Park Sung-hee
| Country (sports) | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Residence | Seoul, Korea |
| Born | 17 February 1975 Busan, Korea |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Turned pro | 1989 |
| Retired | 2000 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $439,788 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 196–152 |
| Career titles | 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 57 (25 September 1995) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1995-96) |
| French Open | 2R (1996-98) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1995-96) |
| US Open | 2R (1998) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 120–96 |
| Career titles | 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 34 (15 June 1998) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (1997-98) |
| French Open | 3R (1996) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1997) |
| US Open | 2R (1996-97) |
Park Sung-hee (Korean: 박성희; born 17 February 1975) is a former tennis player from South Korea.
Career
Park who turned professional in 1989 won seven singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In her career, she reached four doubles finals on the WTA Tour but always ended runner-up. Her best Grand Slam performances came in doubles, reaching the round of 16 at the 1996 French Open, 1997 Australian Open, and the 1998 Australian Open, all partnering with Wang Shi-ting. She reached career-high rankings of No. 34 in doubles (in June 1998) and No. 57 in singles (in September 1995).
Park played in nine years 34 ties for the South Korea Fed Cup team, with a 30–14 record overall and 24–12 in singles, all team records. She retired from the tour in 2000.
WTA career finals
Doubles: 4 (4 runner-ups)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |
| Tier I | |
| Tier II (0–1) | |
| Tier III (0–1) | |
| Tier IV & V (0–2) | |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Sep 1995 | Nagoya, Japan | Carpet (i) | Rika Hiraki | Kerry-Anne Guse Kristine Kunce |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2. | Jan 1996 | Hobart, Australia | Hard | Kerry-Anne Guse | Yayuk Basuki Kyoko Nagatsuka |
7–6(9–7), 6–3 |
| Loss | 3. | Sep 1996 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Wang Shi-ting | Amanda Coetzer Mary Pierce |
6–1, 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss | 4. | Jan 1998 | Gold Coast, Australia | Hard | Wang Shi-ting | Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama |
1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
ITF finals
| Legend |
|---|
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 13 (7–6)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 30 September 1991 | ITF Sekisho, Japan | Hard | Chen Li | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 7 June 1992 | ITF Incheon, South Korea | Clay | Kim Yeon-sook | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 8 June 1992 | ITF Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Kim Il-soon | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4. | 10 August 1992 | ITF Taipei, Taiwan | Hard | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 5. | 17 August 1992 | ITF Taipei, Taiwan | Hard | Lihini Weerasuriya | 6–3, 1–6, 7–6(2) |
| Win | 6. | 24 August 1992 | ITF Taipei, Taiwan | Hard | Lihini Weerasuriya | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 7. | 31 August 1992 | ITF Taipei, Taiwan | Hard | Lihini Weerasuriya | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 8. | 6 June 1993 | ITF Incheon, South Korea | Clay | Kim Yeon-sook | 2-6, 7–5, 7–6(5) |
| Win | 9. | 14 September 1997 | ITF Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Kerry-Anne Guse | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 10. | 26 October 1997 | ITF Houston, United States | Hard | Haruka Inoue | 6–1, 7–6(2) |
| Loss | 11. | 3 May 1998 | Kangaroo Cup, Japan | Grass | Misumi Miyauchi | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 12. | 18 October 1998 | ITF Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Choi Ju-yeon | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 13. | 2 May 1999 | Kōfu International Open, Japan | Grass | Wang Shi-ting | 7–6, 5–7, 2–6 |
Doubles: 15 (7–8)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 18 August 1991 | ITF Taipei, Taiwan | Hard | Pyo Hye-jeong | Choi Jin Choi Jeom-sang |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 1 September 1991 | ITF Taipei, Taiwan | Hard | Pyo Hye-jeong | Kim Il-soon Sohn Mi-ae |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 3. | 17 August 1992 | ITF Taipei, Taiwan | Hard | Seo Hye-jin | Doh Jeom-ja Lee Mi-jeong |
6–2, 7–6(5) |
| Win | 4. | 24 August 1992 | ITF Taipei, Taiwan | Hard | Seo Hye-jin | Doh Jeom-ja Lee Mi-jeong |
6–2, 7–6(6) |
| Loss | 5. | 6 June 1993 | ITF Incheon, South Korea | Clay | Seo Hye-jin | Kim Soon-mi Pyo Hye-jeong |
2–6, 6–7(5) |
| Win | 6. | 30 May 1994 | ITF Daegu, South Korea | Clay | Kim Il-soon | Kim Soon-mi Pyo Hye-jeong |
6–7(1), 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 7. | 11 July 1994 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | Choi Ju-yeon | Bettina Fulco Patricia Tarabini |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8. | 5 May 1997 | ITF Seoul, South Korea | Clay | Choi Young-ja | Cho Yoon-jeong Kim Eun-ha |
3–6, 6–7(6) |
| Loss | 9. | 14 September 1997 | ITF Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Wang Shi-ting | Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse |
6–4, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 10. | 27 October 1997 | ITF Austin, United States | Hard | Miho Saeki | Debbie Graham Meredith McGrath |
6–4, 5–7, 6–2 |
| Loss | 11. | 3 May 1998 | Kangaroo Cup, Japan | Grass | Cho Yoon-jeong | Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse |
6–7(3), 4–6 |
| Win | 12. | 10 May 1998 | ITF Seoul, South Korea | Clay | Cho Yoon-jeong | Ding Ding Li Ting |
6–1, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 13. | 21 March 1999 | ITF Noda, Japan | Hard | Cho Yoon-jeong | Shinobu Asagoe Yuka Yoshida |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 14. | 24 May 1999 | ITF Warsaw, Poland | Clay | Cho Yoon-jeong | Magda Mihalache Jelena Kostanić Tošić |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 15. | 3 October 1999 | ITF Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Tamarine Tanasugarn | Catherine Barclay Kim Eun-ha |
6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
References
External links
- Park Sung-hee at the Women's Tennis Association
- Park Sung-hee at the International Tennis Federation
- Park Sung-hee at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)