Amy Elisabeth Jönsson Raaholt (born 8 June 1967) is a former professional

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player from Norway. She was born Amy Jönsson.

Biography

Jönsson, who was born in the Swedish city of

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, debuted for the Norway Fed Cup team in 1985. Her best performance on the WTA Tour came at Bastad in 1987 when she made the quarter-finals, a run which included a win over eighth seed Carina Karlsson. At the

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she featured in the women's singles and doubles draws. She was beaten in the first round of the singles by top seed

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, who went on to win the title. In the doubles she and partner

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reached the second round. Her last Fed Cup appearance came in 1995 and she finished with a 30/19 overall win–loss record, from a total of 28 ties. She holds the record for the most Fed Cup matches won for Norway, both in singles and doubles She has a daughter, Andrea Raaholt, who plays tennis professionally.

ITF finals

Singles: 6 (3–3)

Doubles: 4 (2–2)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jonsson Raaholt, Amy 1967 births Living people Norwegian female tennis players Swedish emigrants to Norway Tennis players from Gothenburg 20th-century Norwegian sportswomen