Antonella Cvitan (born 3 September 1980) is a Swedish professional golfer and former Ladies European Tour player.

Career

Cvitan turned professional in 2001 and joined the Ladies European Tour, having finished 26th at Q-School. She played on the LET until 2010. 2007 was her best season, with top-15 finishes at the

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and

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. Playing on the Nedbank Women's Golf Tour in South Africa several seasons early 2000s, Cvitan was runner-up at the 2005 Telkom Women's Classic in Pretoria, two strokes behind

Laurette Maritz Laurette Maritz (born 13 January 1964) is a South African professional golfer. She won three titles on the Ladies European Tour between 1988 and 1990, and was LET Rookie of the Year in 1988. Early life and amateur career Maritz grew up in Joh ...

, after she birdied her final three holes. Cvitan won two titles on the

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, the 2004 Telia Grand Opening and the 2006 Klitterbyn Ladies Open. In addition, she was runner-up at the 2006

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, 2008 Svensk Biogas Masters, 2008

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and the 2009 Körunda Ladies Open. Cvitan played on the

LET Access Series The LET Access Series (LETAS) is a professional golf tour for women and the official development tour to the Ladies European Tour. Launched in 2010, the LET Access Series provides players with an opportunity to compete and progress on to the LET ...

between 2012 and 2014. She won the 2012 Samsø Ladies Open with a par on the first playoff hole, after

Nicole Broch Larsen Nicole Broch Estrup () (born 14 May 1993) is a Danish professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour (LET). Broch Estrup won her first LET event at the 2015 Helsingborg Open. Broch Estrup was the 2015 LET Player of the Year. She g ...

hit her tee shot out of bounds, and was runner-up at the 2013

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. Her only major appearance was at the

2006 Women's British Open The 2006 Women's British Open was held 3–6 August at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, England. It was the 30th edition of the Women's British Open, and the sixth as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. Sherri Steinhauer, 43, ...

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, where she did not make the cut. She has been attached to Vasatorp Golf Club and

Kristianstad Golf Club Kristianstad Golf Club is a golf club located in Åhus 18 km southeast of Kristianstad in Skåne County, Sweden. It has hosted the European Ladies Amateur Championship and Kristianstad Ladies Open on the Ladies European Tour. History The club wa ...

Personal life

Cvitan married former

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player

Joakim Bäckström Joakim Bäckström (born 16 March 1978) is a Swedish professional golfer. Bäckström was born in Umeå. He turned professional in 1999. Having failed to win a place on the European Tour in 2000, Bäckström spent his early career in Sweden on t ...

. They won the Swedish Husband-Wife Championship in 2014 and 2019.

Professional wins (5)

LET Access Series wins (1)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (2)

Other wins (2)

*2014 Swedish Husband-Wife Championship (with

) *2019 Swedish Husband-Wife Championship (with

) Source:

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cvitan, Antonella Swedish female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Helsingborg 1980 births Living people