Beier Ko

Beier Ko (born 17 July 1986) is a Canadian- Singaporean former professional tennis player.

Tennis career

Beier won 1 single title in 2002 on the ITF Women's Circuit in Toronto. In 2004, she achieved a singles ranking of #299 on the WTA Tour at 17 years old.

She decided to follow the college route and played for the Harvard University Crimson varsity tennis team from 2007 to 2009. In 2009, Beier Ko was undefeated and unanimously named Ivy League Player of the Year. She was also named to the All-Ivy first team in singles and doubles.

Playing for Singapore at the 2007 Fed Cup, Ko has accumulated a win–loss record of 3–2.

Personal

Ko was born in Singapore but moved with her family to Canada when she was 4 years old. In 2005, she exchanged her Canadian passport for Singapore and represented Singapore in the 2007 Fed Cup.

In 2016, Ko married technology executive, Reed Wotiz who has led teams at Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, and Indeed. She has two sons named Dylan and Max Wotiz

ITF Finals

Singles (1 titles, 2 runner–ups)

Fed Cup participation

Singles

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Doubles

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{{flagicon, THA Napaporn Tongsalee
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ITF junior results

Singles (2–2)

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, January 2002
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, December 20002
, Merida, Mexico
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Doubles (2–1)

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, July 2000
, Casablanca, Morocco
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, {{flagicon, SVK Linda Smolenaková
{{flagicon, NED Dominique van Boekel
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, March 2001
, Lambaré, Paraguay
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, {{flagicon, ALG Feriel Esseghir
, {{flagicon, CZE Eva Hrdinová
{{flagicon, CZE Ema Janašková
, 3–6, 4–6

References

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External links

* {{WTA, 310256, Beier Ko
* {{ITF, beier-ko/800220529/sgp, Beier Ko

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1986 births
Living people
Canadian female tennis players
Singaporean female tennis players
Harvard Crimson women's tennis players
Expatriate tennis players in the United States
Canadian people of Singaporean descent
Singaporean expatriate sportspeople in the United States

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