{{short description|Danish tennis player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Malou Ejdesgaard | image = Malou Ejdesgaard.jpg | caption = Ejdesgaard at the 2010 WTA Charleston | country = {{DEN}} | residence = Copenhagen | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|3|13}} | birth_place = Copenhagen | height = | turnedpro = 2010 | retired = 2014 | plays = Right (two–handed backhand) | careerprizemoney = $33,761 | singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=35|lost=74}} | singlestitles = 0 | highestsinglesranking = No. 717 (13 September 2010) | doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=91|lost=86}} | doublestitles = 7 ITF | highestdoublesranking = No. 252 (23 July 2012) | Team = yes | FedCupresult = 3–8 }}
'''Malou Ejdesgaard''' (born 13 March 1991) is a Danish former tennis player.
She was a member of the Denmark Fed Cup team from 2010<ref name="Fed">[http://www.fedcup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100066037 Malou Ejdesgaard] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501223857/http://www.fedcup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100066037 |date=1 May 2016 }} at the Fed Cup</ref> until just before her retirement in 2014.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=LouEjdesgaard|author=Malou Ejdesgaard|number=431701416496099328|date=7 February 2014|title=Playing against Norway today ! #FedCup}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021433 |title=Fed Cup - Tie - Details |access-date=16 January 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043127/http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021433 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Professional career== Ejdesgaard made her WTA Tour debut playing the qualifying for the 2007 Nordic Light Open, but lost to domestic player Aleksandra Srdinović, 4–6, 4–6.<ref name="ITF1">International Tennis Federation: [http://www.itftennis.com/womens/tournaments/drawsheetbyround.asp?event=1100092439&tournament=1100016368 Women's Singles – Qualifying Draw (Knock out)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220054241/https://www.itftennis.com/womens/tournaments/drawsheetbyround.asp?event=1100092439&tournament=1100016368 |date=20 February 2021 }} for the 2007 Nordea Nordic Light Open</ref> In 2008, in the first round of qualifying at the China Open, she lost to Zhang Shuai, 1–6, 2–6.<ref name="ITF2">International Tennis Federation: [http://www.itftennis.com/womens/tournaments/drawsheetbyround.asp?event=1100103998&tournament=1100018537 Women's Singles – Qualifying Draw (Knock out)]{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} for the 2008 China Open</ref>
She received a wildcard to play at the 2008 Danish Open and lost to Jasmina Tinjić in round one.<ref>[http://www.tennislive.net/wta/match/jasmina-tinjic-VS-malou-ejdesgaard/odense-2008/ 'Tinjic easily gets past Ejdesgaard']</ref>
===2010=== In April 2010, Ejdesgaard lost in the first qualifying round of the MPS Group Championships to Arina Rodionova, 3–6, 6–7.<ref name="ITF3">International Tennis Federation: [http://www.itftennis.com/womens/tournaments/drawsheetbyround.asp?event=1100124744&tournament=1100021945 Women's Singles – Qualifying Draw (Knock out)]{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} for the 2010 MPS Group Championships</ref> She also failed to qualify for the Slovenia Open.<ref name="ITF4">International Tennis Federation: [http://www.itftennis.com/womens/tournaments/drawsheetbyround.asp?event=1100127251&tournament=1100022512 Women's Singles – Qualifying Draw (Knock out)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220054243/https://www.itftennis.com/womens/tournaments/drawsheetbyround.asp?event=1100127251&tournament=1100022512 |date=20 February 2021 }} for the 2010 Banka Koper Slovenia Open</ref>
She made her professional singles debut at the WTA Tour event Danish Open, losing to Tatjana Malek in the first round, 0–6, 1–6.
Ejdesgaard won four $10k doubles tournaments in 2010. She suffered a season-ending knee injury in September, but made a full recovery and returned to playing tennis on the ITF Circuit in May 2011.
===2011=== Ejdesgaard received a wildcard to play at the Danish Open once again, but lost to Bethanie Mattek-Sands in round one.
She was most successful in doubles play on the ITF Circuit and won a number of doubles titles, including the events at Alcobaça and Valladolid.
===2012=== For the fourth time, she got a wildcard for the Danish Open, but was double-bageled by Alizé Cornet in the first round.<ref>[http://tennis.wettpoint.com/en/games/1142593.html 'Cornet crushes Ejdesgaard in WTA Copenhagen']</ref>
She reached the doubles final of the ITF event in Aschaffenburg with Réka Luca Jani, losing to Florencia Molinero and Stephanie Vogt.<ref>[http://www.wincomparator.com/en-gb/bet-comparator/match-file.html/sp-tennis-9/ca-itf-women-132001/to-aschaffenburg-germany-c25-02a-doubles-148062/ma-molinero-f-vogt-s-vs-ejdesgaard-m-jani-r-l-719811/ 'Molinero-Vogt win ITF Aschaffenburg doubles']</ref>
===2014=== On 11 May, Ejdesgaard announced her retirement from the tour,<ref>{{cite tweet|user=LouEjdesgaard|author=Malou Ejdesgaard|number=465508041753104384|date=11 May 2014|title=I have decided to end my pro tennis career and I will only be playing club matches a national tournaments from now on...}}</ref> saying she'd only play national and club games.
==Personal life== Ejdesgaard is a close friend of former world No. 1 tennis player Caroline Wozniacki, her Danish teammate, with whom she also plays some WTA Tour tournaments.<ref name="CW1">Official Website of Caroline Wozniacki:[http://www.carolinewozniacki.dk/?p=339 Caroline's Blog: Hello from Ponte Vidra, Florida] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222060310/http://www.carolinewozniacki.dk/?p=339 |date=22 December 2010 }} (6 April 2010)</ref> They tried to gain an entry to the 2012 Summer Olympics in doubles.<ref name="CW2">Official Website of Caroline Wozniacki: [http://www.carolinewozniacki.dk/?p=170 Caroline To Play Doubles in 2012 Olympics in London] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222074248/http://www.carolinewozniacki.dk/?p=170 |date=22 December 2010 }} (9 March 2010)</ref> Ejdesgaard has played with Wozniacki in five tournaments – in 2008 at Odense, in 2010 at Ponte Vedra Beach, Charleston & Copenhagen, and in 2011 at Copenhagen.<ref name="WTA4">WTA Tour: [http://www.wtatour.com/gallery/20100808/copenhagen-gallery_2256674_2108266?imageNo=2#picture Copenhagen Gallery] (8 August 2010)</ref> They lost in the first round and twice in the second round, respectively.
==ITF Circuit finals== {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" |- bgcolor=lightblue |$25,000 tournaments |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" |$10,000 tournaments |}
===Singles (0–1)=== {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" !Result !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !Score |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | bgcolor="FFA07A"| Loss | 1. | 2 July 2011 | ITF Melilla, Spain | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|ESP}} Rocio de la Torre-Sanchez | 0–6, 1–6 |}
===Doubles (7–11)=== {|class="wikitable" !Result !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !Score |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 2 November 2008 | ITF Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|SWE}} Anna Brazhnikova | {{flagicon|NOR}} Helene Auensen <br /> {{flagicon|NOR}} Ulrikke Eikeri | 2–6, 6–4, [8–10] |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | 19 June 2009 | ITF Gausdal, Norway | Hard | {{flagicon|NOR}} Helene Auensen | {{flagicon|FRA}} Victoria Larrière <br /> {{flagicon|CZE}} Zuzana Linhová | 6–3, 4–6, [0–10] |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 3. | 9 August 2009 | ITF Savitaipale, Finland | Clay | {{flagicon|ISR}} Ester Masuri | {{flagicon|LAT}} Diāna Marcinkēviča <br /> {{flagicon|BLR}} Anna Orlik | 6–4, 2–6, [6–10] |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 4. | 11 September 2009 | ITF Rousse, Bulgaria | Clay | {{flagicon|BUL}} Dia Evtimova | {{flagicon|ROU}} Ioana Gașpar <br /> {{flagicon|ROU}} Simona Matei | 1–6, 4–6 |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 5. | 14 November 2009 | ITF Jersey, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|HUN}} Tímea Babos | {{flagicon|NED}} Kiki Bertens <br /> {{flagicon|NED}} Daniëlle Harmsen | 5–7, 5–7 |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1. | 17 January 2010 | ITF Le Gosier, Guadeloupe | Hard | {{flagicon|FRA}} Alizé Lim | {{flagicon|USA}} Kayla Rizzolo <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} Katie Ruckert | 6–1, 5–7, [10–3] |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | 20 March 2010 | GB Pro-Series Bath, UK | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|POL}} Katarzyna Piter | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jade Curtis <br /> {{flagicon|GBR}} Anna Fitzpatrick | 6–3, 6–2 |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3. | 25 June 2010 | ITF Gausdal, Norway | Hard | {{flagicon|CZE}} Zuzana Linhová | {{flagicon|RUS}} Karina Isayan <br /> {{flagicon|RUS}} Anastasia Mukhametova | 6–2, 6–3 |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 4. | 3 September 2010 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | {{flagicon|KGZ}} Ksenia Palkina | {{flagicon|BEL}} Gally de Wael <br /> {{flagicon|AUT}} Janina Toljan | 6–4, 6–4 |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 6. | 20 May 2011 | ITF Durban, South Africa | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|AUT}} Nicole Rottmann | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jennifer Allan <br /> {{flagicon|RSA}} Surina De Beer | 2–6, 6–4 [8–10] |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 7. | 27 May 2011 | ITF Durban, South Africa | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|AUT}} Nicole Rottmann | {{flagicon|CZE}} Kateřina Kramperová <br /> {{flagicon|CZE}} Zuzana Linhová | 3–6, 6–3 [8–10] |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 5. | 25 June 2011 | ITF Alcobaça, Portugal | Hard | {{flagicon|AUS}} Alenka Hubacek | {{flagicon|ECU}} Mariana Correa <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} Danielle Mills | 6–2, 7–5 |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 8. | 1 July 2011 | ITF Melilla, Spain | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|AUS}} Alenka Hubacek | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Aselya Arginbayeva <br /> {{flagicon|RUS}} Tanya Samodelok | 6–1, 3–6 [7–10] |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 6. | 9 July 2011 | ITF Valladolid, Spain | Hard | {{flagicon|FRA}} Victoria Larrière | {{flagicon|ARG}} Vanesa Furlanetto <br /> {{flagicon|ARG}} Aranza Salut | 6–0, 6–3 |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 9. | 12 November 2011 | GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|GBR}} Amanda Elliott | {{flagicon|GBR}} Tara Moore <br /> {{flagicon|GBR}} Francesca Stephenson | 6–3, 2–6, [3–10] |- bgcolor=lightblue | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 10. | 15 July 2012 | ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany | Clay | {{flagicon|HUN}} Réka Luca Jani | {{flagicon|ARG}} Florencia Molinero <br /> {{flagicon|LIE}} Stephanie Vogt | 3–6, 6–7<sup>(3)</sup> |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 7. | 28 September 2012 | ITF Madrid, Spain | Clay | {{flagicon|BUL}} Aleksandrina Naydenova | {{flagicon|ARG}} Tatiana Búa <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} Yvonne Cavallé Reimers | 5–7, 6–3, [10–3] |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 11. | 22 April 2013 | ITF San Severo, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|DEN}} Martine Ditlev | {{flagicon|GRE}} Despina Papamichail <br /> {{flagicon|ITA}} Giulia Sussarello | 1–6, 4–6 |}
==Team competition== ===Fed Cup=== ====Singles==== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" !Edition !Round !Date !Against !Surface !Opponent !W/L !Result |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | 2010 Europe/Africa Zone | SF | 6 February 2010 | {{flagicon|ISR}} Israel | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|ISR}} Julia Glushko | Loss | 6–4, 0–1 ret. |}
====Doubles==== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" !Edition !Round !Date !Against !Surface !Partner !Opponents !W/L !Result |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | rowspan="2"| 2010 Europe/<br/>Africa Zone | rowspan="2"| RR | 4 February | {{flagicon|HUN}} Hungary | rowspan="2"| Hard (i) | {{flagicon|DEN}} Karina-Ildor Jacobsgaard | {{flagicon|HUN}} Réka Luca Jani <br /> {{flagicon|HUN}} Zsófia Susányi | Win | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | 5 February | {{flagicon|LAT}} Latvia | {{flagicon|DEN}} Karina-Ildor Jacobsgaard | {{flagicon|LAT}} Līga Dekmeijere <br /> {{flagicon|LAT}} Irina Kuzmina | Loss | 7–5, 4–6, 2–6 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{WTA}} * {{ITF}} * {{Fed Cup player}}
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