Choi Young-ja
| Full name | Choi Young-ja |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |
 |
| Born |
30 May 1975 Seoul, South Korea |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $95,879 |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 178 (20 May 1996) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 136 (27 July 1998) |
| Choi Young-ja | |
| Hangul | 최영자 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 崔榮子 |
| Revised Romanization | Choe Yeongja |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Yŏngcha |
Choi Young-ja (born 30 May 1975) is a former professional tennis player from South Korea.
Biography
A right-handed player from Seoul, Choi began playing tennis at the age of 10. She won her first ITF tournament at Bangkok in 1993 and began touring professionally after graduating from high school in 1994.[1]
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta she made the second round of the singles competition, with a win over South Africa's Joannette Kruger, before she was eliminated by 11th seed Brenda Schultz-McCarthy of the Netherlands.[2]
Choi represented the South Korea Fed Cup team in a total of 16 ties. She was most successful in Fed Cup tennis as a doubles player, losing only one of her 12 matches. In singles she won three rubbers, one of which was against Li Na in 1999.
She won the women's doubles gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games and was also a bronze medalist in the team competition.[3]
References
- ↑ "Young-Ja Choi - Bio". wtatennis.com. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ↑ "Choi Yeong-Ja Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ↑ "Sun too hot for rivals". BBC Online. 12 October 2002. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
External links
- Choi Young-ja at the Women's Tennis Association
- Choi Young-ja at the Fed Cup
- Choi Young-ja at the International Tennis Federation