Kirsi Lampinen (born 19 January 1972) is a Finnish former professional tennis player.

Kirsi Lampinen
Country (sports) Finland
Born (1972-01-19) 19 January 1972 (age 52)
Turku, Finland
Prize money$9,472
Singles
Career record16–41
Highest rankingNo. 640 (5 October 1998)
Doubles
Career record49–47
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 331 (14 April 1997)
Team competitions
Fed Cup5–10

Biography

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Born in Turku, Lampinen competed on the professional tour in the late 1990s. She won two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, both partnering Fed Cup teammate Hanna-Katri Aalto.

Lampinen represented the Finland Fed Cup team in a total of 14 ties, between 1997 and 2001. She then served as team captain for Finland in 2002.[1]

As of 2018 she coaches tennis full-time at the Rovaniemi Volleyball Club in Lapland.[2]

ITF finals

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Doubles (2–7)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 25 September 1995 Antalya, Turkey Hard   Susan Bowman   Pavlína Bartůňková
  İpek Şenoğlu
5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 15 April 1996 Elvas, Portugal Hard   Hanna-Katri Aalto   Claire Taylor
  Tessa Price
2–6, 3–6
Winner 1. 22 April 1996 Azeméis, Portugal Hard   Hanna-Katri Aalto   Kildine Chevalier
  Kristina Triska
6–0, 6–2
Runner-up 3. 16 June 1997 Tallinn, Estonia Hard   Nóra Köves   Magdalena Kučerová
  Gabriela Kučerová
4–6, 1–6
Runner-up 4. 7 July 1997 Lohja, Finland Clay   Hanna-Katri Aalto   Annemarie Mikkers
  Annica Lindstedt
1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 5. 18 May 1998 Rhodes, Greece Hard   Hanna Puustinen   Diane Asensio
  Jennifer Tinnacher
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 6. 18 January 1999 Båstad, Sweden Hard (i)   Hanna-Katri Aalto   Renata Kučerová
  Blanka Kumbárová
4–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 17 May 1999 Elvas, Portugal Hard   Hanna-Katri Aalto   Ana Catarina Nogueira
  Ayami Takase
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 7. 21 June 1999 Båstad, Sweden Clay   Hanna-Katri Aalto   Minna Rautajoki
  Maria Wolfbrandt
6–1, 2–6, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ "Denmark SA's main Fed Cup threat". News24. 2 April 2002.
  2. ^ "Kirsi Lampinen vahvistaa RoVS:n valmennusta – hallin laajennus ja uusi päätoiminen valmentaja tuovat lisäpotkua rovaniemeläiseen tennikseen". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). 8 June 2018.
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