Aki Rahunen (born 24 December 1971) is a former professional

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player from

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Career

Rahunen was the 1989 winner of the Under-18s European Junior Tennis Championships, held in

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. He performed well in the

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, reaching quarter finals at

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and

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. In Stuttgart he defeated top 50 players Javier Sánchez and

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, both in straight sets. He was also a semi finalist at the Florence Open that year and reached the third round of the

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. In the

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he appeared in 10 singles matches for the Finnish team, with a 6–4 record. He helped Finland qualify for the World Group in 1990.Davis Cup Profile
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Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rahunen, Aki 1971 births Living people Finnish male tennis players Tennis players from Helsinki 20th-century Finnish people

Career

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

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