Sport and Games Atlas

How The Game Is Played
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Athlete

Petra Thorén

Racket Sports

Petra Maria Thorén, born 8 August 1969, is a Finnish former professional tennis player who retired in 1996. She won five singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Women's Circuit, the international tier below the main WTA Tour. Her best singles ranking was world number 73, reached on 23 March 1992, and her best doubles ranking was number 112, reached on 25 April 1994. At the Grand Slam tournaments she reached the third round of the French Open in 1991 and the second round of the Australian Open in 1990 and 1993 and of Wimbledon in 1992. Her singles record over her career was 180 wins and 150 losses and her career prize money was 247,349 US dollars. She played for the Finland team in the Fed Cup, the women's national team competition, where she won 18 and lost 17 matches.

Facts
Birth Year
1969 1
Gender
Female 1
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 1
Connections

Competed In

Source Petra Thorén (Wikipedia)

Plays

Tennis, Sports
Source Petra Thorén (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Nationality

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Petra Thorén (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
Petra Maria Thorén (born 8 August 1969) is a former tennis player from Finland.
Sources
1. Petra Thorén (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth year
    Petra Maria Thorén (born 8 August 1969) is a former tennis player from Finland.
  • Lead, ranking sentence
    On 23 March 1992, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 73.
  • Lead, titles
    Thorén won five singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Women's Circuit.
  • Lead, nationality
    Petra Maria Thorén (born 8 August 1969) is a former tennis player from Finland.
  • Plays: Tennis, Lead
    Petra Maria Thorén (born 8 August 1969) is a former tennis player from Finland.
  • Competed In: Billie Jean King Cup, Lead, Fed Cup record
    Playing for Finland Fed Cup team, Thorén has a win-loss record of 18-17 in Fed Cup competition.
View the Source

Take a Related Quiz

Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.