Varunya Wongteanchai
Country | Thailand |
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Residence | Thailand |
Born |
Thailand | 7 January 1993
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $13,520 |
Singles | |
Career record | 24–44 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | 736 (27 May, 2013) |
Current ranking | 754 (22 July, 2013) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 53–47 |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | 228 (4 February, 2013) |
Current ranking | 289 (22 July, 2013) |
Last updated on: 22 July, 2013. |
Varunya Wongteanchai (born 7 January 1993) is a Thai tennis player on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 27 May 2013, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 736. On 4 February 2013, she also reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 228. She is the younger sister of Varatchaya Wongteanchai who also plays on the ITF circuit.
Career
Wongteanchai has had more success in doubles than singles, she has won three ITF doubles titles. In 2012, at the 2012 PTT Pattaya Open, Wongteanchai partnered her sister Varatchaya and defeated Dominika Cibulková and Janette Husárová in the first round before losing to eventual champions Sania Mirza and Anastasia Rodionova.
At the 2013 PTT Pattaya Open, Wongteanchai again partnered with her sister Varatchaya after the pair gained entry by an alternate spot. The pair defeated third seeds Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan in the first round. They then defeated Irina Buryachok and Valeria Solovyeva in the quarterfinals before losing to Akgul Amanmuradova and Alexandra Panova in the semifinals.[1]
ITF finals (3–2)
Doubles (3–2)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 10 March 2012 | Aurangabad, India | Clay | Peangtarn Plipuech | Dalila Jakupovič Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic |
1–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | 16 March 2012 | Mumbai, India | Hard | Peangtarn Plipuech | Anja Prislan Krya Shroff |
6–1, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 3. | 23 December 2011 | Pune, India | Hard | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | Lu Jiajing Lu Jiaxiang |
1–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 4. | 20 November 2011 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Napatsakorn Sankaew | Luksika Kumkhum Peangtarn Plipuech |
6–1, 3–6, [10–6] |
Winner | 5. | 18 February 2011 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | Nicole Clerico Maria Masini |
4–6, 6–2, [10–6] |
References
- ↑ "Lisicki and Kirilenko through to final". Bangkok Post. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
External links
- Varunya Wongteanchai at the Women's Tennis Association
- Varunya Wongteanchai at the International Tennis Federation
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