Choi Young-ja (born 30 May 1975) is a former professional

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player from South Korea.

Biography

A right-handed player from Seoul, Choi began playing tennis at the age of 10. She won her first ITF tournament at Bangkok in 1993 and began touring professionally after graduating from high school in 1994. At the

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in Atlanta she made the second round of the singles competition, with a win over South Africa's

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, before she was eliminated by 11th seed

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of the Netherlands. Choi represented the

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in a total of 16 ties. She was most successful in Fed Cup tennis as a doubles player, losing only one of her 12 matches. In singles she won three rubbers, one of which was against

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in 1999. She won the women's doubles gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games and was also a bronze medalist in the team competition.

ITF finals

Singles (8-12)

Doubles (12-12)

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