Piia Suomalainen
Piia Suomalainen | |
Nation: | Finland |
Birthday: | July 9, 1984 |
Size: | 172 cm |
Playing hand: | Right, two-handed backhand |
Prize money: | $ 68,858 |
singles | |
Career record: | 273: 225 |
Career title: | 0 WTA , 5 ITF |
Highest ranking: | 356 (October 10, 2011) |
Double | |
Career record: | 49:36 |
Career title: | 0 WTA, 5 ITF |
Highest ranking: | 528 (December 4, 2006) |
Last update of the infobox: March 16, 2020 |
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Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) |
Piia Suomalainen (born July 9, 1984 in Helsinki ) is a former Finnish tennis player .
Career
Suomalainen started playing tennis at the age of four and preferred hard courts. She mainly played tournaments on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour , where she won five titles each in singles and doubles.
She made her debut in the Finnish Fed Cup team in 2002 , where she won 37 out of 70 games by 2018 , 22 singles and 15 doubles.
In 2016 she played in the German tennis Bundesliga for the TC Blau-Weiss Berlin in the 2nd division .
She played her last professional tournament in August 2018 in Savitaipale and has not been in the world rankings since November 2018.
Tournament victories
singles
No. | date | competition | category | Topping | Final opponent | Result |
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1. | November 7, 2010 | Manila | ITF $ 10,000 | Hard court | Luksika Kumkhum | 6: 3, 6: 3 |
2. | July 31, 2011 | Tampere | ITF $ 10,000 | sand | Dinah Pfizenmaier | 7: 5, 6: 0 |
3. | May 20, 2012 | Landisville | ITF $ 10,000 | Hard court | Elizabeth Lumpkin | 7: 6 4 , 6: 1 |
4th | 5th August 2012 | Savitaipale | ITF $ 10,000 | sand | Laëtitia Sarrazin | 3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3 |
5. | July 24, 2016 | Tampere | ITF $ 10,000 | sand | Emma Laine | 0: 6, 6: 2, 6: 3 |
Double
No. | date | competition | category | Topping | Partner | Final opponents | Result |
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1. | August 19, 2006 | Savitaipale | ITF $ 10,000 | sand | Katariina Tuohimaa |
Davinia Lobbinger Alise Vaidere |
7: 5, 6: 3 |
2. | November 18, 2006 | Sunderland | ITF $ 10,000 | Hard court (hall) | Katariina Tuohimaa |
Laura Haberkorn Martina Pavelec |
6: 3, 6: 4 |
3. | August 3, 2007 | Tampere | ITF $ 10,000 | sand | Katariina Tuohimaa |
Hanne Skak Jensen Marcella Koek |
6: 2, 6: 4 |
4th | October 23, 2009 | Pretoria | ITF $ 10,000 | Hard court | Sina Haas |
Lucia Kovarcikova Zuzana Linhová |
7: 6 2 , 6: 2 |
5. | August 2, 2013 | Savitaipale | ITF $ 10,000 | sand | Emma Laine |
Anastassija Komardina Akvilė Paražinskaitė |
6: 4, 6: 4 |
Web links
- WTA profile Piia Suomalainen (English)
- ITF profile Piia Suomalainen (English)
- Fed Cup stats by Piia Suomalainen (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Suomalainen, Piia |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 9, 1984 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Helsinki , Finland |