Kim So-jung (tennis)

Kim So-Jung (born March 3, 1986 in Seoul) is a South Korean tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 214, which she reached on August 9, 2010. Her career high in doubles is 382, which she reached on July 17, 2006. She won silver for the mixed double teams event after defeat the Taiwanese team at the 2009 Universiade Games.[1] She has played in the Korea Open [2]

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim So-Jung
Country (sports) South Korea
ResidenceSeoul, Korea
Born (1986-03-18) March 18, 1986
Seoul, Korea
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$119,299
Singles
Career record212–158
Career titles0 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 204 (20 September 2010)
Current rankingNo. 580 (10 September 2014)
Doubles
Career record99–100
Career titles0 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 233 (17 July 2006)
Current rankingNo. 407 (10 September 2014)
Last updated on: 10 September 2014.

ITF Circuit finals
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles finals: 7 (5–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 12 April 2004 Yamaguchi, Japan Clay Chan Chin-wei 7–6(9–7), 6–2
Winner 2. 26 April 2004 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Liza Andriyani 6–2, 6–2
Winner 3. 1 November 2005 Busan, Korea Hard Alla Kudryavtseva 3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Winner 4. 23 March 2009 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Chae Kyung-yee 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 5. 27 April 2009 Gimcheon, Korea Hard Lee Jin-a 4–6, 5–7
Winner 6. 11 April 2011 Incheon, Korea Hard Lee Jin-a 2–6, 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 7. 29 April 2013 Seoul, Korea Hard Han Xinyun 2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 12 (7–5)
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Winner 1. 5 September 2005 Beijing, China Hard (i) Maki Arai Chan Yung-jan
Hwang I-hsuan		 6–4, 6–0
Winner 2. 18 Aug 2008 Gimhae, Korea Hard Ayaka Maekawa Cho Jeong-a
Kim Ji-young		 2–6, 6–3, 10–4
Runner–up 3. 1 September 2008 Goyang, Korea Hard Ayaka Maekawa Chae Kyung-yee
Chang Kyung-mi		 5–7, 6–3, 5–10
Winner 4. 9 March 2009 North Shore City, New Zealand Hard Ayaka Maekawa Alison Bai
Renee Binnie		 7–5, 7–6
Winner 5. 16 March 2009 Hamilton, New Zealand Hard Ayaka Maekawa Jessy Rompies
Varatchaya Wongteanchai		 7–5, 6–3
Winner 6. 23 March 2009 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Ayaka Maekawa Chae Kyung-yee
Kim Hae-sung		 6–4, 6–4
Runner–up 7. 7 September 2009 Noto, Japan Carpet Han Xinyun Hsu Wen-hsin
Hwang I-hsuan		 3–6, 6–1, 9–11
Runner–up 8. 19 July 2010 Nonthaburi, Thailand Hard Remi Tezuka Akiko Yonemura
Tomoko Yonemura		 2–6, 4–6
Runner–up 9. 29 Aug 2011 Tsukuba, Japan Hard Erika Takao Chan Chin-wei
Hsu Wen-hsin		 1–6, 1–6
Runner–up 10. 29 May 2014 Changwon, Korea Hard Lee Ye-ra Chuang Chia-jung
Junri Namigata		 6–7, 0–6
Winner 11. 16 June 2014 Gimcheon, Korea Hard Lee Ye-ra Choi Ji-hee
Lee Hye-min		 6–3, 6–1
Winner 12. 23 June 2014 Gimcheon, Korea Hard Lee Ye-ra Choi Ji-hee
Makoto Ninomiya		 7–5, 2–6, [11–9]

References
  1. Kim, Jason. "Big wins for Korea at Universiade". JoongAng Daily. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
  2. Chul, Yoon (2010-09-16). "Tennis stars to play at Hansol Korea Open". Korea Times. Archived from the original on September 29, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
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