Sonya Jeyaseelan

Sonya Jeyaseelan
Country (sports)	Canada
Residence	Toronto, Ontario
Born	April 24, 1976; New Westminster, British Columbia
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	1991
Retired	2004
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$730,722
Singles
Career record	205–212 (49.2%)
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 48 (December 4, 2000)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (2000)
French Open	2R (1998, 2000)
Wimbledon	3R (2000)
US Open	2R (2000)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (2000)
Doubles
Career record	112–153 (42.3%)
Career titles	2 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 40 (October 16, 2000)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2000)
French Open	2R (2001, 2003)
Wimbledon	2R (1998)
US Open	QF (1996)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (2000)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open	1R (1997, 1999, 2000)
Wimbledon	3R (1998)

Sonya Jeyaseelan (born April 24, 1976) is a Canadian former professional tennis player.

Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 48, which she reached in December 2000. Her career-high ranking in doubles is world No. 40, achieved on 16 October 2000.

Playing for Canada in Fed Cup, Jeyaseelan has a win/loss record of 29-7.

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III, IV & V (0–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 1998	Copa Colsanitas, Colombia	Tier IV	Clay	Paola Suárez	3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III, IV & V (2–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (2–1)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 1999	Internazionali di Palermo, Italy	Tier IV	Clay	Åsa Carlsson	Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik	6–4, 3–6, 0–6
Win	1–1	May 2000	Internationaux de Strasbourg, France	Tier III	Clay	Florencia Labat	Kim Grant María Vento-Kabchi	6–4, 6–3
Win	2–1	May 2003	Internationaux de Strasbourg, France	Tier III	Clay	Maja Matevžič	Laura Granville Jelena Kostanić	6–4, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 5 (3–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	12 September 1994	ITF Vancouver, Canada	Hard	Janet Lee	6–2, 6–4
Winner	2.	22 October 1995	ITF Hallandale Beach, United States	Hard	Christine Neuman	6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Winner	3.	9 March 1997	ITF Rockford, United States	Hard	Siobhan Drake-Brockman	7–6, 6–3
Runner-up	4.	27 July 1997	ITF Peachtree City, United States	Hard	María Vento-Kabchi	4–6, 0–6
Runner-up	5.	14 January 2003	ITF Boca Raton, United States	Hard	Maria Kirilenko	3–6, 0–6

Doubles: 5 (3–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	28 July 1996	ITF Fayetteville, United States	Hard	Rene Simpson	Jane Chi Kelly Pace-Wilson	3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Winner	2.	27 July 1997	ITF Peachtree City, United States	Hard	Kaoru Shibata	Julie Pullin Amanda Wainwright	6–4, 6–1
Runner-up	3.	21 February 1999	ITF Midland, United States	Hard (i)	Kirstin Freye	Liezel Horn Samantha Smith	6–7, 6–0, 5–7
Runner-up	4.	1 August 1999	ITF Salt Lake City, United States	Hard	Annabel Ellwood	Rachel McQuillan Lisa McShea	3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Winner	5.	14 January 2003	ITF Boca Raton, United States	Hard	Sandra Cacic	Shenay Perry Lioudmila Skavronskaia	7–5, 6–2

External links

Sonya Jeyaseelan at the Women's Tennis Association
Sonya Jeyaseelan at the International Tennis Federation
Sonya Jeyaseelan at the Billie Jean King Cup

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