Napaporn Tongsalee

Napaporn Tongsalee
Country (sports)	Thailand
Born	21 October 1979 (age 44); Bangkok
Turned pro	2000
Retired	2013
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$77,828
Singles
Career record	134–116
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 226 (7 August 2006)
Doubles
Career record	87–78
Career titles	6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 194 (21 August 2006)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	17–24

Last updated October 21, 2024

Napaporn Tongsalee (born 21 October 1979) is a retired Thai tennis player.

She also won the 2005 "Our Lady Of Bellefonte Hospital Tennis Classic" singles tournament in Ashland, Kentucky. On the 7th of August 2006, she reached her career-high singles ranking of 226 on the WTA rankings. On the 21st of August 2006, she reached her career-high of 194 in the WTA doubles rankings.

ITF finals

$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–4)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	19 August 2001	Bangkok, Thailand	Hard	Hsieh Su-wei	3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	30 March 2003	Albury, Australia	Grass	Lisa McShea	2–6, 3–6
Runner-up	3.	24 August 2003	Colombo, Sri Lanka	Clay	Nadine Hassinger	4–6, 5–7
Winner	4.	3 October 2004	Balikpapan, Indonesia	Hard	Thassha Vitayaviroj	6–4, 7–5
Runner-up	5.	4 December 2004	Bangkok, Thailand	Hard	Akgul Amanmuradova	2–6, 3–6
Winner	6.	2 October 2005	Ashland, United States	Hard	Kristina Brandi	6–4, 2–6, 6–4

Doubles (6–6)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	16 November 2003	Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	Ilke Gers	Trudi Musgrave Abigail Spears	2–6, 2–6
Winner	2.	6 June 2004	Wulanhaote, China	Hard	Chuang Chia-jung	Du Rui Liu Nannan	3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Winner	3.	4 December 2004	Bangkok, Thailand	Hard	Akgul Amanmuradova	Hwang I-hsuan Nudnida Luangnam	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	16 May 2005	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Hard	Akgul Amanmuradova	Wynne Prakusya Romana Tedjakusuma	4–6, 0–6
Winner	5.	28 May 2005	Phuket, Thailand	Hard	Akgul Amanmuradova	Annette Kolb Monique Adamczak	6–1, 6–1
Runner-up	6.	20 September 2005	Albuquerque, United States	Hard	Romana Tedjakusuma	Julie Ditty Milagros Sequera	3–6, 7–6, 6–7
Winner	7.	21 May 2006	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Hard	Chuang Chia-jung	Līga Dekmeijere Trudi Musgrave	4–6, 6–1, 6–0
Winner	8.	18 June 2006	Inchon, South Korea	Hard	Chuang Chia-jung	Yoo Mi Lee Jin-a	6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	9.	7 May 2007	Changwon, South Korea	Hard	Romana Tedjakusuma	Chan Chin-wei Kao Shao-yuan	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	10.	27 July 2007	Bangkok, Thailand	Hard	Noppawan Lertcheewakarn	Sophia Mulsap Varatchaya Wongteanchai	4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Winner	11.	17 May 2008	Bangkok, Thailand	Hard	Suchanun Viratprasert	Dilyara Saidkhodjayeva Albina Khabibulina	1–6, 7–6⁽³⁾, [10–8]
Runner-up	12.	1 July 2013	Bangkok, Thailand	Hard	Suchanun Viratprasert	Lu Jiaxiang Lu Jiajing	4–6, 4–6

External links

Napaporn Tongsalee at the Women's Tennis Association
Napaporn Tongsalee at the International Tennis Federation
Napaporn Tongsalee at the Billie Jean King Cup

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