Micke Kontinen (born 18 December 1992) is a retired
Finnish
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tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
player. He is the younger brother of
Henri Kontinen
Henri Kontinen (; born 19 June 1990) is an inactive Finnish professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles.
After being forced to end his singles career at a young age due to injuries, having reached a career-high ranking of ...
who is also a tennis player.
Kontinen has a career high ATP singles ranking of 355 achieved on 15 September 2014. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 489 achieved on 26 May 2014.
Kontinen made his
ATP main draw debut at the
2013 Swedish Open in the doubles event where he partnered
Isak Arvidsson
Erik Isak Arvidsson (born 6 August 1992) is a Swedish former tennis player.
Arvidsson has a career high ATP singles ranking of 489 achieved on 17 November 2014. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 183, achieved on 30 January 2017. ...
as a wildcard entrant but lost in the first round to
Martín Alund and
João Souza
João Olavo Soares de Souza (; born 27 May 1988) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player. Before receiving a lifetime ban for match-fixing, Souza competed mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his hi ...
, 4–6, 6–7
(5–7)
Kontinen announced his retirement in September 2015.
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1992 births
Living people
Finnish male tennis players
Sportspeople from Tampere
Sportspeople from Espoo
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