Mikhail Filima

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Mikhail Filima
Country (sports)Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Born (1982-11-17) 17 November 1982 (age 38)
Kiev, Ukraine
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$14,416
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 574 (14 June 2004)
Doubles
Career titles1 Challenger / 7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 288 (10 April 2006)

Mikhail Filima (born 17 November 1982) is a Ukrainian tennis coach and professional player. [1]

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Biography

Born in Kiev, Filima was a right-handed player and featured in five Davis Cup ties for Ukraine across 2004 and 2005. His Davis Cup career included a singles win over Jan Frode Andersen, where he came from two sets down to defeat his better ranked Norwegian opponent and secure the tie for Ukraine. [2]

Filima played briefly at ATP Challenger level, with his best singles performance a semi-final appearance at Donetsk in 2005. At the same tournament he partnered with Davis Cup teammate Orest Tereshchuk to win the doubles event. He won a further seven doubles tournament on the ITF circuit.

Since 2016 he has been captain of the Ukraine Fed Cup team. He previously captained the Davis Cup team, which he led to the World Group play-offs on three occasions. [3]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
2005 Donetsk, Ukraine Hard Flag of Ukraine.svg Orest Tereshchuk Flag of Italy.svg Uros Vico
Flag of Croatia.svg Lovro Zovko
6–2, 6–3

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References

  1. Tiernan, Eamonn (7 February 2018). "Fed Cup: Australia wary of Ukraine teenage sensation Marta Kostyuk". The Sydney Morning Herald .
  2. "Tennis: Ukraina - Norge 4-1". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 6 March 2005.
  3. Gomez, Diego. "Fed Cup - Ukraine eyes World Group spot after win against Australia". fedcup.com.