Park Sung-hee
Park Sung-hee (Hangul: 박성희; born 17 February 1975 in Busan, South Korea) is a retired professional tennis player from South Korea.
| Country (sports) |  South Korea |
|---|---|
| Residence | Seoul, Korea |
| Born | February 17, 1975 Busan, Korea |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Turned pro | 1989 |
| Retired | 2000 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US $439,788 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 196–152 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 57 (25 September 1995) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1995-96) |
| French Open | 2R (1996-98) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1995-96) |
| US Open | 2R (1998) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 120–96 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 34 (15 June 1998) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (1997-98) |
| French Open | 3R (1996) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1997) |
| US Open | 2R (1996-97) |
Career
Park turned pro in 1989. She won 7 singles and 7 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She reached four doubles finals during her career on the WTA Tour. Her best Grand Slam performances came in doubles, reaching the Round of 16 at the 1996 French Open, 1997 Australian Open, and 1998 Australian Open, all partnering Wang Shi-ting. She reached career high rankings of No. 34 in doubles (in June 1998) and No. 57 in singles (in September 1995). Park played in 34 ties in 9 years for the South Korea Fed Cup team, with a 30–14 record overall and 24–12 in singles, all team records. She retired from the tour in 2000.
WTA Tour Finals
Doubles: 4 (0-4)
| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) | |
| Olympic Gold (0–0) | |
| WTA Championships (0–0) | |
| Tier I (0–0) | Premier Mandatory (0–0) |
| Tier II (0–1) | Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Tier III (0–1) | Premier (0–0) |
| Tier IV & V (0–2) | International (0–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | Sep 1995 | Nagoya, Japan | Carpet (i) |  Rika Hiraki |
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | Jan 1996 | Hobart, Australia | Hard | Kerry-Anne Guse |
 Yayuk Basuki Kyoko Nagatsuka |
7–6(9–7), 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | Sep 1996 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard |  Wang Shi-ting |
 Amanda Coetzer Mary Pierce |
6–1, 7–6(7–5) |
| Runner-up | 4. | Jan 1998 | Gold Coast, Australia | Hard | Wang Shi-ting |
 Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama |
1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
ITF Finals
| Legend |
|---|
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles (7-6)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 30 September 1991 | Sekisho, Japan | Hard |  Chen Li |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 7 June 1992 | Incheon, South Korea | Clay | Kim Yeon-sook |
3-6, 1-6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 8 June 1992 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Kim Il-soon |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 10 August 1992 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei | Hard |  Tamarine Tanasugarn |
6-3, 6-1 |
| Winner | 5. | 17 August 1992 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei | Hard |  Lihini Weerasuriya |
6–3, 1–6, 7–6(2) |
| Winner | 6. | 24 August 1992 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei | Hard | Lihini Weerasuriya |
7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 7. | 31 August 1992 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei | Hard | Lihini Weerasuriya |
6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 8. | 6 June 1993 | Incheon, South Korea | Clay | Kim Yeon-sook |
2-6, 7-5, 7–6(5) |
| Winner | 9. | 14 September 1997 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Kerry-Anne Guse |
6-3, 6-4 |
| Winner | 10. | 26 October 1997 | Houston, United States | Hard | Haruka Inoue |
6-1, 7–6(2) |
| Runner-up | 11. | 3 May 1998 | Gifu, Japan | Grass | Misumi Miyauchi |
3-6, 4-6 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 18 October 1998 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Choi Ju-yeon |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 2 May 1999 | Kofu, Japan | Grass | Wang Shi-ting |
7-6, 5-7, 2-6 |
Doubles (7-8)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 18 August 1991 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei | Hard | Pyo Hye-jeong |
Choi Jin Choi Jeom-sang |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1 September 1991 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei | Hard | Pyo Hye-jeong |
Kim Il-soon Sohn Mi-ae |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 17 August 1992 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei | Hard | Seo Hye-jin |
Doh Jeom-ja Lee Mi-jeong |
6–2, 7–6(5) |
| Winner | 4. | 24 August 1992 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei | Hard | Seo Hye-jin |
Doh Jeom-ja Lee Mi-jeong |
6–2, 7–6(6) |
| Runner-up | 5. | 6 June 1993 | Incheon, South Korea | Clay | Seo Hye-jin |
Kim Soon-mi Pyo Hye-jeong |
2–6, 6–7(5) |
| Winner | 6. | 30 May 1994 | Daegu, South Korea | Clay | Kim Il-soon |
Kim Soon-mi Pyo Hye-jeong |
6–7(1), 6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 7. | 11 July 1994 | Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | Choi Ju-yeon |
 Bettina Fulco Patricia Tarabini |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 5 May 1997 | Seoul, South Korea | Clay | Choi Young-ja |
Cho Yoon-jeong Kim Eun-ha |
3–6, 6–7(6) |
| Runner-up | 9. | 14 September 1997 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Wang Shi-ting |
Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse |
6-4, 4-6, 1-6 |
| Winner | 10. | 27 October 1997 | Austin, United States | Hard | Miho Saeki |
 Debbie Graham Meredith McGrath |
6–4, 5–7, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 3 May 1998 | Gifu, Japan | Grass | Cho Yoon-jeong |
Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse |
6–7(3), 4-6 |
| Winner | 12. | 10 May 1998 | Seoul, South Korea | Clay | Cho Yoon-jeong |
Ding Ding Li Ting |
6–1, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Winner | 13. | 21 March 1999 | Noda, Japan | Hard | Cho Yoon-jeong |
Shinobu Asagoe Yuka Yoshida |
6-3, 6-3 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 24 May 1999 | Warsaw, Poland | Clay | Cho Yoon-jeong |
 Magda Mihalache  Jelena Kostanić Tošić |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 3 October 1999 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Tamarine Tanasugarn |
Catherine Barclay Kim Eun-ha |
6-4, 4-6, 2-6 |
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