Mikhail Filima (born 17 November 1982) is a Ukrainian

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coach and professional player.

Biography

Born in

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

, Filima was a right-handed player and featured in five

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ties for Ukraine across 2004 and 2005. His Davis Cup career included a singles win over

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, where he came from two sets down to defeat his better ranked Norwegian opponent and secure the tie for Ukraine. Filima played briefly at

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level, with his best singles performance a semi-final appearance at Donetsk in 2005. At the same tournament he partnered with Davis Cup teammate

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to win the doubles event. He won a further seven doubles tournament on the ITF circuit. Since 2016 he has been captain of the

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. He previously captained the Davis Cup team, which he led to the World Group play-offs on three occasions.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Filima, Mikhail 1982 births Living people Ukrainian male tennis players Tennis players from Kyiv