Liukko began playing Davis Cup tennis for the Finnish team in 1994. By the time he made his last appearance in 2001, he had taken part in 15 ties. He won 19 of his 34 rubbers, 12 in singles and seven in doubles. His doubles partnership with Tuomas Ketola is the most successful in Finland Davis Cup history, securing six wins.[2]
^Moscow Times, "Kafelnikov Tumbles in 2nd Round", 17 September 1999
December 15, 2023
ville, liukko, born, 1974, former, professional, tennis, player, from, finland, country, sports, finlandborn, 1974, 1974, turku, finlandheight1, turned, pro1995playsright, handedprize, money, 816singlescareer, record12, 13career, titles0highest, rankingno, 199. Ville Liukko born 24 May 1974 is a former professional tennis player from Finland 1 Ville LiukkoCountry sports FinlandBorn 1974 05 24 24 May 1974 age 49 Turku FinlandHeight1 73 m 5 ft 8 in Turned pro1995PlaysRight handedPrize money 114 816SinglesCareer record12 13Career titles0Highest rankingNo 117 20 Sep 1999 Grand Slam singles resultsAustralian OpenQ1 1999 2000 French OpenQ2 1999 WimbledonQ2 2000 US Open1R 1999 DoublesCareer record4 6Career titles0Highest rankingNo 216 19 Feb 2001 Contents 1 Career 2 Challenger titles 2 1 Singles 1 2 2 Doubles 1 3 See also 4 ReferencesCareer editLiukko began playing Davis Cup tennis for the Finnish team in 1994 By the time he made his last appearance in 2001 he had taken part in 15 ties He won 19 of his 34 rubbers 12 in singles and seven in doubles His doubles partnership with Tuomas Ketola is the most successful in Finland Davis Cup history securing six wins 2 The Finn made it through qualifying at the 1999 US Open and faced Goran Ivanisevic in the first round 3 He was beaten in four sets 3 In the Tashkent President s Cup later that year he defeated Marat Safin then ranked 35th in the world Safin retired hurt in the third set trailing 3 1 with the match level at a set apiece 4 He also had a win over Thomas Johansson at the Copenhagen Open in 2000 3 Challenger titles editSingles 1 edit No Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score1 1998 San Diego United States Hard nbsp Paul Goldstein 7 5 7 6Doubles 1 edit No Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score1 2000 Tampere Finland Clay nbsp Jarkko Nieminen nbsp Steven Randjelovic nbsp Dusan Vemic 6 0 4 6 6 3See also editList of Finland Davis Cup team representativesReferences edit ITF Pro Circuit Profile Davis Cup Profile a b c ATP World Tour Profile Moscow Times Kafelnikov Tumbles in 2nd Round 17 September 1999 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ville Liukko amp oldid 1080572538, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
