Lassi Olavi Ketola (born 16 January 1978) is a Finnish former professional

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player. Born in

Kajaani Kajaani (; sv, Kajana) is the most populous town and the capital of the Kainuu Region of Finland. It is located southeast of Lake Oulu (Oulujärvi), which drains into the Gulf of Bothnia through the Oulu River (Oulujoki). As of , it had a pop ...

, Ketola was a five-time winner at the national doubles championships and played collegiate tennis for the

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before turning professional. Ketola made two doubles finals on the

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and was a

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representative for Finland in 2004, partnering

Juho Paukku Juho Paukku (born 19 July 1986) is a professional Finnish tennis player. Paukku reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on 17 January 2011, when he became world No. 379. He primarily plays on the Futures circuit and the Challe ...

in a doubles rubber against Israel.

ITF Futures titles

Doubles: (2)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ketola, Lassi 1978 births Living people Finnish male tennis players UCLA Bruins men's tennis players Finnish expatriate tennis players in the United States Sportspeople from Kajaani

ITF Futures titles

Doubles: (2)

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