Kim Mi-ok (born 1 October 1978) is a South Korean former professional

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player.

Tennis career

A right-handed player, Kim was a gold medalist for South Korea at the

2002 Asian Games The 2002 Asian Games ( ko, 2002년 아시아 경기대회/2002년 아시안 게임, Icheoni-nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheoni-nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the XIV Asian Games ( ko, 제14회 아시아 경기대회/제14회 아시안 � ...

, partnering

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in the women's doubles. The pair, who were unseeded, won the gold medal with a win in the final over the tournament's top seeds, Indonesians

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and

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. Between 2002 and 2006, she represented

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in a total of nine ties. Her only singles win came against Hong Kong's

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and she won five doubles rubbers. Kim has featured mostly in ITF level events during her professional career, with three singles and thirteen doubles titles to her name. She made a

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main-draw appearance in the doubles at the Korea Open in 2005, reaching the quarter-finals. They defeated

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and

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in the first round. Initially retiring in 2006, Kim has played in the occasional ITF tournament in her home country since 2016 and won two $25k doubles titles in 2018.

ITF finals

Singles: 5 (3–2)

Doubles: 18 (13–5)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Mi-ok 1978 births Living people South Korean female tennis players Tennis players at the 2002 Asian Games Tennis players at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games medalists in tennis Universiade silver medalists for South Korea Universiade medalists in tennis Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade 21st-century South Korean women