Helena Ejeson-Gould (born 3 January 1981) is a Swedish former professional tennis player.
| Full name | Helena Ejeson-Gould |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Sweden |
| Born | 3 January 1981 Förlösa, Kalmar, Sweden |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $18,226 |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 442 (12 August 2002) |
| Doubles | |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 198 (21 July 2003) |
Biography
editA right-handed player from Kalmar, Ejeson played on the professional tour in the early 2000s and was most prominent in the doubles format, with a best world ranking of 198.
In 2002 she was a doubles quarter-finalist in two WTA Tour tournaments, Finland's Nordic Light Open and the Japan Open, beating Maria Sharapova/Maria Kirilenko in the latter.
Ejeson won three ITF doubles titles during her career, which included a $25,000 event in Nottingham in 2003, partnering Åsa Svensson.[1]
Retiring in 2004, she went on to study psychology at Lund University and was married in 2010 to Alastair Gould.[2]
ITF finals
edit| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Doubles: 10 (3–7)
edit| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 29 November 1999 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | 0–6, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 2. | 13 August 2001 | London, Great Britain | Hard | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 3. | 23 September 2001 | Glasgow, Scotland | Hard | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 4. | 17 June 2002 | Velp, Netherlands | Clay | 2–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 1. | 10 September 2002 | Hiroshima, Japan | Clay | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 5. | 30 March 2003 | Rabat, Morocco | Clay | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 6. | 7 July 2003 | Toruń, Poland | Clay | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 2. | 15 September 2003 | Sunderland, Great Britain | Hard | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 3. | 28 October 2003 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Hard | 6–3, 7–6(13-11) | ||
| Loss | 7. | 5 April 2004 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | w/o |
References
edit- ^ "Doyle and Nugent so close to Nottingham breakthrough". Independent. 5 November 2003.
- ^ "Spelar du fortfarande tennis?". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). 31 December 2010.