Christina Sandberg is a former professional Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 tennis player. She reached the quarter finals of the 1970 Australian Open

1970 Australian Open - Women's Singles

Margaret Court was the defending champion, and she successfully defended her title, defeating compratriot Kerry Melville in the final. This was her first step towards completing the second Calendar Grand Slam.-Seeds:All seeds receive a bye into the second round....

 in both the singles and doubles. She played for Sweden

Sweden Fed Cup team

The Sweden Fed Cup team represents Sweden in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Swedish Tennis Association. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I.-History:...

 in the Federation Cup

Fed Cup

Fed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation...

 in 25 matches, and is famous for beating Virginia Wade

Virginia Wade

Sarah Virginia Wade, OBE is a former English tennis player. She won three Grand Slam singles championships and four Grand Slam doubles championships. She won the women's singles championship at Wimbledon on 1 July 1977, in that tournament's centenary year, the last time any Briton has won a...

 in the first round of the 1968 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles.

Federation Cup

Sandberg first played for Sweden in the Federation Cup

1966 Federation Cup (tennis)

The 1966 Federation Cup was the 4th edition of what is now known as the Fed Cup. 21 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at the Turin Press Sporting Club in Turin, Italy, from 10–16 May...

, which was later renamed Fed Cup, on 10 May 1966 in Turin

Turin

Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...

 against Italy

Italy Fed Cup team

The Italy Fed Cup team represents Italy in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federazione Italiana Tennis. They currently compete in the World Group.-Current Team:* Francesca Schiavone * Flavia Pennetta...

, beating Jacqueline Morales 7-9. 6-3, 6-2. She played her last Federation Cup

1974 Federation Cup (tennis)

The 1974 Federation Cup was the 12th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 29 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at the Naples Tennis Club in Naples, Italy, from 13–19 May...

 match in May 1974 against Poland

Poland Fed Cup team

The Poland Fed Cup team represents Poland in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Polski Związek Tenisowy. They currently compete in the World Group II.-Current Team:* Agnieszka Radwańska * Marta Domachowska...

 in Naples

Naples

Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...

, losing to Barbara Kral 6-1, 6-1.

Altogether, she played 16 singles, winning 9, and 9 doubles, winning 5.

Swedish Open

Sandberg became the first Swedish player to win the Swedish Open

Swedish Open

The SkiStar Swedish Open is an ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament on the ATP Tour held in Båstad, Sweden in July each year.The Collector Swedish Open Women is a tennis tournament held in Båstad, Sweden...

twice running when she won it in 1965 and 1966.