Choi Jin-young (tennis)

Choi Jin-young (born 24 August 1979) is a South Korean former professional tennis player.

Choi Jin-young
Country (sports) South Korea
Born (1979-08-24) 24 August 1979
Prize money$27,308
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 378 (6 May 2002)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 266 (7 June 2004)
In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Choi represented South Korea at the 2002 Asian Games and played in seven Fed Cup ties for her country.

As a professional player, Choi spent her career on the ITF Women's Circuit, where she won three singles and eight doubles titles. She reached a best singles ranking of 378 and was ranked as high as 266 in the world for doubles.[1]

ITF finals
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (3–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 28 March 1999 Seoul, South Korea Clay South Korea Choi Young-ja 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Winner 2. 4 April 1999 Inchon, South Korea Clay South Korea Chung Yang-jin 6–7, 6–2, 6–1
Winner 3. 16 July 2000 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard South Korea Chae Kyung-yee w/o
Runner-up 4. 3 June 2001 Baotou, China Hard China Peng Shuai 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 5. 17 June 2001 Seoul, South Korea Hard China Sun Tiantian 6–3, 3–6, 1–6

Doubles (8-4)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score'
Runner-up 1. 23 July 2000 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Japan Akiko Kinebuchi South Korea Jeon Mi-ra
Indonesia Wukirasih Sawondari		 6–3, 5–7, 6–7(4)
Winner 2. 3 June 2001 Baotou, China Hard South Korea Kim Mi-ok China Ma Enyue
China Xie Yanze		 6–3, 6–3
Winner 3. 17 June 2001 Seoul, South Korea Hard South Korea [[Kim Mi-ok South Korea Chung Yang-jin
South Korea Lee Eun-jeong		 6–0, 6–1
Winner 4. 25 June 2001 Inchon, South Korea Hard South Korea Kim Mi-ok China Liu Jing-jing
China Chen Yan		 6–1, 6–3
Winner 5. 21 April 2002 Seoul, South Korea Hard South Korea Kim Mi-ok Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei		 6–2, 7–6(4)
Runner-up 6. 2 June 2002 Tianjin, China Hard (i) South Korea Choi Young-ja Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
Hong Kong Tong Ka-po		 3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Winner 7. 20 April 2003 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Hard South Korea Kim Mi-ok Japan Shiho Hisamatsu
Japan Seiko Okamoto		 6–1, 6–2
Winner 8. 15 June 2003 Seoul, South Korea Hard South Korea Kim Mi-ok Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung		 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Winner 9. 27 July 2003 Changwon, South Korea Hard South Korea Kim Mi-ok Japan Shizu Katsumi
Japan Akiko Kinebuchi		 6–3, 6–4
Winner 10. 30 May 2004 Seoul, South Korea Hard South Korea Kim Mi-ok Japan Shiho Hisamatsu
Japan Remi Tezuka		 4–6, 6–1, 6–1
Runner-up 11. 26 June 2004 Inchon, South Korea Hard South Korea Kim Mi-ok Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei		 2–6, 0–6
Runner-up 12. 19 June 2005 Inchon, South Korea Hard South Korea Lee Ye-ra Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei		 2–6, 6–7(4)

References
  1. "Tennis Abstract: Jin Young Choi WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.
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