Marissa Niroj

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Marissa Niroj
Country (sports)Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Born (1979-04-26) 26 April 1979 (age 44)
Prize money$8,090
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 506 (15 Sep 1997)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 375 (15 Sep 1997)
Medal record
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Jakarta Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Jakarta Women's doubles

Marissa Niroj (born 26 April 1979) is a Thai former professional tennis player. She is now known as Marissa Kroon.

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Niroj, a world top-100 junior, made her only WTA Tour main draw appearance at the 1997 Pattaya Open. [1] She reached a career high singles ranking of 506 while competing on the professional tour. [2]

At the 1997 Southeast Asian Games in Jakarta, Niroj won a silver medal for Thailand in the team event and partnered with Suvimol Duangchan for a bronze medal in the women's doubles.

In 1999 she was a member of the Thailand Fed Cup team and appeared in a total of four ties, winning one singles and two doubles rubbers.

ITF finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.Sep 1996Samutprakan, ThailandHard Flag of Thailand.svg Suvimol Duangchan 5–7, 4–6

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.Sep 1996Samutprakan, ThailandHard Flag of Thailand.svg Pirada Witoonpanich Flag of Thailand.svg Suvimol Duangchan
Flag of Thailand.svg Phorhathai Suksamran
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up2.May 1998Maryborough, AustraliaClay Flag of Thailand.svg Suvimol Duangchan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa McShea
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Monika Maštalířová
4–6, 0–6

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References

  1. "Pattaya 1997 Tennis Tournament". itftennis.com.
  2. "Tennis Abstract: Marissa Niroj WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.