Thai tennis player
Danai Udomchoke
ดนัย อุดมโชค Danai Udomchoke (2013) |
| Country (sports) |  Thailand |
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| Residence | Bangkok, Thailand |
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| Born | (1981-08-11)11 August 1981 (age 44)
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| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft7+1⁄2 in) |
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| Turned pro | 1997 |
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| Retired | 2015 |
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| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
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| Coach | Jan Stoce |
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| Prize money | US$ 1,095,170 |
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| Singles |
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| Career record | 55–69 |
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| Career titles | 0 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 77 (29 January 2007) |
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| Grand Slam singles results |
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| Australian Open | 3R (2007) |
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| French Open | 1R (2007) |
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| Wimbledon | 2R (2005,2007) |
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| US Open | 1R (2004) |
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| Doubles |
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| Career record | 12–27 |
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| Career titles | 1 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 130 (8 October 2012) |
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| Grand Slam doubles results |
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| Australian Open | 1R (2007, 2013) |
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| Last updated on: 15 February 2016. |
Danai Udomchoke (Thai:ดนัย อุดมโชค, born 11 August 1981) is a former professionaltennis player fromThailand. His career-best ranking was World No. 77 achieved on 29 January 2007.
Udomchoke turned professional in 1997. He was sponsored byDunlop Sport for his racquets and apparel.
Udomchoke made his debut in the main draw of a Grand Slam in 2004 when he qualified for theUS Open. He lost to SpaniardTommy Robredo in straight sets. One of Udomchoke's highest profile matches was his2006 Australian Open 1st round match against No. 3 seedDavid Nalbandian. After starting out slowly, Udomchoke shocked Nalbandian by winning the third and fourth sets. However, his energy soon wore down, and despite pushing the World No. 3 to five sets, Udomchoke lost 2–6, 2–6, 6–1, 7–6, 1–6. In the2007 Australian Open, Udomchoke advanced to the third round, losing to 14th-seededNovak Djokovic after defeating 24th-seededJuan Carlos Ferrero. Udomchoke qualified for Wimbledon in 2007 and was defeated in the second round byAndy Roddick.
| Legend (doubles) |
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| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0) |
In the 15thAsian Games held inDoha,Qatar, he won thegold medal for Thailand, after beatingKoreanLee Hyung-taik in two sets, 7–5 and 6–3, in the men's singles tournament.
| Legend (singles) |
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| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (9) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| 1. | 6 October 2003 | Dharwad | Hard |  Yeu-Tzuoo Wang | 7–6, 6–1 |
| 2. | 23 May 2005 | Busan | Hard |  Paul Goldstein | 7–6, 6–1 |
| 3. | 25 July 2005 | Granby | Hard |  Gregory Carraz | 7–6, 2–6, 7–6 |
| 4. | 14 November 2005 | Champaign | Hard (i) | Justin Gimelstob | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 5. | 17 April 2006 | Chikmagalur | Hard |  Toshihide Matsui | 7–6, 6–4 |
| 6. | 15 May 2006 | Fergana | Hard |  Alexander Peya | 6–0, 6–2 |
| 7. | 6 November 2006 | Busan | Hard | Paul Goldstein | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 8. | 17 May 2009 | Busan | Hard |  Blaž Kavčič | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 9. | 4 February 2012 | Burnie | Hard |  Samuel Groth | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
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.
Current until2014 Australian Open.
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