| Country (sports) |  South Korea |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 November 1975 Busan, South Korea |
| Prize money | $59,713 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 125–40 |
| Career titles | 12 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 176 (22 May 1995) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (1996) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 62–31 |
| Career titles | 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 179 (22 May 1995) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 14–4 |
Choi Ju-yeon (born 19 November 1975) is a South Korean former tennis player, who competed on the professional tour in the 1990s.
Born in Busan, she reached a career-high of 176 in the world for singles, winning 12 ITF titles. She made the main draw of the WTA Tour tournament at Beijing in 1995, where she was beaten in the first round by Tessa Price, in three sets. [1]
As a doubles player, she won three medals for South Korea in the Asian Games. At the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima, she won bronze medals in both the women's doubles and mixed doubles events. In Bangkok four years later, she was a silver medalist in the mixed doubles, partnering Kim Dong-hyun. [2]
Choi represented South Korea in 14 Fed Cup ties, which included a World Group fixture against France in 1994. [3]
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 15 November 1993 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Yoo Kyung-sook | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 6 December 1993 | Manila, Philippines | Hard |  Tamarine Tanasugarn | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 13 December 1993 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Jeon Mi-ra | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 4. | 31 January 1994 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Clay |  Natalia Soetrisno | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 5. | 16 May 1994 | Beijing, China | Hard |  Tomoe Hotta | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 6. | 30 May 1994 | Daegu, South Korea | Hard | Kim Ih-sook | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 12 December 1994 | Manila, Philippines | Hard |  Chen Li | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 8. | 20 March 1995 | Bandar, Brunei | Hard | Jeon Mi-ra | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 9. | 27 March 1995 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Mami Donoshiro | 6–1, 6–7(2), 6–2 |
| Winner | 10. | 8 May 1995 | Seoul, South Korea | Clay | Kim Eun-ha | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 11. | 4 August 1996 | Horb, Germany | Clay |  Pavlina Nola | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 17 November 1996 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard |  Annabel Ellwood | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 13. | 16 November 1997 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Wynne Prakusya | 0–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 14. | 10 May 1998 | Seoul, South Korea | Clay | Yi Jingqian | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 7 June 1998 | Little Rock, United States | Hard | Cindy Watson | 7–5, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 16. | 18 October 1998 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Park Sung-hee | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 17. | 25 July 1999 | Valladolid, Spain | Hard |  María José Martínez Sánchez | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 15 November 1993 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Yoo Kyung-sook | Miho Saeki  Weng Tzu-ting | 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 22 November 1993 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Yoo Kyung-sook | Nao Akahori Seiko Ichioka | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 13 December 1993 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Jeon Mi-ra | Atsuko Shintani Haruko Shigekawa | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 24 January 1994 | Surakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Kim Il-soon | Natalia Soetrisno Suzanna Wibowo | 6–0, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 5. | 16 May 1994 | Beijing, China | Hard | Choi Young-ja | Jeon Mi-ra Yoo Kyung-sook | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 23 May 1994 | Beijing, China | Hard | Choi Young-ja | Li Li Bi Ying | 6–7, 7–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 11 July 1994 | Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | Park Sung-hee |  Bettina Fulco Patricia Tarabini | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 8. | 12 December 1994 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Kim Eun-ha | Keiko Ishida Park In-sook | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 9. | 20 March 1995 | Bandar, Brunei | Hard | Kim Eun-ha | Kim Soon-nam Kim Ih-sook | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Winner | 10. | 8 May 1995 | Seoul, South Korea | Clay | Kim Eun-ha | Keiko Ishida Mami Donoshiro | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 23 November 1997 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Eun Young-ha | Chen Jingjing Yang Qin | 7–6, 3–6, 1–6 |
Lee Hyo-jung is a South Korean former badminton player.
Li Jiawei is a retired Chinese-born former Singaporean table tennis player, four-time Olympian and twice Olympic medalist. She trained in Beijing's famous Shichahai Sports School with Olympic medalist Zhang Yining. In 1995, she moved to Singapore and in the following year, she commenced her international career as a competitive table tennis player. She became a Singapore citizen at the age of 18 years under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme.
Yayuk Basuki is an Indonesian former professional tennis player who is now a politician. She is the highest-ever ranked tennis player from Indonesia, having reached No. 19 in singles in the WTA rankings in October 1997. She retired from playing singles in 2000, but remained an active doubles player on the circuit until 2013.
Ryu Seung-min is a South Korean table tennis player who won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's singles competition. His opponent was Wang Hao, a top-seeded player from the Chinese national team. Along the way, he defeated 1992 Olympic champion Jan-Ove Waldner with 4–1. At the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics he was part of the South Korean team that won the bronze and silver medals respectively. Ryu is ranked twenty-fifth in the world as of July 2013. In 2016, Ryu became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), he was a member and Chair of the Athletes' Commission of the South Korean National Olympic Committee from 2016 to 2019. Since 2018, he counts among the ITTF Foundation Ambassadors, promoting sport for development and peace.
Alexandra Fusai is a former professional tennis player from France.
The South Korea women's national volleyball team represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. It was one of the leading squads in the world in the 1970s, 1990s and 2010s, having won the bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and placing fourth at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Romana Tedjakusuma is a former professional tennis player from Indonesia.
Choi Ji-hee is a professional South Korean tennis player.
Chae Yoo-jung is a South Korean badminton player who affiliated with Incheon International Airport team. She is the daughter of former singles player Kim Bok-sun. She won the mixed doubles title at the 2023 World Championships. Chae was a part of the Korean national team that won the world mixed team championships at the 2017 Sudirman Cup.
Xia Jiaping is a former professional tennis player from the People's Republic of China.
Chen Li is a former professional tennis player from China.
Kim Eun-ha is a former professional tennis player from South Korea. A right-handed player, Kim had a serve-and-volley game and was best on hardcourts.
Lee Duk-hee is a former professional tennis player from South Korea.
Choi Young-ja is a former professional tennis player from South Korea.
Bonit Wiryawan Sugiharto is a former professional tennis player from Indonesia.
Choi Jin-young is a South Korean former professional tennis player.
An Se-young is a South Korean badminton player from Gwangju, who won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event. She was named 2019’s Most Promising Player of the Year and 2023's Female Player of the Year by the BWF. She won the gold medal at the 2023 World Championships, making history as the first Korean women's singles player to win the World Championships title. She then clinched the women's singles gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games. An was also a part of South Korea’s gold medal winning teams at the 2022 Uber Cup and at the 2022 Asian Games.
Kim Mi-ok is a South Korean former professional tennis player.
María Virginia Francesa is a Venezuelan former professional tennis player.
Bi Ying is a Chinese former professional tennis player.
