American tennis player (born 1978)
Meilen Tu Country (sports) United States Residence Porter Ranch , Los AngelesBorn (1978-01-17 ) January 17, 1978 (age 47) Tarzana , L.A., CaliforniaHeight 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Turned pro 1994 Retired 2010 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $1,590,412 Singles Career record 333–304 Career titles 1 WTA, 4 ITF Highest ranking No. 35 (June 11, 2007) Grand Slam singles results Australian Open 2R (1997, 1999, 2001, 2002) French Open 2R (2001) Wimbledon 3R (2002) US Open 2R (1997, 2001) Doubles Career record 184–207 Career titles 4 WTA, 4 ITF Highest ranking No. 28 (October 22, 2007)
Meilen Tu (traditional Chinese : 涂美倫,simplified Chinese : 涂美伦,Hanyu Pinyin :Tú Měilún ) (born January 17, 1978) is a former professional tennis player from the U.S. In her career, she won one singles title and four doubles titles on theWTA Tour , with four singles and three doubles titles on theITF Women's Circuit .
Born inTarzana ,Los Angeles to Taiwanese parents, Tu was the US Open girls' singles champion in 1994. At the 2006DFS Classic , she reached the semifinals but lost toVera Zvonareva , who eventually won the title.
Tu currently works as an agent for Topnotch Management,[ 1] working closely with players such asCaroline Garcia andZhang Shuai . Tu is married toSam Sumyk , who formerly coached two-time grand slam championVictoria Azarenka ,Vera Zvonareva andGarbiñe Muguruza .[ 2]
Legend Tier I 0 Tier II 0 Tier III 0 Tier IV & V 1
Doubles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups)[ edit ] Legend Tier I 0 Tier II 2 Tier III 5 Tier IV & V 3
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 1. Oct 2001 Bratislava Hard (i) Nathalie Dechy Elena Bovina Dája Bedáňová 3–6, 4–6 Win 1. Feb 2002 Paris Hard (i) Nathalie DechyElena Dementieva Janette Husárová walkover Loss 2. Feb 2002 Antwerp Hard (i) Nathalie DechyMagdalena Maleeva Patty Schnyder 3–6, 7–6(7–3) , 3–6 Win 2. Sep 2002 Waikoloa Hard María Vento-Kabchi Nannie de Villiers Irina Selyutina 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 Loss 3. Oct 2001 Bratislava Hard (i) Nathalie DechyMaja Matevžič Henrieta Nagyová 4–6, 0–6 Win 3. Jun 2003 Birmingham Grass Els Callens Alicia Molik Martina Navratilova 7–5, 6–4 Loss 4. Nov 2003 Quebec City Carpet (i) Els CallensTing Li Sun Tiantian 3–6, 3–6 Win 4. Feb 2004 Memphis Carpet (i) Åsa Svensson Maria Sharapova Vera Zvonareva 6–4, 7–6(7–0) Loss 5. Jan 2007 Sydney Hard Marion Bartoli Anna-Lena Grönefeld Meghann Shaughnessy 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7) Loss 6. Jun 2007 Birmingham Grass Sun TiantianChuang Chia-jung Chan Yung-jan 6–7(3–7) , 3–6
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