Choi Ju-yeon
Country (sports) South Korea
Born (1975-11-19) 19 November 1975
Busan, South Korea
Prize money$59,713
Singles
Career record125–40 (75.8%)
Career titles12 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 176 (22 May 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (1996)
Doubles
Career record62–31 (66.7%)
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 179 (22 May 1995)
Team competitions
Fed Cup14–4 (77.8%)

Choi Ju-yeon (born 19 November 1975) is a South Korean former tennis player, who competed on the professional tour in the 1990s.

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 South Korea in 14 Fed Cup 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 South Korea Yoo Kyung-sook 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 6 December 1993 Manila, Philippines Hard Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn 2–6, 3–6
Winner 3. 13 December 1993 Manila, Philippines Hard South Korea Jeon Mi-ra 6–2, 6–4
Winner 4. 31 January 1994 Jakarta, Indonesia Clay Indonesia Natalia Soetrisno 6–3, 6–3
Winner 5. 16 May 1994 Beijing, China Hard Japan Tomoe Hotta 6–3, 6–2
Winner 6. 30 May 1994 Daegu, South Korea Hard South Korea Kim Ih-sook 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 7. 12 December 1994 Manila, Philippines Hard China Chen Li 1–6, 4–6
Winner 8. 20 March 1995 Bandar, Brunei Hard South Korea Jeon Mi-ra 6–4, 6–4
Winner 9. 27 March 1995 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Japan Mami Donoshiro 6–1, 6–7(2), 6–2
Winner 10. 8 May 1995 Seoul, South Korea Clay South Korea Kim Eun-ha 6–4, 7–5
Winner 11. 4 August 1996 Horb, Germany Clay Bulgaria Pavlina Nola 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 12. 17 November 1996 Port Pirie, Australia Hard Australia Annabel Ellwood 3–6, 4–6
Winner 13. 16 November 1997 Manila, Philippines Hard Indonesia Wynne Prakusya 0–6, 6–1, 6–4
Winner 14. 10 May 1998 Seoul, South Korea Clay China Yi Jingqian 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 15. 7 June 1998 Little Rock, United States Hard Australia Cindy Watson 7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Winner 16. 18 October 1998 Seoul, South Korea Hard South Korea Park Sung-hee 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 17. 25 July 1999 Valladolid, Spain Hard Spain 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 South Korea Yoo Kyung-sook Japan Miho Saeki
Chinese Taipei Weng Tzu-ting		 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 22 November 1993 Bangkok, Thailand Hard South Korea Yoo Kyung-sook Japan Nao Akahori
Japan Seiko Ichioka		 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 13 December 1993 Manila, Philippines Hard South Korea Jeon Mi-ra Japan Atsuko Shintani
Japan Haruko Shigekawa		 4–6, 2–6
Winner 4. 24 January 1994 Surakarta, Indonesia Hard South Korea Kim Il-soon Indonesia Natalia Soetrisno
Indonesia Suzanna Wibowo		 6–0, 2–6, 6–4
Winner 5. 16 May 1994 Beijing, China Hard South Korea Choi Young-ja South Korea Jeon Mi-ra
South Korea Yoo Kyung-sook		 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 6. 23 May 1994 Beijing, China Hard South Korea Choi Young-ja China Li Li
China Bi Ying		 6–7, 7–6, 4–6
Winner 7. 11 July 1994 Darmstadt, Germany Clay South Korea Park Sung-hee Argentina Bettina Fulco
Argentina Patricia Tarabini		 6–4, 6–3
Winner 8. 12 December 1994 Manila, Philippines Hard South Korea Kim Eun-ha Japan Keiko Ishida
South Korea Park In-sook		 6–3, 6–4
Winner 9. 20 March 1995 Bandar, Brunei Hard South Korea Kim Eun-ha South Korea Kim Soon-nam
South Korea Kim Ih-sook		 6–4, 6–0
Winner 10. 8 May 1995 Seoul, South Korea Clay South Korea Kim Eun-ha Japan Keiko Ishida
Japan Mami Donoshiro		 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 11. 23 November 1997 Manila, Philippines Hard South Korea Eun Young-ha China Chen Jingjing
China 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.
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