Varunya "Yuyee" Wongteanchai ( th, วรัญญา วงศ์เทียนชัย; born 7 January 1993) is a Thai

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. She is the younger sister of

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 ...

who also plays on the

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. On 3 October 2016, Varunya reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 616. On 9 February 2015, she peaked at No. 216 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Career

Wongteanchai has had more success in doubles than singles, she has won 17 ITF doubles titles. At the 2012 PTT Pattaya Open, she partnered her sister Varatchaya and they defeated

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and Janette Husárová in the first round, before losing to eventual champions

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and

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. At the

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, Wongteanchai again partnered with her sister after the pair gained entry by an alternate spot. They defeated third seeds

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and

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in the first round, then defeated

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and

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in the quarterfinals, before losing to

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and

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in the semifinals.

ITF finals

Singles (0–2)

Doubles (17–11)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wongteanchai, Varunya 1993 births Living people Varunya Wongteanchai Varunya Wongteanchai Universiade medalists in tennis Universiade silver medalists for Thailand Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade Varunya Wongteanchai