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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|04|02}} |
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|birth_place = Helsinki, Finland |
|birth_place = Helsinki, Finland |
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|plays = Right-handed (two handed-backhand) |
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|careerprizemoney = US$7,933<ref name="atpprofile">{{cite web|url=https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/emil-ruusuvuori/rh24/overview|title=Emil Ruusuvuori | Overview | ATP World Tour | Tennis|publisher=ATPWorldTour.com|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref> |
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|careerprizemoney = US$1,269 |
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|coach = Federico Ricci |
|coach = Federico Ricci |
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|singlesrecord = 0–1 |
|singlesrecord = 0–1 |
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|singlestitles = 0 |
|singlestitles = 0<br><small>1 [[ITF Men's Circuit|Futures]]</small> |
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|highestsinglesranking = No. |
|highestsinglesranking = No. 605 (15 January 2018) |
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|Wimbledonjuniorresult = 1R ([[2017 Wimbledon Championships - Boys' Singles|2017]]) |
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|doublesrecord = 0–0 |
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|highestdoublesranking = No. 1483 (19 September 2016) |
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'''Emil Ruusuvuori''' (born 2 April 1999) is a [[Finland|Finnish]] |
'''Emil Ruusuvuori''' (born 2 April 1999) is a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[tennis]] player. |
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As a junior, Ruusuvuori has been ranked as high as No. 4 in the [[International Tennis Federation|ITF]] combined junior rankings. In 2017, he reached the singles quarterfinals of the [[2017 Australian Open – Boys' Singles|Australian Open]], the singles semifinals of the [[2017 US Open - Boys' Singles|US Open]], and won the ITF Junior Masters.<ref name="itfjuniorprofile">{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100177050|title=ITF Tennis - JUNIORS - Player Profile - RUUSUVUORI, Emil (FIN)|publisher=ITFTennis.com|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref><ref name="itfjuniormasters">{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/news/275288.aspx|title=Ruusuvuori reigns in Chengdu|publisher=ITFTennis.com|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref> |
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Ruusuvuori has a career high [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]] singles ranking of 1290 achieved on 31 July 2017. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 1483 achieved on 19 September 2016. |
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On the ITF Pro Circuit, Ruusuvuori won his first Futures championship at the Finland F4 event in November 2017. As of 15 January 2018, he has reached a career high of No. 605 in the [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]] rankings.<ref name="itfprofile">{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100177050|title=ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Player Profile - RUUSUVUORI, Emil (FIN)|publisher=ITFTennis.com|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref> |
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Ruusuvuori reached the quarterfinals of the [[2017 Australian Open – Boys' Singles|2017 Australian Open boys' singles championships]]. |
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Ruusuvuori has represented [[Finland Davis Cup team|Finland]] in the [[Davis Cup]], where he has a W/L record of 0–1. |
Ruusuvuori has also represented [[Finland Davis Cup team|Finland]] in the [[Davis Cup]], where he has a W/L record of 0–1.<ref name="dcprofile">{{cite web|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800340896|title=Davis Cup - Players|publisher=DavisCup.com|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref> |
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==2013-2016: Early junior career== |
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At the age of 14, nine years after he first began playing tennis, Ruusuvuori entered his first [[ITF Junior Circuit|ITF Juniors]] tournament, the Nokia Junior Cup, in 2013. 2014 offered his first success, reaching two singles finals, two doubles finals, and winning two doubles titles. He saw additional success in 2015, including one final in both singles and doubles as well as another doubles title. Ruusuvuori made his singles breakthrough in 2016, winning four events in total. He continued his doubles success as well, winning three events and reaching the finals of two more. <ref name="itfjuniorprofile" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/news/articles/2017-itf-junior-masters-who's-who-(2).aspx|title=2017 ITF Junior Masters: Who's who|publisher=ITFTennis.com|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref> |
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==2017: Junior Grand Slam debut and first ITF Futures title== |
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Ruusuvuori started his year in January at the AGL Loy Yang Traralgon Junior International, reaching the semifinals in both the doubles, with partner Michael Vrbensky of the [[Czech Republic]], and singles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100038627|title=ITF Tennis - JUNIORS - AGL Loy Yang Traralgon Junior International - 14 January - 19 January 2017|publisher=ITFTennis.com|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref> He then entered the Australian Open, his debut grand slam event, participating in both the boys' singles and doubles. In singles, he won his first three matches in straight sets before losing to [[Corentin Moutet]] in the quarterfinals. Partnering again with Vrbensky, he lost in the first round of the doubles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100038628|title=ITF Tennis - JUNIORS - Australian Open Junior Championships - 21 January - 28 January 2017|publisher=ITFTennis.com|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref> |
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February saw Ruusuvuori compete in his first Davis Cup match, losing to [[Nikoloz Basilashvili]] of [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] in straight sets.<ref name="dcprofile" /> |
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In March, he competed in the Croatia F3 Futures event in [[Umag]], losing in the first round of singles qualifying.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100039376|title=ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Croatia F3 Futures - 20 March - 26 March 2017|publisher=ITFTennis.com|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref> Ruusuvuori then returned to the junior tour, competing in the 33. Perin Memorial, where he reached the finals in singles, losing to Alen Avidzba of [[Russia]] in two sets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100038845|title=ITF Tennis - JUNIORS - 33. Perin Memorial - 28 March - 02 April 2017|publisher=ITFTennis.com|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref> |
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After not seeing competition in April, Ruusuvuori returned in May, participating in the Italy F13 Futures event, where he lost in the third round of singles qualifying.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100040011|title=ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Italy F13 Futures - 15 May - 21 May 2017|publisher=ITFTennis.com|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref> He then competed in the 58th Trofeo Bonfiglio junior event, losing in the first round of both singles and doubles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100038705|title=ITF Tennis - JUNIORS - 58th Trofeo Bonfiglio - Campionati Internazionali d'Italia Juniores - 22 May - 28 May 2017|publisher=ITFTennis.com|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref> |
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June saw further competition in both juniors and Futures events. He competed in both the boys' singles and doubles at the French Open. In singles, he lost in the first round, again losing to Moutet. Along with partner Rudolf Molleker of [[Germany]], Ruusuvuori was seeded fifth in doubles. Together they reached the quarterfinals, losing to eventual finalists [[Vasil Kirkov]] and [[Danny Thomas (tennis)|Danny Thomas]] of the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100038677|title=ITF Tennis - JUNIORS - Roland Garros Junior French Championships - 04 June - 10 June 2017|publisher=ITFTennis.com|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref> He then competed in the Portugal F9 Futures, winning three rounds in singles qualifying before reaching the quarterfinals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100040251|title=ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Portugal F9 Futures - 26 June - 02 July 2017|publisher=ITFTennis.com|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref> |
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In July, Ruusuvuori competed in two events on the junior tour. Competing at the Nike Junior International in [[Roehampton]], he reached the semifinals in singles and first round in doubles, again partnering Molleker.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100038681|title=ITF Tennis - JUNIORS - Nike Junior International Roehampton - 02 July - 07 July 2017|publisher=ITFTennis.com|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref> At Wimbledon, he faced Molleker in the first round of singles, retiring in the second set.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100039514|title=ITF Tennis - JUNIORS - The Junior Championships, Wimbledon - 08 July - 16 July 2017|publisher=ITFTennis.com|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref> |
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He returned to competition in August at Les Internationaux de Tennis Junior Banque Nationale du Canada, losing to Brian Shi of the United States in the second round.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100039660|title=ITF Tennis - JUNIORS - Les Internationaux de Tennis Junior Banque Nationale du Canada - 27 August - 02 September 2017|publisher=ITFTennis.com|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref> |
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Competing as an unseeded player at the US Open in September, Ruusuvuori saw his best singles Grand Slam result of the year, reaching the semifinals. In route, he defeated two seeded players: 13th seed Sebastian Korda of the United States in the second round and 10th seed [[Sebastián Báez]] of [[Argentina]] in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, Ruusuvuori lost to eventual champion [[Wu Yibing]] of [[China]] in three sets, 6-4 3-6 6-7(4), after having two match points.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2017-09-09/top_two_seeds_in_boys_final.html|title=Top two seeds in boys' final|publisher=USOpen.org|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref> With Simon Carr of [[Ireland]], he reached the second round in doubles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100039820|title=ITF Tennis - JUNIORS - US Open Junior Tennis Championships - 03 September - 10 September 2017|publisher=ITFTennis.com|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref> |
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October saw further Futures competition as well as the final junior competition of the year for Ruusuvuori. At the Sweden F4 Futures, he again reached the singles quarterfinals after passing through qualifying, losing to eventual champion [[Tallon Griekspoor]] of the [[Netherlands]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100040891|title=ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Sweden F4 Futures - 02 October - 08 October 2017|publisher=ITFTennis.com|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref> At the ITF Junior Masters, he finished with a 2-1 record in round robin competition, winning matches against Jurij Rodionov of [[Austria]] and [[Marko Miladinovic]] of [[Serbia]] while losing to Wu for the second time that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100041086|title=ITF Tennis - JUNIORS - 2017 ITF Junior Masters - 25 October - 29 October 2017|publisher=ITFTennis.com|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref> Reaching the final, he again faced Wu, this time exacting revenge to come out on top in three sets, 3-6 6-1 7-6(4), and claim the title.<ref name="itfjuniormasters" /> |
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In November, Ruusuvuori competed in two Futures events: Estonia F4 in [[Pärnu]] and Finland F4 in [[Helsinki]]. As a wildcard entry in Pärnu, he defeated third seed [[Vladimir Ivanov]] of [[Estonia]] in route to his third quarterfinal showing of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100041132|title=ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Estonia F4 Futures - 06 November - 12 November 2017|publisher=ITFTennis.com|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref> Again as a wildcard entry, competition in Helsinki saw Ruusuvori's best singles result to date. Defeating the 8th, 4th, and 1st seeds in route to the final, Ruusuvuori then defeated 3rd seeded Evgeny Karlovskiy of [[Russia]] in three sets, 4-6 6-0 6-1, to win the first Futures singles event of his career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100041133|title=ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Finland F4 Futures - 13 November - 19 November 2017|publisher=ITFTennis.com|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/news/articles/junior-masters-champ-secures-maiden-pro-title.aspx|title=Junior Masters champ secures maiden pro title|publisher=ITFTennis.com|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref> In doubles, he and fellow Finnish player [[Patrik Niklas-Salminen]] reached the quarterfinals. |
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Through a successful 2017, Ruusuvuori reached a high rank of No. 4 in the ITF combined junior rankings and finished the year ranked No. 665 in the [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]] singles rankings.<ref name="itfjuniorprofile" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/emil-ruusuvuori/rh24/rankings-history|title=Emil Ruusuvuori | Rankings History | ATP World Tour | Tennis|publisher=ATPWorldTour.com|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref> |
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==2018: First Challenger main draw== |
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Ruusuvuori's year began at the Hong Kong F6 Futures, held the first week of 2018 (1-6 January). Seeded 7th in singles, he reached the quarterfinals before losing to 4th seeded Shintaro Imai of [[Japan]] in two sets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100041593|title=ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Hong Kong F6 Futures - 01 January - 06 January 2017|publisher=ITFTennis.com|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref> The next week, Ruusuvuori reached his first Challenger event main draw, coming through qualifying to reach the second round of the [[2018 Bangkok Challenger|Bangkok Challenger]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100042438|title=ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Bangkok Challenger - 08 January - 14 January 2017|publisher=ITFTennis.com|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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Revision as of 10:37, 16 January 2018
Country (sports) | Finland |
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Residence | Helsinki, Finland |
Born | Helsinki, Finland | 2 April 1999
Height | 1.88m (6 ft 1 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two handed-backhand) |
Coach | Federico Ricci |
Prize money | US$7,933[1] |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–1 |
Career titles | 0 1 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 605 (15 January 2018) |
Current ranking | No. 605 (15 January 2018)[1] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open Junior | QF (2017) |
French Open Junior | 1R (2017) |
Wimbledon Junior | 1R (2017) |
US Open Junior | SF (2017) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 1483 (19 September 2016) |
Current ranking | Unranked (15 January 2018)[1] |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open Junior | 1R (2017) |
French Open Junior | QF (2017) |
US Open Junior | 2R (2017) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | 0–1 |
Last updated on: 16 January 2018. |
Emil Ruusuvuori (born 2 April 1999) is a Finnish tennis player.
As a junior, Ruusuvuori has been ranked as high as No. 4 in the ITF combined junior rankings. In 2017, he reached the singles quarterfinals of the Australian Open, the singles semifinals of the US Open, and won the ITF Junior Masters.[2][3]
On the ITF Pro Circuit, Ruusuvuori won his first Futures championship at the Finland F4 event in November 2017. As of 15 January 2018, he has reached a career high of No. 605 in the ATP rankings.[4]
Ruusuvuori has also represented Finland in the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 0–1.[5]
2013-2016: Early junior career
At the age of 14, nine years after he first began playing tennis, Ruusuvuori entered his first ITF Juniors tournament, the Nokia Junior Cup, in 2013. 2014 offered his first success, reaching two singles finals, two doubles finals, and winning two doubles titles. He saw additional success in 2015, including one final in both singles and doubles as well as another doubles title. Ruusuvuori made his singles breakthrough in 2016, winning four events in total. He continued his doubles success as well, winning three events and reaching the finals of two more. [2][6]
2017: Junior Grand Slam debut and first ITF Futures title
Ruusuvuori started his year in January at the AGL Loy Yang Traralgon Junior International, reaching the semifinals in both the doubles, with partner Michael Vrbensky of the Czech Republic, and singles.[7] He then entered the Australian Open, his debut grand slam event, participating in both the boys' singles and doubles. In singles, he won his first three matches in straight sets before losing to Corentin Moutet in the quarterfinals. Partnering again with Vrbensky, he lost in the first round of the doubles.[8]
February saw Ruusuvuori compete in his first Davis Cup match, losing to Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia in straight sets.[5]
In March, he competed in the Croatia F3 Futures event in Umag, losing in the first round of singles qualifying.[9] Ruusuvuori then returned to the junior tour, competing in the 33. Perin Memorial, where he reached the finals in singles, losing to Alen Avidzba of Russia in two sets.[10]
After not seeing competition in April, Ruusuvuori returned in May, participating in the Italy F13 Futures event, where he lost in the third round of singles qualifying.[11] He then competed in the 58th Trofeo Bonfiglio junior event, losing in the first round of both singles and doubles.[12]
June saw further competition in both juniors and Futures events. He competed in both the boys' singles and doubles at the French Open. In singles, he lost in the first round, again losing to Moutet. Along with partner Rudolf Molleker of Germany, Ruusuvuori was seeded fifth in doubles. Together they reached the quarterfinals, losing to eventual finalists Vasil Kirkov and Danny Thomas of the United States.[13] He then competed in the Portugal F9 Futures, winning three rounds in singles qualifying before reaching the quarterfinals.[14]
In July, Ruusuvuori competed in two events on the junior tour. Competing at the Nike Junior International in Roehampton, he reached the semifinals in singles and first round in doubles, again partnering Molleker.[15] At Wimbledon, he faced Molleker in the first round of singles, retiring in the second set.[16]
He returned to competition in August at Les Internationaux de Tennis Junior Banque Nationale du Canada, losing to Brian Shi of the United States in the second round.[17]
Competing as an unseeded player at the US Open in September, Ruusuvuori saw his best singles Grand Slam result of the year, reaching the semifinals. In route, he defeated two seeded players: 13th seed Sebastian Korda of the United States in the second round and 10th seed Sebastián Báez of Argentina in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, Ruusuvuori lost to eventual champion Wu Yibing of China in three sets, 6-4 3-6 6-7(4), after having two match points.[18] With Simon Carr of Ireland, he reached the second round in doubles.[19]
October saw further Futures competition as well as the final junior competition of the year for Ruusuvuori. At the Sweden F4 Futures, he again reached the singles quarterfinals after passing through qualifying, losing to eventual champion Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands.[20] At the ITF Junior Masters, he finished with a 2-1 record in round robin competition, winning matches against Jurij Rodionov of Austria and Marko Miladinovic of Serbia while losing to Wu for the second time that year.[21] Reaching the final, he again faced Wu, this time exacting revenge to come out on top in three sets, 3-6 6-1 7-6(4), and claim the title.[3]
In November, Ruusuvuori competed in two Futures events: Estonia F4 in Pärnu and Finland F4 in Helsinki. As a wildcard entry in Pärnu, he defeated third seed Vladimir Ivanov of Estonia in route to his third quarterfinal showing of the year.[22] Again as a wildcard entry, competition in Helsinki saw Ruusuvori's best singles result to date. Defeating the 8th, 4th, and 1st seeds in route to the final, Ruusuvuori then defeated 3rd seeded Evgeny Karlovskiy of Russia in three sets, 4-6 6-0 6-1, to win the first Futures singles event of his career.[23][24] In doubles, he and fellow Finnish player Patrik Niklas-Salminen reached the quarterfinals.
Through a successful 2017, Ruusuvuori reached a high rank of No. 4 in the ITF combined junior rankings and finished the year ranked No. 665 in the ATP singles rankings.[2][25]
2018: First Challenger main draw
Ruusuvuori's year began at the Hong Kong F6 Futures, held the first week of 2018 (1-6 January). Seeded 7th in singles, he reached the quarterfinals before losing to 4th seeded Shintaro Imai of Japan in two sets.[26] The next week, Ruusuvuori reached his first Challenger event main draw, coming through qualifying to reach the second round of the Bangkok Challenger.[27]
References
- ^ a b c "Emil Ruusuvuori | Overview | ATP World Tour | Tennis". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ a b c "ITF Tennis - JUNIORS - Player Profile - RUUSUVUORI, Emil (FIN)". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ a b "Ruusuvuori reigns in Chengdu". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Player Profile - RUUSUVUORI, Emil (FIN)". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ a b "Davis Cup - Players". DavisCup.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "2017 ITF Junior Masters: Who's who". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - JUNIORS - AGL Loy Yang Traralgon Junior International - 14 January - 19 January 2017". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - JUNIORS - Australian Open Junior Championships - 21 January - 28 January 2017". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Croatia F3 Futures - 20 March - 26 March 2017". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - JUNIORS - 33. Perin Memorial - 28 March - 02 April 2017". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Italy F13 Futures - 15 May - 21 May 2017". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - JUNIORS - 58th Trofeo Bonfiglio - Campionati Internazionali d'Italia Juniores - 22 May - 28 May 2017". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - JUNIORS - Roland Garros Junior French Championships - 04 June - 10 June 2017". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Portugal F9 Futures - 26 June - 02 July 2017". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - JUNIORS - Nike Junior International Roehampton - 02 July - 07 July 2017". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - JUNIORS - The Junior Championships, Wimbledon - 08 July - 16 July 2017". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - JUNIORS - Les Internationaux de Tennis Junior Banque Nationale du Canada - 27 August - 02 September 2017". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "Top two seeds in boys' final". USOpen.org. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - JUNIORS - US Open Junior Tennis Championships - 03 September - 10 September 2017". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Sweden F4 Futures - 02 October - 08 October 2017". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - JUNIORS - 2017 ITF Junior Masters - 25 October - 29 October 2017". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Estonia F4 Futures - 06 November - 12 November 2017". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Finland F4 Futures - 13 November - 19 November 2017". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "Junior Masters champ secures maiden pro title". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "Emil Ruusuvuori | Rankings History | ATP World Tour | Tennis". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Hong Kong F6 Futures - 01 January - 06 January 2017". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Bangkok Challenger - 08 January - 14 January 2017". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
External links
- Emil Ruusuvuori at the Association of Tennis Professionals
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- Emil Ruusuvuori at the Davis Cup