Helena Olsson

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Helena Olsson
Country (sports)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Born (1965-01-04) 4 January 1965 (age 59)
Retired1984
Prize money$16,293
Singles
Career record20-35
Career titles0
Highest ranking364 (15 March 1987)
Doubles
Career record23-30
Career titles0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking239 (16 February 1987)

Helena Olsson (born 4 January 1965) [1] is a former professional tennis player from Sweden who won the 1983 French Open girls' doubles championship with Carin Anderholm and played on the WTA tour. [2]

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ITF finals

Singles (0–2)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.4 November 1984 Sydney, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dianne Fromholtz 1-6, 6-3, 1-6
Loss2.27 April 1986 Hatfield, United KingdomClay Flag of France.svg Pascale Etchemendy 3–6, 5–7

Doubles (4–2)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.18 July 1982 Bastad, SwedenClay Flag of Germany.svg Myriam Schropp Flag of the United States.svg Karin Huebner
Flag of Hungary.svg Éva Rózsavölgyi
2–6, 5–7
Win2.4 April 1983 Caserta, ItalyClay Flag of Denmark.svg Tine Scheuer-Larsen Flag of Italy.svg Anna Iuale
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lea Plchová
6–2, 6–3
Win3.15 July 1984 Båstad, SwedenClay Flag of Sweden.svg Carin Anderholm Flag of Spain.svg Elena Guerra
Flag of Romania.svg Daniela Moise
1-6, 7-6, 6-0
Win4.8 October 1984 Wyong, AustraliaGrass Flag of Sweden.svg Stina Almgren Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colleen Carney
Flag of New Zealand.svg Belinda Cordwell
7–5, 7–5
Loss5.27 April 1986 Hatfield, United KingdomHard Flag of Sweden.svg Catrin Jexell Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Monica Reinach
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joy Tacon
1–6, 7–5, 3–6
Win6.19 January 1987 Stockholm, SwedenCarpet Flag of Sweden.svg Catrin Jexell Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Strandlund
Flag of Sweden.svg Jonna Jonerup
6–2, 6–3

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