Emma Laine Bio


  • Coached by Olli Leppänen
  • Travels on Tour with her coach or her sister (and best friend) Essi, who also plays professionally
  • Mother, Erika, was a swimmer, while father, Erkki, was an ice hockey player, winning an Olympic silver medal at 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics
  • Introduced to tennis at age 5 by her parents; baseliner who prefers hardcourts
  • Favorite places to visit are Melbourne and Stockholm
  • Speaks Finnish, Swedish, English
  • Favorite movies are Troy, Titanic
  • Favorite food is pasta
  • Tennis person most admired is Andre Agassi for his good attitude on and off the court
  • Favorite thing about being a pro tennis player is travelling and seeing different countries, cultures and people
  • Likes many sports, in particular ice hockey
  • Goal is to improve her tennis and ranking.
Biographical information from WTA. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2008.


Return to > Players > E > Emma Laine Profile (Biography) (Pictures)



 



Copyright © 2003-2010 Tennis-X.com. All rights reserved.
This website is an independently operated source of news and information and is not affiliated with any professional organization.