Rebecca Peterson was born on 6 August 1995 and is a Swedish professional tennis player.
32 Facts About Rebecca Peterson
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Rebecca Peterson has been ranked as high as world No 43 in singles and world No 87 in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association.
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Rebecca Peterson has reached one WTA Tour doubles final in 2015, in which she succeeded to win the title.
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Rebecca Peterson owns a doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour.
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Rebecca Peterson had her breakthrough into the top 100 in May 2018, so she could play in main draw at most of the WTA Tour tournaments.
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Rebecca Peterson got most recognition in 2019, when she won two singles titles and made her first top-ten win, against Sloane Stephens at the Washington Open.
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Rebecca Peterson made her Grand Slam debut at the 2017 US Open where she lost in the first round to Denisa Allertova.
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Rebecca Peterson was born to a Swedish mother, Annelie, and an Estonian father, Mart, in Stockholm.
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Rebecca Peterson's father is her current tennis coach, together with Bosse Ericsson.
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Rebecca Peterson prefers aggressive game style, and likes to control the game with her forehand.
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Rebecca Peterson began playing on the ITF Junior Circuit at age 13.
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Rebecca Peterson reached a career-high ranking of No 24 as a junior, and won one singles title and four doubles titles, winning all of them in 2010.
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In 2011, Rebecca Peterson won only one singles and one doubles match, both at Bastad in May.
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Rebecca Peterson debuted on the WTA Tour in 2012, where she was handed a wildcard in both singles and doubles at the 2012 Swedish Open.
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In 2013, Rebecca Peterson was handed a wildcard for the 2013 Swedish Open, in both singles and doubles, but again failed to reach second round in both competitions.
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In 2014 at the Miami Open, Rebecca Peterson reached the second round after retirement of Mona Barthel during their first-round match, but Ekaterina Makarova was better in second round.
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At the Guangzhou Open, Rebecca Peterson reached second round in singles and semifinals in doubles.
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In 2016, Rebecca Peterson had unnotable results, often reaching first or second rounds but failed to get into main draw at all four Grand Slam tournaments.
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Rebecca Peterson started year as world No 149, so she was forced to play qualifying for the Australian Open in order to play in main draw but failed in round one, losing to Liu Fangzhou in three sets.
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Rebecca Peterson continued with good results, reaching semifinal at the Dow Tennis Classic.
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At the 2020 US Open, Rebecca Peterson was seeded at No 32 for the first time at a Grand Slam tournament.
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Rebecca Peterson started her 2022 season at the first edition of the Melbourne Summer Set 2.
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Rebecca Peterson lost in the second round to qualifier and eventual finalist, Aliaksandra Sasnovich.
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Rebecca Peterson was defeated in the second round by Madison Brengle.
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Rebecca Peterson was eliminated from the tournament in the second round by seventh seed Iga Swiatek.
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Rebecca Peterson finished the year ranked No 144 in the singles rankings.
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Rebecca Peterson made her debut for Sweden in 2014 Fed Cup.
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Rebecca Peterson played her first singles match against Timea Bacsinszky, but lost in straight sets.
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Together with him, Rebecca Peterson debuted in the top 50, and won two WTA singles titles.
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Rebecca Peterson is currently coached by her father and Bosse Eriksson.
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Rebecca Peterson is one of the most aggressive tennis players on tour.
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Rebecca Peterson has become tougher against herself and tougher against her opponents.