Meilen Tu
Country (sports) | United States |
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Residence | Porter Ranch, Los Angeles, California, USA |
Born |
Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, USA | January 17, 1978
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Turned pro | 1994 |
Retired | 2010 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $ 1,590,412 |
Singles | |
Career record | 333–304 |
Career titles | 1 WTA, 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 35 (June 11, 2007) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R ('97, '99, '01, '02) |
French Open | 2R (2001) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2002) |
US Open | 2R (1997, 2001) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 184–207 |
Career titles | 4 WTA, 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 28 (October 22, 2007) |
Meilen Tu (traditional Chinese: 涂美倫, simplified Chinese: 涂美伦, Hanyu Pinyin: Tú Měilún) (born January 17, 1978) is an American former professional tennis player. She has won one WTA Tour singles title, four WTA Tour doubles titles, four ITF Women's Circuit singles titles and three ITF Women's Circuit doubles titles.
Born in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California to Taiwanese parents, Tu was the US Open girls' singles champion in 1994. At the 2006 DFS Classic she reached the semi-finals but lost to Vera Zvonareva, who then won the title.
Tu currently works as an agent for Lagardère Unlimited Tennis, working closely with players such as Victoria Azarenka, Caroline Garcia, Zhang Shuai, Chang Kai-Chen, Francoise Abanda and James Duckworth. Tu is currently married to Sam Sumyk, who formerly coached two-time grand slam champion Victoria Azarenka, Eugenie Bouchard and currently Garbiñe Muguruza.[1]
WTA Tour finals
Singles 1
Legend | |
Grand Slam | 0 |
WTA Championships | 0 |
Tier I | 0 |
Tier II | 0 |
Tier III | 0 |
Tier IV & V | 1 |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | January 7, 2001 | Auckland | Hard | Paola Suárez | 7–6(12–10), 6–2 |
Doubles 10 (4–6)
Legend | |
Grand Slam | 0 |
WTA Championships | 0 |
Tier I | 0 |
Tier II | 2 |
Tier III | 5 |
Tier IV & V | 3 |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | October 21, 2001 | Bratislava | Hard (i) | Nathalie Dechy | Elena Bovina Dája Bedáňová |
3–6 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | February 10, 2002 | Paris | Hard (i) | Nathalie Dechy | Elena Dementieva Janette Husárová |
Walkover |
Runner-up | 2. | February 17, 2002 | Antwerp | Hard (i) | Nathalie Dechy | Magdalena Maleeva Patty Schnyder |
3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | September 15, 2002 | Waikoloa | Hard | María Vento-Kabchi | Nannie de Villiers Irina Selyutina |
1–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 3. | October 21, 2001 | Bratislava | Hard (i) | Nathalie Dechy | Maja Matevžič Henrieta Nagyová |
4–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 3. | June 15, 2003 | Birmingham | Grass | Els Callens | Alicia Molik Martina Navratilova |
7–5, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | November 2, 2003 | Quebec City | Carpet | Els Callens | Ting Li Sun Tiantian |
3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 4. | February 22, 2004 | Memphis | Carpet | Åsa Svensson | Maria Sharapova Vera Zvonareva |
6–4, 7–6(7–0) |
Runner-up | 5. | January 8, 2007 | Medibank International | Hard | Marion Bartoli | Anna-Lena Grönefeld Meghann Shaughnessy |
3–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7) |
Runner-up | 6. | June 17, 2007 | Birmingham | Grass | Sun Tiantian | Chuang Chia-jung Chan Yung-jan |
6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
References
- ↑ Myles, Stephanie (February 6, 2015). "Eugenie Bouchard hires Sam Sumyk as new coach". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
External links
- Meilen Tu at the Women's Tennis Association
- Meilen Tu at the International Tennis Federation
- Meilen Tu at the Fed Cup