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Sofia Finér

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Sofia Tillström
Full nameSofia Tillström (Finér)
Country (sports) Sweden
Born (1976-05-15) 15 May 1976 (age 48)
Prize money$19,644
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 289 (23 June 1997)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 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

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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

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Singles (2–3)

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 / $15,000 tournaments
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 16 January 1995 Turku, Finland Hard (i) Czech Republic Sandra Kleinová 4–6, 6–7
Loss 2. 21 January 1996 Turku, Finland Hard (i) Sweden Maria Wolfbrandt 6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Loss 3. 24 June 1996 Bastad, Sweden Clay Czech Republic Gabriela Chmelinová 3–6, 3–6
Win 4. 6 October 1996 Nottingham, United Kingdom Hard (i) United Kingdom Lorna Woodroffe 6–3, 6–2
Win 5. 9 June 1997 Camucia, Italy Hard Italy Federica Fortuni 6–3, 6–1

Doubles (3–6)

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

See also

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References

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  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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