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 (age 48)
Prize money$19,644
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 289 (23 June 1997)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 254 (27 October 1997)

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)   Sandra Kleinová 4–6, 6–7
Loss 2. 21 January 1996 Turku, Finland Hard (i)   Maria Wolfbrandt 6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Loss 3. 24 June 1996 Bastad, Sweden Clay   Gabriela Chmelinová 3–6, 3–6
Win 4. 6 October 1996 Nottingham, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Lorna Woodroffe 6–3, 6–2
Win 5. 9 June 1997 Camucia, Italy Hard   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   Annica Lindstedt   Maria-Farnes Capistrano
  Maria Wolfbrandt
7–5, 6–4
Win 2. 2 October 1995 Nottingham, United Kingdom Hard   Annica Lindstedt   Samantha Smith
  Jane Wood
7–6(9–7), 7–5
Loss 3. 30 October 1995 Stockholm, Sweden Hard   Annica Lindstedt   Karin Ptaszek
  Anna-Karin Svensson
1–6, 3–6
Loss 4. 21 January 1996 Turku, Finland Carpet (i)   Annica Lindstedt   Karin Ptaszek
  Anna-Karin Svensson
2–6, 4–6
Loss 5. 27 January 1996 Bastad, Sweden Hard (i)   Annica Lindstedt   Karin Ptaszek
  Anna-Karin Svensson
3–6, 4–6
Loss 6. 4 February 1996 Rungsted, Denmark Carpet (i)   Annica Lindstedt   Sofie Albinus
  Maiken Pape
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 7. 29 June 1997 Bastad, Sweden Clay   Linda Jansson   Annica Lindstedt
  Anna-Karin Svensson
W/O
Loss 8. 7 July 1997 Fiumicino, Italy Clay   Anna Linkova   Zuzana Hejdová
  Jana Macurová
1–6, 1–6
Win 9. 21 July 1997 Valladolid, Spain Hard   Anna-Karin Svensson   Petra Rampre
  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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