Mananchaya Sawangkaew

Mananchaya Sawangkaew
มนัญชญา สว่างแก้ว
Sawangkaew in Cary in 2024
Country (sports) Thailand
Born (2002-07-10) 10 July 2002 (age 22)
Sing Buri province, Thailand[1]
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
CollegeOklahoma State[2]
Prize money$202,052
Singles
Career record165–81
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 132 (25 November 2024)
Current rankingNo. 132 (25 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2025)
WimbledonQ1 (2024)
US OpenQ3 (2024)
Doubles
Career record41–38
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 546 (31 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 691 (11 November 2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup2–2
Last updated on: 11 November 2024.

Mananchaya Sawangkaew (Thai: มนัญชญา สว่างแก้ว; born 10 July 2002) is a tennis player from Thailand. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 133 by the WTA, achieved on 11 November 2024, and a doubles ranking of No. 546, achieved on 31 July 2023. She is currently the No. 1 Thai player. Sawangkaew has won three singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Career

2019: Juniors and Davis Cup debut

On the ITF Junior Circuit, she achieved a career-high combined ranking of No. 14, on 28 January 2019.[1] She reached the quarterfinals of the girls' singles draw at the 2019 Australian Open.[3]

Sawangkaew made her debut for Thailand Fed Cup team in 2019.[4]

2021–2022: College career

She attended the Oklahoma State University in 2021–2022.[1][5]

2024: WTA debut & first quarterfinal, Thai No. 1, top 150

Sawangkaew made her WTA main draw debut at the 2024 Thailand Open 2 in Hua Hin, after qualifying[6][7] but lost to eventual champion Rebecca Šramková.[8] She also qualified for the next tournament, the WTA 1000 2024 China Open making her debut at this WTA level and defeated fellow qualifier Zarina Diyas in straight sets for her first WTA Tour win, [9] but lost in the second round to top seed Aryna Sabalenka.[10] As a result she reached a new career-high singles ranking of No. 167 on 7 October 2024 and a week later of No. 165 and became the Thai player No. 1.[11]

She qualified for the main draw of the 2024 Guangzhou Open and defeated lucky loser Ella Seidel for a second time, having previously beaten her in the last round of qualifying.[12] In the second round Sawangkaew overcame third seed Yuan Yue to become the first Thai player to reach a WTA Tour quarterfinal since Luksika Kumkhum in Hong Kong in 2018.[13][14] She lost in the last eight to eventual champion Olga Danilović.[15] As a result she reached the top 150 in the rankings on 28 October 2024.[16] At the next and last 2024 Asian swing tournament, the Jiangxi Open, Sawangkaew qualified for the main draw and recorded wins over seventh seed Lucia Bronzetti,[17] and then Zheng Saisai against whom she saved two match points, to reach back-to-back quarterfinals.[18][19] Once again she went out at the last eight stage, this time losing to Laura Siegemund.[20]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend
W75 tournaments (0–1)
W40/50 tournaments (1–2)
W25 tournaments (1–1)
W15 tournaments (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–6)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2018 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand W15 Hard Thailand Bunyawi Thamchaiwat 1–6, 7–6(3), 2–1 ret.
Loss 1–1 Oct 2019 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand W15 Hard Japan Moyuka Uchijima 2–6, 4–6
Loss 1–2 Jun 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand W15 Hard Japan Naho Sato 4–6, 2–6
Loss 1–3 Nov 2022 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard Aliona Falei 1–6, 5–7
Loss 1–4 Jan 2023 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand W40 Hard Thailand Lanlana Tararudee 6–2, 1–6, 0–6
Loss 1–5 May 2023 ITF Goyang, South Korea W25 Hard United States Hanna Chang 2–6, 4–6
Win 2–5 Jul 2023 ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand W25 Hard India Sahaja Yamalapalli 6–4, 6–0
Loss 2–6 Aug 2023 ITF Hong Kong, China SAR W40 Hard Chinese Taipei Yang Ya-yi 3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win 3–6 Jan 2024 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand W50 Hard Croatia Antonia Ružić 6–1, 2–6, 6–2
Loss 3–7 Aug 2024 Lexington Challenger, United States W75 Hard China Wei Sijia 5–7, 4–6

Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner–ups)

Legend
W25 tournaments (0–1)
W15 tournaments (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2018 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand W15 Hard Chinese Taipei Joanna Garland Indonesia Nadia Ravita
Indonesia Aldila Sutjiadi 		2–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Apr 2019 ITF Sharm El Sheik,
Egypt 		W15 Hard Thailand Thasaporn Naklo Slovakia Katarina Kuzmová
Kazakhstan Zhibek Kulambayeva 		6–3, 7–5
Loss 1–2 Jan 2020 ITF Nonthaburi,
Thailand 		W25 Hard Thailand Supapitch Kuearum India Ankita Raina
Netherlands Bibiane Schoofs 		4–6, 2–6
Loss 1–3 Nov 2022 ITF Sharm El Sheikh,
Egypt 		W15 Hard China Dong Na Chinese Taipei Cho Yi-tsen
Chinese Taipei Cho I-hsuan 		2–6, 6–7(4)

References

  1. ^ a b c "2021-22 Women's Tennis Roster Mananchaya Sawangkaew".
  2. ^ "Cowgirl Culture: Mananchaya Sawangkaew". 27 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Mananchaya makes quarters in junior Australian Open". The Nation.
  4. ^ Tor Chittinand (6 February 2019). "Thais face uphill task in Fed Cup opener". www.bangkokpost.com.
  5. ^ "Sawangkaew bringing Thai tennis to Stillwater". 12 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Photos: Mananchaya Sawangkaew and all of 2024's WTA main-draw debuts". WTATennis. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Siniakova set for Hua Hin opener, Sawangkaew advances in a career-first". 23 September 2024.
  8. ^ "2024 Hua Hin 2; Sramkova reels in Thai qualifier Sawangkaew in late-night Hua Hin thriller". WTATennis. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  9. ^ "2024 Beijing; Hot shot: Sawangkaew delivers spectacular angles en route to first WTA win". WTATennis. 26 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Sabalenka holds off qualifier Sawangkaew in Beijing for 13th straight win". Women's Tennis Association. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Rankings Watch: Mirra Andreeva cracks Top 20, Gauff back into Top 5". WTATennis. 7 October 2024.
  12. ^ "2024 Guangzhou; Sawangkaew reprises qualifying defeat of lucky loser Seidel in Guangzhou". Women's Tennis Association. 22 October 2024.
  13. ^ "2024 Guangzhou Open; Sawangkaew upsets Yuan; first Thai player in WTA quarterfinal since 2018". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Guangzhou Open: Qualifier Sawangkaew upsets Yuan to reach quarter-finals". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Guangzhou: Danilovic books spot in first WTA semi-final, faces Siniakova next". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Rankings Watch: Kenin, Danilovic surge; four new career highs in Top 20". WTATennis. 28 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Jiangxi Open: Seventh seed Bronzetti upset by Thai qualifier in first round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  18. ^ "Sawangkaew saves two match points, makes second straight WTA quarterfinal". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  19. ^ "Jiangxi Open: Sawangkaew advances to quarter-finals". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  20. ^ "Jiangxi Open: Siegemund into semi-finals". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 1 November 2024.


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