Tian Viljoen
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Tian Viljoen is a former professional tennis
player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he finished runner-up in doubles at three events. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 49 in 1983.
Tennis
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player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he finished runner-up in doubles at three events. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 49 in 1983.
Doubles runner-ups (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 1982 | Munich BMW Open The BMW Open is a tennis tournament held in Munich, Germany. Held since 1900, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts and is a part of the ATP Tour schedule.-History:... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
Clay |  Danie VisserDanie Visser Danie Visser is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. A doubles specialist, he won 3 Grand Slam men's doubles titles . Visser reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1990.Visser won the first of 17 career doubles titles in 1985 at Bristol... |
 Chip HooperChip Hooper Chip Hooper is a former tennis player from the United States, who won five doubles titles during his professional career.... Mel PurcellMel Purcell Mel Purcell is a former World No. 17 tennis player in the ATP tennis rankings. He is the head coach of the Murray State University men's tennis team... |
4–6, 6–7 |
| 2. | 1983 | La Quinta Indian Wells Masters The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California.... , U.S. |
Hard | Danie Visser |
Brian Gottfried Brian Gottfried Brian Edward Gottfried is a retired tennis player from the United States who won 25 singles titles and 54 doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest ranking on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour on June 19, 1977, when he became World No....  Raúl RamírezRaúl Ramírez Raúl Ramírez is a retired Mexican professional tennis player. He was active during the 1970s and 1980s, and is regarded as one of the great all-around players of the modern era. Ramírez was also the first player to finish first in both singles and doubles Grand Prix point standings, accomplishing... |
3–6, 3–6 |
| 3. | 1983 | Palermo Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia The Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia was a tennis tournament held annually in Palermo in Italy. Held from 1935 until 2006, the tournament was played on outdoor clay courts and was a part of the ATP Tour schedule from 1979 to 2006.-Singles:-Doubles:... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
Clay | Danie Visser |
 Pablo ArrayaPablo Arraya Pablo Guillermo Arraya , is a former tennis player from Peru.Arraya was born in Córdoba, Argentina, and turned professional in 1980. He represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the first round by Argentina's Javier Frana. The right-hander won...  José Luis ClercJosé Luis Clerc José Luis Clerc is a former Argentine professional tennis player, and one of the most important Argentine players in history.... |
6–1, 4–6, 4–6 |