Emma Johanna Laine (born 26 March 1986) is a former
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
player from Finland.
Laine won 11 singles and 44 doubles titles on the
ITF Women's Circuit
The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's Circuit, is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players.
History
It serves as a developmental ...
. 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
The Finland Billie Jean King Cup team represents Finland in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Suomen Tennisliitto. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II, having missed out on promotion to gro ...
, Laine has a win–loss record of 56–21.
Biography
Emma's mother Erika was a swimmer, while her father
Erkki Laine was an ice hockey player, winning a silver medal at the
1988 Winter Olympics
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (french: XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 ( bla, MohkÃnsstsisi 1988; sto, Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or ; cr, Otôskwanihk 1998/; srs, Guts†...
. 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)
Doubles (44–22)
References
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1986 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Karlstad
Sportspeople from Helsinki
Finnish female tennis players
20th-century Finnish women
21st-century Finnish women