Varatchaya Wongteanchai
Varatchaya "Pias" Wongteanchai (Thai: วรัชญา วงค์เทียนชัย; born 7 September 1989) is a former Thai female tennis player.
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Residence | Bangkok | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Chiang Rai | 7 September 1989||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Bobby Wongteanchai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $298,719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career record | 290–243 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 4 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 200 (20 July 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career record | 351–218 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 2 WTA, 31 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 77 (12 September 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australian Open | 1R (2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | 1R (2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fed Cup | 10–6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In her career, she won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour as well as four singles and 31 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 20 July 2015, she reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 200. On 12 September 2016, she peaked at No. 77 in the doubles rankings.
Playing for Thailand at the Fed Cup, Wongteanchai has a win-loss record of 10–6.
Her younger sister Varunya Wongteanchai is also a tennis professional.
Career
In February 2012, Wongteanchai made her WTA main-draw debut at her home tournament, the Pattaya Open. She qualified for the main draw by defeating Hsu Wen-hsin in three and Misa Eguchi in straight sets. She then faced top-seed Vera Zvonareva in the first round but lost 2–6, 5–7. She also partnered her younger sister Varunya in the doubles event, but lost in the quarterfinals.
In 2013, Wongteanchai started her year by winning a title at the 2013 Blossom Cup. It was her most important title so far. She was then awarded a wild card into the 2013 PTT Pattaya Open, where she defeated Annika Beck 6–3, 6–3 but lost to Marina Erakovic in the second round. In the doubles event, Wongteanchai partnered her sister Varunya. In the first round they defeated the third seeds Chan Yung-jan and Chan Hao-ching as well as Irina Buryachok and Valeria Solovyeva. They then lost to Akgul Amanmuradova and Alexandra Panova in the semifinals. She then played in the qualifying event of the 2013 Roland Garros but lost to Grace Min in the first round.
WTA career finals
Doubles: 2 titles
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Mar 2016 | Malaysian Open | International | Hard | 4–6, 6–4, [10–7] | ||
Win | 2–0 | Jul 2016 | Bucharest Open, Romania | International | Clay | 6–3, 7–6(5) |
WTA 125K series finals
Doubles: 1 runner–up
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2015 | Hua Hin Challenger, Thailand | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 |
ITF finals
Singles (4–3)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 27 June 2009 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | 1–6, 1–6 | |
Runner-up | 2. | 9 August 2009 | Solo, Indonesia | Hard | 1–6, 6–1, 3–6 | |
Runner-up | 3. | 18 February 2011 | Aurangabad, India | Clay | 1–6, 4–6 | |
Winner | 1. | 25 February 2011 | Mumbai, India | Hard | 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 | |
Winner | 2. | 19 June 2011 | Balikpapan, Indonesia | Hard | 7–5, 6–3 | |
Winner | 3. | 25 June 2011 | Pattaya, Thailand | Hard | 6–4, 6–1 | |
Winner | 4. | 11 January 2013 | Quanzhou, China | Hard | 6–2, 6–7(5), 7–6(5) |
Doubles (31–30)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 23 July 2006 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 2. | 26 September 2006 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 3. | 19 November 2006 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6((2)) | ||
Winner | 4. | 13 July 2007 | Khon Kaen, Thailand | Hard | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
Winner | 5. | 27 July 2007 | Bangkok | Hard | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 | ||
Runner-up | 1. | 25 August 2007 | Noida, India | Carpet | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 2. | 31 August 2007 | New Delhi, India | Hard | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
Runner-up | 3. | 4 November 2007 | Kofu, Japan | Hard | 7–5, 2–6, [7–10] | ||
Winner | 6. | 12 November 2007 | Pune, India | Hard | 1–6, 7–5, [10–5] | ||
Winner | 7. | 19 November 2007 | Aurangabad, India | Clay | 7–6((4)), 7–5 | ||
Winner | 8. | 28 March 2008 | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
Runner-up | 4. | 13 July 2008 | Tokyo, Japan | Carpet | 6–3, 2–6, [7–10] | ||
Runner-up | 5. | 16 August 2008 | Chiang Mai, Thailand | Hard | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
Winner | 9. | 20 September 2008 | Kyoto, Japan | Carpet (i) | 5–7, 6–2, [10–2] | ||
Runner-up | 6. | 21 March 2009 | Hamilton, New Zealand | Hard | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
Runner-up | 7. | 24 May 2009 | Nagano, Japan | Carpet | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 8. | 7 June 2009 | Komoro, Japan | Clay | 2–6, 1–6 | ||
Winner | 10. | 13 June 2009 | Bangkok | Hard | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
Winner | 11. | 26 June 2009 | Bangkok | Hard | w/o | ||
Winner | 12. | 2 August 2009 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | 6–2, 6–7(5), [10–7] | ||
Runner-up | 9. | 5 September 2009 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Hard | 7–5, 4–6, [8–10] | ||
Winner | 13. | 3 July 2010 | Nonthaburi | Hard | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
Runner-up | 10. | 10 July 2010 | Pattaya, Thailand | Hard | 3–6, 6–7((2)) | ||
Runner-up | 11. | 9 October 2010 | Nonthaburi | Hard | 5–7, 7–6(4), [9–11] | ||
Winner | 14. | 11 October 2010 | Pattaya | Hard | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
Winner | 15. | 24 October 2010 | Khon Kaen, Thailand | Hard | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
Winner | 16. | 18 February 2011 | Aurangabad | Hard | 4–6, 6–2, [10–6] | ||
Runner-up | 12. | 21 February 2011 | Mumbai, India | Hard | 1–6, 5–7 | ||
Runner-up | 13. | 11 April 2011 | Incheon, South Korea | Hard | 3–6, 6–7((3)) | ||
Winner | 17. | 28 May 2011 | Bangkok | Hard | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 18. | 3 June 2011 | Bangkok | Hard | 5–7, 7–6(5), [10–5] | ||
Winner | 19. | 19 June 2011 | Balikpapan, Indonesia | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
Runner-up | 14. | 4 July 2011 | Pattaya | Hard | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 20. | 11 September 2011 | Nato, Japan | Carpet | 1–6, 7–6(4), [14–12] | ||
Runner-up | 15. | 28 October 2011 | Hamanako, Japan | Carpet | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
Runner-up | 16. | 23 December 2011 | Pune, India | Hard | 1–6, 3–6 | ||
Winner | 21. | 22 July 2012 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 22. | 2 September 2012 | Tsukuba, Japan | Hard | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
Runner-up | 17. | 19 November 2012 | Toyota, Japan | Carpet (i) | 1–6, 2–6 | ||
Winner | 23. | 18 March 2013 | Ipswich, Australia | Hard | 4–6, 6–1, [10–8] | ||
Runner-up | 18. | 25 March 2013 | Bundaberg, Australia | Clay | 6–7(4), 6–4, [8–10] | ||
Winner | 24. | 22 April 2013 | Wenshan, China | Hard | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
Winner | 25. | 10 February 2014 | Nonthaburi | Hard | 2–6, 6–2, [12–10] | ||
Runner-up | 19. | 28 April 2014 | Anning, China | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
Runner-up | 20. | 26 May 2014 | Balikpapan | Hard | 3–6, 6–4, [7–10] | ||
Winner | 26. | 2 June 2014 | Tarakan, Indonesia | Hard (i) | 5–7, 6–4, [11–9] | ||
Winner | 27. | 7 July 2014 | Bangkok | Hard | 6–3, 4–6, [10–8] | ||
Winner | 28. | 13 October 2014 | Bangkok | Hard | 6–2, 5–7, [10–7] | ||
Winner | 29. | 1 November 2014 | Margaret River, Australia | Hard | 4–6, 6–4, [10–3] | ||
Runner-up | 21. | 14 November 2014 | Bendigo, Australia | Hard | 6–3, 1–6, [6–10] | ||
Runner-up | 22. | 10 January 2015 | Hong Kong | Hard | 6–3, 4–6, [8–10] | ||
Winner | 30. | 27 February 2015 | Aurangabad | Clay | 6–1, 7–6(4) | ||
Runner-up | 23. | 20 September 2015 | Redding, United States | Hard | 2–6, 5–7 | ||
Runner-up | 24. | 24 October 2015 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | 2–6, 6–4, [9–11] | ||
Runner-up | 25. | 20 March 2016 | Canberra, Australia | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
Winner | 31. | 24 April 2016 | Nanning, China | Hard | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 26. | 2 May 2016 | Anning, China | Clay | 7–6(3), 6–7(2), [1–10] | ||
Runner-up | 27. | 4 February 2017 | Burnie, Australia | Hard | 6–7(6), 6–4, [7–10] | ||
Runner-up | 28. | 25 March 2017 | Mornington, Australia | Clay | 1–6, 5–7 | ||
Runner-up | 29. | 31 March 2017 | Mornington, Australia | Clay | 4–6, 6–2, [9–11] | ||
Runner-up | 30. | 18 August 2017 | Nonthaburi, India | Hard | 6–2, 1–6, [11–13] |