Choi Ju-yeon

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
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

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

ITF finals
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (12–5)
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-Ling 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 Jing-Qian 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)
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
  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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