Andrea Ka Explained

Andrea Ka
Fullname:Andrea Daravy Ka
Country: (2014–present)
(2009–10)
Birth Date:25 April 1992
Birth Place:Nogent-sur-Marne, France[1]
Plays:Right (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$26,113
Singlestitles:2 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 560 (12 June 2017)
Doublestitles:7 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 466 (24 September 2018)

Andrea Daravy Ka (born 25 April 1992) is a Cambodian former tennis player.

Ka has career-high WTA rankings of 560 in singles, reached in June 2018, and 466 in doubles, achieved on 24 September 2018.[2] She is the first Cambodian tennis player to win an ITF tennis tournament.[3]

In 2017, Ka won a bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games. She also represented Cambodia at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.[4]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jul 2016ITF Amarante,
Portugal
10,000Hard Alba Carrillo Marín3–6, 7–6(6), 7–5
Win2–0Dec 2016ITF Hua Hin,
Thailand
10,000Hard Hsu Chieh-yu4–6, 6–0, 7–6(0)

Doubles: 11 (7 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (3–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Oct 2009ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France10,000Hard (i) Audrey Bergot Lucia Kovarčíková
Davinia Lobbinger
6–2, 6–2
Win2–0Nov 2010ITF Le Havre, France10,000Clay (i) Michaela Boev
Laura Ioana Paar
7–5, 7–5
Win3–0Jun 2016ITF Oeiras, Portugal10,000Clay Laëtitia Sarrazin Carolina Alves
Victoria Bosio
4–6, 7–5, [10–3]
Loss3–1Sep 2016ITF Ponta Delgada, Portugal10,000Hard Katharina Hering Inês Murta
Ioana Loredana Roșca
6–2, 4–6, [9–11]
Win4–1Sep 2016ITF Ponta Delgada, Portugal10,000Hard Katharina Hering Desirae Krawczyk
Elina Vikhrianova
6–3, 6–3
Win5–1Nov 2016ITF Heraklion, Greece10,000Hard Michaela Boev Steffi Distelmans
Vlada Katic
6–4, 6–4
Loss5–2Oct 2017bgcolor=#ccfITF Colombo, Sri Lankabgcolor=#ccf15,000Clay Joséphine Boualem Isabelle Boulais
Ma Yexin
3–6, 6–2, [5–10]
Win6–2May 2018bgcolor=#ccfITF Hammamet, Tunisiabgcolor=#ccf15,000Clay Verena Hofer Vitalia Stamat
Maria Zotova
1–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Win7–2Jul 2018bgcolor=#ccfITF Corroios, Portugalbgcolor=#ccf15,000Hard Eden Silva Francisca Jorge
María José Luque Moreno
3–6, 6–1, [10–5]
Loss7–3Sep 2018bgcolor=#ccfITF Monastir, Tunisiabgcolor=#ccf15,000Hard Chiraz Bechri Paula Arias Manjón
Andrea Lázaro García
1–6, 0–6
Loss7–4Mar 2019bgcolor=#ccfITF Monastir, Tunisiabgcolor=#ccf15,000Hard Francisca Jorge Loudmilla Bencheikh
Lou Brouleau
3–6, 4–6

Notes and References

  1. News: Thai legend to mentor SEA Games bound Cambodia tennis team . Khmer Times . 4 November 2019.
  2. Web site: Andrea Ka's profile at WTA.
  3. News: Manjunath . H. S. . Ka becomes first Cambodian to win ITF event Phnom Penh Post . www.phnompenhpost.com . en.
  4. News: Manjunath . H. S. . No cheer yet at Incheon Games . . 26 September 2014 . en.