Sony Ericsson WTA Tour

JANUARY - Fell 1r at Brisbane (l. to Garbin); fell in Sydney qualifying; fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to No.29 seed Kleybanova).

FEBRUARY - Fell 1r at Memphis (l. to WC Larcher de Brito).

MARCH - Fell 1r at Indian Wells (l. to Bacsinszky); fell 1r at Miami (ret. vs. Stosur w/viral illness).

APRIL - Played on ITF Circuit.

1999 - Played first event of career at ITF/Bastad 2-SWE; played first Tour qualifying at Knokke-Heist (as WC).

2000 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit, winning one doubles title.

2001 - Played first Tour main draw at Amelia Island, falling 1r (as WC); fell in Tour qualifying twice; won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2002 - Played second Tour main draw at Brussels, falling 1r (as qualifier); fell in Tour qualifying four times (incl. US Open); won three singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Played two Tour main draws, reaching 2r at Luxembourg and Québec City (both as qualifier); fell 1r once and in Tour qualifying six times (incl. all four majors); won three singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Played six Tour main draws, reaching 2r at Stockholm; fell 1r five times (incl. Australian Open) and in Tour qualifying nine times (incl. other three majors); won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2005 - First Top 100 season; runner-up at Québec City (l. to Frazier in final); QF three times, at Stockholm, Kolkata and Tokyo [Japan Open]; reached 2r three times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon); fell 1r once and in Tour qualifying four times (incl. other two majors); made Top 100 debut on September 25 (after Kolkata; rose from No.109 to No.97); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Another Top 100 season; won first Tour singles title at Memphis (d. Domachowska in final); SF at Stockholm (l. to Myskina); reached 4r at Miami, 3r at Australian Open (d. No.19 Safina en route for first Top 20 win) and 2r four times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open); made Top 50 debut on January 30 (after Australian Open; rose from No.58 to No.45) and reached career-high No.29 on May 1; fell 1r 12 times (incl. Wimbledon) and in Tour qualifying three times; played all four Grand Slams in a season for first time.

2007 - Near-Top 100 season; QF twice, at Memphis and Estoril; reached 2r twice; fell 1r seven times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros, US Open); fell in Tour qualifying once (Wimbledon); won four singles titles and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2008 - Third Top 100 season in last four years; QF twice, at Antwerp (as LL, d. No.2 seed Chakvetadze en route; l. to No.9 seed Li) and Memphis (as No.7 seed, l. to No.3 seed Peer in 3s); reached 2r nine times, incl. Australian Open (d. No.10 seed Bartoli in 1r; l. to qualifier Domachowska in 3s), Olympics (l. to No.5 seed and eventual champion Dementieva) and US Open (l. to No.2 seed Jankovic 75 third set); also pushed Jankovic in Miami 2r (l. to No.2 seed Jankovic 67(7) 62 76(9); led 5-1 third set w/5mp in third set tie-break); fell 1r eight times, incl. Roland Garros (l. to No.2 seed and eventual champion Ivanovic) and Wimbledon (ret. vs. No.26 seed Bammer w/right knee injury); subsequently withdrew from Budapest, Portoroz and Stockholm w/right knee injury; fell in Tour qualifying once; had three Top 20 wins, at Sydney (No.11 Dementieva), Australian Open (No.10 Bartoli; first Top 10 win) and Antwerp (No.6 Chakvetadze; second Top 10 win); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

SINGLES
Winner (1): 2008 - ITF/Zagreb-CRO; 2007 - ITF/St. Paul, MN-USA, ITF/Bastad-SWE, ITF/Joue-les-Tours-FRA, ITF/Glasgow-GBR; 2006 - Memphis; 2005 - ITF/Sunderland-GBR; 2003 - ITF/Glasgow-GBR, ITF-Eugene-USA, ITF/Pruhonice-CZE: 2002 - ITF/Buchen-GER, ITF/Bastad-SWE, ITF/Southampton-GBR; 2001 - ITF/Sunderland-GBR, ITF/Stockholm-SWE.
Finalist (1): 2005 - Québec City.
Semifinalist (1): 2006 - Stockholm.
Quarterfinalist (7): 2008 - Antwerp, Memphis; 2007 - Memphis, Estoril; 2005 - Stockholm, Kolkata, Tokyo [Japan Open].

DOUBLES
Winner: 2007 - ITF/St. Paul, MN-USA (w/Serra Zanetti), ITF/Nantes-FRA, ITF/Glasgow-GBR (both w/Larsson); 2005 - ITF/Sunderland 1-GBR (w/Müller); 2004 - ITF/Midland, MI-USA (w/Svensson), ITF/Los Gatos, CA-USA (w/Senoglu); 2003 - ITF/Jersey-GBR (w/Kanepi); 2002 - ITF/Buchen-GER (w/Schaul); 2000 - ITF/Bastad 2-SWE (w/Jarkenstedt).

ADDITIONAL
Swedish Fed Cup Team, 2000-05; Swedish Olympic Team, 2008.

Coached by Ola Kristiansson ... Started playing at age 8 when neighbor, a tennis coach, introduced her to the game ... Baseliner whose favorite shot is backhand; favorite surface is hardcourt ... Full name is Lena Sofia Alexandra Arvidsson ... Father, Yngve, is a policeman; mother, Lena, is a music teacher; has a younger brother, Fredrik, who is working and wants to be a policeman ... Favorites include the movie Shawshank Redemption, sushi, all kinds of music and TV series Desperate Housewives ... Likes to watch football and handball ... Relaxes by hanging out with friends, shopping, watching sports and movies, and doing Sudoku ... Idol when growing up was hockey player Eric Lindros; tennis players most admired are Jonas Bjorkman and Thomas Johansson ... Best memory to date was first title in Memphis in 2006.

- Junior highlights include runner-up at 2001 Australian Open (l. to Jankovic).