Country (sports) | Sweden |
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Born | 4 January 1965 |
Retired | 1984 |
Prize money | $16,293 |
Singles | |
Career record | 20-35 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | 364 (15 March 1987) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 23-30 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | 239 (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]
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 4 November 1984 | Sydney, Australia | Grass | Dianne Fromholtz | 1-6, 6-3, 1-6 |
Loss | 2. | 27 April 1986 | Hatfield, United Kingdom | Clay | Pascale Etchemendy | 3–6, 5–7 |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 18 July 1982 | Bastad, Sweden | Clay | Myriam Schropp | Karin Huebner Éva Rózsavölgyi | 2–6, 5–7 |
Win | 2. | 4 April 1983 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | Tine Scheuer-Larsen | Anna Iuale Lea Plchová | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 3. | 15 July 1984 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Carin Anderholm | Elena Guerra Daniela Moise | 1-6, 7-6, 6-0 |
Win | 4. | 8 October 1984 | Wyong, Australia | Grass | Stina Almgren | Colleen Carney Belinda Cordwell | 7–5, 7–5 |
Loss | 5. | 27 April 1986 | Hatfield, United Kingdom | Hard | Catrin Jexell | Monica Reinach Joy Tacon | 1–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
Win | 6. | 19 January 1987 | Stockholm, Sweden | Carpet | Catrin Jexell | Maria Strandlund Jonna Jonerup | 6–2, 6–3 |
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Events from the year 1990 in Sweden
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