Kim So-jung (tennis)

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Kim So-Jung
Country (sports)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Residence Seoul, Korea
Born (1986-03-18) 18 March 1986 (age 38)
Seoul
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$120,411
Singles
Career record216–161 (57.3%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 204 (20 September 2010)
Doubles
Career record109–104 (51.2%)
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 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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ITF Circuit finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 7 (5–2)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–012 April 2004ITF Yamaguchi, JapanClay Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Chin-wei 7–6(7), 6–2
Win2–026 April 2004ITF Jakarta, IndonesiaHard Flag of Indonesia.svg Liza Andriyani 6–2, 6–2
Win3–01 November 2005ITF Busan, KoreaHard Flag of Russia.svg Alla Kudryavtseva 3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win4–023 March 2009ITF Wellington, New ZealandHard Flag of South Korea.svg Chae Kyung-yee 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss4–127 April 2009ITF Gimcheon, KoreaHard Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jin-a 4–6, 5–7
Win5–111 April 2011ITF Incheon, KoreaHard Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jin-a2–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss5–229 April 2013ITF Seoul, KoreaHard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Xinyun 2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 13 (8–5)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–011 September 2005ITF Beijing, ChinaHard (i) Flag of Japan.svg Maki Arai Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hwang I-hsuan
6–4, 6–0
Win2–018 Aug 2008ITF Gimhae, KoreaHard Flag of Japan.svg Ayaka Maekawa Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Jeong-a
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Ji-young
2–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss2–11 September 2008ITF Goyang, KoreaHard Flag of Japan.svg Ayaka Maekawa Flag of South Korea.svg Chae Kyung-yee
Flag of South Korea.svg Chang Kyung-mi
5–7, 6–3, [5–10]
Win3–19 March 2009ITF North Shore, New ZealandHard Flag of Japan.svg Ayaka Maekawa Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alison Bai
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Renee Binnie
7–5, 7–6
Win4–116 March 2009ITF Hamilton, New ZealandHard Flag of Japan.svg Ayaka Maekawa Flag of Indonesia.svg Jessy Rompies
Flag of Thailand.svg Varatchaya Wongteanchai
7–5, 6–3
Win5–123 March 2009ITF Wellington, New ZealandHard Flag of Japan.svg Ayaka Maekawa Flag of South Korea.svg Chae Kyung-yee
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Hae-sung
6–4, 6–4
Loss5–27 September 2009ITF Noto, JapanCarpet Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Xinyun Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Wen-hsin
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hwang I-hsuan
3–6, 6–1, [9–11]
Loss5–319 July 2010ITF Nonthaburi, ThailandHard Flag of Japan.svg Remi Tezuka Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Yonemura
Flag of Japan.svg Tomoko Yonemura
2–6, 4–6
Loss5–429 Aug 2011ITF Tsukuba, JapanHard Flag of Japan.svg Erika Takao Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Chin-wei
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Wen-hsin
1–6, 1–6
Loss5–529 May 2014ITF Changwon, KoreaHard Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Ye-ra Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang Chia-jung
Flag of Japan.svg Junri Namigata
6–7, 0–6
Win6–516 June 2014ITF Gimcheon, KoreaHard Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Ye-ra Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Ji-hee
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Hye-min
6–3, 6–1
Win7–523 June 2014ITF Gimcheon, KoreaHard Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Ye-ra Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Ji-hee
Flag of Japan.svg Makoto Ninomiya
7–5, 2–6, [11–9]
Win8–530 August 2015ITF Gimcheon, KoreaHard Flag of South Korea.svg Hong Seung-yeon Flag of South Korea.svg Han Sung-hee
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Na-ri
6–4, 6–7(1), [10–8]

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References

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