Helle Sparre

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Helle Sparre
Full nameHelle Sparre-Viragh
Country (sports)Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Born (1956-06-30) 30 June 1956 (age 67)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Singles
Career record-
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 2R (1978)
Wimbledon 3R (1977, 1978)
US Open 1R (1974, 1977, 1978)
Doubles
Career record-
Career titles1 WTA
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (1978)
Wimbledon 3R (1978)
US Open 2R (1974, 1978)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 10–10

Helle Sparre (born 30 June 1956) is a former professional tennis player from Denmark. She competed during her career under her married name Helle Sparre-Viragh.

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Biography

Born in Copenhagen, Sparre featured in 13 Federation Cup ties for Denmark in the 1970s, including a quarter-final in 1976. She twice reached the third round of the Wimbledon Championships, in 1977 and 1978. Partnering Helena Anliot, she won the doubles title at the 1978 U.S. Clay Court Championships. [1]

Sparre lived in California beginning in 1978 and served as the tennis director and head pro at Scott Valley Swimming and Tennis Club in Mill Valley, CA from 1987-2015 . She is the author of Dynamite Doubles, an instructional book for doubles tennis strategy. [2]

Helle currently lives in Mesa, Arizona, and she coaches and plays pickleball at the senior pro level.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 title

Result   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win Aug 1978 U.S. Clay Courts Colgate Series (A)Clay Flag of Sweden.svg Helena Anliot Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Hallquist
Flag of the United States.svg Sheila McInerney
6–1, 6–3

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