Lee Ye-ra
Lee Ye-ra ( ko, 이예라, , Yi Ye-ra; born 14 September 1987) is a South Korean former tennis player. Her highest singles ranking is world No. 178, achieved in September 2008. Her career-high doubles ranking is world No. 215, reached in February 2008. In her career, she won ten singles and eight doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Circuit. Lee reached the second round of the 2013 KDB Korea Open defeating Daria Gavrilova in the first round before falling to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Playing for South Korea in the Fed Cup The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was cha ..., Lee has a win–loss record of 12–11. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 14 (10 titles, 4 runner-ups) Doubles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner-ups) External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Ye-ra 1987 births ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gangwon Province (South Korea)
Gangwon Province is a province of South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. It is bound on the east by the Sea of Japan, and borders Gyeonggi Province to its west, North Gyeongsang Province and North Chungcheong Province to its south, and the Military Demarcation Line to the north, separating it from North Korea's Kangwŏn Province. Before the division of Korea in 1945 Gangwon and Kangwŏn Provinces formed a single province. Pyeongchang County in Gangwon hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2018 Winter Paralympics, with Gangwon hosting the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics. History Gangwon-do was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty, formed in 1395, deriving its name from the names of the principal cities of Gangneung () and the provincial capital Wonju (). In 1895 Gangwon-do was replaced by the Districts of Chuncheon (''Chuncheon-bu;'' ) in the west and Gangneung (''Gangneung-bu;'' ) in the east, with Wonju becoming a part of Chungju District. In 1896 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Choi Ji-hee
Choi Ji-hee ( ko, 최지희; born 10 February 1995) is a professional South Korean tennis player. Choi has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as three singles and 19 doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Circuit. Playing for South Korea Fed Cup team The South Korea Fed Cup team represents South Korea in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Korea Tennis Association. They currently compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group I. History South Korea competed in its first Fed Cup in ..., Choi has a win–loss record of 3–3. WTA career finals Doubles: 1 (title) WTA 125 tournament finals Doubles: 1 (title) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner–ups) Doubles: 31 (21 titles, 10 runner–ups) Notes External links * * * 1995 births Living people South Korean female tennis players Tennis players from Seoul Tennis players at the 2014 Asian Games Tennis players at the 2018 A ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Emelyn Starr
Emelyn Starr (born 11 November 1989) is an Australian former professional tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ... player. Her highest singles ranking is world No. 370, which she reached on 3 August 2009. Her career-high WTA ranking in doubles is No. 246, which she achieved on 4 October 2010. ITF Circuit finals Doubles (4–8) External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Starr, Emelyn 1989 births Living people Australian female tennis players Tennis people from New South Wales People from Tamworth, New South Wales 21st-century Australian women ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mari Tanaka
is a former Japanese tennis player. In her career, she won four singles and 18 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In August 2013, she reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 287. On 12 May 2014, she peaked at No. 189 in the doubles rankings by the Women's Tennis Association The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women and was founded to create a better future for women's tenni ... (WTA). ITF finals Singles: 10 (4–6) Doubles: 33 (18–15) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tanaka, Mari 1987 births Living people Japanese female tennis players Sportspeople from Tokyo 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ayumi Morita
is a Japanese tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of number 40 in the world in October 2011. At junior level, she reached a combined career-high ranking of world No. 3. Morita is known for strong and consistent two-handed groundstrokes which she hits very flat. She is also regarded as very tough mentally for a young player, often showing great resolve to win close matches despite a lackluster serve. Morita is a small and quick player with excellent footwork and movement around the court. Morita is one of the most successful Fed Cup players of recent times with a 23–14 match win record for Japan. Career On September 16, 2008, she beat world No. 19, Ágnes Szávay, in three sets in the Pan Pacific Open. In January 2009, Morita upset former Wimbledon quarterfinalist Michaëlla Krajicek in the final round of qualifying to reach the main draw of the Auckland Open. She faced third set deficits in all three of her qualifying matches, including a 4–1 deficit in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Natsumi Hamamura
is a Japanese former professional tennis player. Hamamura has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 203, achieved on 25 February 2008. On 20 August 2007, she peaked at No. 194 in the WTA doubles rankings. In her career, she won three singles titles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Hamamura made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2010 HP Open, in the doubles event partnering Miki Miyamura is a Japanese former tennis player. Miyamura won four singles titles and 20 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 21 April 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 310. On 21 October 2013, she peaked at No. 110 in .... ITF finals Singles (3–3) Doubles (9–9) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamamura, Natsumi 1984 births Living people Japanese female tennis players 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hwang I-hsuan
Hwang I-hsuan (; born 21 September 1988) is a retired Taiwanese tennis player. Hwang won ten doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 11 February 2008, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 266. On 23 March 2009, she peaked at No. 137 in the WTA doubles rankings. Playing for Taiwan in Fed Cup, Hwang has a win–loss record of 6–10. Hwang made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2007 Korea Open, in the doubles event partnering Yoo Mi. Hwang also played in the doubles events of the 2008 Hobart International partnering Lee Ye-ra, and the 2009 HP Open partnering Chan Chin-wei Chan Chin-wei (, born 8 January 1985) is a former professional tennis player from Taiwan. She won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, along with six singles and 49 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She reached her best singles ranking o .... Hwang retired from professional tennis 2015. ITF finals Singles (0–6) Doubles (10–9) Fed Cup participation Singles ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hsieh Su-wei
Hsieh Su-wei ( ;''Xiè 謝淑薇Shūwēi'' in Chinese mainland. Taiwanese Mandarin: ; in Standard Mandarin of Chinese mainland. born 4 January 1986) is an inactive Taiwanese professional tennis player. She has won three singles titles and 30 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, one WTA 125 doubles title, 27 singles and 23 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit, seven medals at the Asian Games (2 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze), 1 gold and bronze medal at the 2005 Summer Universiade, and has amassed over $10 million in prize money. On 25 February 2013, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 23, and on 12 May 2014, she reached world No. 1 in the doubles rankings for the first time; she has spent a total of 47 weeks with the top ranking, the longest tenure by a tennis player from the Far East. Hsieh is the highest-ranked Taiwanese player in history, in both singles and doubles. Known for playing with two hands on both sides, flat and quick groundstrokes, crafty gameplay, a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chan Chin-wei
Chan Chin-wei (, born 8 January 1985) is a former professional tennis player from Taiwan. She won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, along with six singles and 49 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She reached her best singles ranking of world No. 152 in October 2006. On 3 August 2015, she peaked at No. 74 in the WTA doubles rankings. Career Chan started tennis at the age of ten. In 2002, she played for Taiwan's Fed Cup team for the first time. Her coach was Chan Fu-chen. In 2013, she won the doubles competition at the Korea Open in Seoul, her first title on the WTA Tour. She also won three $25k events (in Changwon, Huzhu and Tsukuba) on the ITF Circuit. In September 2014, Chan won the doubles competition at the Suzhou Ladies Open, her first doubles title on WTA 125 tournaments WTA 125 tournaments are an international series of professional women's tennis tournaments organized by the Women's Tennis Association since 2012. In the past (2012–2015) sometimes call ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Choi Jin-young (tennis)
Choi Jin-young (born 24 August 1979) is a South Korean former professional tennis player. Choi represented South Korea at the 2002 Asian Games and played in seven Fed Cup ties for her country. As a professional player, Choi spent her career on the ITF Women's Circuit The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's Circuit, is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players. History It serves as a developmental ..., where she won three singles and eight doubles titles. She reached a best singles ranking of 378 and was ranked as high as 266 in the world for doubles. ITF finals Singles (3–2) Doubles (8-4) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Choi, Jin Young 1979 births Living people South Korean female tennis players Tennis players at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for South Korea 21st-century South Korean women ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Julia Efremova
Julia Efremova née Vorobieva (born 14 February 1985 in Kursk) is a former Russian tennis player. She played under her maiden name of Vorobieva (aka Vorobeva) until February 2006. She married her coach Alexey Efremov and returned to the circuit in March 2007. In her career, Efremova won eleven titles on the ITF Circuit, one in singles and ten in doubles. Career She has played on the qualifying draws of WTA Tour tournaments on many occasions. Her career-high singles ranking was world No. 285, which she achieved on 14 November 2005, and her highest doubles ranking No. 193, achieved on 20 February 2006. In 2003, Julia tried to qualify for her first WTA event in Moscow, but fell to Anastasia Rodionova in the first round. In 2005, she played the qualifying draws of five tournaments (Pattaya, Hyderabad, Beijing, Guangzhou and Tashkent) but was unsuccessful in each. In 2006, she tried qualifying in Bangalore, but was overpowered in round one by Daniela Kix. In 2007, she fell in the q ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chang Kyung-mi
Chang Kyung-mi (born 25 February 1982) is a former professional tennis player from South Korea. Biography Chang represented South Korea between 2004 and 2009, appearing in a total of 15 Fed Cup ties with a win–loss record of 7–8. On the professional tour, she reached a best singles ranking of 254 in the world. She competed in the singles main draw of the Japan Open as a qualifier in 2002 and Korea Open as a wildcard player in 2005. As a doubles player, Chang had a top WTA ranking The WTA rankings are the ratings defined by the Women's Tennis Association, introduced in November 1975. Iga Świątek is the current world No. 1. Ranking method The WTA rankings are based on a rolling 52-week, cumulative system. A play ... of 195 and won 20 ITF titles. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 17 (5–12) Doubles: 39 (20–19) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chang, Kyung Mi 1982 births Living people South Korean female tennis players 21st-century Sou ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |