Kim So-jung (tennis)

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim So-Jung
Country (sports) South Korea
ResidenceSeoul, Korea
Born (1986-03-18) 18 March 1986 (age 38)
Seoul
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$120,411
Singles
Career record216–161
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 204 (20 September 2010)
Doubles
Career record109–104
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 233 (17 July 2006)

Kim So-Jung (born 3 March 1986) is a South Korean former tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 204, which she achieved on 20 September 2010. Her career-high in doubles is 233, which she reached on July 17, 2006. She won silver for the mixed-doubles teams event, defeating the Taiwanese team at the 2009 Universiade Games.[1] She has also played at the Korea Open.[2]

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 7 (5–2)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 12 April 2004 ITF Yamaguchi, Japan Clay Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei 7–6(7), 6–2
Win 2–0 26 April 2004 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Indonesia Liza Andriyani 6–2, 6–2
Win 3–0 1 November 2005 ITF Busan, Korea Hard Russia Alla Kudryavtseva 3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win 4–0 23 March 2009 ITF Wellington, New Zealand Hard South Korea Chae Kyung-yee 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss 4–1 27 April 2009 ITF Gimcheon, Korea Hard South Korea Lee Jin-a 4–6, 5–7
Win 5–1 11 April 2011 Incheon Open, Korea Hard South Korea Lee Jin-a 2–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss 5–2 29 April 2013 ITF Seoul, Korea Hard China Han Xinyun 2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 13 (8–5)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 11 September 2005 ITF Beijing, China Hard (i) Japan Maki Arai Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Chinese Taipei Hwang I-hsuan 		6–4, 6–0
Win 2–0 18 Aug 2008 ITF Gimhae, Korea Hard Japan Ayaka Maekawa South Korea Cho Jeong-a
South Korea Kim Ji-young 		2–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss 2–1 1 September 2008 ITF Goyang, Korea Hard Japan Ayaka Maekawa South Korea Chae Kyung-yee
South Korea Chang Kyung-mi 		5–7, 6–3, [5–10]
Win 3–1 9 March 2009 ITF North Shore, New Zealand Hard Japan Ayaka Maekawa Australia Alison Bai
Australia Renee Binnie 		7–5, 7–6
Win 4–1 16 March 2009 ITF Hamilton, New Zealand Hard Japan Ayaka Maekawa Indonesia Jessy Rompies
Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai 		7–5, 6–3
Win 5–1 23 March 2009 ITF Wellington, New Zealand Hard Japan Ayaka Maekawa South Korea Chae Kyung-yee
South Korea Kim Hae-sung 		6–4, 6–4
Loss 5–2 7 September 2009 ITF Noto, Japan Carpet China Han Xinyun Chinese Taipei Hsu Wen-hsin
Chinese Taipei Hwang I-hsuan 		3–6, 6–1, [9–11]
Loss 5–3 19 July 2010 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand Hard Japan Remi Tezuka Japan Akiko Yonemura
Japan Tomoko Yonemura 		2–6, 4–6
Loss 5–4 29 Aug 2011 ITF Tsukuba, Japan Hard Japan Erika Takao Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
Chinese Taipei Hsu Wen-hsin 		1–6, 1–6
Loss 5–5 29 May 2014 ITF Changwon, Korea Hard South Korea Lee Ye-ra Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
Japan Junri Namigata 		6–7, 0–6
Win 6–5 16 June 2014 ITF Gimcheon, Korea Hard South Korea Lee Ye-ra South Korea Choi Ji-hee
South Korea Lee Hye-min 		6–3, 6–1
Win 7–5 23 June 2014 ITF Gimcheon, Korea Hard South Korea Lee Ye-ra South Korea Choi Ji-hee
Japan Makoto Ninomiya 		7–5, 2–6, [11–9]
Win 8–5 30 August 2015 ITF Gimcheon, Korea Hard South Korea Hong Seung-yeon South Korea Han Sung-hee
South Korea Kim Na-ri 		6–4, 6–7(1), [10–8]

References

  1. ^ Kim, Jason. "Big wins for Korea at Universiade". JoongAng Daily. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
  2. ^ Chul, Yoon (2010-09-16). "Tennis stars to play at Hansol Korea Open". Korea Times. Archived from the original on September 29, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2010.