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Meilen Tu

Meilen Tu
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Country (sports)  United States
Residence Porter Ranch, Los Angeles, California, USA
Born (1978-01-17) January 17, 1978 (age 39)
Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, USA
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Turned pro 1994
Retired 2010
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $ 1,590,412
Singles
Career record 333–304
Career titles 1 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking No. 35 (June 11, 2007)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 2R ('97, '99, '01, '02)
French Open 2R (2001)
Wimbledon 3R (2002)
US Open 2R (1997, 2001)
Doubles
Career record 184–207
Career titles 4 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking No. 28 (October 22, 2007)

Meilen Tu (traditional Chinese: 涂美倫, simplified Chinese: 涂美伦, Hanyu Pinyin: Tú Měilún) (born January 17, 1978) is an American former professional tennis player. 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.

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 Lagardère Unlimited Tennis, working closely with players such as Victoria Azarenka, Caroline Garcia, Zhang Shuai, Chang Kai-Chen, Francoise Abanda and James Duckworth. Tu is currently married to Sam Sumyk, who formerly coached two-time grand slam champion Victoria Azarenka, Eugenie Bouchard and currently Garbiñe Muguruza.



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