Oona Kauste/Aku Kauste (Hyvinkaa, FIN) lost
8-6 to
Dorottya Palancsa/Zsolt Kiss (Budapest, HUN) in the Final of the Gefle Mixed Doubles Cup, held January 23 - 26, 2020 in Gavle, Sweden. To advance to the championship game, Kauste/Kauste won
6-5 over
Switzerland's Daniela Rupp/Kevin Wunderlin in the semifinals of the 2020 Gefle Mixed Doubles Cup in Gavle, Sweden; and won
9-0 over
Tova Sundberg/Daniel Magnusson (Karlstad, SWE) in the quarterfinals. of the 2020 Gefle Mixed Doubles Cup in Gavle, Sweden;
Kauste/Kauste finished 3-1 in the 17-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kauste/Kauste defeated
Vilma Ahlstrom/Arvid Norin (Landvetter, SWE) 8-6, then won
7-6 against
Switzerland's Daniela Rupp/Kevin Wunderlin. Kauste/Kauste went on to lose
7-1 against
Therese Westman/Robin Ahlberg (Stockholm, SWE). Kauste/Kauste responded with a
13-2 win over
Agnieszka Paszek/Michal Paszek (Lodz, POL) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Gefle Mixed Doubles Cup, Kauste/Kauste take home
26.356 world rankings points along with the $1,038CDN prize, remaining in 668th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 22.122 after improving upon their best so far this season. Kauste/Kauste ranks 56th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
33.196 points earned so far this season.
