Sofia Finér Explained

Sofia Tillström
Full Name:Sofia Tillström (Finér)
Birth Date:15 May 1976
Careerprizemoney:$19,644
Highestsinglesranking:No. 289 (23 June 1997)
Highestdoublesranking:No. 254 (27 October 1997)

Sofia Tillström (born 15 May 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. She competed during her career as Sofia Finér.

Career

Finér played on the professional tour in the 1990s, reaching a best singles ranking of 289 in the world, with two ITF titles.[1] As a doubles player she had a top ranking of 254 and won three doubles titles on the ITF circuit.

In 1997 she featured as a doubles player in three Fed Cup ties. Partnering Annica Lindstedt, the pair won two of their three matches together for Sweden.[2]

Now known as Sofia Tillström, she is a coach at the Ekerö Tennisklubb in the Stockholm region.[3] Her husband is former ATP Tour player Mikael Tillström.

ITF finals

Singles (2–3)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 / $15,000 tournaments
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.16 January 1995Turku, FinlandHard (i) Sandra Kleinová4–6, 6–7
Loss2.21 January 1996Turku, FinlandHard (i) Maria Wolfbrandt6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Loss3.24 June 1996Bastad, SwedenClay Gabriela Chmelinová3–6, 3–6
Win4.6 October 1996Nottingham, United KingdomHard (i)6–3, 6–2
Win5.9 June 1997Camucia, ItalyHard 6–3, 6–1

Doubles (3–6)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.3 July 1995Lohja, FinlandClay Annica Lindstedt Maria-Farnes Capistrano
Maria Wolfbrandt
7–5, 6–4
Win 2.2 October 1995Nottingham, United KingdomHard7–6(9–7), 7–5
Loss3.Stockholm, SwedenHard Karin Ptaszek
Anna-Karin Svensson
1–6, 3–6
Loss4.Turku, FinlandCarpet (i) Karin Ptaszek
Anna-Karin Svensson
2–6, 4–6
Loss5.Bastad, SwedenHard (i) Karin Ptaszek
Anna-Karin Svensson
3–6, 4–6
Loss6.Rungsted, DenmarkCarpet (i) Sofie Albinus
Maiken Pape
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss7.29 June 1997Bastad, SwedenClayW/O
Loss8.7 July 1997Fiumicino, ItalyClay Anna Linkova Zuzana Hejdová
Jana Macurová
1–6, 1–6
Win9.21 July 1997Valladolid, SpainHard Petra Rampre
Daphne van de Zande
6–4, 6–3

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tennis Abstract: Sofia Finer WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis . www.tennisabstract.com.
  2. Web site: Key Statistics . Official Fed Cup website.
  3. News: Attraktivt uppdrag för Sofia Tillström . www.stockholmdirekt.se . 19 January 2018 . Swedish.