Ville Liukko (born 24 May 1974) is a former professional
tennis
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player from
Finland
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.
Career
Liukko began playing
Davis Cup
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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.
The Finn made it through qualifying at the
1999 US Open and faced
Goran Ivanišević in the first round.
[ATP World Tour Profile]
/ref> He was beaten in four sets.[ 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.]['' Moscow Times'']
"Kafelnikov Tumbles in 2nd Round"
17 September 1999 He also had a win over Thomas Johansson
Karl Thomas Conny Johansson (; born 24 March 1975) is a Swedish retired professional tennis player and coach. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 7 singles ranking on 10 May 2002. His career highlights i ...
at the Copenhagen Open
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in 2000.[
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Challenger titles
Singles: (1)
Doubles: (1)
See also
*List of Finland Davis Cup team representatives
This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Finland Davis Cup team
The Finland men's national tennis team represents Finland in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Suomen Tennisliitto.
Finland currently compete i ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Liukko, Ville
1974 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Turku
Finnish male tennis players