Mathilde Johansson (born 28 April 1985) is a Swedish-born French former

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Professional career

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She made her

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main-draw debut at the 2005 French Open, losing to sixth-seed

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in the first round. In

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, she reached the

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, losing to Russian youngster

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in straight sets. In 2009, she reached two WTA Tour quarterfinals, in Acapulco and in

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(where she was seeded No. 6). In 2011, she reached her first WTA tournament final in

, losing to Lourdes Domínguez Lino in three sets. In April 2012, as a lucky loser, Johansson reached the semifinals of the Grand Prix in Fès (Morocco), eventually falling to Laura Pous Tio. Later in May, at the

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, she reached for the first time the third round of a major tournament, falling to Sloane Stephens. In July, Johansson reached the finals of the Swedish Open, losing to

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, in three sets. For one of her last tournaments in the season, she reached the quarterfinals in Guangzhou, where she was beaten by

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in straight sets. Overall in 2012, she fell in the first round ten times. In 2016, Johansson decided to retire after the

singles qualifying tournament where she was beaten in the second round by Ivana Jorović.

WTA career finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 20 (14–6)

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

Grand Slam performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Johansson, Mathilde 1985 births Living people French female tennis players French people of Swedish descent Sportspeople from Boulogne-Billancourt Tennis players from Hauts-de-Seine Tennis players from Gothenburg Swedish emigrants to France 21st-century French sportswomen