Danai Udomchoke
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Danai Udomchoke (born August 11, 1981) is a professional tennis player from Thailand. He was born in Bangkok, where he still resides.
Udomchoke turned professional in 1998, and is coached by Alex Radulescu. He is 172 cm tall and weighs 70 kg, or 5 foot 8 inches and 154 lbs, respectively. He is currently (as of November, 2006) ranked at 89 in the world; his career best is World No. 80, obtained on the week of November 13, 2006.
Udomchoke's highest profile match was his 2006 Australian Open 1st round match against No. 3 seed David Nalbandian. After starting out slowly, Udomchoke shocked Nalbandian by winning the third and fourth sets. However his energy soon wore down, and despite pushing the World No. 3 to five sets, Udomchoke lost 2-6, 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4), 1-6.