Emma Laine
Full name | Emma Johanna Laine |
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Country (sports) | Finland |
Born | Karlstad, Sweden | 26 March 1986
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Retired | 2019 |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $506,301 |
Singles | |
Career record | 293–206 |
Career titles | 11 ITF |
Highest ranking | 50 (7 August 2006) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2006) |
French Open | 2R (2006) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2006) |
US Open | 2R (2005, 2006) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 320–172 |
Career titles | 44 ITF |
Highest ranking | 64 (30 October 2006) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2006, 2007) |
French Open | 2R (2006, 2007) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2006) |
US Open | 2R (2006) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 56–21 |
Emma Johanna Laine (born 26 March 1986) is a former tennis player from Finland.
Laine won 11 singles and 44 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 7 August 2006, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 50. On 30 October 2006, she peaked at No. 64 in the doubles rankings.
Playing for Finland Fed Cup team, Laine has a win–loss record of 56–21.
Biography
Emma's mother Erika was a swimmer, while her father Erkki Laine[1] was an ice hockey player, winning a silver medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Emma was born in Sweden because Erkki was playing there at the time. He died in 2009.
Emma was introduced to tennis at age five by her parents. She is a baseliner who prefers hardcourts. She is coached by Olli Leppänen. She travels on tour with her coach or her sister (and best friend) Essi Laine, who also is a professional player.
ITF finals
Singles (11–10)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 26 January 2004 | Tipton, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Liana Balaci | 6–7(4), 6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 2. | 22 February 2004 | Capriolo, Italy | Carpet (i) | Nika Ožegović | 7–6(6), 6–7(4), 7–6(4) |
Runner-up | 1. | 22 March 2004 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Hard (i) | Anastasiya Yakimova | 6–3, 2–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 3. | 5 April 2004 | Torre del Greco, Italy | Clay | Chanelle Scheepers | 3–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 2. | 16 August 2004 | Westende, Belgium | Hard | Leslie Butkiewicz | 6–7(4), 6–7(4) |
Runner-up | 3. | 6 September 2004 | Madrid, Spain | Hard | Hanna Nooni | 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 4. | 20 September 2004 | Jersey, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Elena Baltacha | 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 4. | 14 February 2005 | Bromma, Sweden | Hard (i) | Olga Savchuk | 1–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 21 March 2005 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Hard (i) | Ekaterina Bychkova | 1–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 5. | 15 August 2005 | Helsinki, Finland | Hard | Irina Kuzmina | 6–0, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 6. | 27 February 2006 | Las Vegas, United States | Hard | Shenay Perry | 1–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 6. | 12 January 2009 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Stéphanie Vongsouthi | 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(4) |
Winner | 7. | 3 August 2009 | Savitaipale, Finland | Clay | Anett Schutting | 7–5, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 7. | 27 September 2010 | Helsinki, Finland | Hard (i) | Yuliya Beygelzimer | 6–7(7), 0–6 |
Winner | 8. | 3 March 2014 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | Hard | Madrie Le Roux | 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 9. | 3 August 2014 | Savitaipale, Finland | Clay | Maria Sakkari | 6–3, 5–7, 6–0 |
Winner | 10. | 7 September 2014 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard | Nungnadda Wannasuk | 6–0, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 8. | 12 December 2015 | Victoria Park, Hong Kong | Hard | Tian Ran | 2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 11. | 26 December 2015 | Victoria Park, Hong Kong | Hard | Chihiro Muramatsu | 6–1, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 9. | 10 July 2016 | Lisbon, Portugal | Hard | María José Luque Moreno | 2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 24 July 2016 | Tampere, Finland | Clay | Piia Suomalainen | 6–0, 2–6, 3–6 |
Doubles (44–22)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tier | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 16 February 2004 | 10,000 | Capriolo, Italy | Carpet (i) | Essi Laine | Jolanda Mens Stefanie Weis |
6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 2. | 16 August 2004 | 10,000 | Westende, Belgium | Hard | Veronika Chvojková | Janette Bejlková Tatjana Malek |
6–4, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 1. | 23 August 2004 | 10,000 | Trecastagni, Italy | Hard | Veronika Chvojková | Andrea Benítez Estefanía Craciún |
3–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Winner | 3. | 6 September 2004 | 25,000 | Madrid, Spain | Hard | Hanna Nooni | Kildine Chevalier Marta Fraga |
6–3, 7–6(3) |
Winner | 4. | 13 September 2004 | 10,000 | Manchester, United Kingdom |
Hard (i) | Essi Laine | Hannah Collin Anna Hawkins |
6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 5. | 20 September 2004 | 25,000 | Jersey, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Kathrin Wörle | Anousjka van Exel İpek Şenoğlu |
1–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 6. | 7 February 2005 | 25,000 | Capriolo, Italy | Hard (i) | Mariya Koryttseva | Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska |
3–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 2. | 15 August 2005 | 25,000 | Helsinki, Finland | Hard | Essi Laine | Maria Geznenge Stefanie Haidner |
5–7, 6–2, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 27 November 2006 | 50,000 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | Mariya Koryttseva | Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska |
7–6(5), 5–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 7. | 7 May 2007 | 100,000 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Marta Domachowska | Maret Ani Caroline Maes |
1–0 ret. |
Winner | 8. | 14 May 2007 | 75,000 | Zagreb, Croatia | Clay | Ágnes Szávay | Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska |
6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 9. | 24 September 2007 | 25,000 | Nottingham, United Kingdom |
Hard | Caroline Maes | Anna Fitzpatrick Ana Veselinović |
3–6, 7–6(4), [10–6] |
Runner-up | 4. | 12 May 2008 | 25,000 | Szczecin, Poland | Clay | Teodora Mirčić | Iveta Gerlová Tereza Hladíková |
1–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 10. | 19 May 2008 | 25,000 | Moscow, Russia | Clay | Teodora Mirčić | Maria Kondratieva Oksana Teplyakova |
7–6(5), 6–2 |
Runner-up | 5. | 23 June 2008 | 25,000 | Kristinehamn, Sweden | Clay | Tamaryn Hendler | Patricia Mayr Lenka Tvarošková |
3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 11. | 14 July 2008 | 25,000 | Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | Heidi El Tabakh | Michelle Gerards Marcella Koek |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 12. | 18 August 2008 | 25,000 | Westende, Belgium | Hard | Debbrich Feys | Rebeca Bou Nogueiro Julia Parasyuk |
7–5, 7–5 |
Winner | 13. | 29 September 2008 | 25,000 | Helsinki, Finland | Hard (i) | Johanna Larsson | Patricia Mayr Marie-Ève Pelletier |
6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 14. | 6 October 2008 | 50,000 | Barnstaple, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Kelly Anderson | Erica Krauth Hanna Nooni |
6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 15. | 24 November 2008 | 75,000+H | Toyota, Japan | Carpet (i) | Melanie South | Kimiko Date-Krumm Han Xinyun |
6–1, 7–5 |
Winner | 16. | 9 February 2009 | 25,000 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Violette Huck | Melanie Klaffner Ksenia Milevskaya |
3–6, 7–6(5), [10–8] |
Winner | 17. | 27 July 2009 | 10,000 | Tampere, Finland | Clay | Sandra Roma | Alizé Lim Vivienne Vierin |
6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 18. | 28 September 2009 | 25,000 | Helsinki, Finland | Hard (i) | Melanie South | Johanna Larsson Anna Smith |
6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 6. | 12 October 2009 | 50,000 | Barnstaple, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Kelly Anderson | Johanna Larsson Anna Smith |
5–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 19. | 19 October 2009 | 25,000 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Melanie South | Evelyn Mayr Julia Mayr |
6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 20. | 12 April 2010 | 25,000 | Tessenderlo, Belgium | Clay (i) | Magdalena Kiszczyńska | Olga Brózda Barbara Sobaszkiewicz |
6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 21. | 21 June 2010 | 25,000 | Kristinehamn, Sweden | Clay | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | Julia Glushko Pemra Özgen |
6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 22. | 28 June 2010 | 25,000 | Ystad, Sweden | Clay | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | Tetyana Arefyeva Anastasiya Lytovchenko |
6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 23. | 12 July 2010 | 25,000 | Woking, United Kingdom | Hard | Tímea Babos | Jocelyn Rae Emelyn Starr |
6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 7. | 19 July 2010 | 25,000 | Wrexham, United Kingdom | Hard | Sania Mirza | Tara Moore Francesca Stephenson |
6–2, 3–6, [11–13] |
Winner | 24. | 9 August 2010 | 25,000 | Tallinn, Estonia | Hard | Melanie South | Lu Jingjing Sun Shengnan |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 25. | 15 November 2010 | 25,000 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Hard (i) | Irena Pavlovic | Claire Feuerstein Valeria Savinykh |
6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 26. | 31 January 2011 | 25,000 | Sutton, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Melanie South | Marta Domachowska Darija Jurak |
6–3, 5–7, [10–8] |
Runner-up | 8. | 14 March 2011 | 10,000 | Bath, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Tara Moore | Giulia Gatto-Monticone Anastasia Grymalska |
4–6, 6–2, [6–10] |
Winner | 27. | 20 June 2011 | 25,000 | Kristinehamn, Sweden | Clay | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | Tímea Babos Ksenia Lykina |
6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 9. | 27 June 2011 | 25,000 | Ystad, Sweden | Clay | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | Alexandra Cadanțu Diana Enache |
4–6, 6–2, [5–10] |
Runner-up | 10. | 11 July 2011 | 25,000 | Woking, United Kingdom | Hard | Melanie South | Julie Coin Eva Hrdinová |
1–6, 6–3, [8–10] |
Winner | 28. | 17 October 2011 | 25,000 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Kristina Mladenovic | Yvonne Meusburger Stephanie Vogt |
6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 29. | 21 November 2011 | 25,000 | Helsinki, Finland | Hard (i) | Janette Husárová | Tímea Babos Irina Buryachok |
5–7, 7–5, [11–9] |
Runner-up | 11. | 22 July 2013 | 10,000 | Tampere, Finland | Clay | Piia Suomalainen | Julia Wachaczyk Nina Zander |
4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 30. | 29 July 2013 | 10,000 | Savitaipale, Finland | Clay | Piia Suomalainen | Anastasiya Komardina Akvilė Paražinskaitė |
6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 12. | 26 August 2013 | 10,000 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard | Melanie South | Andrea Benítez Carla Forte |
6–4, 3–6, [8–10] |
Winner | 31. | 2 September 2013 | 10,000 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard | Melanie South | Patcharin Cheapchandej Tanaporn Thongsing |
6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 32. | 8 March 2014 | 10,000 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | Hard | Akari Inoue | Diana Bogoliy Khristina Kazimova |
6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 13. | 22 March 2014 | 10,000 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | Hard | Emily Webley-Smith | Eugeniya Pashkova Ana Veselinović |
3–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 33. | 23 May 2014 | 10,000 | Bol, Croatia | Clay | Eugeniya Pashkova | Olga Ianchuk Christina Shakovets |
6–4, 6–0 |
Winner | 34. | 30 May 2014 | 10,000 | Bol, Croatia | Clay | Bianca Botto | Lenka Kunčíková Karolína Stuchlá |
6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 14. | 26 July 2014 | 10,000 | Tampere, Finland | Clay | Anastasia Pivovarova | Alexandra Nancarrow Maria Sakkari |
2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 35. | 2 August 2014 | 10,000 | Savitaipale, Finland | Clay | Diana Bogoliy | Alexandra Nancarrow Maria Sakkari |
6–4, 7–6(2) |
Winner | 36. | 10 November 2014 | 10,000 | Helsinki, Finland | Hard (i) | Eugeniya Pashkova | Mia Eklund Olivia Pimiä |
6–4, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 15. | 28 September 2015 | 15,000 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Hsu Ching-wen | Choi Ji-hee Peangtarn Plipuech |
5–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 16. | 19 October 2015 | 15,000 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Valeriya Strakhova | Nudnida Luangnam Peangtarn Plipuech |
2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 17. | 12 December 2015 | 10,000 | Victoria Park, Hong Kong | Hard | Yukina Saigo | Han Sung-hee Kim Na-ri |
6–3, 3–6, [8–10] |
Winner | 37. | 18 December 2015 | 10,000 | Victoria Park, Hong Kong | Hard | Yukina Saigo | Mana Ayukawa Haruka Kaji |
w/o |
Winner | 38. | 25 December 2015 | 10,000 | Victoria Park, Hong Kong | Hard | Yukina Saigo | Jiang Xinyu Li Yihong |
6–1, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 18. | 8 January 2016 | 25,000 | Victoria Park, Hong Kong | Hard | Hsu Ching-wen | Viktorija Golubic Stephanie Vogt |
2–6, 6–1, [4–10] |
Runner-up | 19. | 30 April 2016 | 10,000 | Tučepi, Croatia | Clay | Adrijana Lekaj | Dasha Ivanova Petra Krejsová |
3–6, 6–2, [5–10] |
Winner | 39. | 27 May 2016 | 10,000 | Warsaw, Poland | Clay | Sabrina Santamaria | Jacqueline Cabaj Awad Deborah Chiesa |
7–6(6), 6–0 |
Winner | 40. | 9 July 2016 | 10,000 | Lisbon, Portugal | Hard | Samantha Murray | Mathilde Armitano Inês Murta |
7–6(5), 6–3 |
Winner | 41. | 23 July 2016 | 10,000 | Tampere, Finland | Clay | Julia Wachaczyk | Mia Eklund Katharina Hering |
6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 42. | 8 April 2017 | 15,000 | Tučepi, Croatia | Clay | Sabrina Santamaria | Jana Jablonovská Sandra Jamrichová |
6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 43. | 22 April 2017 | 15,000 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Yuuki Tanaka | Marie Benoît Ysaline Bonaventure |
3–6, 6–1, [10–4] |
Runner-up | 20. | 23 June 2017 | 60,000 | İzmir Cup, Turkey | Hard | Kotomi Takahata | An-Sophie Mestach Nina Stojanović |
4–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 21. | 16 March 2018 | 15,000 | Heraklion, Greece | Clay | Sabrina Santamaria | Anna Bondár Réka Luca Jani |
4–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 22. | 8 July 2018 | 25,000 | Aschaffenburg, Germany | Clay | Chiara Scholl | Polina Leykina Isabella Shinikova |
6–7(4), 5–7 |
Winner | 44. | 21 September 2018 | 25,000 | Lisbon, Portugal | Hard | Samantha Murray | Michaëlla Krajicek Tereza Martincová |
7–5, 6–4 |
References
- ^ Cronin, Matthew (2006). "Finland's finest: Emma Laine". TennisReporters. Archived from the original on 31 March 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2015.