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Lena Sandin

SWE Age 65 WTA Tour years active: 1979–1983

Lena Sandin represented Sweden on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 297. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 62–52 and 7 singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak singles rank

297 (Mar 2, 1987)

Elo peak

1768 (70th percentile)

Singles record

62–52 (54.4%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$88,544

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Lena Sandin's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Leigh Anne Thompson	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 20, 1983*	R32	Brighton	WTA 250	Carpet
Zina Garrison	1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 5, 1983*	R32	Detroit	WTA 250	Carpet
Pilar Vasquez	6-7 6-4 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 1, 1983*	QF	Bakersfield	WTA 250	Hard
Rene Uys	7-5 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 30, 1983*	R16	Bakersfield	WTA 250	Hard
Chris Oneil	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 29, 1983*	R32	Bakersfield	WTA 250	Hard

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Lena Sandin's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Claudia Kohde Kilsch	1	5	6	Jul 7, 1983	H2H
Catrin Jexell	3	1	4	Jun 22, 1983	H2H
Elisabeth Ekblom	3	1	4	Jul 16, 1982	H2H
Chris Oneil	3	0	3	Sep 29, 1983	H2H
Duk Hee Lee	3	0	3	Jul 8, 1982	H2H

Singles Titles (7)

Lena Sandin singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA Finals	Tournaments
1979	17	2	—	—	—	2	—	Barcelona, Madrid Gilette
1980	18	2	—	—	1	1	—	Neumunster, Berlin Open
1981	19	1	—	—	—	1	—	Bastad
1982	20	2	—	—	—	2	—	Bastad, Landshut
Total		7	—	—	1	6	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Lena Sandin career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1979	17	7	3	10	70.0%	—	—
1980	18	17	12	29	58.6%	—	—
1981	19	12	9	21	57.1%	—	—
1982	20	13	10	23	56.5%	—	—
1983	21	13	18	31	41.9%	—	—
Career		62	52	114	54.4%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Lena Sandin career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1979	17	3	1	4	75.0%	4	1	5	80.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	7	3	10	70.0%
1980	18	0	2	2	0.0%	15	5	20	75.0%	—	—	—	—	2	5	7	28.6%	17	12	29	58.6%
1981	19	—	—	—	—	6	4	10	60.0%	—	—	—	—	3	4	7	42.9%	12	9	21	57.1%
1982	20	1	2	3	33.3%	12	6	18	66.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	13	10	23	56.5%
1983	21	5	7	12	41.7%	7	7	14	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	13	18	31	41.9%
Career	—	9	12	21	42.9%	44	23	67	65.7%	1	2	3	33.3%	5	14	19	26.3%	62	52	114	54.4%

Advanced Stats

Lena Sandin advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1979	17	1620	118.5	—	—	—	—	+44	-4	—	55.0%	+0.60	3–1 (75%)	3–3 (50%)	102.2	+1.50
1980	18	1737	139.2	—	—	—	—	-112	+86	—	54.4%	+0.50	7–3 (70%)	3–2 (60%)	107.9	-0.70
1981	19	1737	122.1	—	—	—	—	-86	+109	—	55.1%	+0.22	6–3 (67%)	5–0 (100%)	106.0	+2.39
1982	20	1708	115.9	—	—	—	—	-116	+138	—	51.9%	-0.06	5–1 (83%)	1–1	—	+0.99
1983	21	1629	109.3	—	—	—	—	-80	+174	—	44.3%	-0.57	3–5 (38%)	6–3 (67%)	97.7	+2.73
Career		1768	126.4	—	—	—	—	-76	+115	—	51.4%	+0.05	24–13 (65%)	18–9 (67%)	109.9	+6.06

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Lena Sandin Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1980	18	R64	—	R128	0–2 (0%)
1981	19	R64	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1982	20	R128	—	R128	0–2 (0%)
1983	21	R128	R64	R128	1–3 (25%)
W-L		1–4 (20%)	1–1 (50%)	0–3 (0%)	2–8 (20%)

WTA 500

Lena Sandin WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	BER	CAN	LOS	SYD	W-L Win %
1980	18	W	—	—	—	5–0 (100%)
1981	19	R64	—	R16	—	1–2 (33%)
1982	20	R16	R32	—	R64	3–3 (50%)
1983	21	R16	R32	—	—	3–2 (60%)
W-L		9–3 (75%)	2–2 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	12–7 (63%)

WTA 250

Lena Sandin WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	BAD	BAR	KIT	MAD	STO	AMS	BAK	BOB	BOI	BRI	DET	POR	HER	HIT	LAN	LUG	MAH	NEU	NIC	ORL	PER	RHE	RIC	RID	SAL	TAR	TRA	W-L Win %
1979	17	F	W	—	W	SF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7–3 (70%)
1980	18	SF	—	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	R32	R64	R32	—	—	—	—	R64	W	R16	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	SF	12–10 (55%)
1981	19	W	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	10–6 (62%)
1982	20	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	W	R64	—	—	—	—	R64	F	—	—	—	—	—	10–5 (67%)
1983	21	—	—	SF	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	R32	—	R32	R16	—	R64	R64	—	—	R32	R32	—	R32	QF	R32	—	—	9–13 (41%)
W-L		11–2 (85%)	1–0 (100%)	5–2 (71%)	1–0 (100%)	5–2 (71%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	2–3 (40%)	0–3 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	1–0 (100%)	0–3 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	5–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	4–1 (80%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	3–1 (75%)	48–37 (56%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

297

Career-high date

Mar 2, 1987

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Lena Sandin ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1987	25	—	299	297	—	—	—	—	—	—	356	360	358
1988	26	367	381	—	395	397	389	—	—	—	—	—	—

Data coverage: Weekly WTA ranking snapshots are unavailable before 1984. Audited official No. 1 change dates and year-end Top 10 ranks are included, but weekly counts and ranks outside those anchors remain incomplete.

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Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Lena Sandin's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Beth Norton	USA	#233	1,816	155	62	93	40.0%	$106,173	1	1975–1986	Rivalries	Match log
Cheryl Jones	USA	#250	1,544	11	5	6	45.5%	$28,929	0	1981–1987	Rivalries	Match log
Paula Smith	USA	#194	1,632	177	60	117	33.9%	$426,717	1	1974–1988	Rivalries	Match log
Katerina Bohmova	CZE	#196	1,591	111	34	77	30.6%	$147,620	0	1978–1987	Rivalries	Match log
Pam Whytcross	AUS	#150	1,635	183	66	117	36.1%	$126,973	4	1972–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Amanda Tobin	AUS	#138	1,632	122	45	77	36.9%	—	3	1976–1988	Rivalries	Match log
Agnes Bukta	HUN	#294	1,513	2	1	1	50.0%	$99,439	0	2013–2013	Rivalries	Match log
Sahaja Yamalapalli (active player)	IND	#291	1,532	2	1	1	50.0%	$128,112	0	2025–2025	Rivalries	Match log
Melanie Gloria	CAN	#287	1,543	4	2	2	50.0%	$32,327	0	2004–2005	Rivalries	Match log
Tanja Ostertag	GER	#287	1,515	2	1	1	50.0%	$41,914	0	2006–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Shrivalli Bhamidipaty (active player)	IND	#310	1,577	2	1	1	50.0%	$84,719	0	2025–2025	Rivalries	Match log
Tatia Mikadze	GEO	#281	1,516	2	1	1	50.0%	$38,706	0	2011–2011	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Lena Sandin?: Lena Sandin is 65 years old, born on August 8, 1961.
Which country does Lena Sandin represent?: Lena Sandin represents Sweden in TennisDB's WTA records.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Lena Sandin won?: Lena Sandin has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Lena Sandin won?: TennisDB does not group any of Lena Sandin's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Lena Sandin won?: Lena Sandin has won 7 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Landshut in 1982.
What is Lena Sandin's highest WTA ranking?: Lena Sandin's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 297, first achieved on March 2, 1987.
What is Lena Sandin's career win-loss record?: Lena Sandin has a career WTA singles record of 62 wins and 52 losses (54.4%).
How much career prize money has Lena Sandin earned?: Lena Sandin has earned at least $88,544 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Lena Sandin's career appear in TennisDB?: Lena Sandin appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1979 through 1983.
On which surface does Lena Sandin have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Lena Sandin's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 65.7% (44–23).
Who has Lena Sandin faced most often?: Lena Sandin's most frequent opponent is Claudia Kohde Kilsch, with a head-to-head record of 1–5 across 6 meetings.