Rebecca Peterson is a Swedish professional tennis player, who competes on the WTA Tour since 2009.
| Date of Birth: | 6 August 1995 |
| Birthplace: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Residence: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Height: | 5'8" (173 cm) |
| Weight: | 132 lbs (60 kg) |
| Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Turned Pro: | 2009 |
Rebecca Peterson is a Swedish professional tennis player who was born on August 6, 1995, in Stockholm, Sweden. Born to tennis coach father Mart, Rebecca was destined for a life involved in the sport from a very young age.
Aged just 13 she entered onto the junior circuit before progressing well, setting her up nicely for a flourishing career on the pro circuit. Making her debut at the main draw WTA event for the first time at the Bastad Open in 2012, her first-round loss did not discourage her from sticking at it.
All the while improving on the ITF circuit and going deeper in tournaments, she would have to wait until the Miami Open, the WTA 1000 event in 2014 for her first win, overcoming Monica Barthel in the first round.
More promising results arrived the following season, with the Swede getting her first WTA title. Despite not having much success in the singles side of her game, her talent for doubles was coming into its own, with her claiming the title at the Rio Open.
Similar success on the singles tour was all in good time, though, with Peterson getting through to her Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2017 US Open. Putting positive results like this to good use, the Swede saw results arrive.
In 2018 she reached her first WTA semifinal at the Mexican Open after coming through the qualifying event. This was the form she managed to take with her into the 2019 Asian swing, reaching and winning her first WTA tour-level singles final, beating Elena Rybakina at the Jiangxi Open.
Another title followed, this time beating Heather Watson in the final of the Tianjin Open, in turn catapulting her up into the world's Top 45. Come the 2020s the Swede struggled for form, not only due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but also due to injury.
It took her until 2022 to regain some of that formidable form she had once enjoyed. That season, she got her first-ever Top-5 win before going on to reach her first WTA Tour final since 2019 at the 2023 Merida Open.
