Helena Konanz
Konanz in 2019
Penticton City Councillor
In office
December 2011 – December 2019
Penticton City Councillor
Assumed office
December 2020
Personal details
Born (1961-02-01) February 1, 1961
Santa Barbara, California
Tennis career
Country (sports)USA
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$26,589
Singles
Career record26/37
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 214 (December 21, 1986)
Doubles
Career record17–27
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 228 (August 3, 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (1984, 1985)
Wimbledon1R (1984)
US Open1R (1982, 1983, 1984)

Helena Konanz (née Manset) is an American tennis player and Canadian politician.

College career

Manset attended UCLA for her undergraduate. In 1982, Manset as well as her partner Kathy O'Brien were defeated in the finals of the NCAA Women’s Doubles[1] and in 1982 and 1983 she was named as an All-American. She graduated from UCLA in 1984 with a degree in political science.

Professional career

After being narrowly defeated in the NCAA Women's Doubles Finals Manset began to compete professionally. Manset had competed across the world including in the US Open and Wimbledon. She reached her peak in 1987 when she was ranked 228 overall in women's doubles. She retired from professional tennis on August 17, 1987 after 5 years as a pro player.

Political career

After she retired from tennis Manset began working for Nike which eventually lead to her moving to Canada to work in the sport equipment uniforms. After spending some time in the private sector, Manset (now Konanz) ran for the Penticton City Council and won with 3,737 votes.[2] Konanz was re-elected in 2014.[3]

In 2018, Konanz opted not to seek re-election and instead announced her candidacy for the Conservative Party of Canada for the 2019 Canadian federal election for the district of South Okanagan—West Kootenay. In September of the same year Konanz won the nomination and was formally announced as the riding's candidate by the Conservatives. In the election, held in October 2019, Konanz finished a close second to New Democratic Party incumbent Richard Cannings.[4] In 2021, a rematch resulted in Cannings winning with an increased majority.

Personal life

Manset married Adam Konanz and changed her name to Helena Konanz in 1995. The couple have two children.

ITF Tour finals

Doubles (1–2)

Outcome Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner March 23, 1987 Fresno, CA Hard United States Lisa Seemann United States Debbie Graham
United States Cinda Gurney		 6–3, 1–6, 7–6(5)
Runner Up July 1, 1985 Schenectady, NY Hard United States Cecilia Fernandez-Parker United States Linda Gates
United States Lynn Lewis		 7–6, 6–4
Runner Up October 17, 1983 Japan Open, Hard United States Micki Schillig Australia Chris O’Neil
Australia Pam Whytcross		 7–6, 6–4

Electoral record

2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticRichard Cannings27,59541.3+4.9
ConservativeHelena Konanz23,67535.5+0.3
LiberalKen Robertson8,15912.2-5.0
People'sSean Taylor4,8667.3+4.9
GreenTara Howse2,4853.7-4.6
Total valid votes 66,78099.4
Total rejected ballots 4340.6
Turnout 67,21465.6
Eligible voters 102,433
New Democratic hold Swing +2.3
Source: Elections Canada[5]
2019 Canadian federal election: South Okanagan—West Kootenay
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticRichard Cannings24,80936.4-0.88$121,393.67
ConservativeHelena Konanz24,05335.2+5.36none listed
LiberalConnie Denesiuk11,70517.2-10.93$60,410.04
GreenTara-Lyn Howse5,6728.3+4.11$10,551.96
People'sSean Taylor1,6382.4$6,237.32
IndependentCarolina Marie Hopkins3590.2$77.17
Total valid votes/expense limit 68,196100.0
Total rejected ballots 381
Turnout 68,57769.56
Eligible voters 98,589
New Democratic hold Swing -3.12
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "2014 UCLA Women's Tennis Media Guide by UCLA Athletics". Issuu. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  2. ↑ "2011 Civic Election Preliminary Results | City of Penticton". penticton.ca. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  3. ↑ "2014 Election | City of Penticton". penticton.ca. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  4. ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  5. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.