NONTHABURI Thailand, 01 December, 2007
The title in the Junior Mixed Team has gone to host Thailand with their 2 - 1 victory over top seed Uzbekistan in the final of the LG Asian 16-Under Junior Mixed Team Championships at the LTAT National Tennis Center in Nonthaburi, Thailand earlier today.
It was teenage star Kanyapat Narattana(ITF-99), who has risen to a ranking of 99, who helped clinch the victory with some stunning efforts in the mixed doubles.
The final contest saw mixed doubles decider after the singles rubbers had been split, with Kanyapat Narattana defeating Albina Khabibulina 6-2, 6-3, but then Aleksander Chen levelled the Tie with an impressive 6-3, 6-4 win over Phaninthon Pakpoonkamol(ITF-437). It was the Thai pair who showed good form to claim the mixed doubles 6-4, 6-2.
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XIAMEN China, 02 December, 2007
Fourth-seeded Tamarine Tanasugarn(WTA-129) moved through to the final of the US$75,000 Chinese Women's tennis circuit after cruising past Japanese Rika Fujiwara in straight sets 6-2, 7-5 in Xiamen, China on Saturday.
The Thai 30-year-old will battle for the title against top seed Yung-Jan Chan(WTA-77) who defeated Meng Yuan of China 6-4, 6-3 in the other semi-finals.
Tamarine now leads Yung-Jan Chan 1-0 in career meeting, when the Thai edged out the Taiwanese 18-year-old 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-4 in WTA Pattaya in 2007.............. More
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NONTHABURI Thailand, 02 December, 2007
Thai favorite Danai Udomchoke(ATP-155) is just one step away from winning his first Asian Cup title when he fought back from a 1-4 down in the first set before defeating Korean Kyu-Tae Im(ATP-224) 6-4, 6-2 in the semi-finals of the US$100,000 LG Asia Cup at the LTAT National Tennis Center on Saturday.
The Thai 26-year-old, who is yet to lose a match at the LTAT National Tennis Center since the 2007 Universiade Games, will meet Japanese Gouichi Motomura(ATP-291) in tomorrow's final match set at 2 p.m. The 33-year-old Chiba native upset Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan in three-set battle 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-2 in the other semi-finals................ More
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NONTHABURI Thailand, 02 December, 2007
Top seed Danai Udomchoke of Thailand took out his first Asian Cup title when he demolished Japanese fourth-seeded Gouichi Motomura(ATP-291) in the men's single final of the inaugural US$100,000 LG Asia Cup at the LTAT National Tennis Center earlier today.
The Thai 26-year-old world No.155 needed only 57 minutes to defeat the 33-year-old Chiba native in straight sets 6-2, 6-1.
" I played well and I started well with an early break from the beginning. I think Motomura got tired from yesterday's long semifinal match." said Danai who awarded $US30,000 for the singles champion.
" This title gives me a lot of confidence. It is well prepared for the 24th SEA Games. My goal is to win Men's singles and Men's Team gold medal. " added the 2001 and 2003 Men's singles gold medalists............... More
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MANILA Philippines, 07 December, 2007
Thai sixth-seeded Sorapon Imprapai(ITF-413) blew away a 5-1 lead in the first set to lose to Filipino top seed Francis Casey Alcantara(ITF-195) 7-6(3), 6-1 in the quarter-finals of the Phinma International Junior, an ITF junior grade 4 in Manila, Philippines earlier today.
Seventh-seeded Phaninthon Pakpoomkamol(ITF-437) also did not survive the quarterfinal round. The Thai 15-year-old from Ayuthaya went down to Filipino's Ralph-Kevin Barte(ITF-235) 6-2, 6-4.
In the girls' side, Thai top seed Satjaporn Mahajaroenkul(ITF-239) did not get past the quarterfinal round, losing to Aussie qualifier Hayley Ericksen(ITF-403) in straight sets 7-5, 6-3.......... More
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NAKHON RATCHASIMA Thailand, 08 December, 2007
Top-seeded Thailand men's team was given a scare by the Philippines team before winning 2 : 1 in the semi-finals of the men's team competitions in the 24th SEA Games at the His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday Anniversary Tennis Stadium in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand earlier today.
Host Thailand pair of Sonchat Ratiwatana and Sanchai Ratiwatana were all-powerful in their 73-minute doubles win over Filipino-American duo Cecil Mamiit and Frederick Taino 6-4, 6-2 after the singles rubbers were split. Earlier former world No.122 Frederick Taino downed Weerapat Doakmaiklee(ATP-771) 6-1, 6-4, but Thai No.1 Danai Udomchoke(ATP-155) showed his good singles form with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Filipino-American 31-year-old Cecil Mamiit(ATP-497). Thailand will battle for the gold medal against long time rival Indonesia in tomorrow final.
In women's team competitions, top-seeded Thai women's team assured itself of a silver after defeating Malaysia 3 : 0 in the semi-finals. Host Thailand meet Indonesia for gold......... More
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NAKHON RATCHASIMA Thailand, 09 December, 2007
Strong singles performances earned Thai men's team a gold medal and women's team showed good double form to beat Indonesia 2 - 1 in team competition final in the 24th SEA Games at the His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday Anniversary Tennis Stadium in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand earlier today.
The Thai beat Indonesia 3 - 0 with Weerapat Doakmaiklee(ATP-771) was in a controlled mood as he defeated Christopher Rungkat(ATP-1342) 6-2, 6-2 and Danai Udomchoke(ATP-155) downed Elbert Sie(ATP-711) 6-1, 6-3 in the single rubbers.
In women's team competition, the final clash between Thailand and Indonesia was full of drama with doubles decider after the singles rubbers had been split, with 31-year-old tennis veteran Romana Tedjakusuma(WTA-335) beating Nudnida Luangnam(WTA-331) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. But Tamarine Tanasugarn(WTA-117) rallied back from a set down and saved four match points before defeating Indonesian rising star Sandy Gumulya(WTA-244) 5-7, 6-1, 7-5 in two hours and 55 minutes second single clash. It was the Thai duo Tamarine Tanasugarn and Napaporn Tongsalee who showed good combination with an impressive 6-2, 6-4 victory over Wynne Prakusya(Former world doubles No.24) and Angelique Widjaja(Former world doubles No.15).......... More
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NAKHON RATCHASIMA Thailand, 11 December, 2007
Top seed Danai Udomchoke of Thailand progressed to the semifinals after ripping Frederick Taino of the Philippines in straight sets 6-2, 7-6(6) in the men's singles quarterfinals of the 24th Southeast Asian Games at the His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday Anniversary Tennis Stadium in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand earlier today.
It was a rematch between the two who met in the semifinals in the 23rd Manila SEA Games when the Thai edged out the Filipino-American 7-6(5), 6-4. Danai, who won men's single gold medal in 2001 Kuala Lumpur and 2003 Hanoi, will take on Indonesia third seed Elbert Sie(ATP-711), a 7-6(4), 7-5 victory over Malaysia's Yew Ming Si in the other quarterfinals. Unfortunate, Weerapat Doakmaiklee(ATP-771), who helped Thai team to win gold medal on Sunday, did not get past the quarterfinal round, losing to Cambodia's Nysan Tan in straight sets 6-4, 7-5.
In women's singles competition, Thai second seed Nudnida Luangnam(WTA-331), who made a debut appearance in the SEA Games, showed great composure to outlast Vietnam's Thuy Dung Nguyen 6-0, 6-1. Nudnida also kept her unforced errors to a minimum, conceding just 15 to Nguyen's 28. Thailand's 16-year-old Noppawan Lertcheewakarn(WTA-587), one of the rising stars of Thai tennis, assured herself of a bronze with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Dianne Matias of the Philippines in 49 minutes quarterfinal clash. The semifinal match up will be host Thailand against Indonesia. Second seed Nudnida next play third-seeded Romana Tedjakusuma while fourth-seeded Noppawan will take on top seed Sandy Gumulya .......... More
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NAKHON RATCHASIMA Thailand, 12 December, 2007
Two Thai tennis stars, Nudnida Luangnam and Danai Udomchoke advanced to the women's and men's singles final after the the semifinal round matches were completed on day six in the 24th Southeast Asian Games at the His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday Anniversary Tennis Stadium in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
The semifinal matches between second seed Nudnida(WTA-331) and Romana Tedjakusuma(WTA-335) was not played as the Indonesian third seed had to give a walk-over due to leg injury. Nudnida, 20-year-old from Sukhothai, who made her singles final debut in SEA Games, will battle for gold against Indonesia's top seed Sandy Gumulya(WTA-244) in Friday's final. Earlier, Gumulya rallied past Thai 16-year-old Noppawan Lertcheewakarn(WTA-587) 6-3, 6-1 in the other semifinals. The local teenager had many chances in the first set as she had 5 break points but she could not capitalise on her opportunities.
In men's singles competitions, top seed Danai Udomchoke(ATP-155) progressed to the gold medal final with a 6-4, 6-0 commanding win over Indonesia's third-seeded Elbert Sie(ATP-711). The Thai 26-year-old recovered from a slump at the start that saw his trail 0-3. Danai was in control with his flat drives and strong serving to win the match after 48 minutes of play. The two-time singles gold medallist (in 2001 Kuala Lumpur and 2003 Hanoi) sets up the final clash with second seed Fil-Americans Cecil Mamiit(ATP-497), whom the Thai lost 3-6, 7-5, 4-6 in the final in 2005 Manila SEA Games.
In mixed doubles competitions, two local pairs assured themselves of a silver after scoring easy wins earlier today. Top seed Sonchat Ratiwatana and Tamarine Tanasugarn worked their way past Vietnam pair of Mai Huynh Huynh and Minh Quan Do 6-1, 6-0 while second seed Sanchai Ratiwatana and Napaporn Tongsalee reached the semi-finals with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Cambodia duo Sophany Yi and Nysan Tan........... More
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NAKHON RATCHASIMA Thailand, 15 December, 2007
It was a sad day for Thai tennis as home favorite Danai Udomchoke and Nudnida Luangnam crashed out from the singles final of the 24th Southeast Asian Games at the His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday Anniversary Tennis Stadium in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand on Friday.
After having lost the first set, Danai took a medical time-out to have his painful left foot treated, but was unable to come up with anything better on resumption. The second seed Fil-Americans Cecil Mamiit(ATP-497), a gold medalist in 2005 Manila SEA Games, defeated the Thai top seed 6-3, 6-0 in one hour and 20 minutes.
In women's singles final, Thai second seed Nudnida Luangnam(WTA-331) consoled herself with the silver medal after losing 6-1, 7-6(2) to Indonesia's top seed Sandy Gumulya(WTA-244) in women's singles competition.
In the men's doubles semi-finals, Thailand's top seeds Sonchat and Sanchai Ratiwatana needed only 50 minutes to defeat Indonesia's pair of Christopher Rungkat and Elbert Sie 6-1, 6-3. The Ratiwatana twins play Mamitt and Frederick Taino in the final at 10:30am today. .
In the women's doubles semi-finals, top seed Thai duo Napaporn Tongsalee and Tamarine Tanasugarn defeated the Philippines' Dianne Matias and Denis Dy 6-3, 6-0 and will play the final against second seed pair of Sandy Gumulya and Romana Tedjakusuma ........... More
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NAKHON RATCHASIMA Thailand, 15 December, 2007
Thailand completed a commanding achievement by winning five gold medals (out of seven) in the 24th Southeast Asian Games after they clinched all remaining three gold in the final day at the His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday Anniversary Tennis Stadium in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
The star of the 24th SEA Games was no doubt Thailand's 28-year-old Napaporn Tongsalee(WTA-559) and doubles specialist Sanchai Ratiwatana, who had an impressive record by winning three gold medals. Napaporn, who reached her career-best at 229th in October 2005, helped Thai women's team to win gold before pairing up with Tamarine Tanasugarn and Sanchai Ratiwatana to win women's doubles and mixed doubles gold medals while Sanchai won men's team, men's doubles and mixed doubles.
In the men's doubles final, defending champion and top seed Sonchat and Sanchai Ratiwatana clinched gold medal after defeating second seed Cecil Mamitt and Frederick Taino of the Philippines 6-2, 6-4 in 65 minutes final clash.
women's doubles final, top seed Thai duo Napaporn Tongsalee and Tamarine Tanasugarn defeated second seed pair of Sandy Gumulya and Romana Tedjakusuma of Indonesia 6-2, 6-3.
Mixed doubles final, second seed Sanchai Ratiwatana and Napaporn Tongsalee beat Fil-Americans duo Denise Dy and Cecil Mamiit 6-4, 7-6(3) ............ More
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NONTHABURI Thailand, 24 December, 2007
Last year defending champion Nudnida Luangnam(WTA-332) survived a real scare against lower ranked player Parichart Charoensukployphol(ITF-378) to edge into the quarterfinals of the 72nd ( Baht 1,000,000 ) National Tennis Championships at the LTAT National Tennis Center in Nonthaburi earlier today.
Top seeded Nudnida Luangnam, women's singles silver medalist in 2007 SEA Games, recovered well from the loss of a tight second set to defeat Parichart 6-0, 6-7(5), 6-3. Also moving into the quarterfinals were second seed Napaporn Tongsalee(WTA-559), third-seeded Noppawan Lertcheewakarn(WTA-588), fourth-seeded Varatchaya Wongteanchai(WTA-795), fifth-seeded Daowadueng Phonkan, sixth-seeded Kamonthip Saovana, Luksika Kumkhum(ITF-1151) and Satjaporn Mahajaroenkul(ITF-236).
In the men's side, Thai-Americans Den Chantaruk, who upset No.14 seed Peerakit Siributwong(ATP-1382) in the first round, was ended his fine run after a titanic three-set loss by the hand of second seed Pongsiri Niroj. Den went down 67(5), 7-6(3), 7-6(3). Top seed Kirati Siributwong(ATP-1155) moved to the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Peerakiat Siriluethaiwatana. Also moving into the quarterfinals were third seed Kittiphong Wachiramanowong, seventh-seeded Peerachat Chaiyapan, sixth-seeded Jirawat Rukkarnpaek, fifth-seed Palanupap Puranawit, eighth-seeded Rawat Kitprasertsakul and Warut Korkiatthaworn(ITF-1000)........... More
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NONTHABURI Thailand, 25 December, 2007
Top seed Kirati Siributwong(ATP-1155) and last year defending champion Nudnida Luangnam(WTA-332) were on fire as they barely gave games to their opponents in the singles quarterfinals of the 72nd ( Baht 1,000,000 ) National Tennis Championships at the LTAT National Tennis Center in Nonthaburi earlier today.
Top seeded Kirati Siributwong dropped only 2 games to defeat sixth-seeded Jirawat Rukkarnpaek 6-1, 6-1. The 20-year-old from Ratchaburi sets up semifinal clash with last year finalist and seventh-seeded Peerachat Chaiyapan, a 6-3, 6-2 winner over Warut Korkiatthaworn(ITF-1000). Third seed Kittiphong Wachiramanowong completed a commanding win over fifth-seeded Palanupap Puranawit 6-0, 6-3. The Thai junior No.1(ITF-40) next play semifinal against eighth-seeded Rawat Kitprasertsakul, who upset second seed Pongsiri Niroj 6-1, 6-3.
In the women's side, top seed Nudnida Luangnam, last year defending champion, cruised through to the last four without dropping a game, defeating Satjaporn Mahajaroenkul(ITF-236) 6-0, 6-0. The women's singles silver medalist in 2007 SEA Games, will face fourth-seeded Varatchaya Wongteanchai(WTA-795), a 6-1, 6-2 winner over 14-year-old Luksika Kumkhum(ITF-1151). Sixth-seeded Kamonthip Saovana played out of her mind to upset second seed Napaporn Tongsalee(WTA-559) in straight sets 6-3, 7-5. Kamonthip next meet third-seeded Noppawan Lertcheewakarn(WTA-588) for a spot to the final............ More
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NONTHABURI Thailand, 26 December, 2007
Teenager Varatchaya Wongteanchai(WTA-795) pulled off the biggest upset in the 72nd ( Baht 1,000,000 ) National Tennis Championships after she knocked out last year defending champion and top seed Nudnida Luangnam(WTA-332) at the LTAT National Tennis Center in Nonthaburi earlier today.
Undoubtedly the most exciting match of the day was the semifinal round singles encounter between fourth-seeded Varatchaya Wongteanchai and top seed Nudnida Luangnam. It was very tightly contested with the results not decided till the final set tie-breaker with the Chiangrai 18-year-old won 7-5, 5-7, 7-6(11-9) after three hours and 37 minutes of play. Varatchaya, world No.795th, started the match in fine form and had two match points at 7-5 and 5-2 lead, before her senior experienced opponent Nudnida saving two match points to force a decider. The final set could, obviously, have gone either way, and it was Varatchaya, ranked 463 places below world No.332 Nudnida, who fought very hard, claiming the tie-break eleven points to nine.....with her seventh match point.
" It was really tough match. I played well from the beginning and I had two match points when I was serving at 5-2 in the second set. But I could not serve it out. All credit to my opponent who fought back really well to force a decider. It's always a good feeling especially when the match was so tight and you won the match like this. I will try my best again tomorrow. " said the 18-year-old Varatchaya who sets up the title clash with 16-year-old third-seeded Noppawan Lertcheewakarn(WTA-588) who recorded a 6-0, 6-2 win over sixth-seeded Kamonthip Saovana.
In the men's side, top seed Kirati Siributwong(ATP-1155) needed one hour and 50 minutes to defeat last year finalist and seventh-seeded Peerachat Chaiyapan in three-set battle 6-0, 4-6, 6-3. Kirati plays the final against third seed Kittiphong Wachiramanowong, a 6-1, 6-4 winner over eighth-seeded Rawat Kitprasertsakul........... More
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NONTHABURI Thailand, 27 December, 2007
Third-seeded Noppawan Lertcheewakarn and top seed Kirati Siributwong won debut National Championship title after winning the final matches in the 72nd ( Baht 1,000,000 ) National Tennis Championships at the LTAT National Tennis Center in Nonthaburi earlier today.
Noppawan, 16-year-old world No.588 from Chiangmai, lifted the women's singles trophy after defeating compatriot Varatchaya Wongteanchai(WTA-795) 6-4, 6-2 in one hour and 20 minute final clash.
In the men's competition, Kirati, 20-year-old world No.1155 from Ratchaburi, needed two hours and 43 minutes to defeat third-seeded Kittiphong Wachiramanowong, 17-year-old from Song-khla, in four-set battle 6-3, 6-3, 7-6(6)............ More
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