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Kim Tiilikainen (born 8 July 1975) is a former professional tennis player from Finland, now a tennis coach. Tiilikainen qualified for his only Grand Slam in 1996, at the
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.ATP World Tour Profile
/ref> The only Finn in the draw, he was defeated by world no. 27
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in the opening round. From 1995 to 2003, Tiilikainen appeared in nine
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ties for Finland.Davis Cup Profile
/ref> He won nine matches, all in singles. His best performances include a win over Anastasios Vasiliadis in the fifth and deciding rubber against Greece in 1997 and when he came from two sets down to beat Italian Davide Sanguinetti in 2002. He is the current coach of the Finland Davis Cup team and has coached Polish tennis player
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tiilikainen, Kim 1975 births Living people Finnish male tennis players Tennis players from Helsinki Finnish tennis coaches Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Poland