Panomkorn Pladchurnil

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Panomkorn Pladchurnil
Country (sports)Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Born (1962-06-16) 16 June 1962 (age 60)
Singles
Career record7–11 (ATP Tour & Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 599 (12 Nov 1984)
Doubles
Career record10–4 (ATP Tour & Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 600 (30 Jul 1984)

Panomkorn Pladchurnil (born 16 June 1962) is a Thai former professional tennis player. [1]

A regular member of Thailand's Davis Cup team of the 1980s, Pladchurnil featured in a total of 14 ties, for seven singles and nine doubles wins. He was the men's singles champion at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games.

Pladchurnil and swimmer Ratchaneewan Bulakul were chosen to light the flame in the opening ceremony of the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok, as representatives of Thailand's young sportspeople. [2]

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References

  1. "Sports Briefs". United Press International . 15 March 1982.
  2. Thangarajah, Edward (ed.). Olympic Committee of Thailand: Thailand Sports 1980. Bangkok Post. p. 11.