Choi Ju-yeon (born 19 November 1975) is a South Korean former tennis player, who competed on the professional tour in the 1990s.

Choi Ju-yeon
Country (sports) South Korea
Born (1975-11-19) 19 November 1975 (age 49)
Busan, South Korea
Prize money$59,713
Singles
Career record125–40
Career titles12 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 176 (22 May 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (1996)
Doubles
Career record62–31
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 179 (22 May 1995)
Team competitions
Fed Cup14–4

Biography

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Born in Busan, she reached a career-high of 176 in the world for singles, winning 12 ITF titles. She made the main draw of the WTA Tour tournament at Beijing in 1995, where she was beaten in the first round by Tessa Price, in three sets.[1]

As a doubles player, she won three medals for South Korea in the Asian Games. At the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima, she won bronze medals in both the women's doubles and mixed doubles events. In Bangkok four years later, she was a silver medalist in the mixed doubles, partnering Kim Dong-hyun.[2]

Choi represented South Korea in 14 Fed Cup ties, which included a World Group fixture against France in 1994.[3]

ITF finals

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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (12–5)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 15 November 1993 Bangkok, Thailand Hard   Yoo Kyung-sook 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 6 December 1993 Manila, Philippines Hard   Tamarine Tanasugarn 2–6, 3–6
Winner 3. 13 December 1993 Manila, Philippines Hard   Jeon Mi-ra 6–2, 6–4
Winner 4. 31 January 1994 Jakarta, Indonesia Clay   Natalia Soetrisno 6–3, 6–3
Winner 5. 16 May 1994 Beijing, China Hard   Tomoe Hotta 6–3, 6–2
Winner 6. 30 May 1994 Daegu, South Korea Hard   Kim Ih-sook 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 7. 12 December 1994 Manila, Philippines Hard   Chen Li 1–6, 4–6
Winner 8. 20 March 1995 Bandar, Brunei Hard   Jeon Mi-ra 6–4, 6–4
Winner 9. 27 March 1995 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard   Mami Donoshiro 6–1, 6–7(2), 6–2
Winner 10. 8 May 1995 Seoul, South Korea Clay   Kim Eun-ha 6–4, 7–5
Winner 11. 4 August 1996 Horb, Germany Clay   Pavlina Nola 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 12. 17 November 1996 Port Pirie, Australia Hard   Annabel Ellwood 3–6, 4–6
Winner 13. 16 November 1997 Manila, Philippines Hard   Wynne Prakusya 0–6, 6–1, 6–4
Winner 14. 10 May 1998 Seoul, South Korea Clay   Yi Jingqian 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 15. 7 June 1998 Little Rock, United States Hard   Cindy Watson 7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Winner 16. 18 October 1998 Seoul, South Korea Hard   Park Sung-hee 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 17. 25 July 1999 Valladolid, Spain Hard   María José Martínez Sánchez 6–7, 2–6

Doubles (7–4)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 15 November 1993 Bangkok, Thailand Hard   Yoo Kyung-sook   Miho Saeki
  Weng Tzu-ting
6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 22 November 1993 Bangkok, Thailand Hard   Yoo Kyung-sook   Nao Akahori
  Seiko Ichioka
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 13 December 1993 Manila, Philippines Hard   Jeon Mi-ra   Atsuko Shintani
  Haruko Shigekawa
4–6, 2–6
Winner 4. 24 January 1994 Surakarta, Indonesia Hard   Kim Il-soon   Natalia Soetrisno
  Suzanna Wibowo
6–0, 2–6, 6–4
Winner 5. 16 May 1994 Beijing, China Hard   Choi Young-ja   Jeon Mi-ra
  Yoo Kyung-sook
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 6. 23 May 1994 Beijing, China Hard   Choi Young-ja   Li Li
  Bi Ying
6–7, 7–6, 4–6
Winner 7. 11 July 1994 Darmstadt, Germany Clay   Park Sung-hee   Bettina Fulco
  Patricia Tarabini
6–4, 6–3
Winner 8. 12 December 1994 Manila, Philippines Hard   Kim Eun-ha   Keiko Ishida
  Park In-sook
6–3, 6–4
Winner 9. 20 March 1995 Bandar, Brunei Hard   Kim Eun-ha   Kim Soon-nam
  Kim Ih-sook
6–4, 6–0
Winner 10. 8 May 1995 Seoul, South Korea Clay   Kim Eun-ha   Keiko Ishida
  Mami Donoshiro
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 11. 23 November 1997 Manila, Philippines Hard   Eun Young-ha   Chen Jingjing
  Yang Qin
7–6, 3–6, 1–6

References

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  1. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Beijing - 25 September - 30 September 1995". itftennis.com.
  2. ^ "China shrug off bribes controversy". BBC News. 18 December 1998.
  3. ^ "Sports". The Capital. 19 July 1994. p. 17.
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