Helga Niessen Masthoff

Helga Niessen Masthoff (born November 11, 1941 in Essen, Germany) was a tennis player from West Germany.

Masthoff's best Grand Slam singles tournament was when she reached the 1970 French Open final, losing to Margaret Court 6–2, 6–4.

Masthoff won the German Open three consecutive years from 1972 through 1974, beating Martina Navratilova in the 1974 final 6–4, 5–7, 6–3. Masthoff was the runner-up at that tournament in 1971, losing to Billie Jean King 6–3, 6–2.

At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City when tennis was a demonstration sport, Masthoff won the singles and doubles (with Edda Buding) gold medals and the silver medal in mixed doubles (with Jurgen Fassenbender).

Masthoff was included in many year-end world top ten singles rankings from 1970 through 1974.

Masthoff teamed with Kathy Harter to reach the women's doubles final at the 1976 French Open, losing to the team of Fiorella Bonicelli and Gail Sherriff Lovera 6–4, 1–6, 6–3.

Masthoff played on West Germany's Fed Cup team in 1965-1967, 1969, 1970, and 1972-1977. Her overall win-loss record was 38-18, going 23-10 in singles and 15-8 in doubles.

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

A = did not participate in the tournament.

SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

See also

* Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final

External links

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