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Malou Ejdesgaard (born 13 March 1991) is a Danish former tennis player.
She was a member of the Denmark Fed Cup team from 2010 until just before her retirement in 2014.
Professional career
Ejdesgaard made her WTA Tour debut playing the qualifying for the 2007 Nordic Light Open, but lost to domestic player Aleksandra Srdinović, 4–6, 4–6. In 2008, in the first round of qualifying at the China Open, she lost to Zhang Shuai, 1–6, 2–6.
She received a wildcard to play at the 2008 Danish Open and lost to Jasmina Tinjić in round one.
= 2010
=In April 2010, Ejdesgaard lost in the first qualifying round of the MPS Group Championships to Arina Rodionova, 3–6, 6–7. She also failed to qualify for the Slovenia Open.
She made her professional singles debut at the WTA Tour event Danish Open, losing to Tatjana Malek in the first round, 0–6, 1–6.
Ejdesgaard won four $10k doubles tournaments in 2010. She suffered a season-ending knee injury in September, but made a full recovery and returned to playing tennis on the ITF Circuit in May 2011.
= 2011
=Ejdesgaard received a wildcard to play at the Danish Open once again, but lost to Bethanie Mattek-Sands in round one.
She was most successful in doubles play on the ITF Circuit and won a number of doubles titles, including the events at Alcobaça and Valladolid.
= 2012
=For the fourth time, she got a wildcard for the Danish Open, but was double-bageled by Alizé Cornet in the first round.
She reached the doubles final of the ITF event in Aschaffenburg with Réka Luca Jani, losing to Florencia Molinero and Stephanie Vogt.
= 2014
=On 11 May, Ejdesgaard announced her retirement from the tour, saying she'd only play national and club games.
Personal life
Ejdesgaard is a close friend of former world No. 1 tennis player Caroline Wozniacki, her Danish teammate, with whom she also plays some WTA Tour tournaments. They tried to gain an entry to the 2012 Summer Olympics in doubles. Ejdesgaard has played with Wozniacki in five tournaments – in 2008 at Odense, in 2010 at Ponte Vedra Beach, Charleston & Copenhagen, and in 2011 at Copenhagen. They lost in the first round and twice in the second round, respectively.
ITF Circuit finals
= Singles (0–1)
== Doubles (7–11)
=Team competition
= Fed Cup
=Singles
Doubles
References
External links
Malou Ejdesgaard at the Women's Tennis Association
Malou Ejdesgaard at the International Tennis Federation
Malou Ejdesgaard at the Billie Jean King Cup
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Malou Ejdesgaard
- Faroese people in Denmark
- 2011 Aegon Pro-Series Loughborough – Women's doubles
- Alizé Lim
- 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Pool B
- Caroline Wozniacki
- Anna Brazhnikova
- Mariana Correa
- Victoria Larrière
- 2010 ITF Women's Circuit (April–June)
