Karoline Borgersen (born 1 July 1976) is a Norwegian former professional

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player.

Biography

A right-handed player from

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, Borgersen debuted for the

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in 1994, but didn't tour professionally until 2004, having spent many of the previous years playing college tennis in California. She started at

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, then transferred to

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, where she was a doubles

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n in 1999-2000. Borgersen reached a best singles ranking of 389 on the professional circuit and won three ITF titles in doubles. A former Norwegian number one, she twice featured in the singles qualifying draw for the

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, a

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tournament held in Stockholm. In 2006, she made her last Fed Cup appearance, having featured in a total of 26 ties, for 12 singles and nine doubles wins.

ITF finals

Singles (0–1)

Doubles (3–4)

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Borgersen, Karoline 1976 births Living people Norwegian female tennis players Sportspeople from Oslo Pepperdine Waves women's tennis players California Golden Bears women's tennis players Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the United States