Leo Palin
{{short description|Finnish tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name= Leo Palin
|country= {{FIN}}
|residence=
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|df=y|1956|10|20}}
|birth_place= Helsinki, Finland
|height= {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|turnedpro=
|plays= Right-handed
|careerprizemoney= $140,695
|singlesrecord= 28–61
|singlestitles= 0
|highestsinglesranking= No. 92 (17 May 1982)
|currentsinglesranking=
|AustralianOpenresult= Q (1978)
|FrenchOpenresult= 2R (1982)
|Wimbledonresult= 2R (1982)
|USOpenresult= 2R (1980, 1984)
|Othertournaments=
|Olympicsresult=
|doublesrecord= 44–74
|doublestitles= 1
|highestdoublesranking= No. 111 (28 July 1986)
|currentdoublesranking=
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult= 2R (1978)
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult= QF (1982)
|WimbledonDoublesresult= 1R (1977, 1983)
|USOpenDoublesresult= 1R (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
|updated=
}}
Leo Palin (born 20 October 1956) is a retired professional tennis player from Finland.
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 No. 92 in singles (in 1982) and No. 111 in doubles (in 1986).{{Cite web|title=Leo Palin {{!}} Overview {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/players/leo-palin/p003/overview|website=ATP Tour|access-date=2020-05-06}}
ATP Tour finals
=Singles (1 loss)=
class="sortable wikitable"
!Result !style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:50px"|Date !style="width:160px"|Tournament !style="width:55px"|Surface !style="width:130px"|Opponent !style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–1 | Dec 1981 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Richard Meyer | 4–6, 6–7, 6–7 |
=Doubles (1 win, 1 loss)=
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!Result !style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:50px"|Date !style="width:160px"|Tournament !style="width:55px"|Surface !style="width:130px"|Partner !style="width:130px"|Opponents !style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–1 | Mar 1980 | Lagos, Nigeria | Clay | {{flagicon|SWE}} Kjell Johansson | {{flagicon|USA}} Tony Graham | 3–6, 6–0, 3–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–1 | Aug 1985 | Cleveland, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|FIN}} Olli Rahnasto | {{flagicon|USA}} Hank Pfister | 6–3, 6–7, 7–6 |
See also
References
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External links
- {{ATP}}
- {{ITF}}
- {{Davis Cup player}}
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Category:Finnish male tennis players