of the 2007 WTA Tour. It took place in Stockholm, Sweden, from July 30 through August 5, 2007.Agnieszka Radwańska won...
, but lost to domestic player Aleksandra Srdinović 6–4, 6–4. In 2008, she played qualifications for the China Open
2008 China Open (tennis)
The 2008 China Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 10th edition of the China Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier II Series of the 2008 WTA Tour...
, but lost to Chinese Zhang Shuai
Zhang Shuai (tennis)
Zhang Shuai is a Chinese professional female tennis player. , she is the fourth-highest ranked women's singles player from China, at World number 90.-Career Summary:...
6–1, 6–2 in the first round. In April 2010, Ejdesgaard lost in the first round of the 2010 MPS Group Championships
2010 MPS Group Championships
The 2010 MPS Group Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 31st edition of the MPS Group Championships and the second held in its new location, and was part of the International series of the 2010 WTA Tour...
to Arina Rodionova
Arina Rodionova
Arina Rodionova is a Russian tennis player. The sister of Russian-born Australian tennis player Anastasia Rodionova, she won 2007 Australian Open in girls' doubles, partnering with Evgeniya Rodina. In 2010, Rodionova reached her first WTA Tour doubles final partnering with her sister, at 2010...
6–3, 7–6(2). After failing to qualify for the 2010 Banka Koper Slovenia Open
2010 Banka Koper Slovenia Open
The 2010 Banka Koper Slovenia Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 5th edition of the Banka Koper Slovenia Open, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour...
, she made her Tour singles debut at the 2010 e-Boks Danish Open
2010 e-Boks Danish Open
The 2010 e-Boks Sony Ericsson Open was the first edition of the tennis tournament e-Boks Danish Open, an International-level tournament on the 2010 WTA Tour. It took place on indoor hard courts in Farum, Denmark from August 2 to August 8, 2010...
, losing to Tatjana Malek
Tatjana Malek
Tatjana Malek is a professional German tennis player. She achieved her highest singles ranking of World No. 64 on 14 September 2009. Her highest doubles ranking of World No. 73 came on 3 May 2010. Malek has won 8 ITF singles titles and 7 ITF doubles title but no WTA tour singles or doubles titles...
in the first round 6–0, 6–1. As for doubles, Ejdesgaard played with compatriot Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish professional tennis player. She is the current world no. 1 on the WTA Tour. As of 7 November 2011, she has held this position for 56 weeks...
in five tournaments – in 2008 at Odense, in 2010 at Ponte Vedra Beach
2010 MPS Group Championships
The 2010 MPS Group Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 31st edition of the MPS Group Championships and the second held in its new location, and was part of the International series of the 2010 WTA Tour...
, Charleston
2010 Family Circle Cup
The 2010 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis event on the 2010 WTA Tour, which took place from April 12 to April 18. The event was hosted at the Family Circle Tennis Center, in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. It was the second and last event of the clay court season played on green clay...
& Copenhagen
2010 e-Boks Danish Open
The 2010 e-Boks Sony Ericsson Open was the first edition of the tennis tournament e-Boks Danish Open, an International-level tournament on the 2010 WTA Tour. It took place on indoor hard courts in Farum, Denmark from August 2 to August 8, 2010...
, and in 2011 at Copenhagen
2011 e-Boks Sony Ericsson Open
The 2011 e-Boks Sony Ericsson Open was the second edition of the tennis tournament e-Boks Danish Open, an International-level tournament on the 2011 WTA Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament...
. They lost in the first round and twice in the second round, respectively. Malou has been most successful in doubles play on the ITF circuit, and has won a number of doubles titles, including two 10k events in 2011 at Alcobaca and Valladolid.
Personal life
Ejdesgaard is a close friend of World No. 1 tennis player Caroline WozniackiCaroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish professional tennis player. She is the current world no. 1 on the WTA Tour. As of 7 November 2011, she has held this position for 56 weeks...
, her Denmark
Denmark Fed Cup team
The Denmark Fed Cup team represents Denmark in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Dansk Tennis Forbund. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I.-History:...
fellow, with whom she also plays some WTA Tour doubles tournaments. They are trying to gain an entry to the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
in doubles. Ejdesgaard is currently coached by Kim Peter.
ITF Circuit singles finals (0-1)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Runner–up | 1. | 2 July 2011 |  MelillaMelilla Melilla is a autonomous city of Spain and an exclave on the north coast of Morocco. Melilla, along with the Spanish exclave Ceuta, is one of the two Spanish territories located in mainland Africa... |
Hard (i) | Rocio De La Torre-Sanchez |
0-6,1-6 |
ITF Circuit doubles finals (6-8)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Runner–up | 1. | 2 November 2008 |  StockholmStockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... |
Hard (i) | Anna Brazhnikova Anna Brazhnikova Anna Brazhnikova is a Swedish tennis player. She achieved the #1 rankings position for girls under 18 years in Sweden according to the January 2009 tennis rankings list published by the Swedish Tennis Federation.... |
 Helene Auensen Ulrikke EikeriUlrikke Eikeri Ulrikke Eikeri is a Norwegian tennis player. As of 22 August 2011, she is ranked World No. 531 and is the highest ranked Norwegian female player. Eikeri has won four ITF Circuit titles in singles and five in doubles. She has also played for Norway Fed Cup team, with the record of 12–5 in singles... |
2–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
| Runner–up | 2. | 19 June 2009 | Gausdal Gausdal Gausdal is a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Segalstad bru... |
Hard | Helene Auensen |
 Victoria LarriereVictoria Larrière Victoria Larrière is a French professional tennis player. As of October 10, 2011, she reached her highest single rankings of World number 189.Larrière lost in the first round of the main draw in doubles at the 2011 French Open....  Zuzana Linhová |
6–3, 4–6, [0–10] |
| Runner–up | 3. | 9 August 2009 |  SavitaipaleSavitaipale Savitaipale is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .... |
Clay |  Ester Masuri |
 Diana MarcinkevicaDiāna Marcinkēviča Diāna Marcinkēviča is a professional Latvian tennis player and former member of the Latvia Fed Cup team. On October 10, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 353 whilst her best doubles ranking was 403 on November 7, 2011....  Anna OrlikAnna Orlik Anna Orlik is a Belarussian tennis player. On October 26, 2009, she achieved her career-high WTA Event singles ranking of No. 585. On March 1, 2010, she claimed her highest doubles rank of No. 387.-Career Summary:... |
6–4, 2–6, [6–10] |
| Runner–up | 4. | 11 September 2009 |  RousseRousse Ruse is the fifth-largest city in Bulgaria. Ruse is situated in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, from the capital Sofia and from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast... |
Clay | Dia Evtimova Dia Evtimova Dia Evtimova is a professional Bulgarian tennis player. On October 24, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 146 whilst her best doubles ranking was 275 on June 15, 2009. In 2010, she qualified for the Internationaux de Strasbourg where she was defeated by Maria Sharapova in the... |
 Ioana Ivan Simona-Iulia Matei |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Runner–up | 5. | 14 November 2009 |  JerseyJersey Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and... |
Hard (i) |  Tímea BabosTímea Babos Tímea Babos is a professional Hungarian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 176, which she reached on 11 July 2011. Her career high in doubles is 175, which she achieved on 18 July 2011. To date, Babos has won nine singles and nine doubles professional tennis titles.Babos is a member... |
 Kiki BertensKiki Bertens Kiki Bertens is a Dutch tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 182, which she reached on July 4, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 234, achieved on July 4, 2011.-External links:... Daniëlle HarmsenDaniëlle Harmsen Daniëlle Harmsen is a professional Dutch tennis player. On October 4, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 406 whilst her best doubles ranking was 233 on July 18, 2011.-External links:... |
5–7, 5–7 |
| Runner–up | 6. | 20 May 2011 |  DurbanDurban Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism... |
Hard (i) |  Nicole Rottman |
Jennifer Allan Surina De Beer |
2-6, 6-4 [8-10] |
| Runner–up | 7. | 27 May 2011 | Durban Durban Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism... |
Hard (i) | Nicole Rottman |
Katerina Kramperova Kateřina Kramperová Kateřina Kramperová is a professional Czech tennis player. On April 6, 2009, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 461 whilst her best doubles ranking was 450 on May 11, 2009.-External links:... Zuzana Linhova |
3-6, 6-3 [8-10] |
| Runner–up | 8. | 1 July 2011 | Melilla Melilla Melilla is a autonomous city of Spain and an exclave on the north coast of Morocco. Melilla, along with the Spanish exclave Ceuta, is one of the two Spanish territories located in mainland Africa... |
Hard (i) |  Alenka Hubacek |
 Aselya Arginbayeva  Tanya Samodelok |
6-1, 3-6 [7-10] |
| Winners | 1. | 17 January 2010 | Le Gosier Le Gosier Le Gosier is the third most populated commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is located on the south side of the island of Grande-Terre, and is part of the urban area of Pointe-à-Pitre, the largest conurbation in Guadeloupe.-External links:*... |
Hard | Alizé Lim Alizé Lim Alize Lim is a professional French tennis player.Lim partnered fellow French Victoria Larrière for the 2011 French Open's Women's Doubles and lost in the first round to Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Meghann Shaughnessy, 6-1, 6-2.... |
 Kayla Rizzolo Katie Ruckert |
6–1, 5–7, [10–3] |
| Winners | 2. | 20 March 2010 | Bath |
Hard (i) |  Katarzyna PiterKatarzyna Piter Katarzyna Piter is a Polish tennis player born in Poznań, Poland. She has won 6 ITF singles titles and 5 ITF doubles titles.- Fed Cup :... |
Jade Curtis Anna Fitzpatrick Anna Fitzpatrick Anna Fitzpatrick is a professional tennis player from the United Kingdom. She is the British number 12 with a world ranking of No.384 . She trains at Hallamshire Tennis and Squash Club and plays right-handed. Her career-high ranking is world no. 318... |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Winners | 3. | 25 June 2010 | Gausdal |
Hard | Zuzana Linhová |
Karina Isayan Anastasia Mukhametova |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Winners | 4. | 3 September 2010 |  IstanbulIstanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
Hard |  Ksenia PalkinaKsenia Palkina Ksenia Palkina is a Kyrgyz female tennis player. She has primarily played in ITF tournaments and lower-level WTA tournaments.- Personal life :... |
 Gally De Wael Janina Toljan |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Winners | 5. | 25 June 2011 |  AlcobacaAlcobaça Alcobaça is a city in Alcobaça Municipality in Leiria District and Oeste Subregion, in Portugal, formerly included in the Estremadura Province. The city grew along the valleys of the rivers Alcoa and Baça, from which it derives its name. The municipality has a total population of 55,269... |
Hard | Alenka Hubacek |
 Mariana Correa Danielle Mills |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Winners | 6. | 9 July 2011 | Valladolid Valladolid Valladolid is a historic city and municipality in north-central Spain, situated at the confluence of the Pisuerga and Esgueva rivers, and located within three wine-making regions: Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Cigales... |
Hard | Victoria Larriere Victoria Larrière Victoria Larrière is a French professional tennis player. As of October 10, 2011, she reached her highest single rankings of World number 189.Larrière lost in the first round of the main draw in doubles at the 2011 French Open.... |
 Vanesa Furlanetto Aranza SalutAranza Salut Aranza Salut is a professional Argentine tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On April 19, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 310. She started playing tennis at the age of 7.- Singles 8 :- Doubles 6 :... |
6–0, 6–3 |
Fed Cup singles performances (0–1)
| Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Europe/Africa Zone 2010 Fed Cup The 2010 Fed Cup was the 48th edition of the tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place on 6–7 November in San Diego, United States. Italy successfully defended their title, in a rematch of the 2009 final against the United States... |
SF | 6 February 2010 | Israel Israel Fed Cup team The Israel Fed Cup team is the representative national team of Israel in Fed Cup competition. In the 2007 Fed Cup, they qualified from the World Group II and World Group Play-offs to reach the elite World Group for the first time in the team's history. They will participate within this group at... |
Hard (i) | Julia Glushko Julia Glushko Julia Glushko is a right-handed Israeli tennis player who resides in Tel Aviv.Her junior ranking as of June 2007, when she was 17 years old, was # 10 in the world.-Tennis career:... |
Loss | 6–4, 0–1, retired |
Fed Cup doubles performances (1–1)
| Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Europe/Africa Zone 2010 Fed Cup The 2010 Fed Cup was the 48th edition of the tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place on 6–7 November in San Diego, United States. Italy successfully defended their title, in a rematch of the 2009 final against the United States... |
RR | 4 February | Hungary Hungary Fed Cup team The Hungary Fed Cup team represents Hungary in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Magyar Tenisz Szovetseg. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I.-History:Hungary competed in its first Fed Cup in 1963... |
Hard (i) |  Karina-Ildor Jacobsgaard |
Réka-Luca Jani Réka-Luca Jani Réka-Luca Jani is a professional Hungarian tennis player and member of the Hungary Fed Cup team. On November 30, 2009, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 253 whilst her best doubles ranking was 294 on November 30, 2009.... Zsofia Susanyi |
Win | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 5 February | Latvia Latvia Fed Cup team The Latvia Fed Cup team represents Latvia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Latvian Tennis Union. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II.-History:... |
Karina-Ildor Jacobsgaard |
Līga Dekmeijere Liga Dekmeijere Līga Dekmeijere is a professional tennis player from Latvia who has won nineteen International Tennis Federation doubles titles and one Women's Tennis Association doubles title. Dekmeijere has been as high as World Number 54 in the overall women's doubles rankings, a ranking that she achieved on... Irina KuzminaIrina Kuzmina Irina Kuzmina is Latvian tennis player. She has played the most ties for team Latvia in the FedCup.- External links :... |
Loss | 7–5, 4–6, 2–6 |
External links
- Malou Ejdesgaard at the Women's Tennis AssociationWomen's Tennis AssociationThe Women's Tennis Association , founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the principal organizing body of Women's Professional Tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women. Its counterpart organization in the men's professional game is the Association of...
- Malou Ejdesgaard at the International Tennis FederationInternational Tennis FederationThe International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
- Malou Ejdesgaard at the Fed CupFed CupFed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation...