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Varunya Wongteanchai
Varunya "Yuyee" Wongteanchai ( th, วรัญญา วงศ์เทียนชัย; born 7 January 1993) is a Thai tennis player. She is the younger sister of Varatchaya Wongteanchai who also plays on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 3 October 2016, Varunya reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 616. On 9 February 2015, she peaked at No. 216 in the WTA doubles rankings. Career Wongteanchai has had more success in doubles than singles, she has won 17 ITF doubles titles. At the 2012 PTT Pattaya Open, she partnered her sister Varatchaya and they defeated Dominika Cibulková and Janette Husárová in the first round, before losing to eventual champions Sania Mirza and Anastasia Rodionova. At the 2013 PTT Pattaya Open, Wongteanchai again partnered with her sister after the pair gained entry by an alternate spot. They defeated third seeds Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan in the first round, then defeated Irina Buryachok and Valeria Solovyeva in the quarterfinals, before losi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiang Rai (city)
Chiang Rai ( th, เชียงราย, ; nod, , เจียงฮาย, ) is the northernmost major city in Thailand, with a population of about 200,000 people. It is located in Mueang Chiang Rai District, Chiang Rai Province. Chiang Rai was established as a capital city in the reign of King Mangrai, in 1262 CE. History The city was founded by King Mangrai in 1262 and became the capital of the Mangrai Dynasty. The word 'Chiang' means 'city' in Thai, so Chiang Rai would mean 'the City of (Mang) Rai'. Subsequently, Chiang Rai was conquered by Burma and remained under Burmese rule for several hundred years. It was not until 1786 that Chiang Rai became a Chiang Mai vassal. Siam (Thailand) annexed Chiang Mai in 1899, and Chiang Rai was proclaimed a province of Thailand in 1933. In 1432, during the reign of King Sam Fang Kaen of the Mangrai Dynasty (1402–1441), the Phra Kaeo, or Emerald Buddha, the most revered Buddha statue, was discovered in Chiang Rai when an earthq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangkok Post
The ''Bangkok Post'' is an English-language daily newspaper published in Bangkok, Thailand. It is published in broadsheet and digital formats. The first issue was sold on 1 August 1946. It had four pages and cost one baht, a considerable amount at the time when a baht was a paper note. It is Thailand's second oldest newspaper and the oldest still in publication. The daily circulation of the ''Bangkok Post'' is 110,000, 80 percent of which is distributed in Bangkok and the remainder nationwide. From July 2016 until mid-May 2018, the editor of the ''Bangkok Post'' was Umesh Pandey. On 14 May 2018, Umesh was "forced to step down" as editor after refusing to soften coverage critical of the ruling military junta. History The ''Bangkok Post'' was founded by Alexander MacDonald, a former OSS officer, and his Thai associate, Prasit Lulitanond. Thailand at the time was the only Southeast Asian country to have a Soviet Embassy. The U.S. embassy felt it needed an independent, but generall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyōka Okamura
is a professional Japanese tennis player. Okamura has career-high WTA rankings of 223 in singles and 229 in doubles. She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2014 Japan Women's Open, where she received a wildcard entry into the doubles draw, partnering with Kotomi Takahata. They defeated Misaki Doi and Elina Svitolina in the first round, but lost to Darija Jurak and Megan Moulton-Levy Megan Moulton-Levy (born March 11, 1985) is a Jamaican-American former professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 237, which she reached on 6 July 2009. Her career-high WTA doubles ranking is 50, achieved on 22 July ... in the quarterfinals. WTA Challenger finals Doubles: 1 (runner-up) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 10 (2 titles, 8 runner–ups) Doubles: 16 (11 titles, 5 runner–ups) External links * * 1995 births Living people Japanese female tennis players Sportspeople from Okayama Tennis players from Tokyo 21st-century Japanese women [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Hua-chen
Lee Hua-chen (; born 14 September 1993), also known as Jasmine Lee, is a Taiwanese former tennis player. Career Her career-high WTA rankings are 325 in singles, achieved on 5 August 2019, and 283 in doubles, reached on 22 April 2013. Lee won ten singles titles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Playing for Chinese Taipei Fed Cup team The Chinese Taipei Fed Cup team represents the Republic of China in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Chinese Taipei Tennis Association. They currently compete in the World Group II play-offs. History Chinese Taipei competed i ..., she has a win–loss record of 2–0. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 17 (10 titles, 7 runner–ups) Doubles: 14 (7–7) External links * * * 1993 births Living people Taiwanese female tennis players Sportspeople from Kaohsiung Universiade medalists in tennis Universiade bronze medalists for Chinese Taipei Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade 21st-century Taiw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuuki Tanaka
is a Japanese former tennis player. On 11 September 2017, Tanaka reached her best singles ranking of world No. 308. On 29 August 2016, she peaked at No. 214 in the doubles rankings. In her career, Tanaka won one singles title and six doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She made her main-draw debut on the WTA Tour at the 2016 Jiangxi International Open, in the doubles event, partnering Tian Ran. Her biggest ITF tournament was the $75k 2015 Dunlop World Challenge doubles final, which she lost partnering with Luksika Kumkhum. Early life and amateur career Tanaka was born in Chita, Aichi Prefecture and attended Yawata Elementary School and Yawata Junior High School in Chita and Sugiyama Jogakuen High School in Nagoya. She participated in her first ITF tournament at the age of 16 in July 2006, advancing through three rounds of qualifying at the $25k event in Nagoya before losing in the round of 32. After high school, she attended Waseda University in Tokyo and graduat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyu Kato (tennis)
is a professional Japanese tennis player. She achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 122 in January 2018. On 30 January 2017, she peaked at No. 30 in the WTA doubles rankings. In her career, Kato has won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour and two WTA 125 doubles titles. On the ITF Circuit, she has won four singles and 13 doubles titles. Playing for Japan Fed Cup team, Kato has win–loss record of 6–1, as of December 2022. Personal life and background Kato has one brother named Yuki. She started playing tennis at the age of eight. She has stated that her tennis idols growing up were Justine Henin and Roger Federer Roger Federer (; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks, including a record 237 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-e .... Her favorite surface to play on is hardcourt, but her favorite tournament is Wimbledon. Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nungnadda Wannasuk
Nungnadda "Jib" Wannasuk ( th, หนึ่งนัดดา วรรณสุข; born 11 November 1989) is a Thai former professional tennis player. Career She earned her best result in the 2011 PTT Pattaya Open where she, as a qualifier, reached the second round. She lost to top seed Vera Zvonareva, 1–6, 5–7. Wannasuk fought hard as she was 1–6, 1–5 down. Wannasuk won nine singles titles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. All of her singles titles are $10ks, and four of the doubles titles are $25ks. Her highest WTA rankings 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 pla ... are 342 in singles, achieved on 10 June 2013, and 317 in doubles, set on 17 August 2009. ITF finals Singles (9–10) Doubles (15–9) References External links * * {{DE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Pei-chi
Lee Pei-chi (; born 16 October 1994) is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. Lee has won 11 singles and 19 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 31 March 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 389. On 21 November 2022, she peaked at No. 235 in the doubles rankings. Lee made her WTA Tour The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour. WTA Tour tou ... main-draw debut at the 2016 Taiwan Open in the singles and doubles competitions. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 19 (11 titles, 8 runner–ups) Doubles: 43 (19 titles, 24 runner-ups) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Pei-Chi 1994 births Living people Taiwanese female tennis players Tennis players at the 2014 Asian Games Tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anja Prislan
Anja Prislan (born 11 December 1985 in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian former tennis player. In her career, Prislan won seven doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 17 October 2011, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 460. On 7 October 2013, she peaked at No. 289 in the doubles rankings. On the WTA Tour The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour. WTA Tour tourna ..., Prislan twice played in the doubles main draw of the Slovenia Open. ITF finals Singles (0–1) Doubles (7–16) References * * 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Ljubljana Slovenian female tennis players {{Slovenia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalila Jakupović
Dalila Jakupović (born 24 March 1991) is a Slovenian tennis player of Bosnian descent. Jakupović to date has won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour along with two WTA Challenger doubles titles. She also has won five singles and ten doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In November 2018, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 69. On 10 September 2018, she peaked at No. 38 in the doubles rankings. Playing for the Slovenia Fed Cup team, Jakupović has a win–loss record of 8–9. In January 2020, Jakupovic collapsed during the Australian Open as a result of the pollution following the bushfires A wildfire, forest fire, bushfire, wildland fire or rural fire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identif ... in the country. Performance timeline ''Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Bil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lu Jiajing
Lu Jiajing (; ; born 18 November 1989) is a Chinese tennis player. She has won 18 singles and 28 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 18 March 2019, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 162. On 29 June 2015, she peaked at No. 139 in the doubles rankings. Partnering Wang Yafan, Lu won her first $50k tournament at Xi'an, defeating Liang Chen and Yang Zhaoxuan in the 2014 final. She also won the doubles title at the Delhi Open The Delhi Open (formerly known as ONGC–GAIL Delhi Open) is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit. Since 2014, it has been held annually at t ... in 2014. WTA career finals Doubles: 1 (runner-up) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 27 (18 titles, 9 runner–ups) Doubles: 53 (28 titles, 25 runner–ups) Notes References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lu, Jiajing 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Shenyang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peangtarn Plipuech
Peangtarn "Earth" Plipuech ( th, เพียงธาร ผลิพืช; born 15 November 1992) is a Thai tennis player. Plipuech has a career-high singles ranking by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) of 175, achieved on 31 July 2017. On 10 October 2016, she peaked at No. 100 in the WTA doubles rankings. She has won two doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour, along with six singles and 29 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Her biggest success to date was at the 2013 Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships where she and Nicha Lertpitaksinchai claimed the doubles title. In 2016 and 2017, she reached the final of WTA tournament in Seoul. Plipuech's sister Plobrung is a junior tennis player. Grand Slam performance timeline Doubles WTA career finals Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups) WTA Challenger finals Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups) ITF finals Singles: 15 (6 titles, 9 runner–ups) Doubles: 54 (29 titles, 25 runner–ups) Notes References * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
