Andrea Ka

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Andrea Ka
Full nameAndrea Daravy Ka
Country (sports)Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia (2014–present)
Flag of France.svg  France (2009–10)
Born (1992-04-25) 25 April 1992 (age 31)
Nogent-sur-Marne, France [1]
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$26,113
Singles
Career record78–68 (53.4%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 560 (12 June 2017)
Current rankingNo. 1249 (4 April 2022)
Doubles
Career record60–50 (54.5%)
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 466 (24 September 2018)
Current rankingNo. 1048 (4 April 2022)
Medal record
Women's Tennis
Representing Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Kuala Lumpur Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Cambodia Team
Last updated on: 7 April 2022.

Andrea Daravy Ka (born 25 April 1992) is a Cambodian former tennis player.

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Ka has career-high WTA rankings of 560 in singles, reached in June 2018, and 466 in doubles, achieved on 24 September 2018. [2] She is the first Cambodian tennis player to win an ITF tennis tournament. [3]

In 2017, Ka won a bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games. [1] She also represented Cambodia at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon. [4]

ITF Career finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jul 2016ITF Amarante, Portugal10,000Hard Flag of Spain.svg Alba Carrillo Marín 3–6, 7–6(6), 7–5
Win2–0Dec 2016ITF Hua Hin, Thailand10,000Hard Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Chieh-yu 4–6, 6–0, 7–6(0)

Doubles: 11 (7 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Oct 2009ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France10,000Hard (i) Flag of France.svg Audrey Bergot Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lucia Kovarčíková
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Davinia Lobbinger
6–2, 6–2
Win2–0Nov 2010ITF Le Havre, France10,000Clay (i) Flag of France.svg Céline Ghesquière Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Michaela Boev
Flag of Romania.svg Laura Ioana Paar
7–5, 7–5
Win3–0Jun 2016ITF Oeiras, Portugal10,000Clay Flag of France.svg Laëtitia Sarrazin Flag of Brazil.svg Carolina Alves
Flag of Argentina.svg Victoria Bosio
4–6, 7–5, [10–3]
Loss3–1Sep 2016ITF Ponta Delgada, Portugal10,000Hard Flag of Germany.svg Katharina Hering Flag of Portugal.svg Inês Murta
Flag of Romania.svg Ioana Loredana Roșca
6–2, 4–6, [9–11]
Win4–1Sep 2016ITF Ponta Delgada, Portugal10,000Hard Flag of Germany.svg Katharina Hering Flag of the United States.svg Desirae Krawczyk
Flag of Russia.svg Elina Vikhrianova
6–3, 6–3
Win5–1Nov 2016ITF Heraklion, Greece10,000Hard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Michaela Boev Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Steffi Distelmans
Flag of Israel.svg Vlada Katic
6–4, 6–4
Loss5–2Oct 2017ITF Colombo, Sri Lanka15,000Clay Flag of France.svg Joséphine Boualem Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Isabelle Boulais
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Yexin
3–6, 6–2, [5–10]
Win6–2May 2018ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Verena Hofer Flag of Moldova.svg Vitalia Stamat
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Zotova
1–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Win7–2Jul 2018ITF Corroios, Portugal15,000Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eden Silva Flag of Portugal.svg Francisca Jorge
Flag of Spain.svg María José Luque Moreno
3–6, 6–1, [10–5]
Loss7–3Sep 2018ITF Monastir, Tunisia15,000Hard Flag of Tunisia.svg Chiraz Bechri Flag of Spain.svg Paula Arias Manjón
Flag of Spain.svg Andrea Lázaro García
1–6, 0–6
Loss7–4Mar 2019ITF Monastir, Tunisia15,000Hard Flag of Portugal.svg Francisca Jorge Flag of France.svg Loudmilla Bencheikh
Flag of France.svg Lou Brouleau
3–6, 4–6

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References

  1. 1 2 "Thai legend to mentor SEA Games bound Cambodia tennis team". Khmer Times. 4 November 2019.
  2. "Andrea Ka's profile at WTA".
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  4. Manjunath, H. S. (26 September 2014). "No cheer yet at Incheon Games". Phnom Penh Post .