Carina Karlsson (born 11 September 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.

Biography

Karlsson is most noted for being the first qualifier to reach the ladies quarterfinals of Wimbledon, which she achieved at the

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. She began the main draw with wins over

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and

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, then defeated former Wimbledon champion

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in the third round, 11–9 in the deciding set. In the fourth round she upset 15th seed

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to set up a quarterfinal against

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, which Evert won in straight sets. Her Wimbledon run took her ranking to 59 in the world, and she peaked at 42 the following year. She was a losing finalist to

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at the 1985 Hewlett-Packard Trophy in Hilversum. Her performances began to experience a slump, attributed in part to eye problems, and in 1987, she started competing wearing eyeglasses. She made the round of 16 at the

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, but retired from professional tennis at the end of the year. She featured in a total of seven

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ties for

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WTA Tour finals

Singles (0-1)

Doubles (0-1)

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