| Helen Angwin | |
| Birth Date: | c. 1931 |
| Birth Place: | SA, Australia |
| Australianopenresult: | F (1952) |
| Australianopendoublesresult: | SF (1953) |
| Australianopenmixedresult: | 2R (1954) |
Helen Angwin (born c. 1931) is an Australian former tennis player who was active in the first half of the 1950s.
In 1952 she was runner-up in the singles event of the Australian Championship, losing the final in straight sets to compatriot Thelma Coyne Long. In the semifinal she had defeated first-seeded and reigning champion Nancye Wynne Bolton.[1] In the doubles event she reached the semifinal in 1953 together with Gwen Thiele. In total she participated in five editions of the Australian Championships between 1949 and 1954.[2] [3]
In January 1952 Angwin won the singles title at the South Australian Championships in Adelaide, defeating Gwen Thiele in the final in three sets.[4] [5] [3] She lost the final of the 1954 edition in three sets to Jenny Staley.[6]
In September 1954 she announced her retirement from tennis due to her upcoming marriage.[7]
Helen Angwin is the youngest of two daughters of Hugh Thomas Moffitt Angwin (1888–1949).[8] [9] She married Graham Polkinghorne on 19 January 1955 in Adelaide.[7]