Helena Dahlström (born 13 May 1968) is a Swedish former professional tennis player.

Helena Dahlström
Country (sports) Sweden
Born (1968-05-13) 13 May 1968 (age 56)
Prize money$40,443
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 166 (21 December 1986)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open1R (1986)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 221 (2 January 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1988)
WimbledonQ2 (1986)

Biography

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A right-handed player from Linköping, Dahlström was the girls' singles runner-up at the 1984 Australian Open.[1]

Dahlström competed on the professional tour in the late 1980s and reached a top singles ranking of 166. She won the Australian Hard Court Championships in 1985 and featured in the main draw of the 1986 French Open as a qualifier.[2]

She appeared in two Federation Cup ties for Sweden in 1986, playing both singles and doubles in a World Group fixture against France, then in the consolations rounds against Belgium.

ITF finals

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Singles (3–4)

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 / $15,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 25 February 1985 São Paulo, Brazil Clay   Mercedes Paz 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 23 September 1985 Bethesda, United States Hard   Jane Forman 3–6, 5–7
Winner 3. 28 October 1985 Newcastle, Australia Grass   Karen Deed 6–4, 6–1
Winner 4. 4 November 1985 Sydney, Australia Grass   Monica Lundqvist 6–4, 3–6, 7–6
Runner-up 5. 23 March 1987 Melbourne, Australia Hard   Louise Field 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 6. 17 October 1988 Azores, Portugal Hard   Andrea Noszály 1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 7. 30 January 1989 Danderyd, Sweden Hard   Nanne Dahlman 6–4, 1–6, 4–6

Doubles (1–1)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 5 September 1988 Porto, Portugal Clay   Cecilia Dahlman   Sandrine Jaquet
  Martina Pawlik
3–6, 1–6
Winner 2. 17 October 1988 Azores, Portugal Hard   Anne Aallonen   Caroline Billingham
  Alexandra Niepel
6–3, 6–3

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Nilsson, Claes (12 June 2017). "Listers historiska singelsuccé". Corren (in Swedish).
  2. ^ "Lendl and Lloyd Win in Paris". The New York Times. 27 May 1986.
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