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Helgø at the 2021 ITF Poitiers | |
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Fjellhamar, Norway |
| Born | (1999-08-26)26 August 1999 (age 26) Oslo, Norway |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$178,940 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 234–164 |
| Career titles | 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 317 (30 January 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 474 (17 November 2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 101–62 |
| Career titles | 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 323 (24 July 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 345 (17 November 2025) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 30–19 |
| Last updated on: 17 November 2025. | |
Malene Helgø (born 26 August 1999) is a Norwegian professionaltennis player.
She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 317, achieved on 30 January 2023. Her best doubles ranking is No. 323, reached on 24 July 2023. Helgø has won nine singles and seven doubles titles on theITF Circuit.
On theITF Junior Circuit, Helgø has been ranked as high as No. 29 in the world.
Playing forNorway inBillie Jean King Cup, Helgø has a win–loss record of 30–19 (as of April 2025).
Singles:
Doubles:
In 2023, Helgø made herWTA Tour debut representing Norway at the2023 United Cup.[1] She represented Norway at the2023 United Cup and in as the number-one female player. She gained entry into the2023 Swedish Open as an alternate, losing in the first round toLouisa Chirico.[2] Helgø also took part in the2024 United Cup, takingCaroline Garcia to a third set tiebreak in the quarterfinals.[3]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2018 | ITF The Hague, Netherlands | W15 | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2018 | ITF Sandefjord, Norway | W15 | Clay | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | 3–0 | Mar 2019 | ITF Tabarka, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | 6–1, 3–6, 7–5 | |
| Loss | 3–1 | Jul 2019 | ITF Sandefjord, Norway | W15 | Clay | 7–5, 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 4–1 | Sep 2020 | ITF Varna, Bulgaria | W15 | Clay | 6–7(1), 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 4–2 | May 2021 | Liepāja Open, Latvia | W25 | Clay | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 4–3 | Aug 2021 | ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands | W25 | Clay | 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 4–4 | May 2022 | ITF Varberg, Sweden | W25 | Clay | 6–2, 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 5–4 | Nov 2022 | ITF Haabneeme, Estonia | W25 | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Win | 6–4 | Jul 2023 | ITF Périgueux, France | W25 | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Win | 7–4 | Mar 2024 | ITF Helsinki, Finland | W35 | Hard (i) | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Win | 8–4 | Mar 2024 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Win | 9–4 | Mar 2024 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 6–1, 6–0 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2015 | ITF Oslo, Norway | W10 | Hard (i) | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2016 | ITF Bastad, Sweden | W10 | Clay | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–3 | Oct 2016 | ITF Bol, Croatia | W10 | Clay | 6–7(5), 6–7(5) | ||
| Loss | 0–4 | Oct 2017 | ITF Stockholm, Sweden | W15 | Hard (i) | 6–2, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 1–4 | Nov 2017 | ITF Stockholm, Sweden | W15 | Hard (i) | w/o | ||
| Loss | 1–5 | May 2018 | ITF Karlskrona, Sweden | W15 | Clay | 5–7, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 2–5 | Jul 2018 | ITF Sandefjord, Norway | W15 | Clay | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 2–6 | Aug 2018 | ITF Savitaipale, Finland | W15 | Clay | 4–6, 6–1, [5–10] | ||
| Loss | 2–7 | Feb 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheik, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 0–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 3–7 | Feb 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheik, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 4–7 | Jul 2019 | ITF Sandefjord, Norway | W15 | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 5–7 | Sep 2019 | ITF Székesfehérvár, Hungary | W15 | Clay | 7–5, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 6–7 | Dec 2019 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | 7–6(4), 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 6–8 | Oct 2022 | Hamburg Ladies & Gents Cup, Germany | W60 | Hard (i) | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 7–8 | Nov 2022 | ITF Haabneeme, Estonia | W25 | Hard (i) | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 7–9 | Feb 2025 | ITF Brisbane, Australia | W75 | Hard | 6–7(6), 3–6 | ||
| Win | 8–9 | Jul 2025 | ITF Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | W75 | Hard | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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| 2016 | Z3 R/R | 14 Apr 2016 | Ulcinj (MNE) | Clay | Marieta de Lyubov Nhamitambo | W | 6–1, 6–1 | |
| 2017 | Z2 R/R | 19 Apr 2017 | Šiauliai (LIT) | Hard (i) | Ilze Hattingh | W | 6–1, 6–1 | |
| 20 Apr 2017 | Cornelia Lister | L | 4–6, 0–6 | |||||
| Z2 P/O | 22 Apr 2017 | Paulina Bakaitė | W | 6–3, 7–6(4) | ||||
| 2018 | Z2 R/R | 18 Apr 2018 | Athens (GRE) | Clay | Julia Glushko | L | 6–4, 3–6, 1–6 | |
| 19 Apr 2018 | Mandy Minella | L | 6–4, 3–6, 3–6 | |||||
| 20 Apr 2018 | Dea Herdželaš | L | 4–6, 2–6 | |||||
| 2019 | Z3 R/R | 18 Apr 2019 | Ulcinj (MNE) | Clay | Evelina Martirosyan | W | 6–0, 6–0 | |
| 19 Apr 2019 | Anja Drašković | W | 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 | |||||
| Z3 P/O | 20 Apr 2019 | Mayar Sherif | L | 1–6, 1–6 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Z3 R/R | 15 Jun 2021 | Vilnius (LIT) | Hard | Kristal Dule | W | 6–0, 6–1 | |
| 17 Jun 2021 | Katarina Marinkovikj | W | 6–0, 6–0 | |||||
| Z3 P/O | 19 Jun 2021 | Nefisa Berberović | W | 6–0, 6–4 | ||||
| 2022 | Z2 R/R | 12 Apr 2022 | Vierumäki (FIN) | Hard (i) | Sandra Samir | W | 7–6(7), 6–0 | |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Michaela Laki | W | 6–4, 6–1 | |||||
| Z2 P/O | 15 April 2022 | Nicole Khirin | W | 6–7(1), 6–4, 6–2 |
| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
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| 2016 | Z3 R/R | 11 Apr 2016 | Ulcinj (MNE) | Clay | Andrea Raaholt | Ghita Benhadi Zaineb El Houari | W | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| 13 Apr 2016 | Andrea Raaholt | Fiona Polloshka Arlinda Rushiti | W | 6–2, 6–1 | |||||
| 2017 | Z2 R/R | 20 Apr 2017 | Šiauliai (LIT) | Hard (i) | Astrid Wanja Brune Olsen | Jacqueline Cabaj Awad Kajsa Rinaldo Persson | L | 2–6, 2–6 | |
| 21 Apr 2017 | Caroline Rohde-Moe | Dalila Jakupović Andreja Klepač | W | 1–0 ret. | |||||
| 2018 | Z2 R/R | 18 Apr 2018 | Athens (GRE) | Clay | Astrid Wanja Brune Olsen | Julia Glushko Lina Glushko | W | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(3) | |
| 19 Apr 2018 | Lilly Elida Håseth | Tiffany Cornelius Claudine Schaul | L | 5–7, 1–6 | |||||
| 20 Apr 2018 | Astrid Wanja Brune Olsen | Dea Herdželas Jelena Simić | L | 0–6, 2–6 | |||||
| 2019 | Z3 R/R | 18 Apr 2019 | Ulcinj (MNE) | Clay | Astrid Wanja Brune Olsen | Yeva Avetisyan Irena Muradyan | W | 6–0, 6–3 | |
| 19 Apr 2019 | Astrid Wanja Brune Olsen | Anja Drašković Divna Ratković | W | 6–0, 6–1 | |||||
| Z3 P/O | 20 Apr 2019 | Astrid Wanja Brune Olsen | Mayar Sherif Rana Sherif Ahmed | L | 5–7, 3–6 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Z3 R/R | 15 Jun 2021 | Vilnius (LIT) | Hard | Ulrikke Eikeri | Yeva Avetisyan Irena Muradyan | W | 6–0, 6–0 | |
| 17 Jun 2021 | Ulrikke Eikeri | Katarina Marinkovikj Aleksandra Simeva | W | 6–2, 6–0 | |||||
| 2022 | Z2 R/R | 12 Apr 2022 | Vierumäki (FIN) | Hard (i) | Ulrikke Eikeri | Rana Sherif Ahmed Mayar Sherif | W | 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 | |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Ulrikke Eikeri | Eleni Christofi Despina Papamichail | L | 7–5, 4–6, 3–6 | |||||
| 2022 | Z2 P/O | 15 Apr 2022 | Ulrikke Eikeri | Lina Glushko Shavit Kimchi | W | 6–2, 7–5 |
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| Outcome | No. | Surface | Match type (partner) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
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| 2023 | ||||||
| 29 December–8 January;Pat Rafter Arena,Brisbane,Australia; Group stage | ||||||
| Loss | 1. | Hard | Singles | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 2. | Hard | Singles | 5–7, 6–3, 4–6 | ||
| 2024 | ||||||
| 29 December–7 January;Ken Rosewall Arena,Sydney,Australia; Group stage | ||||||
| Loss | 1. | Hard | Singles | 6–7(4), 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 2. | Hard | Singles | 5–7, 6–3, 3–6 | ||
| 29 December–7 January; Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney, Australia; Quarterfinals | ||||||
| Loss | QF | Hard | Singles | 2–6, 7–6(6), 6–7(5) | ||
| 2025 | ||||||
| 27 December–5 January; Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney, Australia; Group stage | ||||||
| Loss | 1. | Hard | Singles | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 2. | Hard | Singles | 1–6, 0–6 | ||