Tamarine Tanasugarn
Tamarine Tanasugarn was born in Los Angeles, California, United States on May 24th, 1977 and is the Tennis Player. At the age of 46, Tamarine Tanasugarn biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Police Lieutenant Tamarine Tanasugarn (born 24 May 1977) is a Thai professional tennis player.
Born in Los Angeles, United States she turned professional in 1994, and has been in the top 20 in both singles and doubles. Tanasugarn's highest WTA ranking was No. 19, achieved on 13 May 2002, which is the highest ranking ever achieved for a Thai female player.
She has won four singles and eight doubles titles.
She was briefly a doubles partner with Maria Sharapova, with whom she won two titles in 2003.
Her career-high doubles ranking was No. 15, which she achieved on 13 September 2004.
With Liezel Huber, she reached the 2004 US Open doubles quarterfinals, and at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, she reached the women's doubles semifinal with Marina Erakovic.
Her biggest success came in 2008, when she reached the singles quarterfinals at Wimbledon. In her career, Tanasugarn has defeated former and current No. 1 players, including Amélie Mauresmo, Jennifer Capriati, Jelena Jankovic, Dinara Safina and Simona Halep.
She has also beaten Australian Open and French Open champion Mary Pierce. Tanasugarn has been regarded as a grass-court specialist; she won most matches on the surface including two grass-court International titles.
Tanasugarn at some point held the record of the most singles matches won on grass court among WTA active players.
As of 8 July 2013, she was second (with 84 wins) among active players, and 12th on the all-time list.Tanasugarn has also been a regular competitor for the Thailand Fed Cup team, helping the team join the World Group II in 2005 and 2006, after beating Australia and Croatia in their play-off matches. She received a law degree from Bangkok University in 2000.
Career
Virachai Tanasugarn, a solicitor who played for Thailand for years and who inspired Tanasugarn to become a professional tennis player, helped her during her junior years. She reached the junior Grand Slam final at Wimbledon in 1995 with a victory over Anna Kournikova in the semifinals, but Aleksandra Olsza of Poland defeated Poland in the final in straight sets.
Tanasugarn became a pro in 1994, but she made her WTA Tour debut in the 1993 Pattaya Open, losing to Australian Rennae Stubbs. She advanced to the second round of the same tournament the following year by defeating world No. 1. In the first round, Marianne Werdel Witmeyer, 44, was defeated. Tanasugarn made it to Grand Slams in 1995, but not in the qualifying rounds. Tanasugarn reached the Pattaya Open in 1996, defeating Ruxandra Dragomir in the WTA finals. She reached the third round of the Australian Open at Wimbledon and the US Open in 1997, defeating Chanda Rubin in the first round. She reached a semifinal at Hobart and ended the year with a No. The 46th ranked nation.
Tanasugarn 1998 reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam at the Australian Open by defeating the reigning French Open champion and world No. 1; In the third round, Iva Majoli, 6–0, 6–2 defeats him. Tanasugarn also reached her second round of the year at Wimbledon, where she eventually lost to Martina Hingis. Sandrine Testud, a Frenchwoman, defeated her in the third round at Wimbledon for the second time in 1999. Tanasugarn ended the year ranked No. 1 in the world. 72.
In 2000, she competed for the Hopman Cup with Paradorn Srichaphan. Tanasugarn defeated Jelena Doki of Australia, Barbara Schett of Austria, Ai Sugiyama of Japan, and Henrieta Nagyová of Slovakia. Tanasugarn lost in the women's singles final to Amanda Coetzer of South Africa, 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, having led 6–3, 3–0. Paradorn Srichaphan lost by 6–7, 3–6 in the men's singles final. They were the first Asian team to reach the Hopman Cup finals thanks to their efforts. Tanasugarn gained her second WTA final at Birmingham with a victory over Julie Halard-Decugis, but Lisa Raymond lost to Lisa Raymond. Serena Williams also failed in the fourth round at Wimbledon to Serena Williams. Tanasugarn progressed to third semifinals at the Japan Open, Kuala Lampur, and Shanghai. In the 2000 Summer Olympics, she represented Thailand but was defeated by Venus Williams. Her year-end position was No. 1. 29, her first appearance in the top 30.
Tanasugarn won by two and three top-ten victories over Nathalie Tauziat at Eastbourne and Amélie Mauresmo in 2001, defeating Monica Seles 3–6, 2–6. Tanasugarn was ranked in the top 30 at the end of the season.
She made her best ranking in 2002 by reaching the fourth and fifth major finals at Canberra, losing to Anna Smashnova, and losing to Monica Seles in Doha, and the Toray Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals. Tanasugarn was ranked No. 13 on May 13th. She ranked 19th in the world, her highest career rank to date. She was ranked No. 1 in the year 2000 after ending the year as the country's No. 1 for the year. 28 people were killed on this day.
Tanasugarn won her first major in Hyderabad in 2003, defeating Maria Kirilenko in the quarterfinals, Flavia Pennetta in the semifinals, and Iroda Tulyaganova in the final. Tanasugarn reached her second Tier I quarterfinals at the Pan Pacific Open, defeating Silvia Farina Elia but losing in two sets to Lindsay Davenport. Tanasugarn was defeated by Akiko Morigami in the first round of Wimbledon, her first appearance since she became a pro. For the first time, she defeated Rita Grande, Patty Schnyder, and ninth seed Daniela Hantuchová. In the following round, Tanasugarn lost in two sets to Amélie Mauresmo in the following round. She had been ranked No. 1 in the country's top 100. At the end of the year, there were 34 people at the time.
She won in third round at Wimbledon in 2004, but she lost in two sets to Ai Sugiyama. Tanasugarn finished in semifinals in the Japan Open Tennis Championships last year, losing to Maria Sharapova.
Tanasugarn had to cope with multiple injuries, which did not dovetail throughout the majority of her year in 2005. Her ranking fell out of the top 100, and she competed in Challenger-level tournaments to gain points.
She had briefly discussed retirement from tennis in 2006, but after she registered to compete in Wimbledon's main draw and advanced to the third round, she decided to give it another shot. Tanasugarn reached her home country tournament final in the Bangkok Open, defeating Vania King and just two games away from winning the trophy. King fought back to win the match after being leading in the final set 4–2. Despite losing the match, Tanasugarn regained some strength to return to the tour. She finished the year as the No. 1 in the United States. 75 years old.
Tanasugarn unfortunately suffered with injuries in 2007 and had to participate in several Challengers, ending the season ranked No. 1 in the nation. 124.
In 2008, she made a fruitful comeback. Tanasugarn decided against playing on that surface and decided against participating in the hardcourt Challengers, which she felt were more like grass. Tanasugarn lifted the Kangaroo Cup in Gifu in singles, defeating former world No. 2 Bob Marugarn. Kimiko Date-Krumm is a 4-year-old girl from Korea.
Tanasugarn beat Austrian Tamira Paszek in Birmingham but lost in the fourth round to Bethanie Mattek in the grass-court season. Tanasugarn stunned many tennis enthusiasts at the Ordina Open a week later when she ranked No. 1 in the United States. She defeated Kateryna Bondarenko, Ashley Harkleroad, Michael, Alona Bondarenko, and Alona Bondarenko in two sets over her eighth grand final appearance, defeating French Open runner-up Dinara Safina in two sets. She reached her seventh fourth round at Wimbledon, defeating Petra Cetkovská, Vera Zvonareva and Marina Erakovic en route and surprise the world No. 88. Jelena Jankovi, a three-set loss in the fourth round, defeating her in two sets. Despite being in third place on her Grand Slam debut, she lost in straight sets to eventual champion Venus Williams. Tanasugarn was the first Thai player to make a Grand Slam quarterfinal appearance. She debuted at No. 2 in 2008. 35, her highest ranking in four years.
Tanasugarn was seeded 32nd in the 2009 Australian Open, but she was disqualified early to Mara José Martez Sánchez. She competed in the Fed Cup for Thailand, losing to Samantha Stosur, placing Thailand in third place in the Asia/Oceania group after Australia and New Zealand. In the quarterfinals of the Pattaya Women's Open, Tanasugarn lost in straight sets to Sania Mirza. She partnered Yaroslava Shvedova and the team, seeded second, advanced to the final and defeated Yuliya Beygelzimer and Vitalia Diatchenko in doubles, defeating Yuliya Beygelzimer and Vitalia Diatchenko.
In the first round of the French Open, Tanasugarn defeated Camille Pin. Ana Ivanovic, the eighth seed and defending champion, was easily defeated in the second round.
At the Aegon Classic, Tanasugarn began playing on grass courts. She defeated Julie Coin in straight sets in the first round of the tournament. Tanasugarn spent 2 hours 23 minutes on court, eventually losing in three sets to home favorite Naomi Cavaday. She defeated Barbora Záhlavová-Strocová and seventh seeded Iveta Beneová to advance to the quarterfinals in's-Hertogenbosch, as defending champion. She came back from a set down to defeat third seed Flavia Pennetta. Tanasugarn defeated Dinara Safina in straight sets in the semifinals. It was her first victory over a reigning world No. 1. 1. She defeated Yanina Wickmayer in the final to successfully defend her title.
Tanasugarn suffered with an arm injury while losing to Arantxa Parra Santonja in the first round. She competed in the mixed-doubles competition for the first time, teaming with Rogier Wassen, but she had to cancel in the second round due to her injury.
Tanasugarn returned to action after sustaining an arm injury at the US Open, but she lost in the first round to Anastasija Sevastova.
Tanasugarn began the year off by playing at the Australian Open. With a 6–1, 7–6 victory over Sesil Karatantcheva, she claimed her first Grand Slam first-round match in five years, but Kim Clijsters defeated her in the second round. Tanasugarn rode her way into second seed Sabine Lisicki, Anna Chakvetadze, and Sesil Karatantcheva at the Pattaya Open. Vera Zvonareva, the top seed and defending champion, was eventually disqualified in a dramatic final.
Tanasugarn and her New Zealand companion Marina Erakovic won the Pattaya Open doubles title, defeating Anna Chakvettadze and Ksenia Pervak, who gave Tanasugarn a fruitful defense of her homeland doubles title. The Malaysian Open was her next scheduled tournament, where she lost to seventh seed Magdaléna Rybáriková in the first round. She began the main draw in Indian Wells as a lucky loser and advanced to the second round before losing to 19th seed Aravane Reza. She lost in the final qualifying round to Pauline Parmentier in Miami. She appeared in multiple ITF tournaments in April, including the finals in Johannesburg.
Tanasugarn did not compete in any tournaments and withdrew in Strasbourg due to an elbow injury in the middle of April. She lost in the first round to Daniela Hantuchová at Roland Garros. Tanasugarn started playing her favorite surface, grass, at the Birmingham Classic, winning the second round against Sania Mirza after Mirza failed to appear out of the match at 5–4 and 30–0. In straight sets, she lost in straight sets to Yanina Wickmayer in the next round. She then competed at Rosmalen, but was disqualified in the first round. Tanasugarn also lost in the first round of Wimbledon at Wimbledon and missed the US Open due to injuries. She captured her fourth WTA title at Osaka, defeating Marion Bartoli en route and Kimiko Date-Krumm in the final.
Despite losing in qualifying rounds of 2011 Wimbledon with her partner Marina Erakovic, the doubles squad gained a crucial loser berth into the main draw and advanced to the semifinals with a 4–6, 13–11 win over third seeds Lisa Raymond and Liezel Huber. It was the first time Tanasugarn (as well as Erakovic) had qualified to the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament in any capacity.
Tanasugarn defeated Sofia Shapatava in the first qualifying round of the Open GdF Suez in late March 2015; this will be her first singles victory of her career. In late April, she lost to Kristna Plková in the first round of the Kangaroo Cup; it would be the final singles match of her career.
In June 2016, she announced that she had dropped out of competitive tennis.
Tanasugarn has played doubles in small ITF tournaments around Thailand and neighboring areas since winning the final of a $25K tournament in Hua Hin in November 2019, partnering Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove. She has been inactive again since February 2020.