Sofia Arvidsson
Arvidsson at the 2013 US Open
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| Full name | Lena Sofia Alexandra Arvidsson |
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| Country (sports) |
 Sweden
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| Residence | Halmstad, Sweden |
| Born |
16 February 1984 Halmstad, Sweden |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 1999 |
| Retired | 2016 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $2,090,487 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 458–325 |
| Career titles | 2 WTA, 20 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 29 (1 May 2006) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2006) |
| French Open | 2R (2005, 2006, 2012) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2005) |
| US Open | 2R (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 122–119 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 13 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 67 (12 September 2011) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2007, 2009, 2011) |
| French Open | 2R (2006, 2011) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) |
| US Open | 2R (2011) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 50–38 |
| Last updated on: 13 July 2015. | |
Lena Sofia Alexandra Arvidsson (born 16 February 1984) is a retired Swedish tennis player.
Arvidsson won two singles and one doubles title on the WTA tour, as well as 18 singles and 13 doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 1 May 2006, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 29. On 12 September 2011, she peaked at world number 67 in the doubles rankings.
Arvidsson began playing tennis at the age of 8.
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 Cup.
Arvidsson was recognised for her talent when she made the finals of the junior Australian Open in 2001, losing to Jelena Janković. But her breakthrough came in the same year when she took the titles in Sunderland and Stockholm (both ITF $10,000 tournaments). Sofia then won her third ITF title in Buchen, Germany. Arvidsson stepped up her tournament game as she played qualifying at a $50,000 event in Dinan, where she qualified and defeated the world number 146 in the main draw.
In May 2002, Arvidsson reached her first $25,000 final, as a qualifier, eventually losing to Barbora Strýcová. In the same year, Arvidsson 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, Arvidsson made the final round of qualifying, losing to Brie Rippner. Arvidsson made two more ITF finals in 2002, winning in Southampton ($25,000) and losing in the final in Prague, which was her final event of the year.
Arvidsson's ranking was now 147 and began the year in WTA events mainly in qualifying. Arvidsson failed to qualify in Hobart and the Australian Open. 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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