Stefanie Tan

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Stefanie Tan
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Tan in 2011
Full nameStefanie Li Yun Tan
Country (sports)Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
ResidenceSingapore
Born (1992-09-16) 16 September 1992 (age 31)
Singapore
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$16,727
Singles
Career record47–43
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 438 (15 May 2017)
Doubles
Career record29–29
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 507 (8 May 2017)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 19–15
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Kuala Lumpur Singles

Stefanie Li Yun Tan (born 16 September 1992 [1] ) is a Singaporean former professional tennis player.

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Tan has career-high WTA rankings of 438 in singles, achieved on 15 May 2017, and 507 in doubles, reached on 8 May 2017. In her career, she won two singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Career

Playing for Singapore in Fed Cup, Tan has a win–loss record of 19–15.

In 2010, she represented Singapore in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. [1]

Tan graduated from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas in 2015, where she played tennis for the Frogs. Prior to that, she had attended Raffles Institution in Singapore.

On 5 June 2016, Tan won her first professional singles title on the ITF Women's Circuit, at the Baku Cup Futures 2 tournament held at Baku, Azerbaijan. On 10 June, Tan partnered Kazakhstan's Kamila Kerimbayeva and won the doubles title at the Baku Cup Futures 3 tournament. [2]

In the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, Tan claimed the bronze medal in the women's singles tournament, beating Malaysia's Jawairiah Noordin and Vietnam's Tran Thuy Thanh Truc before falling to eventual gold medalist Luksika Kumkhum of Thailand. It was Singapore's first medal for women's tennis in the SEA Games since 34 years ago by Lim Phi Lan who won the women's single silver medal in the 1995 SEA Games and also the first medal for Singapore tennis in the SEA Games in 22 years, last won by the men's tennis team who go a bronze medal. [3] [4] In the women's doubles tournament, she partnered Charmaine Shi Yi Seah but they lost in their opener.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

Legend
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–05 June 2016ITF Baku, AzerbaijanHard Flag of Russia.svg Valeriya Zeleva6–1, 6–0
Win2–015 October 2016ITF Jakarta, IndonesiaHard Flag of Indonesia.svg Jessy Rompies 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win2 August 2014ITF Fort Worth, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Hayley Carter Flag of the United States.svg Catherine Harrison
Flag of the United States.svg Mary Weatherholt
6–3, 6–3
Loss2 June 2016ITF Baku, AzerbaijanHard Flag of Serbia.svg Tamara Čurović Flag of Russia.svg Kseniia Bekker
Flag of Russia.svg Alina Silich
3–6, 4–6
Win10 June 2016ITF Baku, AzerbaijanHard Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kamila Kerimbayeva Flag of Ukraine.svg Katya Malikova
Flag of Ukraine.svg Angelina Shakhraychuk
6–2, 6–3
Loss11 August 2017ITF Nonthaburi, ThailandHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Genevieve Lorbergs Flag of Thailand.svg Tamachan Momkoonthod
Flag of Thailand.svg Varunya Wongteanchai
3–6, 4–6

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References

  1. 1 2 "Stefanie Tan – Singapore National Olympic Council" . Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  2. Auto, Hermes (10 June 2016). "Tennis: Singapore's Stefanie Tan wins ITF singles and doubles title | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  3. "SEA Games: Tennis ace Stefanie Tan reaches semi-finals, guaranteed a medal". www.ibtimes.sg. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  4. Hermes (24 August 2017). "Tan secures S'pore's first tennis medal since '95 | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 18 March 2022.