Tamarine Tanasugarn

• Residence: Bangkok, Thailand
• DOB: May 24, 1977
• Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA, USA
• Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m)
• Weight: 139 lbs. (63 kg)
• Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Biography

Tamarine Tanasugarn turned professional in 1994. She has been in the top twenty in both singles and doubles.

Playing comfortably in grass court, Tanasugarn suites her best game and strategy well when she performs on grass. Once she gave a reason that grass court is familiar with the court she has been practicing in Thailand and especially loves the atmosphere at Wimbledon. Her game is based on good strategy, precise groundstroke, and favours to deliver winners from a baseline. Tanasugarn is also known for her flat and topspin-flat groundstroke which are especially effective and offensive on grass, frequently are able to draw unforced errors from opponents.

Tanasugarn's highest WTA ranking has been world number 19, a ranking she achieved on 13 May 2002, which is the highest ranking ever achieved for Thai female player. She has won two singles titles. She was briefly a doubles partner with Maria Sharapova, with whom she won two titles in 2003. She won a total of five doubles titles. Her highest doubles ranking was world number 15 which she achieved on 13 September 2004. With Liezel Huber, she reached the 2004 US Open doubles quarterfinals. Her biggest success came in 2008 when she became the first Thai tennis player ever to reach a quarterfinal in professional Grand Slam.

Career History