Kimmo Alkio

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Kimmo Alkio
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Country (sports)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Born (1963-10-25) 25 October 1963 (age 60)
Helsinki, Finland
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Singles
Career record2–3 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 338 (6 Aug 1984)
Doubles
Career record1–3 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 194 (19 Sep 1984)

Kimmo Alkio (born 25 October 1963) is a Finnish businessman and former professional tennis player who serves as the President/CEO of Finnish IT software and service company Tietoevry. [1]

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Active on the tennis tour in the 1980s, Alkio competed as high as ATP Challenger level, winning a doubles titles in Helsinki in 1983. He featured in six Davis Cup ties for Finland from 1981 to 1987, for two singles and one doubles win.

While studying for an undergraduate business degree he played collegiate tennis at Texas A&M. [2]

ATP Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

No.   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.Oct 1983Helsinki ChallengerHard Flag of Finland.svg Olli Rahnasto Flag of the United States.svg Erick Iskersky
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lewis 		6–4, 5–7, 6–3

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References

  1. ↑ "Tenniskentiltä talouselämään". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 28 January 2007.
  2. ↑ "Krajicek Travels To Spain With U.S. Davis Cup Team". Texas A&M Athletics.
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