Piia Suomalainen

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Piia Suomalainen
Country (sports) Finland
Born (1984-07-09) 9 July 1984 (age 40)
Helsinki
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$68,858
Singles
Career record273–225
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 356 (10 October 2011)
Doubles
Career record49–36
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 524 (15 January 2007)
Team competitions
Fed Cup37–34

Piia Suomalainen (born 9 July 1984) is a Finnish former tennis player.

In her career, Suomalainen won five singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 10 October 2011, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 356.[1] On 15 January 2007, she peaked at No. 524 in the doubles rankings.

Since her debut for the Finland Fed Cup team in 2002, Suomalainen has a 37–34 record in Fed Cup competition.

ITF finals

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Singles (5–8)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (3–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 27 November 2005 Sunderland, United Kingdom Hard (i) Estonia Margit Rüütel 5–7, 0–6
Loss 2. 16 July 2006 Birkerød, Denmark Clay Germany Anne Schäfer 4–6, 2–6
Loss 3. 20 August 2006 Savitaipale, Finland Clay Spain Eva Fernández Brugués 4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss 4. 19 November 2006 Sunderland, United Kingdom Hard (i) Germany Martina Pavelec 2–6, 4–6
Loss 5. 19 August 2007 Savitaipale, Finland Clay Netherlands Marcella Koek 7–5, 4–6, 5–7
Loss 6. 24 October 2009 Pretoria, South Africa Hard France Irina Ramialison 5–7, 2–6
Loss 7. 27 June 2010 Cleveland, United States Clay United States Madison Keys 2–6, 4–6
Loss 8. 8 August 2010 Savitaipale, Finland Clay Norway Ulrikke Eikeri 5–7, 4–6
Win 1. 7 November 2010 Manila, Philippines Hard Thailand Luksika Kumkhum 6–3, 6–3
Win 2. 31 July 2011 Tampere Open, Finland Clay Germany Dinah Pfizenmaier 7–5, 6–0
Win 3. 20 May 2012 Landisville, United States Hard United States Elizabeth Lumpkin 7–6(7–4), 6–1
Win 4. 5 August 2012 Savitaipale, Finland Clay France Laëtitia Sarrazin 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win 5. 24 July 2016 Tampere Open, Finland Clay Finland Emma Laine 0–6, 6–2, 6–3

Doubles (5–3)

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (3–1)
Result No. Date Tier Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 11 March 2006 10,000 Sunderland, United Kingdom Hard (i) Sweden Nadja Roma Germany Carmen Klaschka
Germany Korina Perkovic
2–6, 3–6
Win 1. 19 August 2006 10,000 Savitaipale, Finland Clay Finland Katariina Tuohimaa Belgium Davinia Lobbinger
Latvia Alise Vaidere
7–5, 6–3
Loss 2. 4 November 2006 10,000 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Finland Katariina Tuohimaa Sweden Diana Eriksson
Denmark Hanne Skak Jensen
w/o
Win 2. 18 November 2006 10,000 Sunderland, United Kingdom Hard (i) Finland Katariina Tuohimaa Germany Laura Haberkorn
Germany Martina Pavelec
6–3, 6–4
Win 3. 3 August 2007 10,000 Tampere, Finland Clay Finland Katariina Tuohimaa Denmark Hanne Skak Jensen
Netherlands Marcella Koek
6–2, 6–4
Win 4. 23 October 2009 10,000 Pretoria, South Africa Hard Germany Sina Haas Switzerland Lucia Kovarčíková
Czech Republic Zuzana Linhová
7–6(7–2), 6–2
Loss 3. 27 July 2013 10,000 Tampere Open, Finland Clay Finland Emma Laine Germany Julia Wachaczyk
Germany Nina Zander
4–6, 4–6
Win 5. 3 August 2013 10,000 Savitaipale, Finland Clay Finland Emma Laine Russia Anastasiya Komardina
Lithuania Akvilė Paražinskaitė
6–4, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ "Cinia Maajoukkueiden Kunniagalleria: Piia Suomalainen". tennis.fi. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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