Sofia Finér

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

Sofia Tillström
Full nameSofia Tillström (Finér)
Country (sports) Sweden
Born (1976-05-15) 15 May 1976
Prize money$19,644
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 289 (23 June 1997)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 254 (27 October 1997)

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
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 16 January 1995 Turku, Finland Hard (i) Sandra Kleinová 4–6, 6–7
Runner-up 2. 21 January 1996 Turku, Finland Hard (i) Maria Wolfbrandt 6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 3. 24 June 1996 Bastad, Sweden Clay Gabriela Chmelinová 3–6, 3–6
Winner 4. 6 October 1996 Nottingham, United Kingdom Hard (i) Lorna Woodroffe 6–3, 6–2
Winner 5. 9 June 1997 Camucia, Italy Hard Federica Fortuni 6–3, 6–1

Doubles (3–6)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 3 July 1995 Lohja, Finland Clay Annica Lindstedt Maria-Farnes Capistrano
Maria Wolfbrandt
7–5, 6–4
Winner 2. 2 October 1995 Nottingham, United Kingdom Hard Annica Lindstedt Samantha Smith
Jane Wood
7–6(9–7), 7–5
Runner-up 3. 30 October 1995 Stockholm, Sweden Hard Annica Lindstedt Karin Ptaszek
Anna-Karin Svensson
1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 4. 21 January 1996 Turku, Finland Carpet (i) Annica Lindstedt Karin Ptaszek
Anna-Karin Svensson
2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 5. 27 January 1996 Bastad, Sweden Hard (i) Annica Lindstedt Karin Ptaszek
Anna-Karin Svensson
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 6. 4 February 1996 Rungsted, Denmark Carpet (i) Annica Lindstedt Sofie Albinus
Maiken Pape
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 7. 29 June 1997 Bastad, Sweden Clay Linda Jansson Annica Lindstedt
Anna-Karin Svensson
W/O
Runner-up 8. 7 July 1997 Fiumicino, Italy Clay Anna Linkova Zuzana Hejdová
Jana Macurová
1–6, 1–6
Winner 9. 21 July 1997 Valladolid, Spain Hard Anna-Karin Svensson Petra Rampre
Daphne van de Zande
6–4, 6–3

See also

References

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