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Carina Karlsson
Full name	Carina Karlsson
Country (sports)	Sweden
Born	11 September 1963 (age 61)
Prize money	$144,163
Singles
Career record	57–69
Highest ranking	No. 42 (June, 1985)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1984, 1985, 1987)
French Open	4R (1987)
Wimbledon	QF (1984)
US Open	2R (1986)
Doubles
Career record	29–46
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1985, 1987)
French Open	1R (1985, 1986, 1987)
Wimbledon	2R (1985, 1986)
US Open	2R (1985)

Carina Karlsson (born 11 September 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. She was nicknamed "Kid Carina".^[2]

Biography

Karlsson is most noted for being the first qualifier to reach the ladies quarterfinals of Wimbledon, which she achieved at the 1984 Wimbledon Championships.^[3] She began the main draw with wins over Anne White and Christiane Jolissaint, then defeated former Wimbledon champion Virginia Wade in the third round, 11–9 in the deciding set. In the fourth round she upset 15th seed Andrea Temesvári to set up a quarterfinal against Chris Evert-Lloyd, which Evert won in straight sets.^[4]

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 Katerina Maleeva 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.^[1] She made the round of 16 at the 1987 French Open, but retired from professional tennis at the end of the year.

She featured in a total of seven Fed Cup ties for Sweden.

WTA Tour finals

Singles (0-1)

Result	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	November, 1985	Hilversum, Netherlands	$75,000	Carpet	Katerina Maleeva	3–6, 2–6

Doubles (0-1)

Result	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	October, 1985	Stuttgart, West Germany	$175,000	Carpet	Tine Scheuer-Larsen	Pam Shriver Hana Mandlíková	2–6, 1–6

References

^ ^a ^b McConnell, Jerry (11 February 1987). "Karlsson Oversight Eliminates Paradis". The Oklahoman. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
^ "Kid Carina" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 19 May 2024. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
^ "A Big Day for Two Qualifiers". New York Times. 3 July 1984. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
^ Johnson, Roy S. (14 August 1984). "Swedish Youngster on Rise". New York Times. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2017.