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Piia Suomalainen

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Piia Suomalainen, born 9 July 1984 in Helsinki, is a Finnish former professional tennis player who competed mainly on the ITF Women's Circuit, the tier of smaller international tournaments below the main WTA Tour. She is right-handed and played a two-handed backhand. Over her career she won five singles titles and five doubles titles on that circuit. Her best singles ranking was world number 356, reached on 10 October 2011, and her best doubles ranking was number 524, reached on 15 January 2007. Her career record in singles matches stands at 273 wins and 225 losses, with prize money of about 68,858 US dollars. Suomalainen also represented her country in team competition: she made her debut for the Finland team in what was then called the Fed Cup in 2002, and she holds a record of 37 wins and 34 losses in that competition.

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1984 1
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Female 1
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Piia Suomalainen (born 9 July 1984) is a Finnish former tennis player.
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    Piia Suomalainen (born 9 July 1984) is a Finnish former tennis player.
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    On 10 October 2011, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 356.
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    In her career, Suomalainen won five singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
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    Piia Suomalainen (born 9 July 1984) is a Finnish former tennis player.
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    Piia Suomalainen (born 9 July 1984) is a Finnish former tennis player.
  • Competed In: Billie Jean King Cup, Lead, Fed Cup record
    Since her debut for the Finland Fed Cup team in 2002, Suomalainen has a 37-34 record in Fed Cup competition.
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