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Mathilde Johansson (born 28 April 1985 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a Swedish-born retired French tennis player.
Professional career
She made her WTA Tour main draw debut at the 2005 French Open, losing to sixth-seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in the first round. In 2006, she reached the second round, losing to Russian youngster Maria Kirilenko in straight sets.
In 2009, she reached the quarterfinals twice; in Acapulco and in Bogotá (where she was seeded No. 6).
In 2011, Johansson reached her first WTA Tour final in Bogotá, losing to Lourdes Domínguez Lino in three sets.
In April 2012, as a lucky loser, she reached the semifinals of the Grand Prix in Fès (Marrocco) eventually falling to Laura Pous Tio. Later, in May, she reached for the first time the third round of a major tournament, the French Open, falling to Sloane Stephens. In July, Johansson reached the finals of the Swedish Open losing to Polona Hercog in three sets.
For one of her last tournaments in the season, Mathilde reached the quarterfinals in Guangzhou, beaten by Hsieh Su-wei in straight sets. Overall in 2012, she fell in the first round ten times.
In 2016, Johansson decided to retire after the French Open singles qualifying tournament where she was beaten in the second round by Ivana Jorović.
WTA career finals
Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Winner – Legend |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–0) |
| International (0–2) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Clay (0–2) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–0) |
| International (0–2) |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Clay (0–2) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Feb 2011 | Copa Colsanitas, Bogotá, Colombia | International | Clay | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | 6–2, 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | Jul 2012 | Swedish Open, Bastad | International | Clay | Polona Hercog | 6–0, 4–6, 5–7 |
ITF finals
Singles (14–6)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (5–2) |
| Clay (9–4) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Hard (5–2) |
| Clay (9–4) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 24 June 2001 | Algiers, Algeria | Clay | Zuzana Kučová | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 1 July 2001 | Algiers, Algeria | Clay | Isabel Collischonn | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 21 November 2004 | Puebla, Mexico | Hard | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 3 July 2005 | Mont-de-Marsan, France | Clay | Natalia Gussoni | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 17 July 2005 | Vittel, France | Clay | Hanna Nooni | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 30 October 2005 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard | Florence Haring | w/o |
| Winner | 4. | 5 November 2006 | Mexico City | Hard | Larissa Carvalho | 6–1, 7–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 12 November 2006 | Mexico City | Hard | Yvonne Meusburger | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Winner | 6. | 10 February 2008 | Cali, Colombia | Clay | Ekaterina Shulaeva | 3–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
| Winner | 7. | 27 July 2008 | Pétange, Luxembourg | Clay | Renata Voráčová | 2–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
| Winner | 8. | 13 June 2010 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Tímea Babos | 6–7, 6–1, 6–0 |
| Winner | 9. | 20 June 2010 | Montpellier, France | Clay | Claire de Gubernatis | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 10. | 25 July 2010 | Pétange, Luxembourg | Clay | Monica Niculescu | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 11. | 19 September 2010 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | Carla Suárez Navarro | 6–4, 3–1 ret. |
| Runner-up | 4. | 9 October 2010 | Jounieh, Lebanon | Clay | Petra Cetkovská | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 12. | 18 July 2011 | Petange, Luxembourg | Hard | Petra Cetkovská | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 5 April 2015 | Croissy-Beaubourg, France | Hard (i) | Margarita Gasparyan | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 21 June 2015 | Ystad, Sweden | Clay | Rebecca Peterson | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 13. | 28 June 2015 | Périgueux, France | Clay | Chloé Paquet | 6−4, 6−2 |
| Winner | 14. | 8 November 2015 | Nantes, France | Hard (i) | Andreea Mitu | 6−3, 6−4 |
Doubles (1–2)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (1–1) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Hard (1–1) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 14. | 21 June 2004 | Orestiada, Greece | Hard | Aurélie Védy | Belen Karbalai Luciana Sarmento | 6–0, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 4 July 2009 | Cuneo, Italy | Clay | Petra Cetkovská | Akgul Amanmuradova Darya Kustova | 7–5, 1–6, [7–10] |
| Runner-up | 2. | 4 April 2015 | Croissy-Beaubourg, France | Hard (i) | Julie Coin | Jocelyn Rae Anna Smith | 6–7, 6–7 |
Grand Slam performance timelines
Singles
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | 1–5 |
| French Open | Q1 | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 6–11 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q1 | Q3 | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | A | 2R | Q2 | A | A | 3–4 |
| US Open | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | Q3 | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | Q1 | A | 0–5 |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 10–25 |
Doubles
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1–3 | |||||||||||
| French Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 5–13 | |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 0–1 | |||||||||||||
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 0–2 | ||||||||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 6–19 |