Jeon_Mi-ra
Jeon Mi-ra
South Korean tennis player
Jeon Mi-ra (Korean: 전미라, born 6 February 1978) is a South Korean former professional tennis player.
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Quick Facts Country (sports), Residence ...
| Country (sports) |  South Korea |
|---|---|
| Residence | Seoul, South Korea |
| Born | (1978-02-06) 6 February 1978 (age 46) Gunsan, North Jeolla |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Turned pro | 1993 |
| Retired | 2005 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $234,166 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 283–198 (58.8%) |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 129 (3 February 2003) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2004) |
| French Open | Q1 (1998, 2003, 2005) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (1997, 2002, 2004) |
| US Open | 1R (2002) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 176–114 (60.7%) |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 12 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 120 (18 October 2004) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2004) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 8–5 |
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In this Korean name, the family name is Jeon.
She was the runner-up in the 1994 Wimbledon Championships girls' singles tournament, losing to Martina Hingis, 5–7, 4–6. As a professional, she won one WTA Tour doubles title, and reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 120, in October 2004. Her husband is Yoon Jong-shin.
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
More information Winner — Legend ...
| Winner — Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam |
| Tier I |
| Tier II |
| Tier III, IV & V (1–0) |
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More information Result, Date ...
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 3 October 2004 | Korea Open, South Korea | Hard | Cho Yoon-jeong |
 Chuang Chia-jung Hsieh Su-wei |
6–3, 1–6, 7–5 |
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Singles (7–12)
More information Legend ...
| Legend |
|---|
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
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More information Outcome, No. ...
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 13 June 1993 | ITF Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Kim Yeon-sook |
6–3, 1–6, 7–5 |
| Winner | 2. | 12 September 1993 | ITF Taipei, Taiwan | Hard | Weng Tzu-ting |
1–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 28 November 1993 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Choi Young-ja |
6–2, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 13 December 1993 | ITF Manila, Philippines | Hard | Choi Ju-yeon |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 20 March 1995 | ITF Bandar, Brunei | Hard | Choi Ju-yeon |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 4 May 1997 | Kangaroo Cup, Japan | Grass |  Kerry-Anne Guse |
5–7, 5–7 |
| Winner | 7. | 13 August 2000 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | Hard | Choi Young-ja |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 20 August 2000 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | Hard |  Suchanun Viratprasert |
5–7, 6–1, 1–6 |
| Winner | 9. | 17 September 2000 | ITF Osaka, Japan | Hard | Chang Kyung-mi |
7–6(4), 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 14 January 2001 | ITF Tallahassee, United States | Hard |  Jacqueline Trail |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 11. | 10 June 2001 | ITF Hilton Head, United States | Hard | Ansley Cargill |
7–6(4), 6–1 |
| Winner | 12. | 24 June 2001 | ITF Easton, United States | Hard | Julie Ditty |
6–4, 7–6(4) |
| Runner-up | 13. | 14 April 2002 | ITF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Hard |  Sun Tiantian |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 14. | 30 July 2001 | ITF Seoul, South Korea | Clay |  Flavia Pennetta |
4–6, 6-4, 6-1 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 8 May 2002 | Fukuoka International, Japan | Grass |  Vanessa Webb |
0–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 16. | 8 June 2003 | ITF Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Xie Yanze |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 17. | 30 November 2003 | ITF Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard |  Elise Tamaëla |
7–5, 6–7(4), 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 18. | 2 May 2004 | Kangaroo Cup, Japan | Carpet |  Ana Ivanovic |
4–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 19. | 1 August 2004 | Lexington Challenger, United States | Hard |  Camille Pin |
5–7, 3–6 |
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Doubles (12–14)
More information Outcome, No. ...
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 12 September 1993 | Taipei, Taiwan | Hard | Paek Jeong-hee |
Chang Dong-mi Kim Hye-jeong |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 13 December 1993 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Choi Ju-yeon |
 Atsuko Shintani Haruko Shigekawa |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 16 May 1994 | Beijing, China | Hard | Yoo Kyung-sook |
Choi Young-ja Choi Ju-yeon |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 11 August 1996 | Tarakan, Indonesia | Hard | Benjamas Sangaram |
Annabel Ellwood Kerry-Anne Guse |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 23 March 1997 | Noda, Japan | Hard | Choi Young-ja |
Yuko Hosoki Keiko Nagatomi |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 16 July 2000 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Chae Kyung-yee |
 Irawati Iskandar Wukirasih Sawondari |
w/o |
| Winner | 7. | 16 July 2000 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Wukirasih Sawondari |
Choi Jin-young Akiko Kinebuchi |
3–6, 7–5, 7–6(4) |
| Winner | 8. | 13 August 2000 | Nonthabuiri, Thailand | Hard | Chae Kyung-yee |
Choi Young-ja Kim Eun-sook |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 20 August 2000 | Nonthabuiri, Thailand | Hard | Chae Kyung-yee |
Choi Young-ja Kim Eun-sook |
6–1, 1–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 10. | 10 September 2000 | Ibaraki, Japan | Hard | Shiho Hisamatsu |
Chang Kyung-mi Chae Kyung-yee |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 17 September 2000 | Osaka, Japan | Hard | Shiho Hisamatsu |
Amanda Augustus Amy Jensen |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 12. | 24 September 2000 | Kyoto, Japan | Carpet (i) | Shiho Hisamatsu |
Chang Kyung-mi Chae Kyung-yee |
7–6(4), 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 28 October 2000 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Cho Yoon-jeong |
 Surina De Beer  Marlene Weingärtner |
2–4, 1–4, 4–1 |
| Winner | 14. | 26 March 2001 | Stone Mountain, United States | Hard | Rika Fujiwara |
Alicia Molik Bryanne Stewart |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 10 June 2001 | Hilton Head, United States | Hard | Choi Young-ja |
Kristy Blumberg Karin Miller |
4–6, 6–7(1) |
| Winner | 16. | 17 June 2001 | Mount Pleasant, United States | Hard | Choi Young-ja |
Jane Chi  Lioudmila Skavronskaia |
6–7(2), 6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 17. | 24 June 2001 | Easton, United States | Hard | Choi Young-ja |
Kristy Blumberg Karin Miller |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 18. | 18 November 2001 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Kim Eun-ha |
Lisa McShea Trudi Musgrave |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 19. | 3 December 2001 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Hard |  Manisha Malhotra |
 Ivana Abramović Kim Jin-hee |
1–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 20. | 8 June 2003 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Shiho Hisamatsu |
 Khoo Chin-bee Tomoko Yonemura |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 21. | 19 October 2003 | Haibara, Japan | Carpet | Shiho Hisamatsu |
Tomoko Yonemura Ayami Takase |
6–2, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 22. | 2 November 2003 | Beijing, China | Hard | Seiko Okamoto |
Yang Shujing Yu Ying |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 23. | 2 May 2004 | Gifu, Japan | Carpet | Cho Yoon-jeong |
Chuang Chia-jung Wynne Prakusya |
7–6(4), 6–2 |
| Winner | 24. | 10 May 2004 | Karuizawa, Japan | Carpet | Rika Fujiwara |
Ryōko Fuda Seiko Okamoto |
6–2, 2–6, 7–6(1) |
| Winner | 25. | 14 August 2005 | Wuxi, China | Hard | Wynne Prakusya |
Casey Dellacqua Sophie Ferguson |
6–2, 7–6(6) |
| Runner-up | 26. | 25 September 2005 | Ibaraki, Japan | Hard | Ayami Takase |
Ryoko Takemura Tomoko Yonemura |
2–6, 4–6 |
Close
- Jeon Mi-ra at the Women's Tennis Association
- Jeon Mi-ra at the International Tennis Federation
- Jeon Mi-ra at the Billie Jean King Cup
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