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 record	125–40
Career titles	12 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 176 (22 May 1995)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (1996)
Doubles
Career record	62–31
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 179 (22 May 1995)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	14–4

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.

External links

• Choi Ju-yeon at the Women's Tennis Association
• Choi Ju-yeon at the International Tennis Federation
• Choi Ju-yeon at the Fed Cup