Merete Balling-Stockmann

Merete Balling-Stockmann (born 10 December 1970) is a Danish former professional tennis player.

Merete Balling-Stockmann
Country (sports) Denmark
Born (1970-12-10) 10 December 1970
Singles
Career record15–31
Highest rankingNo. 440 (11 March 1991)
Doubles
Career record33–28
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 273 (23 September 1991)

Balling-Stockmann is the daughter of tennis player Pia Balling, who was a five-time Danish national singles champion in the 1960s.[1]

A Danish national title winner herself in 1990, Balling-Stockmann competed briefly on the professional tennis tour and won four ITF doubles tournaments. In 1990 she also represented the Denmark Federation Cup team in a tie against Luxembourg in Atlanta, where she and Sofie Albinus lost a dead rubber doubles match to Marie-Christine Goy and Karin Kschwendt.[2]

In the early 1990s she played college tennis for Pepperdine University.[3]

ITF finals

Doubles: 7 (4–3)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 5 November 1989 Meknes, Morocco Clay Pernilla Sorensen Maja Palaveršić
Nadin Ercegović
6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Winner 2. 19 February 1990 Hørsholm, Denmark Carpet Pernilla Sorensen Amy van Buuren
Gaby Coorengel
6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Runner-up 1. 27 January 1991 Bergen, Norway Carpet Natalie Tschan Magdalena Feistel
Amy Jönsson Raaholt
2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 3 February 1991 Danderyd, Sweden Carpet Natalie Tschan Anke Marchl
Dorien Wamelink
4–6, 4–6
Winner 3. 17 February 1991 Lisbon, Portugal Clay Sofie Albinus Klára Bláhová
Monika Kratochvílová
6–4, 6–4
Winner 4. 24 March 1991 Bol, Yugoslavia Clay Sofie Albinus Ivona Horvat
Eva Martincová
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 28 April 1991 Bracknell, United Kingdom Hard Lynn Nabors Barbara Griffiths
Elizma Nortje
3–6, 2–6

References

  1. Jørgensen, Hanne B. (5 September 1988). "Tennis dengang og nu : 17-årige Merete Balling Stockmann blev dansk mester tyve år efter sin moder". Politiken (in Danish).
  2. "Scoreboard". The Indianapolis Star. 26 July 1990.
  3. "Women's Tennis / NCAA Championships : Pepperdine and USC Are Eliminated". Los Angeles Times. 13 May 1993.
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