NEW DELHI India, 01 November, 2007
Peerakit Siributwong(ITF-93) and Noppawan Lertcheewakarn(ITF-33) stormed into the singles semifinals after comfortable victories over their rivals in the Asia/Oceania Closed Championship, an ITF junior grade B1, at the DLTA Tennis Complex in New Delhi earlier today.
Sixth-seeded Peerakit, world junior No.93, upset Japanese third-seeded Tadayuki Longhi(ITF-68) in straight sets 6-1, 6-2. The Thai 17-year-old from Ratchaburi, sets up semifinal showdown with Chinese 16-year-old Di Wu(ITF-292) who recorded a 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(6) upset victory over Aussie top seed Bernard Tomic in the third round. Second seed Kittiphong Wachiramanowong(ITF-51) did not survive the quarterfinal round, losing 7-5, 6-1 to Japanese fifth-seeded Hiroki Moriya(ITF-91).
In the girl's side, top seed Noppawan Lertcheewakarn(ITF-33) was untroubled against Aussie No.10 seed Jade Hooper(ITF-181). The Thai 15-year-old dropped only two games to eliminate the Aussie teenager 6-2, 6-0. Noppawan will take on Uzbekistan third-seeded Aleksandra Kolesnichenko(ITF-69), a 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 winner over Thai sixth-seeded Sophia Mulsap(ITF-107). The other Thai girl Khunpak Issara(ITF-186), seeded No.11, did not move past Indian second seed Poojasree Venkatesh(ITF-62) after losing quarterfinal match 6-0, 6-0.............. More
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TAOYUAN Taiwan, 01 November, 2007
Nudnida Luangnam(WTA-323) fought back from a set down to defeat Italy's Corinna Dentoni(WTA-269) in three-set battle 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the second round of the US$50,000 ITF Challenger in Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei earlier today.
The Thai 20-year-old from Sukhothai will next challenge Belgium rising star Yanina Wickmayer(WTA-280) who scored a 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-2 upset win over second seed and world No.69 Yung-Jan Chan of Taiwan. Qualifier Nungnadda Wannasuk(WTA-485) did not join Nudnida's success. The Thai 17-year-old world No.485 squandered a set lead before losing the second round match to New Zealand teenager Sacha Jones(WTA-395) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2............. More
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NEW DELHI India, 02 November, 2007
Thailand top ranked junior Noppawan Lertcheewakarn(ITF-33) is just one step away from winning her first ITF Junior GB1 title after she prevailed over Uzbekistan third-seeded Aleksandra Kolesnichenko(ITF-69) in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 in girls' singles semi-finals of the Asia/Oceania Closed Championship, an ITF junior grade B1, at the DLTA Tennis Complex in New Delhi earlier today.
Top seed Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, 15-year-old world No.33 from Chiangmai, will battle for the trophy against Hong Kong fifth-seeded Zi-Jun Yang(ITF-104), a winner over Indian second seed Poojasree Venkatesh(ITF-62) in the other semifinals. Noppawan will be gunning for her first-career GB1 title after finishing the girls' singles runner-up at the Asia/Oceania Jr. Closed in Taiwan earlier this year.
In the boy's division, there was bad news for Peerakit Siributwong(ITF-93), as the Thai sixth-seeded was forced to retire from semifinal match due to a food poisoning with the score at 3-6, 2-3 against Chinese 16-year-old Di Wu(ITF-292)............. More
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NEW DELHI India, 03 November, 2007
Thailand rising stars Noppawan Lertcheewakarn(ITF-33) became the first Thai junior to win a ITF GB1 title after defeating fifth-seeded Zi-Jun Yang(ITF-104) in the girl's singles final of the Asia/Oceania Closed ITF Junior Championship at the DLTA Tennis Complex in New Delhi earlier today.
Top seed Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, who plays with two-handed both sides, extended her winning streak going to 10-0 as she beat Zi-Jun Yang(ITF-104) in straight sets 6-1, 6-1 in the final contest. Noppawan, who won five matches in a row to capture her third ITF junior title in G2 Bangkok last weekend and has now won five rounds here, improved to 2-1 lifetime against the Hong Kong fifth-seeded.
It was Noppawan's first-career GB1 title after finishing the girls' singles runner-up at the Asia/Oceania Junior Closed in Taiwan earlier this year. The teenager from Chiangmai, who turns 16-year-old this month, has already won three singles ITF junior titles. The first title came at G3 Rajshahi, Bangladesh in 2006, won the second at G2 Jakarta, Indonesia in 2006 and captured the third trophy in G2 Bangkok 2007. In addition, the Chiangmai 15-year-old led Thailand team to win maiden title at the 2007 Junior Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Qualifying and finished the fourth place in the World Group Final this year.
Noppawan, who is now working with former National coach, Robert Davis, awarded another +180 computor ranking points for this week GB1 champion, together with the one hundred(+100) she has already earned as the winner of last week's Bangkok G2. She will break into Top-20 (around 16) in world junior ranking for the first time by next week............. More
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BANGKOK Thailand, 05 November, 2007
Organisers, International Sports Management Co Ltd. (ISM), of the US$70,000 Asian Hopman Cup have announced the draw of the tournament at the Rama Gardens Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand earlier today.
Hosts Thailand is the top seeded team and has been drawn in Group A along with fourth-seeded Korea and China. Group B is headed by second seeds Chinese Taipei, with third-seeded Japan and Uzbekistan.
The teams will consist of 1 man and 1 woman squad and each team will take on the other nations in their group in turn during the next three days of the round robin competition with the top team in each group advancing into the finals.
The Asian Hopman Cup event will carry prize money of US$ 70,000. In addition to the prize money the winning team will automatically qualify for the Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia and will be granted a minimum bonus of US$ 70000 for their participation in the Hopman Cup XX in 2008. International Sports Management Co Ltd. (ISM) Thailand will provide free hospitality to the participating teams.
The event will take place at the LTAT National Tennis Center in Nonthaburi and run between Thursday 8th and Sunday 11th November 2007. The round robin matches play starts at 1 pm on 8th, 9th and 10th with the finals play on 11th Sunday at 3 pm.
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NONTHABURI Thailand, 08 November, 2007
The impressive form of world No.244 Ye-Ra Lee defeated China's Yan-Ze Xie 6-2, 6-1 giving the Chinese world No.332 just three games in her openning match of the US$70,000 Asian Hopman Cup at the LTAT National Tennis Center in Nonthaburi earlier today.
Korea completed a clean sweep with Kyu-Tae Im(ATP-232) fighting back from a set down to defeat China's Yu Wang(ATP-608) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 and then taking the mixed doubles 7-5, 6-4.
In Group B contest, the third-seeded Japanese pair of Ayumi Morita and Kei Nishikori(ATP-260) showed good form in their opening two singles rubbers as the Japanese team beat the Uzkekistan 2-1 in day one round-robin series. The 17-year-old Gunma native, who has risen to a ranking of 142, gave Japan 1-0 lead after outlasting world No.293 Iroda Tulyaganova of Uzbekistan in straight sets 6-2, 6-3. Farrukh Dustov(ATP-262) was leading 6-4, 3-6, 5-4 and was two points away from beating Kei Nishikori but the Japanese 17-year-old fought back to win 4-6, 6-3, 7-5. However the Uzbek duo pulled off an impressive 4-6, 6-2 and 10-3 in the Match Tie-braek.
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NONTHABURI Thailand, 09 November, 2007
The first-time pairing of Danai Udomchoke(ATP-131) and Tamarine Tanasugarn(WTA-127) showed they are in with a strong chance to finish the best team in Group A with an impressive 3-0 victory over China in the US$70,000 Asian Hopman Cup at the LTAT National Tennis Center in Nonthaburi earlier today.
Tamarine, who reached the 2000 Hopman Cup final along with Paradorn Srichaphan, rallied back from a 0-3 down in the second set before downing China's Yan-Ze Xie(WTA-332) 6-4, 6-4. Danai quickly adapted to his first Hopman Cup with a 6-1, 6-4 win over the left-handed Chinese Yu Wang(ATP-608) in just 49 minutes second singles clash and then winning the mixed doubles 6-2, 6-4.
In Group B, the second-seeded Chinese Taipei looked impressive with a 3-0 commanding win over Uzbekistan. World No.133 Su-Wei Hsieh was strong in her 6-0, 6-2 win over world No.293 Iroda Tulyaganova and Yen-Hsun Lu(ATP-92) downed Farrukh Dustov(ATP-262) 6-3, 6-4, then taking the mixed doubles 7-5, 6-4.
With China and Uzbekistan having also lost to Korea and Japan respectively on Thursday, Thailand and Korea will battle for a place in Sunday's final from Group A while in Group B Chinese Taipei will take on Japan. .
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NONTHABURI Thailand, 10 November, 2007
Hosts Thailand will enhance their prospects of main draw berth in Perth at the end of December if they can clinch victory over strong Chinese Taipei in tomorrow's final.
Strong singles performances under pressure today earned Thai duo Danai Udomchoke(ATP-131) and Tamarine Tanasugarn(WTA-127) a place in the Sunday's final for the US$70,000 Asian Hopman Cup.
Thailand beat South Korea 2 - 0 in day three round-robin series after claiming two singles victories, with Danai had to work hard to quell the enthusiastic Kyu-Tae Im , who forced the 131st ranked Thai into the decisive final set, winning 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 in two hours and 10 minutes first singles battle. In the second singles, Tamarine appeared on the verge retiring after suffering from cramps on her left thigh early in the second set against Korean world No.244 Ye-Ra Lee. But, after receiving lengthy treatment, the experienced Tammy fought her way back from 2-4 down to win 6-4, 6-4. The doubles wasn't played as Tammy went for treatment to the thigh strain.
In Group B contest, Strong Chinese Taipei found themselves in the Final with a 2-1 victory over Japan. Su-Wei Hsieh continued her good singles form with a 6-4, 6-2 win over the young talented Ayumi Morita of Japan and Yen-Hsun Lu(ATP-92) defeated 17-year-old Kei Nishikori in straight sets 6-3, 6-2. However the Japanese duo won doubles 6-4, 6-2.
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NONTHABURI Thailand, 11 November, 2007
The eighth spot in Hyundai Hopman Cup 20th has gone to Chinese Taipei with their first successive victory in the Asian Hopman Cup qualifying match at the LTAT National Tennis Center in Nonthaburi earlier today.
The Taiwanese pair of Yen-Hsun Lu(ATP-92) and Su-Wei Hsieh(WTA-133) joined the field for the ITF $1-million round-robin mixed teams championship with an impressive victory over hosts Thailand.
The final contest saw mixed doubles decider after the singles rubbers had been split, with Su-Wei Hsieh beating Tamarine Tanasugarn(WTA-127) 6-3, 7-5, but then Danai Udomchoke(ATP-131) levelled the Tie with an emphatic 7-6(6), 6-4 over Yen-Hsun Lu(ATP-92). It was the Chinese Taipei who showed good combination to claim the mixed doubles 6-4, 6-0.
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PUNE India, 16 November, 2007
Varatchaya Wongteanchai teamed with Ling Zhang to win their first-career US$25,000 Challenger doubles title, defeating Indonesian duo Wynne Prakusya(Former world doubles No.24) and Angelique Widjaja(Former world doubles No.15) 1-6, 7-5, 10-5 (Match Tie-break) at Deccan Gymkhana Tennis Center in Pune, India earlier today.
Varatchaya and Zhang found themself down quickly 1-6 in the first set. The Thai-Hong Kong combo recovered well from the loss of the first set, breaking Indonesian pair in the twelfth game to take the second set 7-5, and then clinched the deciding match tie-break 10-5.
It was Varatchaya's first-career US$25,000 Challenger doubles title after having won five US$10,000 doubles titles, in addition the teenager from Chiangrai has reached doubles semifinal (w/Sophia Mulsap) of WTA Bangkok in October 2007, only to lose to Australian Open and Wimbledon doubles champion Zi Yan(WTA-14) and Olympics doubles gold medallist Sun Tian-tian(WTA-18) of China 2-6, 0-6.............. More
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KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia, 20 November, 2007
Thailand No.1 Danai Udomchoke(ATP-159) saved three set points and escaped narrowly with a 7-6(8), 7-6(6) victory over former ATP world No.222 Harsh Mankad of India in the first round of the US$150,000 Malaysia Open at the LTAM National Tennis Center in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia on Monday.
The Thai 26-year-old rallied back from a 2-4 down in the tie-break before clinching the openning set 7-6(8). In the second set, Danai fought back from 0-1 down to serve for the match at 5-3, but failed to sew up the match. The Thai dropped his serve and was forced into the tie-break, where he prevailed 8-6 after saving three set points.
“ I did not feel good at all. But it is the last ATP tournament of the year, and I decided to do whatever it took to find a way to victory. I just needed to get through this match, and I thank the Thai team for supporting me so much. Without them cheering me on, I could not have won this match.” said the 2007 Universiade Games gold medalist after the match.
Qualifier Thai Sonchat Ratiwatana did not survive the first round, losing 7-6(6), 3-6, 7-5 to Filip Polasek of Slovak Republic. The Thai doubles specialist who put up a valiant fight and took the contest into the decider. But the Slovak Republic world No.651 clinched the endurance test, which lasted three hours in three set battle victory.............. More

Travelling Coach, Robert Davis, reports from Kuala Lumpur:
Twins and Danai teach younger players a lesson
Sonchat Ratiwatana did not need to qualify for the main draw singles of the Malaysian Open. He and brother, Sanchai, have had a fantastic year in doubles already, and this being the last ATP tournament of the year for them, why go to extra trouble for singles?
But that is not the way the Ratiwatana brothers do their job. They are great professionals and they always do more than they need to do. Two weeks ago, while preparing for this tournament the Twins moved out of their family home, and into temporary housing in Muang Thong Thani. Why?
“We wanted to be closer to the tennis courts,” Sanchai admitted, “so we could train more and get ready for the singles qualifying.”
They did more than get ready, they both qualified!.............. Read More from Robert

MANILA Philippines, 22 November, 2007
Thailand unseeded Varanya Vijuksanaboon(WTA-713) fought back from one set decifit to beat Russian top seed Anastasia Poltoratskaya (WTA-327) 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 in the second round of the US$10,000 PLDT-SMART ITF Women's circuit 2 in Manila, Philippines earlier today.
The Thai 20-year-old from Roi-et sets up quarterfinal clash with Taiwanese teenager and eighth-seeded Kai-Chen Chang(WTA-523), who defeated 16-year-old Noppawan Lertcheewakarn(WTA-568) 6-3, 6-1 in the first round.
In doubles, the Thai-Indo pair of Sophia Mulsap and Lutfiana-Aris Budiharto did not get past the quarterfinal round, losing to Japanese second seeded Ayumi Oka and Kei Sekine in straight sets 6-2, 6-1.............. More
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AURANGABAD India, 23 November, 2007
Varatchaya Wongteanchai completed her two-week tour of India when she teamed with Sandhya Nagaraj of India to win doubles title in the US$10,000 ITF Women's circuit in Aurangabad, India earlier today.
Fourth-seeded Thai-Indo pair of Varatchaya Wongteanchai and Sandhya Nagaraj upset second seed Bhambri's sisters Ankita and Sanaa Bhambri in straight sets 7-6(4), 7-5.
It was Varatchaya's fourth doubles titles this year after bagging last week's US$25,000 ITF Challenger in Pune.
In singles, the Thai teenager from Chiangrai lost the quarterfinal match to Indian top seed Neha Uberoi in three-set battle 6-0, 6-7(4), 6-4............... More
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XIAMEN China, 29 November, 2007
Thailand No.1 Tamarine Tanasugarn(WTA-129) advanced to the second round, but compatriot Nudnida Luangnam(WTA-354) had no such luck as she squandered a comfortable lead to lose in the second round of the US$75,000 Chinese Women's tennis circuit in Xiamen, China earlier today.
Tamarine, seeded fourth in the 32-players main draw, worked her way past Chinese qualifier Jing-Jing Lu(WTA-318) in straight set 7-5, 6-2, to set up the quarterfinal clash with Chinese doubles specialist Sheng-Nan Sun(WTA-400) who defeated Thai Nudnida Luangnam in the other second round. Nudnida, 20-year-old from Sukhothai, squandered a 6-2 lead against the Chinese left-hander before losing in a titanic three-set battle, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(7).............. More
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NONTHABURI Thailand, 29 November, 2007
Host Thailand showed they are in with a strong chance to win their first Junior Mixed Team with today's victory over Indonesia in the semifinals of the LG Asian 16-Under Junior Mixed Team Championships at the LTAT National Tennis Center in Nonthaburi, Thailand earlier today.
Thai pair Kanyapat Narattana and Phaninthon Pakpoonkamol(ITF-437) clinched the Tie with a mixed doubles win, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 over Beatrice Gumulya(ITF-140) and Sonny Purnomo(ITF-350) after the singles rubbers had been split. Earlier, Kanyapat Narattana(ITF-99) downed Grace Ysidora(ITF-204) 6-3, 7-5, but David Agung Susanto continued his good singles form with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Sorapon Imprapai(ITF-413).
In other semifinals, Strong Uzbekistan found themselves in the Final with a 2-1 victory over Korea. Aleksandra Kolesnichenko(ITF-37) continued her good singles form with a 7-5, 7-5 win over Ye-Ji Mun(ITF-654) of Korea and Aleksander Chen(ITF-282) defeated Sang-Woo Noh(ITF-596) in straight sets 7-5, 6-3 . However the Korean duo won doubles 6-4, 2-6, 6-3.
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XIAMEN China, 30 November, 2007
Fourth-seeded Tamarine Tanasugarn(WTA-129) continued her impressive run of form with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over wildcard entrant and doubles specialist Sheng-Nan Sun(WTA-400), to advance to the semi-finals of the US$75,000 Chinese Women's tennis circuit in Xiamen, China earlier today.
The Thai 30-year-old will play semifinal against Rika Fujiwara of Japan who recorded a 6-3, 6-0 win over compatriot Shiho Hisamatsu.
In double, top seed pair of Tamarine and Su-Wei Hsieh of Taiwan lost the quarterfinal match to Chinese duo Jing-Jing Lu and Wan-Ting Liu in straight sets 6-1, 6-3.............. More
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NONTHABURI Thailand, 30 November, 2007
Top seed Danai Udomchoke(ATP-155) finished the top place in yellow group after defeating Uzbekistan third-seeded Denis Istomin(ATP-226) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in a single round robin on day three of the US$100,000 LG Asia Cup earlier today.
Danai, undefeated in the yellow group round-robin, and Uzbek Denis Istomin are the two best advancing to the main draw semi-finals(Knock-out stage).
In red group, Japanese fourth-seeded Gouichi Motomura(ATP-291) upset Korean second seed Kyu-Tae Im(ATP-224) in three sets 2-6, 7-6(6), 7-5 in today's round-robin. Undefeated Motomura and Kyu-Tae Im booked their place into the main draw knockout stage.
In main draw knockout stage, Danai will take on Kyu-Tae Im while Gouichi Motomura plays Denis Istomin............... More
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