Sofia Arvidsson
Encyclopedia
Lena Sofia Alexandra Arvidsson (born February 16, 1984) is a Swedish
tennis player. As of May 9, 2011, she is ranked World No. 77. Her highest career ranking is World No. 29.
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, losing to Jelena Janković
6–2 6–1. But her breakthrough came in the same year when she took the titles at the Sunderland $10,000 and Stockholm $10,000. Sofia then won her 3rd ITF Women's title in Buchen, Germany again a $10,000 event. Arvidsson stepped up her tournament game as she played Qualifying at a $50,000 event in Dinan, where she qualified and beat world number 146 in the main draw.
. She took a step down and played the $50,000 event in Ortiesi, making the final before losing to Mara Santangelo
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After the beginning of 2003, Arvidsson lost in the opening qualifying rounds of the French Open and Wimbledon. She won her first Grand Slam match at the US Open, beating Olga Blahotová. Two weeks later, Sofia took the $25,000 Glasgow crown and lost in the final of another $25,000 challenger in Jersey. Sofia played a WTA event in Luxembourg again as a Qualifer, she qualified and made the second round losing to Maria Sharapova
. This was Arvidsson's best tournament as it was the first time she had won a WTA Main Draw match. She then played the WTA Event in Quebec City where she qualified again and made the second round in the main draw.
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alongside Thomas Johansson
, beating the eventual winners in the group stages (USA). Sofia then posted her best Grand Slam result at the Australian Open
beating Dinara Safina
in round 2 before losing to Anastasia Myskina
. Arvidsson won her first WTA title at Memphis, Tennessee, beating polish player Marta Domachowska
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and Nicole Pratt
on the way to a Quarter Final against Meilen Tu
where she lost. Arvidsson lost in the opening round of the Las Vegas $75,000 and the Indian wells to Michaëlla Krajicek
. Then Sofia qualified for Miami losing in 3 sets to Olga Poutchkova. On Clay in Estoril
, Portugal, Arvidsson made the quarter finals losing to Gréta Arn
6–2 6–2. At the end of the 2007 season Sofia hit back, taking the $25,000 Nantes Doubles Title, the $25,000 Glasgow doubles title and also the championship in singles at $50,000 Toue Les Jours and $25,000 Glasgow.
beating Ahsha Rolle
in the 1st round before a straight sets loss to top seeder Vera Zvonareva
. Arvidsson then moved to Sydney, gaining 3 straight set wins in qualifying by defeating Galina Voskoboeva
, Stéphanie Dubois
, Tzipora Obziler
and in the main draw beat Elena Dementieva
6–1, 7–5, before finally bowing out against Kaia Kanepi
in the second round of the main draw in 3 sets. In her first grand slam of the year Sofia made the second round, beating #10 Seeded Marion Bartoli
, before losing to Marta Domachowska
. Arvidsson recorded another great win in the Fed Cup
, beating Patty Schnyder
in 3 sets. She then reached the quarterfinals of the Tier II Proximus Diamond Games
, eliminating Meilen Tu
and second seed and world number 6 Anna Chakvetadze
in straight sets 6–3, 7–5. She eventually lost to Na Li
in a high-quality match 5–7, 4–6. Sofia reached her 2nd back to back quarter final in Memphis, after two 3 sets wins over Séverine Brémond
and Stéphanie Dubois
before falling to Shahar Pe'er
in a tight 3-setter. In the same tournament Arvidsson recorded her best career WTA doubles result reaching the semi-finals partnering Melinda Czink
. Arvidsson won her 14th ITF Circuit singles title in Zagreb, her biggest career title on the surface of clay. A knee injury at Wimbledon halted her season, Arvidsson returned with Olympics (R2) and a first round exit at Forest Hills. Sofia made the second round of the US Open and came close to beating Jelena Janković in a dramatic three set match. Sofia ended the year playing Swedish team tennis for Helsingsborg, her team including Johanna Larsson were the champions remaining undefeated throughout the campaign.
, Sydney
and Australian Open
. Arvidsson lost in the first round in all three of these events. Arvidsson was included in the Swedish Fed Cup team alongside Johanna Larsson, Sandra Roma and Ellen Allgurin. Sofia posted a 2–2 singles win-loss record and a 2–1 win-loss in doubles. Arvidsson then headed to the USA. Illness was a factor in Arvidsson's lack of results, as she lost in the first round in all three tournaments, Memphis, Indian Wells and Miami. Sofia recorded her first official win of 2009 on the ITF circuit in Torhout, beating Kristina Barrois
6–4 6–3. Arvidsson recorded her second win of the season in Zagreb, though she lost in the second round. Four back-to-back loses followed, including loses in both the French Open and Wimbledon qualifying. At a $25.000 event in Kristinehamn, Sofia reached the semi finals as the top seed. Sofia and Sandra Roma also made the doubles final. Arvidsson won her 16th career singles title in Saguenay in Canada, and her 11th doubles title at the same event. Sofia then posted a semi-final finish in Barnstaple losing to Johanna Larsson, two finals followed in which Sofia played Jelena Dokić in both, with Arvidsson taking the Joué-lès-Tours title and Dokic beating Sofia to claim the Poitiers title.
in Memphis
. She defeated #2 seed Melanie Oudin
in the quarterfinals and Anne Keothavong
in the semifinals to reach the finals. She ran out of gas and fell in an hour to Maria Sharapova
in the final. Sofia made two second round finishes in the US Clay tournament of Ponte Vedra Beach and Charleston. Arvidsson was involved in Swedens Fed Cup world group 2 playoff against China, where she beat Shaui Zhang and lost to Shuai Peng, Sweden won the tie. Arvidsson made the finals at two ITF tournament, in Ystad she was the tournament winner, and in a bigger tournament in Bronx sofia was runner up to Anna Chakvetadze, Arvidsson had mixed success in WTA tournament but did however reach two further quarter finals in the year in Strasbourg and Memphis. Sofia's last tournament of the year was in Poitiers where she was runner up in 2009, she has once again made the final to be played on Sunday.
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Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
tennis player. As of May 9, 2011, she is ranked World No. 77. Her highest career ranking is World No. 29.
Biography
Arvidsson began playing tennis at the age of 8 under her neighbor, a tennis coach. Her father, Yngve is a policeman and her mother, a piano teacher.1999
Arvidsson combined the ITF Junior circuit and ITF Women's Circuit into her schedule and in 1999 made the semi finals of a $10,000 women's event in Båstad, Sweden. In 2000 she made the finals of Nasbypark $10,000 and made her first appearances in the Fed CupSweden Fed Cup team
The Sweden Fed Cup team represents Sweden in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Swedish Tennis Association. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I.-History:...
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2001
Arvidsson was recognised for her talent when she made the finals of the junior Australian Open in 20012001 Australian Open
The 2001 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts from 15 to 28 January.-Men's Singles: Andre Agassi def. Arnaud Clément, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2...
, losing to Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from Serbia. She reached the final of the 2008 US Open and won the 2007 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title. Janković is ranked world no...
6–2 6–1. But her breakthrough came in the same year when she took the titles at the Sunderland $10,000 and Stockholm $10,000. Sofia then won her 3rd ITF Women's title in Buchen, Germany again a $10,000 event. Arvidsson stepped up her tournament game as she played Qualifying at a $50,000 event in Dinan, where she qualified and beat world number 146 in the main draw.
2002
In May 2002, Arvidsson reached her first $25,000 final, as a qualifier, eventually losing to Barbora Strýcová. In the same year, Sofia lifted the Bastas $25,000 trophy in her home country beating fellow Swede Maria Wolfbrandt in the final. Her ranking was now high enough to compete at Grand Slam level in qualifying. Her debut came at the 2002 US Open as a qualifier, Sofia made the final round of Qualifying losing to Brie Rippner. Arvidsson made 2 more ITF-finals in 2002 winning Southampton $25,000 and losing in the final at Prague which was her final event of the year.2003
Arvidsson's ranking was now 147 and began the year in WTA events mainly in qualifying, Arvidsson failed to qualify at Hobart and the Australian Open2003 Australian Open - Women's Singles
Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams 7–6 3–6 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 2003 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:# Serena Williams # Venus Williams # Jennifer Capriati ...
. She took a step down and played the $50,000 event in Ortiesi, making the final before losing to Mara Santangelo
Mara Santangelo
Mara Santangelo is a former professional female tennis player from Italy. She retired from the sport on 28 January 2011.-Tennis career:...
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After the beginning of 2003, Arvidsson lost in the opening qualifying rounds of the French Open and Wimbledon. She won her first Grand Slam match at the US Open, beating Olga Blahotová. Two weeks later, Sofia took the $25,000 Glasgow crown and lost in the final of another $25,000 challenger in Jersey. Sofia played a WTA event in Luxembourg again as a Qualifer, she qualified and made the second round losing to Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova
Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ,. is a Russian professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. A US resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 24 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open...
. This was Arvidsson's best tournament as it was the first time she had won a WTA Main Draw match. She then played the WTA Event in Quebec City where she qualified again and made the second round in the main draw.
2005
Arvidsson only really became recognisable in the worldwide tennis world in 2005 where she made quarter Finals at Tokyo, Kolkata and Stockholm before reaching her first WTA final at Quebec City losing to Amy FrazierAmy Frazier
Amy Frazier is a now inactive professional female tennis player from the United States.She debuted in 1987 and was active player until the 2006 US Open in which she made her 20th consecutive appearance...
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2006
She began 2006 at the Hopman CupHopman Cup
The Hopman Cup is an annual international team tennis tournament held in Perth, Western Australia in early January each year, which plays mixed teams on a country by country basis...
alongside Thomas Johansson
Thomas Johansson
Karl Thomas Conny Johansson , commonly known as Thomas Johansson, is a former Swedish professional tennis player. He is a former Australian Open singles champion and Olympic silver medalist in doubles.-Junior career:...
, beating the eventual winners in the group stages (USA). Sofia then posted her best Grand Slam result at the Australian Open
2006 Australian Open - Women's Singles
Serena Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Daniela Hantuchová.Amélie Mauresmo, the third seed, ultimately won the tournament, her first major championship. Her finals opponent, eighth-seeded Justine Henin-Hardenne, retired down 2–0 in the second set, already down a...
beating Dinara Safina
Dinara Safina
Dinara Mikhailovna Safina , born April 27, 1986 in Moscow, is a Russian professional tennis player of Tatar background. Safina's career high ranking is World No. 1....
in round 2 before losing to Anastasia Myskina
Anastasia Myskina
Anastasiya Andreyevna Myskina is a professional tennis player from Russia. She won the 2004 French Open singles title, becoming the first Russian female tennis player to win a Grand Slam main draw singles title. Subsequent to this victory she rose to number 3 on the WTA ranking, becoming the first...
. Arvidsson won her first WTA title at Memphis, Tennessee, beating polish player Marta Domachowska
Marta Domachowska
Marta Domachowska is a Polish professional tennis player. She began playing at age 7. She reached the semi finals of Australian Open Junior Championships in 2003. Her racquet brand is Wilson. She speaks four languages: Polish, English, Spanish and Russian. Other than tennis, she enjoys sports such...
.
2007
This slump continued in early 2007, before Arvidsson won a Swedish Tour Event (Volkswagen Cup) beating Johanna Larsson 6–4 6–4. This gave her much needed confidence and with that she won the Doubles and Singles at the $50,000 event in St Paul. Then she returned as the defending champion at Memphis, beating Ekaterina BychkovaEkaterina Bychkova
Ekaterina Andreevna Bychkova is a professional tennis player. She is most famous for defeating defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in the first round of the 2005 US Open. She defeated her by a score of 6–3, 6–2. It was the first time a defending US Open Champion had lost in the first round...
and Nicole Pratt
Nicole Pratt
Nicole Pratt is a retired professional female tennis player from Australia.She is the middle sibling of five children of cane farmers and was taught to play by her father, George, who was a top junior player. She attended school in Calen and received a tennis scholarship to the Australian...
on the way to a Quarter Final against Meilen Tu
Meilen Tu
Meilen Tu is a former American professional female tennis player...
where she lost. Arvidsson lost in the opening round of the Las Vegas $75,000 and the Indian wells to Michaëlla Krajicek
Michaëlla Krajicek
Michaëlla Krajicek is a Dutch professional tennis player. Her highest WTA ranking was number 30 on 11 February 2008. She currently is the second best ranked player from the Netherlands behind Arantxa Rus.-Personal life:...
. Then Sofia qualified for Miami losing in 3 sets to Olga Poutchkova. On Clay in Estoril
Estoril
Estoril is a seaside resort and civil parish of the Portuguese municipality of Cascais, Lisboa District. The Estoril coast is close to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It starts in Carcavelos, 15 kilometres from Lisbon, and stretches as far as Guincho, often known as Costa de Estoril-Sintra or...
, Portugal, Arvidsson made the quarter finals losing to Gréta Arn
Gréta Arn
Gréta Arn is a professional tennis player from Hungary, and the current Hungarian No. 1. Arn turned professional in 1997....
6–2 6–2. At the end of the 2007 season Sofia hit back, taking the $25,000 Nantes Doubles Title, the $25,000 Glasgow doubles title and also the championship in singles at $50,000 Toue Les Jours and $25,000 Glasgow.
2008
Sofia started her 2008 season in Auckland at the ASB ClassicASB Classic
The ASB Classic is a tennis tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand. Held since 1986, this WTA Tour event is an International series tournament and is played on outdoor hardcourts during the first week of the year....
beating Ahsha Rolle
Ahsha Rolle
Ahsha Rolle is a professional American tennis player. She was born on March 21, 1985 in Miami Shores, Florida. She began playing tennis when she was nine years old.-2007:...
in the 1st round before a straight sets loss to top seeder Vera Zvonareva
Vera Zvonareva
Vera Zvonareva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She was introduced to tennis at the age of six and turned professional in 2000. Her career high is World No. 2 by the WTA, and she is currently ranked as the World No. 7. Zvonarёva has won twelve WTA Tour singles titles and reached the...
. Arvidsson then moved to Sydney, gaining 3 straight set wins in qualifying by defeating Galina Voskoboeva
Galina Voskoboeva
Galina Olegovna Voskoboeva is a professional Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player. She reached her career-high singles rank of World No. 56 on October 10, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 31st, set at January 29, 2007.-Early life:...
, Stéphanie Dubois
Stéphanie Dubois
Stéphanie Dubois is a Canadian professional tennis player. She turned professional in 2004 and she achieved a career-best ranking of No. 95 in the world on May 26, 2008.-2004–present:...
, Tzipora Obziler
Tzipora Obziler
Tzipora Obziler is a former professional right-handed tennis player.She reached her career-high singles world ranking of #75 in on July 8, 2007, and doubles ranking of #149 on April 10, 2000....
and in the main draw beat Elena Dementieva
Elena Dementieva
Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva is a retired Russian professional tennis player. Dementieva is most notable for winning the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She won 16 WTA singles titles and reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open. Dementieva achieved a...
6–1, 7–5, before finally bowing out against Kaia Kanepi
Kaia Kanepi
Kaia Kanepi is an Estonian professional tennis player. Her career-high ranking is world no. 16 reached on 14 February 2011....
in the second round of the main draw in 3 sets. In her first grand slam of the year Sofia made the second round, beating #10 Seeded Marion Bartoli
Marion Bartoli
Marion Bartoli is a French professional tennis player and the current French no. 1. She has won seven Women's Tennis Association singles titles and three doubles titles. She was also a runner-up at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships....
, before losing to Marta Domachowska
Marta Domachowska
Marta Domachowska is a Polish professional tennis player. She began playing at age 7. She reached the semi finals of Australian Open Junior Championships in 2003. Her racquet brand is Wilson. She speaks four languages: Polish, English, Spanish and Russian. Other than tennis, she enjoys sports such...
. Arvidsson recorded another great win in the Fed Cup
Fed Cup
Fed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation...
, beating Patty Schnyder
Patty Schnyder
Patty Schnyder is a retired Swiss professional tennis player. She played on the WTA tour from 1993 to 2011 and is a former World No. 7. She defeated several World No...
in 3 sets. She then reached the quarterfinals of the Tier II Proximus Diamond Games
Proximus Diamond Games
The Proximus Diamond Games was a professional tennis tournament held in Antwerp, Belgium. Held since 2002, the tournament takes place in the Sportpaleis, and was played at the beginning of February...
, eliminating Meilen Tu
Meilen Tu
Meilen Tu is a former American professional female tennis player...
and second seed and world number 6 Anna Chakvetadze
Anna Chakvetadze
Anna Djambulilovna Chakvetadze is a Russian professional tennis player . On September 10, 2007, she reached her career-high professional singles ranking of World No. 5. She has won eight WTA Singles Titles and appeared in the 2007 US Open semifinals. As of July 4, 2011, Chakvetadze is ranked World...
in straight sets 6–3, 7–5. She eventually lost to Na Li
Li Na (tennis)
Li Na , goes first before the equivalent of a first name in some other nations. Her name off court in China is Li Na. When listed on the , she is known as Na Li. However, in the match, the commentators call her Li Na, and when her full name is listed in text on court, it is also written as Li Na.;...
in a high-quality match 5–7, 4–6. Sofia reached her 2nd back to back quarter final in Memphis, after two 3 sets wins over Séverine Brémond
Séverine Bremond
Séverine Beltrame is a professional female tennis player from France and the last active player of the notorious "generation 1979" which provided elite tennis players Amélie Mauresmo, Nathalie Dechy, Anne-Gaëlle Sidot and Emilie Loit.-Matches:In 2005, Beltrame was selected by the team leader...
and Stéphanie Dubois
Stéphanie Dubois
Stéphanie Dubois is a Canadian professional tennis player. She turned professional in 2004 and she achieved a career-best ranking of No. 95 in the world on May 26, 2008.-2004–present:...
before falling to Shahar Pe'er
Shahar Pe'er
Shahar Pe'er is an Israeli professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is World No. 11, which she achieved on January 31, 2011 ....
in a tight 3-setter. In the same tournament Arvidsson recorded her best career WTA doubles result reaching the semi-finals partnering Melinda Czink
Melinda Czink
Melinda Czink is a Hungarian professional female tennis player. On September 21, 2009 Czink reached her career-high singles ranking of World No. 37....
. Arvidsson won her 14th ITF Circuit singles title in Zagreb, her biggest career title on the surface of clay. A knee injury at Wimbledon halted her season, Arvidsson returned with Olympics (R2) and a first round exit at Forest Hills. Sofia made the second round of the US Open and came close to beating Jelena Janković in a dramatic three set match. Sofia ended the year playing Swedish team tennis for Helsingsborg, her team including Johanna Larsson were the champions remaining undefeated throughout the campaign.
2009
Sofia started the year playing three tournaments in Australia, BrisbaneBrisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
and Australian Open
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
. Arvidsson lost in the first round in all three of these events. Arvidsson was included in the Swedish Fed Cup team alongside Johanna Larsson, Sandra Roma and Ellen Allgurin. Sofia posted a 2–2 singles win-loss record and a 2–1 win-loss in doubles. Arvidsson then headed to the USA. Illness was a factor in Arvidsson's lack of results, as she lost in the first round in all three tournaments, Memphis, Indian Wells and Miami. Sofia recorded her first official win of 2009 on the ITF circuit in Torhout, beating Kristina Barrois
Kristina Barrois
Kristina Barrois is a professional German tennis player who has won two German Tennis Championships and reached the second round of all four Grand Slam events, as well as the final of two WTA tournaments. She lives in Urexweiler, Marpingen. Her career high rank is World No...
6–4 6–3. Arvidsson recorded her second win of the season in Zagreb, though she lost in the second round. Four back-to-back loses followed, including loses in both the French Open and Wimbledon qualifying. At a $25.000 event in Kristinehamn, Sofia reached the semi finals as the top seed. Sofia and Sandra Roma also made the doubles final. Arvidsson won her 16th career singles title in Saguenay in Canada, and her 11th doubles title at the same event. Sofia then posted a semi-final finish in Barnstaple losing to Johanna Larsson, two finals followed in which Sofia played Jelena Dokić in both, with Arvidsson taking the Joué-lès-Tours title and Dokic beating Sofia to claim the Poitiers title.
2010
Sofia began 2010 in Auckland qualifying, she was beaten in the opening round by Julia Schruff. Next was the Australian Open qualifying, where Sofia qualified after three tough wins (including saving a match point against Marta Domachowska). In the main draw Sofia beat Jarmila Groth before losing to Daniela Hantuchová. Sofia Arvidsson has once again been selected to play Fed Cup for Sweden. Her singles success was mixed, losing to Wozniacki and Sevastova, but beating Anikó Kapros and Sybille Bammer convincingly. Arvidsson then made the quarter finals at $100.000 Midland, losing to top seed Lucie Hradecká. As a qualifier and the 2006 champion, Arvidsson reached the finals of the Cellular South CupRegions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup
The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup are tennis tournaments held in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships is a men's ATP Tour event that has been held since 1976. In previous years it has been known as the U.S. Indoor Championships, the...
in Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
. She defeated #2 seed Melanie Oudin
Melanie Oudin
Melanie Oudin is an American tennis player and former World Junior No. 2. Her career high rank is World No. 31, which she achieved on April 19, 2010...
in the quarterfinals and Anne Keothavong
Anne Keothavong
Anne Viensouk Keothavong is a British professional tennis player. She is a former long-standing British number 1, however she is the current British number 2, behind Elena Baltacha and is ranked 71st in the world...
in the semifinals to reach the finals. She ran out of gas and fell in an hour to Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova
Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ,. is a Russian professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. A US resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 24 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open...
in the final. Sofia made two second round finishes in the US Clay tournament of Ponte Vedra Beach and Charleston. Arvidsson was involved in Swedens Fed Cup world group 2 playoff against China, where she beat Shaui Zhang and lost to Shuai Peng, Sweden won the tie. Arvidsson made the finals at two ITF tournament, in Ystad she was the tournament winner, and in a bigger tournament in Bronx sofia was runner up to Anna Chakvetadze, Arvidsson had mixed success in WTA tournament but did however reach two further quarter finals in the year in Strasbourg and Memphis. Sofia's last tournament of the year was in Poitiers where she was runner up in 2009, she has once again made the final to be played on Sunday.
2011
Her best performance of the year was a semifinal in the WTA Swedish Open on clay, losing to compatriot Johanna Larsson.Singles finals: 3 (1–2)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| Runner-up | 1. | 6 November 2005 | Quebec City Bell Challenge The Bell Challenge is a WTA Tour Tier III tennis tournament held in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada since 1993. The tournament is played on indoor hardcourts.... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
Hard (i) |  United States Amy FrazierAmy Frazier Amy Frazier is a now inactive professional female tennis player from the United States.She debuted in 1987 and was active player until the 2006 US Open in which she made her 20th consecutive appearance... |
6–1, 7–5 |
| Winner | 1. | 25 February 2006 | Memphis Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup are tennis tournaments held in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships is a men's ATP Tour event that has been held since 1976. In previous years it has been known as the U.S. Indoor Championships, the... , USA |
Hard (i) |  Poland Marta DomachowskaMarta Domachowska Marta Domachowska is a Polish professional tennis player. She began playing at age 7. She reached the semi finals of Australian Open Junior Championships in 2003. Her racquet brand is Wilson. She speaks four languages: Polish, English, Spanish and Russian. Other than tennis, she enjoys sports such... |
6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 20 June 2009 | Memphis Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup are tennis tournaments held in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships is a men's ATP Tour event that has been held since 1976. In previous years it has been known as the U.S. Indoor Championships, the... , USA |
Hard (i) |  Russia Maria SharapovaMaria Sharapova Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ,. is a Russian professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. A US resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 24 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open... |
6–2, 6–1 |
Doubles finals: 1 (1–0)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| Winner | 1. | 19 September 2010 | Quebec City Bell Challenge The Bell Challenge is a WTA Tour Tier III tennis tournament held in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada since 1993. The tournament is played on indoor hardcourts.... , Canada |
Hard (i) |  Sweden Johanna Larsson |
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands  Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová |
6–1, 2–6, [10–6] |
Singles
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the 2011 Wimbledon Championships2011 Wimbledon Championships
The 2011 Wimbledon Championships took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England, from 20 June to 3 July 2011. It was the 125th edition of the championships, and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was played on grass courts and was part of the...
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| Tournament | 2002 2002 WTA Tour The 2002 Sanex WTA Tour was the 30th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on December 31, 2001, and concluded on November 11, 2002, after 64 events.... | 2003 2003 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V events... | 2004 2004 WTA Tour The 2004 WTA Tour was the 32nd season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 5, 2004, and concluded on November 13, 2004, after 60 events.... | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 2007 WTA Tour The 2007 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 35th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 1, 2007, and concluded on November 11, 2007 after 61 events. Two new events were added to the schedule for the 2007 season: the Barcelona KIA and Gastein Ladies. It also... | 2008 2008 WTA Tour The 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 36th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on December 31, 2007, and concluded on November 9, 2008 after 59 events.The season was characterised by its frequent changes in the No... | 2009 2009 WTA Tour The 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 37th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 5, 2009, and concluded on November 8, 2009 after 56 events.... | 2010 2010 WTA Tour The Women's Tennis Association Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the WTA. The 2010 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments , the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , and the year-end... | 2011 2011 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis organized by the Women's Tennis Association . The 2011 WTA Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, and the WTA... | W-L | |||||||||
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| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
A | LQ | 1R | LQ | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R 2010 Australian Open – Women's Singles Serena Williams defended her title after winning 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 against Justine Henin in the final.-Seeds:# Serena Williams # Dinara Safina ... |
1R 2011 Australian Open – Women's Singles Serena Williams was the defending champion, but could not defend her title due to a foot injury sustained in the middle of the 2010 season.Kim Clijsters won her first Australian Open title and fourth Grand Slam overall by beating Li Na 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 in the final match... |
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| French Open | A | LQ | LQ | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | LQ | 1R 2010 French Open – Women's Singles Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Maria Kirilenko.Francesca Schiavone defeated Samantha Stosur 6–4, 7–6 in the final and became the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam tournament.-Seeds:... |
1R 2011 French Open – Women's Singles Francesca Schiavone was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Li Na, 6–4, 7–6, making Li the first Asian and Chinese Grand Slam singles champion.-Seeds:# Caroline Wozniacki # Kim Clijsters ... |
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| Wimbledon | A | LQ | LQ | 2R | 1R | LQ | 1R | LQ | 1R 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles The Women's Singles event at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships saw defending champion and top seed Serena Williams successfully defend her title with a 6–3, 6–2 win over Vera Zvonareva in the final, whilst failing to lose a set throughout the entire tournament... |
1R 2011 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion, but lost to 2007 finalist Marion Bartoli in the fourth round.For the first time since 1913, all eight quarter-finalists were European.... |
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| US Open | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | 1R | 2R | LQ | 2R 2010 US Open – Women's Singles Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, and successfully defended her 2009 title, after she won 6–2, 6–1, against Vera Zvonareva in the final. This match lasted only one hour.-Seeds:# Caroline Wozniacki # Kim Clijsters ... |
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| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 10–21 | |||||||||
| Year end ranking | 167 | 113 | 176 | 67 | 63 | 02 | 64 | 124 | 52 | N/A | ||||||||||
Wins (18)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | 30 September 2001 |  $10.000 Sunderland, Great BritainGreat Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles... |
Hard (I) |  Olivia SanchezOlivia Sanchez Olivia Sanchez is a professional tennis player from France. She received a wildcard into the main draw of the 2007 French Open, but lost in 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, to Shenay Perry in the first round. As of June 9, 2008, Sanchez reached her highest singles ranking of World Number 90 on June 9, 2008, and is... |
6–3, 2–6, 6–0 |
| 2. | 4 November 2001 | $10.000 Stockholm Stockholm 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... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
Hard (I) |  Susi Bensch |
6–1, 6–2 |
| 3. | 3 March 2002 | $10.000 Sunderland, Great Britain |
Carpet | Syna Schmidle |
7–6, 3–5 ret. |
| 4. | 30 June 2002 | $25.000 Bastad Båstad Båstad is a locality and the seat of Båstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 4,793 inhabitants in 2005.-Geography:The town of Båstad is located in a sheltered bay with the Hallandian ridge stretching behind it... , Sweden |
Clay | Maria Wolfbrant |
7–5, 6–4 |
| 5. | 20 October 2002 | $25.000 Southampton Southampton Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest... , Great Britain |
Hard (I) |  Olga BarabanschikovaOlga Barabanschikova Olga Barabanschikova is a professional Belarusian tennis player.Barabanschikova highest WTA singles ranking is 49th, which she reached on 2 March 1998. Her career high in doubles was at 81 set at 19 October 1998... |
6–2, 1–6, 6–4 |
| 6. | 28 September 2003 | $25.000 Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... , Great Britain |
Hard |  Tessy Van De Ven |
3–6, 6–4 6–4 |
| 7. | 16 November 2003 | $50.000 Eugene Eugene, Oregon Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Hard | Tara Snyder Tara Snyder Tara Snyder is a former tennis player from the United States, who started a professional career in May 1995. She reached her highest individual ranking in the WTA Tour on November 16, 1998, when she was ranked No. 33 in the world... |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 8. | 30 November 2003 | $50.000 Prague Prague Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million... , Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... |
Carpet | Virginie Pichet |
6–1, 6–2 |
| 9. | 6 February 2005 | $25.000 Sunderland, Great Britain |
Hard (I) | Irina Bulykina |
6–1, 6–1 |
| 10. | 13 February 2007 | $50.000 St. Paul Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city... , United States |
Hard (I) | Olga Govortsova Olga Govortsova Olga Govortsova is a professional Belarusian tennis player. As of May 10, 2010 her highest singles ranking on the WTA is World Number 35, which she achieved on June 23, 2008.-Career:... |
2–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| 11. | 2 July 2007 | $25.000 Bastad, Sweden |
Clay |  Liana UngurLiana Ungur Liana-Gabriela Ungur is a professional Romanian tennis player. On December 13, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 157.-Personal life:... |
6–7, 6–2, 6–0 |
| 12. | 8 October 2007 | $50.000 Joué-lès-Tours Joué-lès-Tours Joué-lès-Tours is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.It is the largest suburb of the city of Tours, and is adjacent to it on the southwest.... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Hard (I) | Kristina Barrois Kristina Barrois Kristina Barrois is a professional German tennis player who has won two German Tennis Championships and reached the second round of all four Grand Slam events, as well as the final of two WTA tournaments. She lives in Urexweiler, Marpingen. Her career high rank is World No... |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 13. | 15 October 2007 | $25.000 Glasgow, Great Britain |
Hard (I) | Katie O'Brien Katie O'Brien Katie Jill O'Brien is an English former professional tennis player from Beverley, Yorkshire. She was briefly the British No. 1 tennis player... |
6–3 6–1 |
| 14. | 5 May 2008 |  $75.000 ZagrebZagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city... , Croatia |
Clay | Severine Bremond Séverine Bremond Séverine Beltrame is a professional female tennis player from France and the last active player of the notorious "generation 1979" which provided elite tennis players Amélie Mauresmo, Nathalie Dechy, Anne-Gaëlle Sidot and Emilie Loit.-Matches:In 2005, Beltrame was selected by the team leader... |
7–6, 6–2 |
| 15. | 21 September 2009 |  $50.000 SaguenaySaguenay, Quebec Saguenay is a city in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, on the Saguenay River, about north of Quebec City.... , Canada |
Hard (I) | Severine Bremond Séverine Bremond Séverine Beltrame is a professional female tennis player from France and the last active player of the notorious "generation 1979" which provided elite tennis players Amélie Mauresmo, Nathalie Dechy, Anne-Gaëlle Sidot and Emilie Loit.-Matches:In 2005, Beltrame was selected by the team leader... |
5–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
| 16. | 12 October 2009 | $50.000 Joué-lès-Tours, France |
Hard (I) |  Jelena DokićJelena Dokic Jelena Dokić is an Australian female professional tennis player.During the height of her career, she played for Serbia and Montenegro and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 on 19 August 2002. After several family-related difficulties , she slowly slipped down the rankings in 2006... |
6–2, 7–6 |
| 17. | 28 June 2010 | $25.000 Bastad, Sweden |
Clay | Valeria Savinykh Valeria Savinykh Valeria Savinykh is a Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 133, which she reached on September 12, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 124, achieved on September 12, 2011.-External links:... |
6–3, 6–1 |
| 18. | 25 October 2010 | $100.000 Poitiers Poitiers Poitiers is a city on the Clain river in west central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and of the Poitou-Charentes region. The centre is picturesque and its streets are interesting for predominant remains of historical architecture, especially from the Romanesque... , France |
Hard (I) | Pauline Parmentier Pauline Parmentier Pauline Parmentier is a professional tennis player from France. Her career high was #40, achieved on 21 July 2008 and her highest ranking in doubles was World Number 146 on 15 June 2009.-Background:... |
6–2, 7–6 |
Singles runner-ups (10)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | 12 May 2002 | $25.000 Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area... , Great Britain |
Clay | Barbora Strycova Barbora Strýcová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic.Her highest WTA Ranking has been World No. 39, a ranking she achieved on 19 July 2010... |
4–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
| 2. | 1 December 2002 | $25.000 Pruhonice Průhonice Průhonice is a village and municipality in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. -Notes:*This article was initially translated from the Czech Wikipedia.... , Czech Republic |
Clay |  Anna Zaporozhanova |
4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 3. | 2 February 2002 |  $50.000 UrtijëiUrtijëi Urtijëi is a town of 4,637 inhabitants in South Tyrol, in the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It occupies the Val Gardena within the Dolomites, a mountain chain that is part of the Alps... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
Carpet | Mara Santangelo Mara Santangelo Mara Santangelo is a former professional female tennis player from Italy. She retired from the sport on 28 January 2011.-Tennis career:... |
2–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 4. | 12 October 2003 | $25.000 Jersey Jersey 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... , Great Britain |
Hard (I) |  Sybille BammerSybille Bammer Sybille Bammer is a former professional female tennis player from Austria. Her career high ranking is No. 19, achieved on 17 December 2007.... |
7–6, 6–2 |
| 5. | 14 November 2004 | $50.000 Pittsburgh, United States |
Hard (I) | Shenay Perry Shenay Perry Shenay Perry is an American professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA singles ranking is 40, which she reached on August 28, 2006... |
6–2, 6–1 |
| 6. | 15 May 2005 | $10.000 Falkenberg Falkenberg Falkenberg is a locality and the seat of Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 18,972 inhabitants in 2005.The town has a population of 19,000 and is located at the mouth of the river Ätran. The name consists of the Swedish words for falcon and mountain... , Sweden |
Clay | Johanna Larsson |
6–1, 6–3 |
| 7. | 23 November 2008 |  $100.000 OdenseOdense The city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen... , 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... |
Hard (I) | 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... |
6–2, 6–1 |
| 8. | 1 November 2009 | $100.000 Poitiers Poitiers Poitiers is a city on the Clain river in west central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and of the Poitou-Charentes region. The centre is picturesque and its streets are interesting for predominant remains of historical architecture, especially from the Romanesque... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Hard (I) | Jelena Dokić Jelena Dokic Jelena Dokić is an Australian female professional tennis player.During the height of her career, she played for Serbia and Montenegro and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 on 19 August 2002. After several family-related difficulties , she slowly slipped down the rankings in 2006... |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 9. | 29 August 2010 | $100.000 Bronx, United States |
Hard (I) | Anna Chakvetadze Anna Chakvetadze Anna Djambulilovna Chakvetadze is a Russian professional tennis player . On September 10, 2007, she reached her career-high professional singles ranking of World No. 5. She has won eight WTA Singles Titles and appeared in the 2007 US Open semifinals. As of July 4, 2011, Chakvetadze is ranked World... |
4–6, 6–2 6–2 |
| 10. | 23 October 2011 | $50.000 Limoges Limoges Limoges |Limousin]] dialect of Occitan) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and the administrative capital of the Limousin région in west-central France.... , France |
Hard (I) | Sorana Cirstea Sorana Cîrstea Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea, is a Romanian tennis player. Her career high rank was World No. 23, achieved on 17 August 2009, after she reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 French Open and the semifinals of the 2009 Los Angeles Open.- Playing style :... |
6–2, 6–2 |
Doubles (13)
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