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Tamarine Tanasugarn (Thai:แทมมารีน ธนสุกาญจน์,RTGS: Thaemmarin Thanasukan,[tʰɛːmmāːrīːntʰánásùkāːn]; born 24 May 1977) is a Thai formertennis player. Born inLos Angeles, she turned professional in 1994, and has been in the top 20 in both singles and doubles.

Tanasugarn's career-highWTA ranking is No. 19, achieved on 13 May 2002, which is the highest ranking ever achieved by a Thai female player. She won four singles and eight WTA doubles titles, and was briefly a doubles partner withMaria Sharapova, with whom she won two titles in 2003. Her career-high doubles ranking was 15, which she achieved on 13 September 2004. WithLiezel Huber, she reached the2004 US Open doubles quarterfinals, and at the2011 Wimbledon Championships, she reached the women's doubles semifinal withMarina Erakovic. Her biggest individual success came in 2008, when she reached the singles quarterfinals atWimbledon.
In her career, Tanasugarn has defeated former and current No. 1 players, includingAmélie Mauresmo,Jennifer Capriati,Jelena Janković,Dinara Safina andSimona Halep. She has also beaten French Open championIva Majoli.
Tanasugarn has been regarded as a grass-court specialist; she won most matches on that surface including twoWTA International titles.[3] Tanasugarn at some point held the record of the most singles matches won on grass court among active players. As of 8 July 2013, she was second (with 84 wins) among active players, and 12th on the all-time list.[4]
Tanasugarn has also been a regular competitor for theThailand Fed Cup team, helping the team join the World Group II in2005 and2006, after beating the teams of Australia and Croatia in their play-off matches.
She received a law degree fromBangkok University in 2000.[5]
She is also known to have played in the very first official match of theArthur Ashe Stadium , at the1997 US Open, in which she facedChanda Rubin of theUnited States and won in two sets.[6]
Tanasugarn produces her best game and strategy when she performs on grass.[4][7] She is also known for her accurate flat ground strokes and a heavy slice serve for which are particularly effective on grass,Venus Williams has given an interview regarding Tanasugarn's game after their quarterfinal match in2008 Wimbledon Championships: "I think her game is really suited for the grass. Her serve is a slice that turns into you and it stays low. Her shots are really, really low to the ground. A lot of time I think I was battling just to stay down on the shots, and I felt good when I got one up in my strike zone".[8]Kim Clijsters has once described Tanasugarn as a "tricky player".[9] Tanasugarn's weakness has always been her serve.[10]
Tanasugarn was coached by her best friend,Andreea Ehritt-Vanc, until her retirement.
During her junior career, her expenses were provided by her father, Virachai Tanasugarn, a lawyer who was once a Thai basketball player and who inspired Tanasugarn to become a professional tennis player. At 17, she reached the Junior Grand Slam final at Wimbledon in 1995 with a win overAnna Kournikova in the semifinal, but lost to Poland'sAleksandra Olsza in the final, in straight sets.[11]
Tanasugarn turned pro in 1994, but made herWTA Tour debut in the 1993Pattaya Open, in which she lost to AustralianRennae Stubbs. The following year, she made the second round in the same tournament by beating world No. 44,Marianne Werdel Witmeyer, in the first round. In 1995, Tanasugarn started participating in Grand Slams, but did not make it beyond the qualifying rounds.[12] In 1996, Tanasugarn played her firstWTA final at thePattaya Open, in which she lost toRuxandra Dragomir. In 1997, she reached the third round of theAustralian Open, atWimbledon and theUS Open, beatingChanda Rubin in the first round. She reached a semifinal atHobart and ended the year with a No. 46 ranking.[12]
1998, Tanasugarn reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam at theAustralian Open by defeating the reigning French Open champion and world No. 6,Iva Majoli, 6–0, 6–2 in the third round. Tanasugarn also made her second fourth round of the year atWimbledon, where she eventually lost toMartina Hingis. In 1999, she reached the fourth round atWimbledon for a second time by defeating FrenchwomanSandrine Testud, in the third round. Tanasugarn ended the year ranked No. 72.[12]
She partnered withParadorn Srichaphan at theHopman Cup in 2000. Tanasugarn beatJelena Dokić of Australia,Barbara Schett of Austria,Ai Sugiyama of Japan, andHenrieta Nagyová of Slovakia. However, Tanasugarn lost in the women's singles final toAmanda Coetzer of South Africa, 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, having led 6–3, 3–0. In the men's singles final,Paradorn Srichaphan lost toWayne Ferreira, 6–7, 3–6. This result made them the first Asian team to reach the finals at theHopman Cup. Tanasugarn reached her secondWTA final at Birmingham with a win overJulie Halard-Decugis, but lost toLisa Raymond. She also lost in the fourth round at Wimbledon toSerena Williams. Tanasugarn reached three semifinals at theJapan Open, Kuala Lampur, and Shanghai. She represented Thailand at the2000 Summer Olympics, but was defeated byVenus Williams. Her year-end ranking was No. 29, her first time in the top 30.[12]
In 2001, Tanasugarn had her second and third top-ten wins againstNathalie Tauziat at Eastbourne andAmélie Mauresmo atWimbledon and reached her third career final at Japan Open, losing toMonica Seles, 3–6, 2–6. At the end of the season, Tanasugarn was ranked in the top 30.
In 2002, she achieved her best ranking by reaching the fourth and fifth major finals at Canberra, losing toAnna Smashnova, and at Doha, losing to Monica Seles, and the quarterfinals at theToray Pan Pacific Open. On 13 May, Tanasugarn was ranked No. 19 in the world, her best career ranking to date. She ended the year ranked No. 28.
In 2003, Tanasugarn won her first major inHyderabad where she beatMaria Kirilenko in the quarterfinals, thenFlavia Pennetta in the semifinals, andIroda Tulyaganova in the final. Tanasugarn reached her second Tier I quarterfinal at the Pan Pacific Open, beatingSilvia Farina Elia, but lost toLindsay Davenport, in two sets. Tanasugarn suffered her earliest exit at Wimbledon since she turned pro, losing toAkiko Morigami in the first round. She reached the fourth round at the US Open for the first time, beatingRita Grande,Patty Schnyder, and ninth seedDaniela Hantuchová. Tanasugarn lost to Amélie Mauresmo in two sets in the following round. She was ranked No. 34 at the end of the year.
In 2004, she reached her sixth fourth round at Wimbledon, although she lost to Ai Sugiyama in two sets. Tanasugarn was also a semifinalist in theJapan Open Tennis Championships, losing toMaria Sharapova.
Tanasugarn had to deal with multiple injuries, which affected most of her year in 2005. Her ranking dropped out of the top 100, and she played in Challenger-level tournaments to collect points.
In 2006, she once mentioned retiring from tennis, but, after she qualified to play in the main draw of Wimbledon and reached the third round, she decided to give it another shot. Tanasugarn reached her home country tournament final again in the Bangkok Open, facingVania King, and was two games away from taking the title. Leading in the final set 4–2, King fought back to win the match. Despite losing the match, Tanasugarn regained some confidence to get back to the tour. She finished that year ranked No. 75.
Unfortunately, Tanasugarn still struggled with injuries in 2007 and had to play in many Challengers, ending the season ranked No. 124.
She made a successful comeback in 2008. Tanasugarn decided to skip the clay-court season due to her difficulty playing on that surface and chose to play in hardcourt Challengers, she thought were more like grass. Tanasugarn won the singles title at theKangaroo Cup in Gifu, defeating former world No. 4,Kimiko Date-Krumm.
In the grass-court season, Tanasugarn beat the AustrianTamira Paszek in Birmingham, but lost toBethanie Mattek in the fourth round. A week later, Tanasugarn stunned many tennis fans at theOrdina Open when, ranked No. 85, she beatKateryna Bondarenko,Ashley Harkleroad,Michaëlla Krajicek, andAlona Bondarenko to reach her eighth major final, beating the French Open runner-upDinara Safina in two sets. She reached her seventh fourth round at Wimbledon, beatingPetra Cetkovská,Vera Zvonareva andMarina Erakovic en route, and surprised the world No. 3,Jelena Janković, with a two-set defeat in the fourth round. Despite making her Grand Slam quarterfinal debut, she lost to the eventual champion Venus Williams, in straight sets. Tanasugarn became the first Thai player to make a Grand Slam quarterfinal. She ended 2008 ranked No. 35, her best ranking in four years.
Tanasugarn was seeded 32nd in the 2009 Australian, Open, but lost early toMaría José Martínez Sánchez. She played in the Fed Cup for Thailand, losing toSamantha Stosur, leaving Thailand in third place in the Asia/Oceania group, after Australia and New Zealand. Tanasugarn lost toSania Mirza in straight sets in the quarterfinals of thePattaya Women's Open. In doubles, she partneredYaroslava Shvedova, and the team, seeded second, got into the final and won the match, beatingYuliya Beygelzimer andVitalia Diatchenko.
At theFrench Open, Tanasugarn defeatedCamille Pin, in the first round. In the second, she was easily beaten by eighth seed and defending champion,Ana Ivanovic.

Tanasugarn started playing on grass courts at theBirmingham Classic. In the first round, she defeatedJulie Coin in straight sets. In the second round, Tanasugarn spent 2 hours 23 minutes on court, eventually losing to home favouriteNaomi Cavaday in three sets. In's-Hertogenbosch, as defending champion, she defeatedBarbora Záhlavová-Strýcová and seventh seededIveta Benešová to reach the quarterfinals. There, she recovered from a set down to defeat third seeded Flavia Pennetta. In the semifinals, Tanasugarn defeatedDinara Safina, in straight sets. It was her first career win over a reigning world No. 1. In the final, she beatYanina Wickmayer to successfully defend her title.[13]
AtWimbledon, Tanasugarn had an arm injury and lost toArantxa Parra Santonja in the first round. She played the mixed-doubles event for the first time, partnering withRogier Wassen, but she scratched[clarification needed] in the second round because of her injury.
Tanasugarn came back after her arm injury at theUS Open, but lost toAnastasija Sevastova in the first round.
Tanasugarn started the year by playing at theAustralian Open. She won her first Grand Slam first-round match in five years, with a 6–1, 7–6 victory overSesil Karatantcheva, but lost toKim Clijsters in the second round.[14][15] At thePattaya Open, Tanasugarn worked her way pastAlla Kudryavtseva, second seedSabine Lisicki,Anna Chakvetadze, and Sesil Karatantcheva. She finally lost to top seed and defending champion, Vera Zvonareva, in a dramatic final.
Tanasugarn and her New Zealand partner Marina Erakovic won thePattaya Open doubles title, beating Anna Chakvetadze andKsenia Pervak, giving Tanasugarn a successful defence of her homeland doubles title. Her next scheduled tournament was theMalaysian Open, where she lost to seventh seedMagdaléna Rybáriková in the first round. At the American fortnight tours, she entered the main draw inIndian Wells as alucky loser and advanced into the second round, before losing to 19th seedAravane Rezaï. In Miami, she lost toPauline Parmentier in the final qualifying round. She also played several ITF tournaments in April, reaching the finals in Johannesburg.
After the middle of April, Tanasugarn did not play any tournaments and withdrew inStrasbourg due to an elbow injury. AtRoland-Garros, she lost to Daniela Hantuchová in the first round. Tanasugarn began playing her favourite surface, grass, at theBirmingham Classic, surviving into the second round againstSania Mirza, after Mirza failed to serve out the match at 5–4 and 30–0. She lost to Yanina Wickmayer in the next round, in straight sets. She then competed atRosmalen, but was defeated in the first round. Tanasugarn also suffered a first-round loss atWimbledon and missed the US Open due to injuries. She won her fourth WTA title atOsaka, defeatingMarion Bartoli en route, and Kimiko Date-Krumm in the final.[16]
Despite losing in qualifying stages of 2011 Wimbledon with her partner Marina Erakovic, the doubles team received a lucky loser berth into the main draw and advanced to the semifinals with a 4–6, 7–6, 13–11 victory over third seeds Lisa Raymond andLiezel Huber. It was the first time that Tanasugarn (as well as Erakovic) had advanced to the semifinals of a Grand Slam event in any capacity.
In late March 2015, Tanasugarn defeatedSofia Shapatava in the first qualifying round of theOpen GdF Suez; this would be the final singles win of her professional career. In late April, she lost toKristýna Plíšková in the first round of theKangaroo Cup; this would turn out to be the final singles match of her career.
She announced her retirement from professional tennis in June 2016.[17]
Beginning in December 2018, Tanasugarn played doubles in small ITF tournaments around Thailand and nearby areas, winning the final of the $25k Hua Hin tournament in November 2019, partneringLesley Pattinama Kerkhove. Since February 2020, she has been inactive again.
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
| Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | 3R | 4R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 16 | 15–16 | 48% |
| French Open | A | A | Q1 | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 14 | 6–14 | 30% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | A | 3R | 4R | 4R | 4R | 4R | 4R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 3R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 16 | 28–16 | 64% |
| US Open | A | A | Q1 | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 13 | 9–13 | 41% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 7–4 | 6–4 | 4–4 | 8–4 | 5–4 | 8–4 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 59 | 58–59 | 50% |
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | A | NH | 2R | NH | 1R | NH | 1R | NH | A | NH | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | ||||||||||||
| Premier Mandatory & 5 + former | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dubai /Qatar Open[a] | NH/NMS | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | ||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | NMS | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 12 | 6–12 | 33% | ||
| Miami Open | A | A | 3R | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 13 | 10–13 | 43% |
| German /Madrid Open[b] | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 8 | 5–8 | 38% |
| Cincinnati Open | NH/NMS | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||||
| Pan Pacific /Wuhan Open[c] | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | QF | QF | 1R | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 6–7 | 46% |
| China Open | NH/NMS | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||||
| Charleston Open(former) | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | NMS | 0 / 5 | 0–5 | 0% | ||||||
| Southern California Open(former) | NMS | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | NH/NMS | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–7 | 3–6 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 4–3 | 6–6 | 4–5 | 2–6 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 54 | 32–54 | 37% |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | SR | W–L | Win% | |
| Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 280 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 4 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 11 | ||
| Year-end ranking | 249 | 209 | 79 | 46 | 37 | 72 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 34 | 66 | 132 | 75 | 124 | 35 | 111 | 58 | 122 | 154 | 240 | $3,491,770 | |||||
| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | ... | 2020 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 15 | 5–15 | 25% | |
| French Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 13 | 6–13 | 32% | |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | SF | 3R | 3R | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 15 | 15–15 | 50% | |
| US Open | A | Q1 | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | A | QF | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 9 | 7–9 | 44% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 6–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 52 | 33–52 | 39% | |
| National representation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | QF | NH | QF | NH | A | NH | A | NH | A | NH | NH | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% | |||||||||||
| Premier Mandatory & 5 + former | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dubai /Qatar Open[a] | NH/NMS | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | NMS | A | A | 1R | Q2 | 2R | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | 42% | |
| German /Madrid Open[b] | A | A | Q2 | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
| Canadian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | F | A | A | A | QF | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36% | |
| Cincinnati Open | NH/NMS | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||
| Pan Pacific /Wuhan Open[c] | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | Q1 | A | QF | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | |
| China Open | NH/NMS | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||
| Charleston Open(former) | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% | |
| Southern California Open(former) | NMS | 2R | A | A | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |||||||||
| Zurich Open(former) | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–6 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 6–5 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 32 | 19–32 | 37% | |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 4 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2004 | Canadian Open | Hard | 0–6, 3–6 |
| Legend |
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| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Premier M & Premier 5 |
| Premier |
| International (4–7) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 1996 | Pattaya Open, Thailand | Tier IV[d] | Hard | 6–7(4–7), 4–6 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2000 | Birmingham Classic, UK | Tier III[d] | Grass | 2–6, 7–6(9–7), 4–6 | |
| Loss | 0–3 | Oct 2001 | Japan Open | Tier III | Hard | 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 0–4 | Jan 2002 | Canberra International, Australia | Tier V[d] | Hard | 5–7, 6–7(2–7) | |
| Loss | 0–5 | Feb 2002 | Qatar Open | Tier III | Hard | 6–7(6–8), 3–6 | |
| Win | 1–5 | Feb 2003 | Hyderabad Open, India | Tier IV | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 1–6 | Oct 2006 | Bangkok Open, Thailand | Tier III | Hard | 6–2, 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 2–6 | Jun 2008 | Rosmalen Open, Netherlands | Tier III | Grass | 7–5, 6–3 | |
| Win | 3–6 | Jun 2009 | Rosmalen Open, Netherlands(2) | International | Grass | 6–3, 7–5 | |
| Loss | 3–7 | Feb 2010 | Pattaya Open, Thailand | International | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 4–7 | Oct 2010 | Japan Women's Open | International | Hard | 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–1 |
| Legend |
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| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Premier M & Premier 5 (0–1) |
| Premier (0–2) |
| International (8–5) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 1998 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | Tier IV | Hard | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 1998 | LA Championships, US | Tier II[d] | Hard | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2000 | National Indoors, US | Tier III | Hard (i) | 4–6, 6–4, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 2000 | China Open | Tier IV | Hard | 7–5, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 3–2 | Sep 2001 | Bali Classic, Indonesia | Tier III | Hard | 7–6(7–1), 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 3–3 | Oct 2001 | China Open | Tier IV | Hard | 0–6, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 3–4 | Sep 2003 | China Open | Tier II | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 4–4 | Oct 2003 | Japan Open | Tier III | Hard | 7–6(7–1), 6–0 | ||
| Win | 5–4 | Oct 2003 | Luxembourg Open | Tier III | Hard (i) | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 5–5 | Aug 2004 | Canadian Open | Tier I[e] | Hard | 0–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 5–6 | Nov 2008 | Tournoi de Québec, Canada | Tier III | Hard (i) | 6–7(3–7), 4–6 | ||
| Win | 6–6 | Feb 2009 | Pattaya Open, Thailand | International | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 7–6 | Feb 2010 | Pattaya Open, Thailand(2) | International | Hard | 7–5, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 8–6 | Sep 2012 | Guangzhou International, China | International | Hard | 2–6, 6–2, [10–8] | ||
| Loss | 8–7 | Apr 2013 | Monterrey Open, Mexico | International | Hard | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 8–8 | Feb 2015 | Pattaya Open, Thailand | International | Hard | 6–2, 4–6, [3–10] |
| Legend |
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| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10/15,000 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1992 | ITF Taipei, Taiwan | 10,000 | Hard | 3–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | 1–1 | Dec 1993 | ITF Manila, Philippines | 10,000 | Hard | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Win | 2–1 | Mar 1996 | ITF Warrnambool, Australia | 10,000 | Grass | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 2–2 | Mar 1996 | ITF Canberra, Australia | 10,000 | Grass | 4–6, 0–6 | |
| Win | 3–2 | Mar 1996 | ITF Wodonga, Australia | 10,000 | Grass | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(5) | |
| Loss | 3–3 | Mar 1996 | ITF New South Wales, Australia | 10,000 | Grass | 2–6, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 3–4 | Aug 1996 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | 50,000 | Hard | 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 4–4 | Oct 1996 | ITF Saga, Japan | 25,000 | Grass | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| Win | 5–4 | Jun 1997 | Surbiton Trophy, UK | 25,000 | Grass | 5–7, 7–6, 5–0 ret. | |
| Win | 6–4 | May 1999 | Surbiton Trophy, UK(2) | 25,000 | Grass | 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 6–5 | Oct 1999 | ITF Seoul, South Korea | 50,000 | Hard | 0–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 7–5 | Oct 1999 | ITF Saga, Japan | 25,000 | Grass | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Win | 8–5 | May 2000 | Kangaroo Cup, Japan | 50,000 | Carpet | 7–5, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 8–6 | Jun 2000 | Surbiton Trophy, UK | 25,000 | Grass | 5–7, 3–6 | |
| Win | 9–6 | Nov 2005 | Shenzhen Open, China | 50,000 | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| Win | 10–6 | Nov 2006 | ITF Shanghai, China | 50,000 | Hard | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 10–7 | Nov 2007 | ITF Xiamen, China | 75,000 | Hard | 6–2, 2–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | 11–7 | May 2008 | Kangaroo Cup, Japan(2) | 50,000 | Carpet | 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 11–8 | May 2008 | Fukuoka International, Japan | 50,000 | Grass | 1–6, 6–2, 6–7(8) | |
| Loss | 11–9 | Apr 2010 | Soweto Open, South Africa | 100,000 | Hard | 5–7, 6–7(7) | |
| Win | 12–9 | Sep 2010 | ITF Noto, Japan | 25,000 | Carpet | 7–5, 6–2 | |
| Win | 13–9 | May 2011 | Fukuoka International, Japan | 50,000 | Grass | 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 | |
| Win | 14–9 | Nov 2011 | Toyota World Challenge, Japan | 75,000 | Carpet (i) | 6–2, 7–5 | |
| Win | 15–9 | Sep 2014 | ITF Noto, Japan | 25,000 | Carpet | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 1993 | ITF Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | 10,000 | Hard | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 1994 | ITF Hat Yai, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard | 3–6, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 1–2 | Sep 1995 | ITF Samut Prakan, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard | 7–5, 1–6, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 1996 | ITF Saga, Japan | 25,000 | Grass | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 2–3 | Oct 1999 | ITF Seoul, South Korea | 50,000 | Hard | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 3–3 | May 2006 | Beijing Challenger, China | 50,000 | Hard (i) | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 3–4 | Jun 2006 | Surbiton Trophy, UK | 25,000 | Grass | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 4–4 | Nov 2009 | Toyota World Challenge, Japan | 75,000 | Carpet (i) | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 5–4 | Apr 2010 | Torneo Conchita Martínez, Spain | 75,000 | Hard | 6–2, 6–0 | ||
| Loss | 5–5 | Apr 2010 | Soweto Open, South Africa | 100,000 | Hard | 3–6, 7–5, [14–16] | ||
| Win | 6–5 | Sep 2010 | ITF Noto, Japan | 25,000 | Carpet | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 7–5 | Oct 2010 | Japan Women's Open | 100,000 | Hard | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 7–6 | May 2011 | Kurume Cup, Japan | 50,000 | Grass | 3–6, 7–5, [8–10] | ||
| Loss | 7–7 | Jul 2014 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard | 3–6, 6–4, [8–10] | ||
| Loss | 7–8 | Oct 2019 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | 15,000 | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 7–9 | Nov 2019 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | 2–6, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 8–9 | Nov 2019 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | 6–2, 7–6(5) |
| Season | 1998 | ... | 2001 | ... | 2003 | ... | 2008 | 2009 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | TTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | |||||||
| 1. | No. 6 | Australian Open | Hard | 3R | 6–0, 6–2 | No. 44 | |
| 2001 | |||||||
| 2. | No. 10 | Eastbourne International, UK | Grass | 2R | 6–7(1), 7–6(6), 6–3 | No. 33 | |
| 3. | No. 6 | Wimbledon Championships, UK | Grass | 3R | 6–4, 6–4 | No. 31 | |
| 2003 | |||||||
| 4. | No. 9 | US Open | Hard | 3R | 6–2, 6–4 | No. 39 | |
| 2008 | |||||||
| 5. | No. 9 | Rosmalen Open, Netherlands | Grass | F | 7–5, 6–3 | No. 85 | |
| 6. | No. 3 | Wimbledon Championships, UK | Grass | 4R | 6–3, 6–2 | No. 60 | |
| 2009 | |||||||
| 7. | No. 1 | Rosmalen Open, Netherlands | Grass | SF | 7–5, 7–5 | No. 47 | |
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