Thai tennis player (born 1993)
Luksika Kumkhumลักษิกา คำขำ Country (sports) Thailand Residence Bangkok , ThailandBorn (1993-07-21 ) 21 July 1993 (age 32) Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Turned pro 2011 Plays Right (two-handed both sides) Coach Lersak Kumkhum (her father) Prize money US$ 1,201,864 Singles Career record 373–197 Career titles 2 WTA Challengers, 18 ITF Highest ranking No. 66 (19 November 2018) Current ranking No. 1109 (16 September 2024) Grand Slam singles results Australian Open 3R (2018 ) French Open 1R (2014 ,2018 ,2019 ) Wimbledon 2R (2018 ) US Open Q2 (2014 ) Doubles Career record 217–137 Career titles 19 ITF Highest ranking No. 86 (16 July 2018) Current ranking No. 122 (16 September 2024) Grand Slam doubles results Australian Open 1R (2019 ) Wimbledon 2R (2018 ) Team competitions Fed Cup 23–10 Last updated on: 16 September 2024.
Luksika "Luk "Kumkhum (Thai :ลักษิกา คำขำ ;RTGS : Laksika Khamkham ; born 21 July 1993) is a Thaitennis player. She turned professional in 2011, and reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 66 on 19 November 2018. On 16 July 2018, she peaked at No. 86 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Kumkhum qualified for the2013 Australian Open where she defeated world No. 39Sofia Arvidsson ,[ 1] [ 2] before losing toJamie Hampton in the second round.[ 3]
Again as a qualifier at the2013 Malaysian Open , she reached the quarterfinals, defeatingOlivia Rogowska [ 4] andEleni Daniilidou [ 5] en route before losing to fourth seedAyumi Morita .[ 6]
At the2014 Australian Open , Kumkhum, ranked No. 87 in the world, caused a major upset when she eliminated formerWimbledon champion and sixth seed,Petra Kvitová , in the first round, in three sets.[ 7] [ 8] She lost toMona Barthel in the second round in another three set match.[ 9]
She reached her first WTA Tour doubles final at the2017 Korea Open , partnering fellow ThaiPeangtarn Plipuech , losing to top seedsKirsten Flipkens andJohanna Larsson .[citation needed ]
Having qualified for the2018 Australian Open , Kumkhum progressed to the third round of amajor tournament for the first time, defeating Johanna Larsson[ 10] andBelinda Bencic .[ 11] [ 12] Her run was ended byPetra Martić .[ 13]
At the2018 Wimbledon Championships , she won her first match at the grass-court major by overcomingBernarda Pera [ 14] [ 15] to set up a second round meeting with 10th seedMadison Keys which she lost in straight sets.[ 16]
Kumkhum won her firstWTA 125 title at the2018 Mumbai Open , defeatingIrina Khromacheva in the final.[ 17] [ 18] Two weeks later she clinched her second WTA 125 trophy by overcomingSabine Lisicki in the final of the2018 Tapei Open .[ 19] [ 20] As a result she moved to a career-high in the WTA rankings at world No. 66.[ 21]
Six years after her first WTA Tour doubles final at the same tournament, she reached the final of the2023 Korea Open with Peangtarn Plipuech, but they lost toMarie Bouzková andBethanie Mattek-Sands .[ 22]
Grand Slam singles performance timeline [ edit ] (W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)[ edit ] Legend Grand Slam WTA 1000 WTA 500 WTA 250 (0–2)
Finals by surface Hard (0–2) Grass (0–0) Clay (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
WTA Challenger finals [ edit ] Singles: 2 (2 titles)[ edit ] Singles: 28 (18 titles, 10 runner–ups)[ edit ] Legend $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10/15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface Hard (17–9) Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Win 1–0 Oct 2010 ITF Pattaya, Thailand 10,000 Hard Emma Flood6–4, 6–3 Loss 1–1 Oct 2010 ITF Khon Kaen, Thailand 10,000 Hard Zhu Lin 3–6, 2–6 Loss 1–2 Nov 2010 ITF Manila, Philippines 10,000 Hard Piia Suomalainen 3–6, 3–6 Loss 1–3 Dec 2010 ITF Mandya, India 10,000 Hard Anastasiya Vasylyeva 2–6, 6–3, 2–6 Win 2–3 May 2011 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 10,000 Hard Ayu Fani Damayanti 6–2, 6–2 Win 3–3 May 2011 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 10,000 Hard Peangtarn Plipuech 6–1, 6–0 Loss 3–4 Jun 2011 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 25,000 Hard Marta Sirotkina 4–6, 3–6 Win 4–4 Jun 2011 ITF Pattaya, Thailand 10,000 Hard Liang Chen 6–3, 6–4 Loss 4–5 Jul 2011 ITF Pattaya, Thailand 10,000 Hard Liang Chen6–2, 6–7(6) , 5–7 Win 5–5 Nov 2011 ITF Kuching, Malaysia 10,000 Hard Nungnadda Wannasuk 7–6(3) , 6–3 Win 6–5 Nov 2011 ITF Manila, Philippines 10,000 Hard Zhao Yijing 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 Win 7–5 Jul 2012 ITF Pattaya, Thailand 10,000 Hard Nungnadda Wannasuk6–2, 6–2 Win 8–5 Jul 2012 ITF Astana, Kazakhstan 25,000 Hard Nudnida Luangnam 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 Win 9–5 Apr 2013 ITF Phuket, Thailand 25,000 Hard Lisa Whybourn 6–0, 7–5 Win 10–5 Nov 2013 Toyota World Challenge , Japan75,000 Carpet (i) Hiroko Kuwata 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 Loss 10–6 Aug 2014 ITF Wuhan , China50,000 Hard Wang Qiang 2–6, 2–6 Win 11–6 May 2015 ITF Xuzhou , China50,000 Hard Chang Kai-chen 1–6, 7–5, 6–1 Loss 11–7 Nov 2015 Toyota World Challenge, Japan 75,000 Carpet (i) Jana Fett 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 Loss 11–8 Jul 2016 ITF Wuhan, China 50,000 Hard Wang Qiang5–7, 2–6 Loss 11–9 May 2017 Incheon Open , Korea25,000 Hard Han Na-lae 6–7(2) , 5–7 Win 12–9 Jul 2017 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand 25,000 Hard Alisa Kleybanova 7–5, 6–7(4) , 6–3 Win 13–9 Aug 2017 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand 25,000 Hard Yuan Yue 7–5, 6–2 Win 14–9 Apr 2018 Kōfu International Open , Japan25,000 Hard Bianca Andreescu 6–3, 6–3 Win 15–9 Apr 2018 ITF Kashiwa, Japan 25,000 Hard Bianca Andreescu6–3, 7–6(4) Win 16–9 Oct 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Jennifer Luikham6–2, 6–2 Loss 16–10 Apr 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand 25,000 Hard Alex Eala 4–6, 2–6 Win 17–10 Apr 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand 25,000 Hard Peangtarn Plipuech6–3, 6–3 Win 18–10 Apr 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand 15,000 Hard Talia Gibson 6–0, 6–1
Doubles: 33 (19 titles, 14 runner–ups)[ edit ] Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50/60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10/15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface Hard (18–13) Grass (1–0) Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1–0 Oct 2010 ITF Khon Kaen, Thailand 10,000 Hard Varatchaya Wongteanchai Huỳnh Phương Đài Trang Maya Kato6–4, 7–5 Win 2–0 Nov 2010 ITF Manila, Philippines 10,000 Hard Peangtarn Plipuech Ivana KingYasmin Schnack 6–4, 7–5 Win 3–0 Dec 2010 ITF Bangalore, India 25,000 Hard Nungnadda Wannasuk Chen Yi Kumiko Iijima 7–6(7) , 5–7, [10–8] Loss 3–1 Jun 2011 ITF Pattaya, Thailand 10,000 Hard Napatsakorn Sankaew Liang Chen Zhao Yijing 6–1, 1–6, 5–7 Win 4–1 Nov 2011 ITF Kuching, Malaysia 10,000 Hard Nungnadda Wannasuk Lu JiaxiangLu Jiajing 6–4, 6–3 Win 5–1 Nov 2011 ITF Manila, Philippines 10,000 Hard Peangtarn Plipuech Zhao Yijing Zheng Junyi6–3, 6–0 Loss 5–2 Nov 2011 ITF Manila, Philippines 10,000 Hard Peangtarn Plipuech Napatsakorn SankaewVarunya Wongteanchai 1–6, 6–3, [6–10] Win 6–2 Jul 2012 ITF Astana, Kazakhstan 25,000 Hard Varatchaya WongteanchaiVeronika Kapshay Ekaterina Yashina6–2, 6–4 Win 7–2 Sep 2012 ITF Tsukuba, Japan 25,000 Hard Varatchaya Wongteanchai Yurina KoshinoMari Tanaka 6–2, 6–2 Win 8–2 May 2013 Kangaroo Cup , Japan50,000 Hard Erika Sema Nao Hibino Riko Sawayanagi 6–4, 6–3 Loss 8–3 Nov 2013 ITF Taipei, Taiwan 50,000 Hard Chen YiLesley Kerkhove Arantxa Rus 4–6, 6–2, [12–14] Loss 8–4 Jul 2014 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 10,000 Hard Tamarine Tanasugarn Varatchaya Wongteanchai Varunya Wongteanchai3–6, 6–4, [8–10] Loss 8–5 Nov 2015 Toyota World Challenge , Japan75,000 Carpet (i) Yuuki Tanaka Akiko Omae Peangtarn Plipuech6–3, 0–6, [9–11] Win 9–5 Apr 2017 Kōfu International Open , Japan25,000 Hard Han Na-lae Erina Hayashi Robu Kajitani6–3, 6–0 Win 10–5 Jul 2017 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand 25,000 Hard Ksenia Palkina Naiktha Bains Karin Kennel6–3, 2–6, [14–12] Win 11–5 Mar 2018 Kōfu International Open, Japan 25,000 Hard Gao Xinyu Erina HayashiMomoko Kobori 6–0, 2–6, [10–4] Win 12–5 Jun 2018 Manchester Trophy , UK100,000 Grass Prarthana Thombare Naomi Broady Asia Muhammad 7–6(5) , 6–3 Loss 12–6 Oct 2018 Suzhou Ladies Open , China100,000 Hard Peangtarn PlipuechMisaki Doi Nao Hibino2–6, 3–6 Loss 12–7 Nov 2018 Shenzhen Longhua Open , China100,000 Hard Choi Ji-hee Shuko Aoyama Yang Zhaoxuan 2–6, 3–6 Win 13–7 Oct 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Natsuho Arakawa Mana AyukawaTamira Paszek 6–4, 6–2 Loss 13–8 Apr 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Nikol Paleček Ni Ma ZhuomaYao Xinxin 1–6, 6–4, [2–10] Loss 13–9 Apr 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand W25 Hard Momoko Kobori Gozal Ainitdinova Maria Timofeeva 6–2, 5–7, [4–10] Win 14–9 Jun 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand W25 Hard Momoko KoboriMisaki Matsuda Naho Sato 6–3, 6–3 Win 15–9 Sep 2022 ITF Darwin, Australia W25 Hard Momoko KoboriYui Chikaraishi Nanari Katsumi 6–2, 7–6(3) Loss 15–10 Dec 2022 Indoor Championships , JapanW60 Hard (i) Momoko KoboriLiang En-shuo Wu Fang-hsien 6–2, 6–7(5) , [2–10] Loss 15–11 Mar 2023 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia W25 Hard Peangtarn PlipuechMa Yexin Moyuka Uchijima 0–6, 2–6 Win 16–11 May 2023 ITF Goyang, South Korea W25 Hard Punnin Kovapitukted Guo Hanyu Tang Qianhui 6–3, 1–6, [10–6] Win 17–11 Jun 2023 ITF Tokyo, Japan W25 Hard Kanako Morisaki Talia Gibson Natsumi Kawaguchi 1–6, 6–2, [10–3] Win 18–11 Sep 2023 ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand W25 Hard Park So-hyun Vaidehi Chaudhari Zeel Desai 7–6(4) , 6–0 Win 19–11 Nov 2023 Takasaki Open , JapanW100 Hard Peangtarn Plipuech Liang En-shuo Wu Fang-hsien6–3, 6–1 Loss 19–12 Mar 2024 Branik Maribor Open , SloveniaW75 Hard (i) Peangtarn PlipuechEden Silva Anastasia Tikhonova 5–7, 3–6 Loss 19–13 May 2024 Jin'an Open , ChinaW75 Hard Peangtarn Plipuech Tang QianhuiZheng Wushuang 1–6, 2–6 Loss 19–14 May 2024 ITF Goyang, South Korea W50 Hard Peangtarn PlipuechEudice Chong Liang En-shuo5–7, 4–6