| Full name | Helena Ejeson-Gould |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Sweden |
| Born | (1981-01-03) 3 January 1981 (age 43) 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) |
Helena Ejeson-Gould (born 3 January 1981) is a Swedish former professional tennis player.
Biography
A 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.
Retiring in 2004, she went on to study psychology at Lund University and was married in 2010 to Alastair Gould.
ITF finals
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Doubles: 10 (3–7)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 29 November 1999 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay |  Beatriz Cabrera Rosendo
|
 Gabriela Chmelinová Petra Raclavská
|
0–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2. | 13 August 2001 | London, Great Britain | Hard |  Claire Curran
|
Eva Erbová  Aurélie Védy
|
6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 23 September 2001 | Glasgow, Scotland | Hard | Eva Erbová
|
 Patty Van Acker Leslie Butkiewicz
|
2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 17 June 2002 | Velp, Netherlands | Clay |  Kika Hogendoorn
|
 Sandra Klemenschits Daniela Klemenschits
|
2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1. | 10 September 2002 | Hiroshima, Japan | Clay |  Andrea Munch-Hermansen
|
 Keiko Taguchi Maiko Inoue
|
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5. | 30 March 2003 | Rabat, Morocco | Clay | Helena Norfeldt
|
 Chanelle Scheepers Daniela Klemenschits
|
3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 7 July 2003 | Toruń, Poland | Clay |  Mireille Dittmann
|
Zuzana Hejdová  Olena Antypina
|
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2. | 15 September 2003 | Sunderland, Great Britain | Hard | Claire Curran
|
Kim Kilsdonk Nicole Kriz
|
6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 3. | 28 October 2003 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Hard | Åsa Svensson
|
Yvonne Doyle Karen Nugent
|
6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 7. | 5 April 2004 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay |  Annette Kolb
|
Simona Dobrá Hana Šromová
|
w/o |
References
- "Doyle and Nugent so close to Nottingham breakthrough". Independent. 5 November 2003.
- "Spelar du fortfarande tennis?". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). 31 December 2010.
External links
- Helena Ejeson at the Women's Tennis Association
- Helena Ejeson at the International Tennis Federation