Country (sports) | South Korea |
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Residence | Seoul, Korea |
Born | Seoul | 18 March 1986
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $120,411 |
Singles | |
Career record | 216–161 (57.3%) |
Career titles | 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 204 (20 September 2010) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 109–104 (51.2%) |
Career titles | 8 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 233 (17 July 2006) |
Kim So-Jung (born 3 March 1986) is a South Korean former tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 204, which she achieved on 20 September 2010. Her career-high in doubles is 233, which she reached on July 17, 2006. She won silver for the mixed-doubles teams event, defeating the Taiwanese team at the 2009 Universiade Games. [1] She has also played at the Korea Open. [2]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | 12 April 2004 | ITF Yamaguchi, Japan | Clay | Chan Chin-wei | 7–6(7), 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | 26 April 2004 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Liza Andriyani | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 3–0 | 1 November 2005 | ITF Busan, Korea | Hard | Alla Kudryavtseva | 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 4–0 | 23 March 2009 | ITF Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | Chae Kyung-yee | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 4–1 | 27 April 2009 | ITF Gimcheon, Korea | Hard | Lee Jin-a | 4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 5–1 | 11 April 2011 | ITF Incheon, Korea | Hard | Lee Jin-a | 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 5–2 | 29 April 2013 | ITF Seoul, Korea | Hard | Han Xinyun | 2–6, 1–6 |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | 11 September 2005 | ITF Beijing, China | Hard (i) | Maki Arai | Chan Yung-jan Hwang I-hsuan | 6–4, 6–0 |
Win | 2–0 | 18 Aug 2008 | ITF Gimhae, Korea | Hard | Ayaka Maekawa | Cho Jeong-a Kim Ji-young | 2–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
Loss | 2–1 | 1 September 2008 | ITF Goyang, Korea | Hard | Ayaka Maekawa | Chae Kyung-yee Chang Kyung-mi | 5–7, 6–3, [5–10] |
Win | 3–1 | 9 March 2009 | ITF North Shore, New Zealand | Hard | Ayaka Maekawa | Alison Bai Renee Binnie | 7–5, 7–6 |
Win | 4–1 | 16 March 2009 | ITF Hamilton, New Zealand | Hard | Ayaka Maekawa | Jessy Rompies Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 5–1 | 23 March 2009 | ITF Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | Ayaka Maekawa | Chae Kyung-yee Kim Hae-sung | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–2 | 7 September 2009 | ITF Noto, Japan | Carpet | Han Xinyun | Hsu Wen-hsin Hwang I-hsuan | 3–6, 6–1, [9–11] |
Loss | 5–3 | 19 July 2010 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | Hard | Remi Tezuka | Akiko Yonemura Tomoko Yonemura | 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 5–4 | 29 Aug 2011 | ITF Tsukuba, Japan | Hard | Erika Takao | Chan Chin-wei Hsu Wen-hsin | 1–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 5–5 | 29 May 2014 | ITF Changwon, Korea | Hard | Lee Ye-ra | Chuang Chia-jung Junri Namigata | 6–7, 0–6 |
Win | 6–5 | 16 June 2014 | ITF Gimcheon, Korea | Hard | Lee Ye-ra | Choi Ji-hee Lee Hye-min | 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 7–5 | 23 June 2014 | ITF Gimcheon, Korea | Hard | Lee Ye-ra | Choi Ji-hee Makoto Ninomiya | 7–5, 2–6, [11–9] |
Win | 8–5 | 30 August 2015 | ITF Gimcheon, Korea | Hard | Hong Seung-yeon | Han Sung-hee Kim Na-ri | 6–4, 6–7(1), [10–8] |
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