Ewa Laurance (born Ewa Svensson, (born February 26, 1964) , and formerly known as Ewa Mataya and transitionally as Ewa Mataya Laurance) is a Swedish–American professional Pool player, most notably on the Women's Professional Billiard Association nine-ball tour, a sports writer, and more recently a sports commentator for ESPN.
In 2004, she was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame.
She has been nicknamed "the Leading Lady of Billiards" and "the Striking Viking".