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Tamarine Tanasugarn

Tamarine Tanasugarn
แทมมารีน ธนสุกาญจน์
Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) US Open.jpg
Tanasugarn at the 2011 US Open
Country (sports)  Thailand
Residence Bangkok, Thailand
Born (1977-05-24) 24 May 1977 (age 39)
Los Angeles, United States
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro 1994
Retired 2016
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money US$ 3,471,304
Singles
Career record 551–423
Career titles 4 WTA, 14 ITF
Highest ranking No. 19 (13 May 2002)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 4R (1998)
French Open 3R (2002)
Wimbledon QF (2008)
US Open 4R (2003)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games 2R (2000)
Doubles
Career record 287–254
Career titles 8 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest ranking No. 15 (13 September 2004)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 3R (2000)
French Open 3R (2012)
Wimbledon SF (2011)
US Open QF (2004)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games QF (1996, 2000)
Mixed doubles
Career titles 0
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon 2R (2009)
Team competitions
Hopman Cup F (2000)
Last updated on: 25 June 2016.

Tamarine Tanasugarn (Thai: แทมมารีน ธนสุกาญจน์, rtgsThæmmārīn Thans̄ukāỵcn̒,  [tʰɛːmmāːrīːn tʰánásùkāːn]; born 24 May 1977) is a former professional Thai tennis player. She was born in Los Angeles, United States, and turned professional in 1994. She has been in the top 20 in both singles and doubles.

Tanasugarn's highest Women's Tennis Association (WTA) world ranking was no. 19, achieved on 13 May 2002, which is the highest ranking ever achieved for a Thai female player. She has won four singles titles and five doubles titles. She was briefly a doubles partner with Maria Sharapova, with whom she won two titles in 2003. Her highest world doubles ranking was no. 15, which she achieved on 13 September 2004. With Liezel Huber, she reached the 2004 US Open doubles quarterfinals, and at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, she reached the women's doubles semifinal with Marina Erakovic. Her biggest success so far came in 2008, when she reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.

In her career, Tanasugarn has defeated former and current no. 1 players, including Amélie Mauresmo, Jennifer Capriati, Jelena Janković, and Dinara Safina. She has also beaten Australian Open and French Open champion Mary Pierce.


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