Choi Ju-yeon explained

Choi Ju-yeon
Birth Date:19 November 1975
Birth Place:Busan, South Korea
Careerprizemoney:$59,713
Singlestitles:12 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 176 (22 May 1995)
Australianopenresult:Q1 (1996)
Doublestitles:7 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 179 (22 May 1995)
Team:yes

Choi Ju-yeon (born 19 November 1975) is a South Korean former tennis player, who competed on the professional tour in the 1990s.

Biography

Born in Busan, she reached a career-high of 176 in the world for singles, winning 12 ITF titles. She made the main draw of the WTA Tour tournament at Beijing in 1995, where she was beaten in the first round by Tessa Price, in three sets.[1]

As a doubles player, she won three medals for South Korea in the Asian Games. At the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima, she won bronze medals in both the women's doubles and mixed doubles events. In Bangkok four years later, she was a silver medalist in the mixed doubles, partnering Kim Dong-hyun.[2]

Choi represented South Korea in 14 Fed Cup ties, which included a World Group fixture against France in 1994.[3]

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (12–5)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.15 November 1993Bangkok, ThailandHard Yoo Kyung-sook3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up2.6 December 1993Manila, PhilippinesHard Tamarine Tanasugarn2–6, 3–6
Winner3.13 December 1993Manila, PhilippinesHard Jeon Mi-ra6–2, 6–4
Winner4.31 January 1994Jakarta, IndonesiaClay Natalia Soetrisno6–3, 6–3
Winner5.16 May 1994Beijing, ChinaHard Tomoe Hotta6–3, 6–2
Winner6.30 May 1994Daegu, South KoreaHard Kim Ih-sook6–3, 6–1
Runner-up7.12 December 1994Manila, PhilippinesHard Chen Li1–6, 4–6
Winner8.20 March 1995Bandar, BruneiHard Jeon Mi-ra6–4, 6–4
Winner9.27 March 1995Jakarta, IndonesiaHard Mami Donoshiro6–1, 6–7(2), 6–2
Winner10.8 May 1995Seoul, South KoreaClay Kim Eun-ha6–4, 7–5
Winner11.4 August 1996Horb, GermanyClay Pavlina Nola6–3, 6–1
Runner-up12.17 November 1996Port Pirie, AustraliaHard Annabel Ellwood3–6, 4–6
Winner13.16 November 1997Manila, PhilippinesHard Wynne Prakusya0–6, 6–1, 6–4
Winner14.10 May 1998Seoul, South KoreaClay Yi Jingqian6–3, 7–5
Runner-up15.7 June 1998Little Rock, United StatesHard Cindy Watson7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Winner16.18 October 1998Seoul, South KoreaHard Park Sung-hee6–4, 6–3
Runner-up17.25 July 1999Valladolid, SpainHard María José Martínez Sánchez6–7, 2–6

Doubles (7–4)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartneringOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.15 November 1993Bangkok, ThailandHard Yoo Kyung-sook Miho Saeki
Weng Tzu-ting
6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Winner2.22 November 1993Bangkok, ThailandHard Yoo Kyung-sook Nao Akahori
Seiko Ichioka
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up3.13 December 1993Manila, PhilippinesHard Jeon Mi-ra Atsuko Shintani
Haruko Shigekawa
4–6, 2–6
Winner4.24 January 1994Surakarta, IndonesiaHard Kim Il-soon Natalia Soetrisno
Suzanna Wibowo
6–0, 2–6, 6–4
Winner5.16 May 1994Beijing, ChinaHard Choi Young-ja Jeon Mi-ra
Yoo Kyung-sook
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up6.23 May 1994Beijing, ChinaHard Choi Young-ja Li Li
Bi Ying
6–7, 7–6, 4–6
Winner7.11 July 1994Darmstadt, GermanyClay Park Sung-hee Bettina Fulco
Patricia Tarabini
6–4, 6–3
Winner8.12 December 1994Manila, PhilippinesHard Kim Eun-ha Keiko Ishida
Park In-sook
6–3, 6–4
Winner9.20 March 1995Bandar, BruneiHard Kim Eun-ha Kim Soon-nam
Kim Ih-sook
6–4, 6–0
Winner10.8 May 1995Seoul, South KoreaClay Kim Eun-ha Keiko Ishida
Mami Donoshiro
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up11.23 November 1997Manila, PhilippinesHard Eun Young-ha Chen Jingjing
Yang Qin
7–6, 3–6, 1–6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Beijing - 25 September - 30 September 1995 . itftennis.com.
  2. News: China shrug off bribes controversy . . 18 December 1998.
  3. News: Sports . . 19 July 1994 . 17.