Helena Dahlström Explained

Helena Dahlström
Birth Date:13 May 1968
Careerprizemoney:$40,443
Highestsinglesranking:No. 166 (21 December 1986)
Frenchopenresult:1R (1986)
Highestdoublesranking:No. 221 (2 January 1989)
Australianopendoublesresult:2R (1988)
Wimbledondoublesresult:Q2 (1986)

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

Biography

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

Singles (3–4)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 / $15,000 tournaments
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.25 February 1985São Paulo, BrazilClay Mercedes Paz5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up2.23 September 1985Bethesda, United StatesHard Jane Forman3–6, 5–7
Winner3.28 October 1985Newcastle, AustraliaGrass Karen Deed6–4, 6–1
Winner4.4 November 1985Sydney, AustraliaGrass Monica Lundqvist6–4, 3–6, 7–6
Runner-up5.23 March 1987Melbourne, AustraliaHard Louise Field3–6, 3–6
Runner-up6.17 October 1988Azores, PortugalHard Andrea Noszály1–6, 3–6
Runner-up7.30 January 1989Danderyd, SwedenHard Nanne Dahlman6–4, 1–6, 4–6

Doubles (1–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.5 September 1988Porto, PortugalClay Cecilia Dahlman Sandrine Jaquet
Martina Pawlik
3–6, 1–6
Winner2.17 October 1988Azores, PortugalHard Caroline Billingham
Alexandra Niepel
6–3, 6–3

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Nilsson . Claes . Listers historiska singelsuccé . . 12 June 2017 . Swedish.
  2. News: Lendl and Lloyd Win in Paris . . 27 May 1986.