Venise Chan

Venise Chan (Chinese: 陳詠悠; born 30 May 1989) is a former tennis player from Hong Kong. Chan, who reached No. 1 in Hong Kong and No. 340 in WTA rankings, also played college tennis for the University of Washington.

Venise Chan
Full nameWing-Yau Venise Chan
Country (sports) Hong Kong
Born (1989-05-30) 30 May 1989
CoachJill Hetherington
Prize money$38,293
Singles
Career record160–73 (68.7%)
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 340 (15 October 2012)
Doubles
Career record27–44 (38.0%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 516 (15 April 2013)
Team competitions
Fed Cup16–6 (72.7%)

Early life

Chan was born in Hong Kong.[1] Chan is fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin, English, and some Japanese.[2]

Tennis career

At age 12 years 318 days, Chan became the youngest female since Paulette Moreno in 1977 to contest a Ladies' Open singles final in Hong Kong when she reached the title decider at the 2002 Hong Kong National Tennis Championships.[3]

She made her debut for the Hong Kong Fed Cup team in 2006, and has a 16–6 record. She won her sixth career pro circuit title at the $10k Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. In her career, she won six women's singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

She is also the youngest player from Hong Kong (16 years and 5 months) to lift a women's singles title and the only one to do so on her pro circuit debut.[4]

Chan represented Hong Kong at the World University Games (2011), Asian Games (2010), All China Games (2009 and 2013), Asian Championships (2007), and Fed Cup (2006-2007 and 2012-2013).[5]

In 2005 and 2011, Chan was nominated for the Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards, an annual Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China annual event.[6]

As a junior, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 24 in the world. She competed in all four Junior Grand Slam championships ‒ Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, and US Open.[7] She also captured the Hong Kong National Junior Tennis Championships in the under-12, under-14, under-16, and under-18 age groups.[8]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles (6–3)
Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (6–3)
Clay (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 13 November 2005 ITF Manila, Philippines Hard Philippines Czarina Arevalo 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 1. 20 November 2005 ITF Manila, Philippines Hard United States Riza Zalameda 3–6, 2–6
Winner 2. 23 July 2006 ITF Bangkok, Thailand Hard Indonesia Ayu-Fani Damayanti 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 5 October 2006 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Indonesia Sandy Gumulya 3–6, 0–6
Runner-up 3. 23 August 2008 ITF Khon Kaen, Thailand Hard China Lu Jiajing 3–6, 4–6
Winner 3. 11 September 2011 ITF Yeongwol, South Korea Hard China Yue Yuan 6–2, 6–3
Winner 4. 12 February 2011 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard Netherlands Lynn Schonhage 7–5, 1–6, 6–1
Winner 5. 24 June 2012 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard Russia Ekaterina Yashina 6–7(5), 6–3, 6–4
Winner 6. 6 October 2012 ITF Bidar, India Hard Japan Yumi Miyazaki 6–2, 6–3

Doubles (2–0)
Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 8 July 2012 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard Russia Anna Morgina Egypt Magy Aziz
Egypt Mora Eshak		 6–1, 6–2
Winner 2. 27 October 2012 ITF Seoul, South Korea Hard Uzbekistan Nigina Abduraimova South Korea Kim Ji-young
South Korea Yoo Mi		 6–4, 2–6, [12–10]

References
  1. "Women's Tennis Roster - Venise Chan". University of Washington Athletics. Retrieved March 24, 2019.(2007 to 2011 University of Washington)
  2. "Venise Chan". LinkedIn.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. "Venise Chan 陳詠悠". Hong Kong Tennis Association. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  4. Yanne, Andy. "Destination Washington - Venise all set to battle Pac-10's best." Hong Kong Tennis Association, 20 August 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  5. Hong Kong Tennis Association Annual Report (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
  6. Yanne, Andy. "Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards 2011." Hong Kong Tennis Association, 16 January 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  7. "Venise Chan." Archived 2018-04-27 at the Wayback Machine International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  8. "Venise Chan concludes collegiate career as three-time All-American." Hong Kong Tennis Association, 16 June 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
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