Eva Dyrberg
Danish tennis player
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| Intro | Danish tennis player | |
| Places | Denmark | |
| is | Athlete Tennis player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 17 February 1980, Copenhagen | |
| Age | 44 years | |
| Residence | Copenhagen |
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Biography
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. 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, and reaching one doubles final at WTA Tour, at Sanex Trophy in 2000. She retired from professional tennis after the 2003 Australian Open.
Personal life
Dyrberg was born to Christian and Gunhild Dyrberg, and has a sister Anne. She began playing tennis aged six, admiring Steffi Graf. Personally, she admires Nelson Mandela because of his importance for the peaceful and democratic development in South Africa. Dyrberg earned her high school degree in 1999. She is coached by Ola Kristiansson and former WTA Tour player Tine Scheuer-Larsen. Eva forms couple with the Investment Banker, Per Harald Dyrberg Mortensen.
Awards and nominations
- 1998 — ITF Junior Girls Doubles World Champion
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 23 July 2000 | Knokke-Heist, Belgium | Clay | Catherine Barclay | Giulia Casoni Iroda Tulyaganova | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2 November 1998 | Rungsted, Denmark | Hard (i) | Maret Ani | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 15 March 1999 | Ashkelon, İsrael | Hard | Tatiana Perebiynis | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 13 March 2000 | Lisbon, Portugal | Clay | Marina Samoilenko | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Winner | 4. | 5 February 2001 | Redbridge, Great Britain | Hard (i) | Claudine Schaul | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2 April 2001 | Ciudad Juárez, Mexico | Clay | Nathalie Viérin | 3–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 9 October 2001 | Cardiff, Great Britain | Carpet (i) | Julie Pullin | 1–6, 7–6(7–1), 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 15 October 2001 | Southampton, Great Britain | Hard (i) | Irina Selyutina | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
Doubles: 8 (5–3)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 20 October 1997 | Joué-lès-Tours, France | Hard (i) | Maiken Pape | Milena Nekvapilová Hana Šromová | 7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 28 September 1998 | Glasgow, Great Britain | Carpet (i) | Lydia Steinbach | Helen Crook Victoria Davies | 6–4, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 5 July 1999 | Civitanova, Italy | Clay | Daniela Hantuchová | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Conchita Martínez Granados | 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 29 November 1999 | Cergy Pontoise, France | Hard (i) | Jasmin Wöhr | Anca Barna Adriana Barna | 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 6 March 2000 | Urtijëi, Italy | Hard (i) | Angelika Bachmann | Giulia Casoni Antonella Serra Zanetti | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2 October 2000 | Batumi | Carpet (i) | Mariana Díaz-Oliva | Tatiana Perebiynis Tatiana Poutchek | 4–1, 2–4, 1–4, 2–4 |
| Winner | 4. | 5 March 2001 | Urtijëi, Italy | Hard (i) | Angelika Bachmann | Ekaterina Kozhokina Kelly Liggan | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 5. | 23 July 2001 | Ettenheim | Clay | Maja Matevžič | Katalin Marosi Irina Selyutina | W/O |
Grand Slam girls' doubles finals: 2 (2–0)
| Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winners | 1998 | Wimbledon | Grass | Jelena Kostanić | Petra Rampre Iroda Tulyaganova | 6–2, 7–6 |
| Winners | 1998 | US Open | Hard | Kim Clijsters | Jelena Dokić Evie Dominikovic | 7–6, 6–4 |