Suchanun Viratprasert

Suchanun Viratprasert (Thai: สุชานัน วิรัชประเสริฐ; born 1 January 1983) is a Thai former professional tennis player.

Suchanun Viratprasert
สุชานัน วิรัชประเสริฐ
Country (sports) Thailand
ResidenceBangkok, Thailand
Born (1983-01-01) 1 January 1983
Bangkok, Thailand
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro1997
Retired2013
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$144,002
Singles
Career record251–191
Career titles9 ITF
Highest ranking172 (9 August 2004)
Doubles
Career record53–56
Career titles6 ITF
Highest ranking357 (9 February 2004)
Team competitions
Fed Cup19–15

Her career-high singles ranking is 172, which she reached in August 2004. Her career-high WTA doubles ranking is 357, set on 9 February 2004.

Career

Viratprasert made her first appearance in 2010 and received a wild card to the PTT Pattaya Open, but lost to Sesil Karatantcheva in the first round, 1–6, 5–7.

In her career, she won a total of nine singles titles and six doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Fed Cup

Viratprasert was also a regular competitor for the Thailand Fed Cup team, helping the team join the World Group II in 2005 and 2006, after beating Australia and Croatia in their play-off matches. In 2004, she helped the Thailand team gain promotion to World Group II, defeated the No. 1 Australian player and world No. 41 in three sets, 6–2, 1–6, 6–1. In 2005, she beat the Croatian world No. 96, Sanda Mamić in straight sets, 6–3, 7–6. Thailand finally lost to Croatia 2–3, but remained in World Group II. Viratprasert played the world No. 15, Nicole Vaidišová, in the opening rubber-match, but lost in three sets, 6–3, 2–6, 0–6. But on the next day of play, she beat the world No. 45, Iveta Benešová, 6–4, 6–4.

ITF Circuit finals
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 14 (9–5)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 18 October 1999 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Irawati Iskandar 6–4, 6–1
Winner 2. 20 August 2000 Nonthaburi, Thailand Hard Jeon Mi-ra 7–5, 1–6, 6–1
Winner 3. 18 November 2001 Haibara, Japan Grass Sachie Umehara 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Winner 4. 16 February 2003 Chennai, India Hard Verena Beller 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 5. 10 August 2003 Nonthaburi, Thailand Hard Chuang Chia-jung 2–6, 1–6
Winner 6. 31 August 2003 New Delhi, India Hard Khoo Chin-bee 6–2, 6–4
Winner 7. 14 September 2003 Bangalore, India Grass Meghha Vakaria 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 8. 29 February 2004 Bendigo, Australia Hard Shahar Pe'er 4–6, 5–7
Winner 9. 18 September 2004 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Hard Goulnara Fattakhetdinova 6–4, 6–0
Runner-up 10. 13 June 2004 Beijing, China Hard Li Na 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 11. 29 May 2005 Shanghai, China Hard Daniela Kix 6–7(6), 3–6
Runner-up 12. 3 August 2008 Obihiro, Japan Carpet Kimiko Date-Krumm 3–6, 6–7(5)
Winner 13. 14 September 2008 Nato, Japan Carpet Kumiko Iijima 6–4, 6–4
Winner 14. 6 September 2009 Tsukuba, Japan Hard Kurumi Nara 6–3, 6–4

Doubles: 8 (6–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 24 February 2002 Mumbai, India Hard Chao Hsiao-han Annabel Blow
Dominika Luzarová		 4–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 13 October 2002 Haifa, Israel Hard Leonie Muller van Moppe Zsuzsanna Babos
Barbara Pócza		 6–3, 6–3
Winner 3. 25 May 2003 Gunma, Japan Grass Kumiko Iijima Aiko Nakamura
Maki Arai		 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Winner 4. 17 May 2008 Bangkok, Thailand Hard Napaporn Tongsalee Dilyara Saidkhodjaeva
Albina Khabibulina		 1–6, 7–6(3), [10–8]
Winner 5. 31 August 2008 Nonthaburi, Thailand Hard Tomoko Dokei Guo Zhi-Xian
Yi Yang		 6–4, 6–2
Winner 6. 14 June 2009 Bangkok, Thailand Hard Varatchaya Wongteanchai Tomoko Dokei
Yoo Mi		 6–3, 6–1
Winner 7. 26 June 2009 Bangkok, Thailand Hard Varatchaya Wongteanchai Tomoko Dokei
Yoo Mi		 w/o
Runner-up 8. 1 July 2013 Bangkok, Thailand Hard Napaporn Tongsalee Lu Jiaxiang
Lu Jiajing		 4–6, 4–6
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