Ville Liukko

Ville Liukko (born 24 May 1974) is a former professional tennis player from Finland.[1]

Ville Liukko
Country (sports) Finland
Born (1974-05-24) 24 May 1974
Turku, Finland
Height5'8" (173 cm)
Turned pro1995
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$114,816
Singles
Career record12–13
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 117 (20 Sep 1999)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (1999, 2000)
French OpenQ2 (1999)
WimbledonQ2 (2000)
US Open1R (1999)
Doubles
Career record4–6
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 216 (19 Feb 2001)

Career

Liukko began playing Davis Cup 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.[2]

The Finn made it through qualifying at the 1999 US Open and faced Goran Ivanišević in the first round.[3] He was beaten in four sets.[3] 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.[4] He also had a win over Thomas Johansson at the Copenhagen Open in 2000.[3]

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)
No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
1. 1998 San Diego, United States Hard Paul Goldstein 7–5, 7–6

Doubles: (1)
No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
1. 2000 Tampere, Finland Clay Jarkko Nieminen Steven Randjelovic
Dušan Vemić		 6–0, 4–6, 6–3

See also

References
  1. ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. Davis Cup Profile
  3. ATP World Tour Profile
  4. Moscow Times, "Kafelnikov Tumbles in 2nd Round", 17 September 1999
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