Jang Su-jeong ( ko, 장수정 ; born 13 March 1995) is a South Korean
tennis
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player.
Jang has won one singles title on the
WTA Challenger Tour
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 called the WTA Challenger seriesITF Circuit. On 11 July 2022, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 114. On 28 November 2022, she reached No. 105 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Career
Jang had a good career as a singles junior player, reaching her highest ranking in that category as world No. 68. Her best junior Grand Slam tournament was at the 2011 US Open, where she reached the third round. Her lone junior singles title was at the Yangdu International Junior Championships (
Gangwon
Gangwon or Kangwŏn may refer to:
* Gangwon Province (historical), the Goryeo, Joseon Dynasty and the Japanese Korean province
* Gangwon Province (South Korea), a province of South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. Before the division of Kore ...
, 2008).
She won her first ITF Circuit title in Bundaberg, Australia on 30 March 2013, winning the doubles tournament with Lee So-ra. The pair defeated
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 ...
and
Varatchaya Wongteanchai
Varatchaya "Pias" Wongteanchai ( th, วรัชญา วงค์เทียนชัย; born 7 September 1989) is a former professional tennis player from Thailand.
In her career, she won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as four ...
in the final.
Her most successful performance to date came at the
2013 Korea Open
The 2013 Korea Open was a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 10th edition of the tournament, which was part of the 2013 WTA Tour. It took place in Seoul, South Korea between 16 and 22 September 2013.
Singles ...
, where she reached the quarterfinals with a three-set win over
Ons Jabeur
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.
She qualified into the singles main draw of the
2022 Australian Open
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for her major tournament debut.
She won her first WTA Challenger title at the 2022 Swedish Open defeating
Rebeka Masarova
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