Maria Ekstrand

Maria Ekstrand (born 2 March 1970) is a Swedish former professional tennis player.

Maria Ekstrand

Country (sports)	Sweden
Born	(1970-03-02) 2 March 1970
Prize money	$69,254
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 149 (15 July 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1991)
Doubles
Highest ranking	No. 142 (9 July 1990)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1989, 1990, 1991)

Ekstrand, who reached a best singles ranking of 149, claimed two $25,000 ITF titles during her career, in Benin City in 1988 and York, Pennsylvania in 1990. Most notably, Ekstrand won through to the second round of the 1991 Australian Open, where she was eliminated by fourth seed Gabriela Sabatini.

ITF finals

$75,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 5 (3–2)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	1 February 1988	Tapiola, Finland	Hard	Martina Pawlik	4–6, 4–6
Win	1.	28 November 1988	Okpe, Nigeria	Hard	Titia Wilmink	7–5, 7–6
Win	2.	5 December 1988	Benin City, Nigeria	Hard	Titia Wilmink	6–1, 6–4
Win	3.	1 October 1990	York, United States	Hard	Stacey Schefflin	6–2, 6–1
Loss	2.	18 January 1993	Helsinki, Finland	Carpet	Elena Savoldi	2–6, 0–6

Doubles: 8 (1–7)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	2 February 1987	Hørsholm, Denmark	Carpet	Lone Vandborg	Maria Strandlund Jonna Jonerup	1–6, 3–6
Loss	2.	21 September 1987	Llorca, Spain	Clay	Monica Lundqvist	Amy Jönsson Raaholt Paulette Moreno	6–7, 7–6, 5–7
Loss	3.	25 April 1988	Sutton, United Kingdom	Clay	Monica Lundqvist	Amanda Grunfeld Jo Louis	6–4, 6–7, 4–6
Loss	4.	28 November 1988	Okpe, Nigeria	Hard	Jana Koran	Titia Wilmink Corine Bousmans	6–7(0), 1–6
Win	1.	5 December 1988	Benin City, Nigeria	Hard	Titia Wilmink	Corine Bousmans Hemel Meghani	6–2, 6–3
Loss	5.	17 July 1989	Darmstadt, West Germany	Clay	Michèle Strebel	Petra Holubová Nora Bajčíková	3–6, 2–6
Loss	6.	21 October 1991	Ōita, Japan	Hard	Sabine Lohmann	Lupita Novelo Kristine Kunce	1–6, 5–7
Loss	7.	18 January 1993	Helsinki, Finland	Carpet	Vanessa Matthys	Susanna Attili Elena Savoldi	7–5, 3–6, 3–6

External links

• Maria Ekstrand at the Women's Tennis Association
• Maria Ekstrand at the International Tennis Federation