Eva Dyrberg

Eva Dyrberg is a retired professional tennis player from Denmark, who used to be World No. 77.

Dryberg was born in Copenhagen on February 17, 1980 to a family of tennis lovers. Her father, Christian Dryberg, introduced her to the sport at the age of 6. Inspired by her idol, Steffi Graff, she continued to play tennis until she has shown potential to compete professionally. After which, she began to receive coaching from by Ola Kristiansson and Tine Scheuer-Larsen who is a former WTA player.

During her teens, Dryberg began to compete in junior competitions, debuting on her pro tour at ITF Circuit. In 1998, she won her first two titles–the 1998 Girls’ Double Wimbledon Championships with Jelena Kostanić of Croatia and the 1998 US Open Girls’ Double with Kim Clijsters of Belgium. By the end of the year, the ITF named her as the Junior Girls’ Doubles World Champion.

After graduating in high school in July 1999, this right-handed player turned pro. She tried to qualify for the US Open but failed in her first Grand Slam quest. She finished her 1999 career with the rank of World No. 169.

She had her chance to participate in all the Grand Slam events in 2002. Despite qualifying for the Grand Slams, she was cut early in all four events’ first round. Having qualified for the Grand Slam events, Dryberg’s ranking rose 58 spots to World No. 77 on May 20, 2002. That was the highest world rank she ever achieved in her career.

The following year, she joined the 2003 Australian Open, where she lost to Yoon-jeong Cho during the first round, 3-6, 3-6. After this tournament, Dyrberg retired from tennis to pursue her education.

Dyrberg, who has a preference to hard courts, also participated in the Danish Team campaign during the Fed Cup from 1997 to 2001 and 2003.

When she retired, Dryberg had a total of 4 ITF singles titles with a career record of 140 wins and 95 losses. She also had 5 ITF doubles titles with 75 wins and 73 losses. Her highest rank in the doubles is World No. 90, a feat she achieved on October 9, 2000.