Park Sung-hee
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- This is a Korean name; the family name is Park.
Park Sung-hee (Hangul: 박성희) (born February 17, 1975, in Busan[1]) is a retired professional tennis player from South Korea. Park turned pro in 1989. She won 7 singles and 7 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She reached four doubles finals during her career on the WTA Tour. Her best Grand Slam performances came in doubles, reaching the Round of 16 at the 1996 French Open, 1997 Australian Open, and 1998 Australian Open, all partnering Wang Shi-ting. She reached career high rankings of No. 34 in doubles (in June 1998) and No. 57 in singles (in September 1995). Park played in 34 ties in 9 years for the South Korea Fed Cup team, with a 30-14 record overall and 24-12 in singles, all team records. She retired from the tour in 2000.
Contents |
[edit] WTA Tour finals (4)
[edit] Doubles runner-up (4)
Legend |
Tier I |
Tier II |
Tier III |
Tier IV & V |
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the Final | Score |
1. | September 11, 1995 | Nagoya, Japan | Carpet (i) | Rika Hiraki | Kerry-Anne Guse Kristine Kunce |
6–4, 6–4 |
2. | January 8, 1996 | Hobart, Australia | Hard | Kerry-Anne Guse | Yayuk Basuki Kyoko Nagatsuka |
7–6(7), 6–3 |
3. | September 16, 1996 | Tokyo (Nichirei), Japan | Hard | Wang Shi-ting | Amanda Coetzer Mary Pierce |
6–1, 7–6(5) |
4. | January 5, 1998 | Gold Coast, Australia | Hard | Wang Shi-ting | Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama |
1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Park Sung-hee profile on the WTA Tour's official website
- Fed Cup profile for Park Sung-hee