Nanthana Komwong ( th, นันทนา คำวงศ์; ; born 13 September 1980) is a Thai

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player. At the

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, she did not win through beyond the group stage. She reached the third round in

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, losing to Viktoria Pavlovich. She competed at the

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, reaching the second round of the singles competition. She also reached the second round at the 2012 Summer Olympics, losing to Iveta Vacenovska. She was born in

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, and resides in

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