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Country (sports) | South Korea |
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Born | 14 June 1981 |
Turned pro | 1998 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $88,458 |
Singles | |
Career record | 173–156 |
Career titles | 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 235 (8 September 2003) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 147–130 |
Career titles | 9 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 191 (26 July 2004) |
Kim Jin-hee (born 14 June 1981) is a South Korean female former professional tennis player.
Jin-hee attempted to qualify for a number of WTA Tour events, but has failed to qualify in most of them. She lost to Liza Andriyani in the first round of qualifying in Bali, 2002. However, she qualified for the 2002 Japan Open, where she lost in the first round. In 2003, she lost in the second round of qualifying at the Pan Pacific Open, before she took part in the Hyderabad Open where she lost in the qualifying round to Manisha Malhotra.
However, she also failed to qualify for the Japan Open before gaining entry into the main draw as a lucky loser and losing to Maria Sharapova. In 2004, she played at the Korea Open losing in the first round.
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 30 September 2001 | ITF Kyoto, Japan | Carpet (i) | Samantha Stosur | 1–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 2. | 25 November 2001 | ITF Kofu, Japan | Clay | Sachie Umehara | 6–1, 4–6, 7–6(4) |
Winner | 3. | 27 July 2003 | ITF Changwon, South Korea | Hard | Chang Kyung-mi | w/o |
Runner-up | 4. | 14 August 2003 | ITF Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand | Hard | Isha Lakhani | 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 5. | 30 May 2004 | ITF Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | 6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 6. | 22 May 2005 | ITF Changwon, South Korea | Hard | Chuang Chia-jung | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 7. | 11 June 2005 | ITF Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | 2–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 3 August 2008 | ITF Surakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Sandy Gumulya | 7–6(5), 1–6, 2–6 |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 29 November 1998 | ITF Manila, Philippines | Hard | Chang Kyung-mi | Liza Andriyani Irawati Iskandar | 6–3, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 4 April 1999 | ITF Incheon, South Korea | Clay | Chang Kyung-mi | Lee Eun-jeong Park Seon-young | 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 5 November 2000 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Chae Kyung-yee | Liza Andriyani Angelique Widjaja | 4–2, 3–5, 2–4, 4–0, 0–4 |
Winner | 4. | 19 November 2000 | ITF Manila, Philippines | Hard | Chae Kyung-yee | Catherine Turinsky Andrea van den Hurk | 4–2, 4–2, 4–0 |
Runner-up | 5. | 18 March 2001 | ITF Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Hard | Chae Kyung-yee | Dea Sumantri Angelique Widjaja | 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 22 July 2001 | ITF Baltimore, United States | Hard | Sachie Umehara | Celena McCoury Sarah Riske | 3–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 12 August 2001 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Chae Kyung-yee | Chan Chin-wei Hsieh Su-wei | 1–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 19 August 2001 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Chae Kyung-yee | Romana Tedjakusuma Angelique Widjaja | 6–4, 3–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 9. | 25 November 2001 | ITF Kofu, Japan | Clay | Weng Tzu-ting | Etsuko Kitazaki Eriko Mizuno | 6–4, 6–7(5), ret. |
Winner | 10. | 3 December 2001 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | Hard | Ivana Abramović | Jeon Mi-ra Manisha Malhotra | 6–1, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 11. | 21 July 2002 | ITF Baltimore, United States | Hard | Natallia Dziamidzenka | Vilmarie Castellvi Agnes Wiski | 1–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Winner | 12. | 28 July 2002 | ITF Evansville, United States | Hard | Aiko Nakamura | Gabrielle Baker Deanna Roberts | 6–4, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 13. | 10 August 2003 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | Hard | Ryoko Takemura | Chan Chin-wei Chuang Chia-jung | 2–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 14. | 6 June 2004 | ITF Changwon, South Korea | Hard | Chang Kyung-mi | Ayami Takase Tomoko Yonemura | 7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 15. | 15 November 2004 | ITF Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | Cho Yoon-jeong | Evie Dominikovic Daniella Jeflea | 7–5, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 16. | 7 July 2007 | ITF Nagoya, Japan | Hard | Chang Kyung-mi | Junri Namigata Akiko Yonemura | 2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 17. | 4 May 2008 | ITF Gimcheon, South Korea | Hard | Cho Yoon-jeong | Chan Chin-wei Jarmila Gajdošová | 2–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 18. | 11 May 2008 | ITF Changwon, South Korea | Hard | Cho Yoon-jeong | Chang Kyung-mi Lee Jin-a | 5–7, 2–6 |
Winner | 19. | 28 July 2008 | ITF Surakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Chen Yi | Sandy Gumulya Lavinia Tananta | 6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 20. | 4 August 2008 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Chen Yi | Liza Andriyani Angelique Widjaja | 3–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 21. | 30 August 2008 | ITF Gimhae, South Korea | Hard | Hong Da-jung | Kim Sun-jung Lee Cho-won | 6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 22. | 1 November 2010 | ITF Manila, Philippines | Hard | Kim Ji-young | Yang Zhaoxuan Zhu Lin | 4–6, 7–6(5), [7–10] |
Winner | 23. | 11 September 2011 | ITF Yeongwol, South Korea | Hard | Kim Ji-young | Lee Hua-chen Lee Pei-chi | 6–1, 6–1 |
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