Maria Ekstrand (born 2 March 1970) is a Swedish former professional

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player. Ekstrand, who reached a best singles ranking of 149, claimed two $25,000 ITF titles during her career, in Benin City in 1988 and

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in 1990. Most notably, Ekstrand won through to the second round of the 1991 Australian Open, where she was eliminated by fourth seed

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ITF finals

Singles: 5 (3–2)

Doubles: 8 (1–7)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ekstrand, Maria 1970 births Living people Swedish female tennis players 20th-century Swedish women 21st-century Swedish women