Helena Ejeson

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Helena Ejeson
Full nameHelena Ejeson-Gould
Country (sports)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Born (1981-01-03) 3 January 1981 (age 43)
Förlösa, Kalmar, Sweden
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$18,226
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 442 (12 August 2002)
Doubles
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 198 (21 July 2003)

Helena Ejeson-Gould (born 3 January 1981) is a Swedish former professional tennis player.

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Biography

A right-handed player from Kalmar, Ejeson played on the professional tour in the early 2000s and was most prominent in the doubles format, with a best world ranking of 198.

In 2002 she was a doubles quarter-finalist in two WTA Tour tournaments, Finland's Nordic Light Open and the Japan Open, beating Maria Sharapova/Maria Kirilenko in the latter.

Ejeson won three ITF doubles titles during her career, which included a $25,000 event in Nottingham in 2003, partnering Åsa Svensson. [1]

Retiring in 2004, she went on to study psychology at Lund University and was married in 2010 to Alastair Gould. [2]

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Doubles: 10 (3–7)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.29 November 1999 Mallorca, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Beatriz Cabrera Rosendo Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Gabriela Chmelinová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Raclavská
0–6, 5–7
Runner-up2.13 August 2001 London, Great BritainHard Flag of Ireland.svg Claire Curran Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Erbová
Flag of France.svg Aurélie Védy
6–7(4–7), 3–6
Runner-up3.23 September 2001 Glasgow, ScotlandHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Erbová Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patty Van Acker
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Leslie Butkiewicz
2–6, 2–6
Runner-up4.17 June 2002 Velp, NetherlandsClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kika Hogendoorn Flag of Austria.svg Sandra Klemenschits
Flag of Austria.svg Daniela Klemenschits
2–6, 1–6
Winner1.10 September 2002 Hiroshima, JapanClay Flag of Denmark.svg Andrea Munch-Hermansen Flag of Japan.svg Keiko Taguchi
Flag of Japan.svg Maiko Inoue
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up5.30 March 2003 Rabat, MoroccoClay Flag of Sweden.svg Helena Norfeldt Flag of South Africa.svg Chanelle Scheepers
Flag of Austria.svg Daniela Klemenschits
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up6.7 July 2003 Toruń, PolandClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mireille Dittmann Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zuzana Hejdová
Flag of Ukraine.svg Olena Antypina
3–6, 3–6
Winner2.15 September 2003 Sunderland, Great BritainHard Flag of Ireland.svg Claire Curran Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kim Kilsdonk
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Kriz
6–2, 6–1
Winner3.28 October 2003 Nottingham, United KingdomHard Flag of Sweden.svg Åsa Svensson Flag of Ireland.svg Yvonne Doyle
Flag of Ireland.svg Karen Nugent
6–3, 7–6(13-11)
Runner-up7.5 April 2004 Cairo, EgyptClay Flag of Germany.svg Annette Kolb Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Simona Dobrá
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Šromová
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References

  1. "Doyle and Nugent so close to Nottingham breakthrough". Independent . 5 November 2003.
  2. "Spelar du fortfarande tennis?". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). 31 December 2010.