Leo Palin
Encyclopedia
Leo Palin is a retired professional tennis
player from Finland
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During his career on the ATP Tour, Palin won one doubles title, and reached one singles and one other doubles final. He reached career-high rankings of 92 in singles (in 1982) and 111 in doubles (in 1986).
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player from Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
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During his career on the ATP Tour, Palin won one doubles title, and reached one singles and one other doubles final. He reached career-high rankings of 92 in singles (in 1982) and 111 in doubles (in 1986).
Doubles champion (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score |
| 1. | 18 August 1985 | Cleveland ATP Cleveland Known by various names, this was a men's tennis tournament played in Cleveland, Ohio. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1978 through 1982 and in 1984 and 1985. It was played on outdoor hard courts... , USA |
Hard |  Olli RahnastoOlli Rahnasto Olli Rahnasto is a retired professional tennis player from Finland.Rahnasto turned pro in 1982. During his career, he won two ATP Tour doubles titles and reached a career high doubles ranking of No. 79 in 1986. He was a member of the Finland Davis Cup team, and led the team to the World Group... |
 Hank PfisterHank Pfister Hank Pfister is a former tennis player from the United States, who won two singles titles during his professional career... Ben TestermanBen Testerman Ben Testerman , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.During his career he won 1 doubles title. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 22 in 1984 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 33 in 1985... |
6–3, 6–7, 7–6 |
Singles runner-up (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponents in the final | Score |
| 1. | December 14, 1981 | Sofia Sofia Open The Sofia Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1980 to 1981. It was held in Sofia in Bulgaria and played on indoor carpet courts.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:*... , Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
Carpet (i) | Richard Meyer Richard Meyer (tennis) Richard Meyer , is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During his career he won one singles title and one doubles title.-Singles titles :-Runner-ups :-Doubles titles :... |
4–6, 6–7, 6–7 |
Doubles runner-up (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score |
| 1. | February 25, 1980 | Lagos ATP Lagos The Lagos Open is a defunct WCT, Grand Prix and Challenger affiliated tennis tournament played from 1976 to 1991. It was held in Lagos in Nigeria and played on outdoor clay courts from 1976 to 1980, then on outdoor hard courts from 1981 to 1991.... , Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in... |
Clay |  Kjell Johansson |
Tony Graham Tony Graham (tennis) Tony Graham , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.During his career he won 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 138 in 1982 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 204 in 1983.-Runner-ups :-Titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:... Bruce Nichols |
3–6, 6–0, 3–6 |