Vittaya Samrej (born 18 February 1964) is a Thai

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coach and former professional player. As of 2020 he is team captain of Thailand's

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team. Samrej had a record 18-year long Davis Cup career playing for Thailand, featuring in 37 ties between 1985 and 2002, mostly as a doubles specialist. He won 21 doubles rubbers in total, which is a former Thai record. His two singles wins both came in a 1997 tie against

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. A regular participant in the

Southeast Asian Games The Southeast Asian Games, also known as the SEA Games, is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with supe ...

, Samrej has won numerous medals, including three doubles gold medals. He won a further four gold medals for his country in the team event. Samrej won a team bronze medal at the

1986 Asian Games The 1986 Asian Games ( ko, 1986년 아시아 경기대회/1986년 아시안 게임, Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 10th Asian Games and the X Asiad ( ko, 제10 ...

, then a mixed doubles bronze at the

1990 Asian Games The 1990 Asian Games also known as the XI Asiad and the 11th Asian Games ( zh, c=第十一届亚洲运动会, p=Dì shíyī jiè yàzhōu yùndònghuì), were held from September 22 to October 7, 1990, in Beijing, China. This was the first Asian Ga ...

. His son,

Kasidit Samrej Kasidit Samrej ( th, กษิดิศ สำเร็จ; born 26 January 2001) is a Thai tennis player. Samrej has a career high ATP singles ranking of 622 achieved on 13 January 2020. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 1494 ac ...

, is a Davis Cup player for Thailand.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Samrej, Vittaya 1964 births Living people Vittaya Samrej Tennis players at the 1986 Asian Games Tennis players at the 1990 Asian Games Tennis players at the 1994 Asian Games Tennis players at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Vittaya Samrej Asian Games medalists in tennis SEA Games medalists in tennis Vittaya Samrej Vittaya Samrej Vittaya Samrej Competitors at the 1987 SEA Games Competitors at the 1991 SEA Games Competitors at the 1993 SEA Games Competitors at the 1995 SEA Games Competitors at the 1997 SEA Games Competitors at the 1999 SEA Games Competitors at the 2001 SEA Games