Nellie Taraba Wallberg (born 30 March 2007) is a Swedish

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player.

Early life

From

Särö Särö () is an area in Kungsbacka Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 3,165 inhabitants in 2010. It is located south of Gothenburg on the Särö peninsula. Geographically, the peninsula marks the transition from the Bohuslän archipelago in ...

, she started playing tennis at the age of three years-old. She had childhood rheumatism, which caused problems with joints and knees and doctors advised that tennis may help.

Career

She was given a wildcard as a 16 year-old into the

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. She defeated compatriot

Caijsa Hennemann Caijsa Wilda Hennemann (born 22 March 2001) is a Swedish professional tennis player. On 9 January 2023, she achieved her best singles ranking of world No. 283. On 10 October 2022, she peaked at No. 154 in the WTA doubles rankings. She has won se ...

in the first round before facing eventual champion Olga Danilovic. She was called-up to play for Sweden in the

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in April 2024. She made her debut that month playing doubles against Norway. She was given as wildcard into the main draw of the

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Personal life

She is the daughter of Toni Taraba and the boxer, and former WBC female

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champion, Frida Wallberg.

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* * * 2007 births Living people Sportspeople from Halland County Swedish female tennis players 21st-century Swedish sportswomen People from Kungsbacka Municipality {{Sweden-tennis-bio-stub