Karoline Borgersen (born 1 July 1976) is a Norwegian former professional

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Biography

A right-handed player from

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, Borgersen debuted for the

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in 1994, but didn't tour professionally until 2004, having spent many of the previous years playing

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. She started at Pepperdine, then transferred to

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, where she was a doubles

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n in 1999-2000. Borgersen reached a best singles ranking of 389 on the professional circuit and won three ITF titles in doubles. A former Norwegian number one, she twice featured in the singles qualifying draw for the

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, a

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tournament held in

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. In 2006, she made her last

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appearance, having featured in a total of 26 ties, for 12 singles and nine doubles wins.

ITF finals

Singles (0–1)

Doubles (3–4)

References

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