Meilen Tu

Meilen Tu (traditional Chinese: 涂美倫, simplified Chinese: 涂美伦, Hanyu Pinyin: Tú Měilún) (born January 17, 1978) is a retired professional tennis player from the U.S. She has won one WTA Tour singles title, four WTA Tour doubles titles, four ITF Women's Circuit singles titles and three ITF Women's Circuit doubles titles.

Meilen Tu
Country (sports) United States
ResidencePorter Ranch, Los Angeles, California, USA
Born (1978-01-17) January 17, 1978
Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, USA
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Turned pro1994
Retired2010
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$ 1,590,412
Singles
Career record333–304
Career titles1 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 35 (June 11, 2007)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R ('97, '99, '01, '02)
French Open2R (2001)
Wimbledon3R (2002)
US Open2R (1997, 2001)
Doubles
Career record184–207
Career titles4 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 28 (October 22, 2007)

Born in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California to Taiwanese parents, Tu was the US Open girls' singles champion in 1994. At the 2006 DFS Classic, she reached the semi-finals but lost to Vera Zvonareva, who then won the title.

Tu currently works as an agent for Topnotch Management,[1] working closely with players such as Caroline Garcia and Zhang Shuai. Tu is married to Sam Sumyk, who formerly coached two-time grand slam champion Victoria Azarenka, Vera Zvonareva and Garbiñe Muguruza.[2]

WTA Tour finals

Singles 1
Legend
Grand Slam0
WTA Championships0
Tier I0
Tier II0
Tier III0
Tier IV & V1
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. Jan 2001 Auckland Hard Paola Suárez 7–6(12–10), 6–2

Doubles 10 (4–6)
Legend
Grand Slam0
WTA Championships0
Tier I0
Tier II2
Tier III5
Tier IV & V3
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Oct 2001 Bratislava Hard (i) Nathalie Dechy Elena Bovina
Dája Bedáňová		 3–6, 4–6
Win 1. Feb 2002 Paris Hard (i) Nathalie Dechy Elena Dementieva
Janette Husárová		 Walkover
Loss 2. Feb 2002 Antwerp Hard (i) Nathalie Dechy Magdalena Maleeva
Patty Schnyder		 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6
Win 2. Sep 2002 Waikoloa Hard María Vento-Kabchi Nannie de Villiers
Irina Selyutina		 1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss 3. Oct 2001 Bratislava Hard (i) Nathalie Dechy Maja Matevžič
Henrieta Nagyová		 4–6, 0–6
Win 3. Jun 2003 Birmingham Grass Els Callens Alicia Molik
Martina Navratilova		 7–5, 6–4
Loss 4. Nov 2003 Quebec City Carpet Els Callens Ting Li
Sun Tiantian		 3–6, 3–6
Win 4. Feb 2004 Memphis Carpet Åsa Svensson Maria Sharapova
Vera Zvonareva		 6–4, 7–6(7–0)
Loss 5. Jan 2007 Medibank International Hard Marion Bartoli Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Meghann Shaughnessy		 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7)
Loss 6. Jun 2007 Birmingham Grass Sun Tiantian Chuang Chia-jung
Chan Yung-jan		 6–7(3–7), 3–6
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References
  1. "Topnotch Management website". Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  2. Myles, Stephanie (February 6, 2015). "Eugenie Bouchard hires Sam Sumyk as new coach". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 6, 2015.


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