Date of Birth: 30 May 1989 Birth Place: Hong Kong Residence: Hong Kong Height: 5'3" (1.60m) Weight: 115lbs (52kg) Plays: Right (double-handed backhand) Current WTA Ranking (Singles): No. 440 (14 May 2012) Career-High WTA Ranking (Singles): No. 440 (14 May 2012) Current WTA Ranking (Doubles): No. 1255 (14 May 2012) Hong Kong National Women's Ranking: No. 2 (2 Mar 2012) Fed Cup Debut: 2006 Singles (W-L): 10-2 Career Titles (Pro Circuit): 5 Status: Elite

» Won fifth career pro circuit title at the US$10,000 Sharm El Sheikh 1 in Egypt (Feb 6-11).

» Went 5-0 at number two singles during Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in Shenzhen.  Fed Cup singles win-loss now stands at 10-2 (Feb 1-4).

» Qualified for US$100,000 ITF Women's Circuit event for the first time at the 2011 OEC Taipei Ladies Open before bowing out to Olga Govortsova (WTA 129) in round two. Season-ending WTA Ranking No. 565 (Dec 2011).

» Reached semifinals of C10 Saitama, Japan, before falling to No. 1 seed Duan Ying-Ying. First final four appearance in a pro circuit event since Aug 2009 (Aug 2011).  Reached semifinals of C10 Yeongwol 1 before capturing the C10 Yeongwol 2 title the following week (Sep 2011). Reentered WTA Ranking at No. 754 (Sep 19).

» 2010-11 Preseason Ranking No. 9 (10 Sep 2010). Hong Kong representative at 16th Asian Games (XIV Asiad), Guangzhou, China (Nov 2010).  Career-best doubles ranking No. 6 (1 Mar 2011).  Seeded 2nd for Pac-10 Championships. Earned Singles and Doubles All-America, thereby becoming Hong Kong's first 3-time tennis All-American in U.S. collegiate history. Pac-10 All-Academic First Team for the third straight year. Graduated as Academic All-American (Third Team).  Pac-10 Scholar Athlete of the Year.  Pac-10 Tom Hansen Conference Medal Award recipient.

» Captured third career pro circuit title by winning the 112th GPTC/NIKE Tennis Championships of Oregon (Jul 2010).  Nike Summer Intern at 2010 U S Open, Flushing Meadows (Sep 2010).

» 2009-10 Preseason Ranking No. 16 (4 Sep 2009). Beat NCAA No. 23 Lenka Broosova (Baylor), No. 7 and defending champ Kelcy McKenna (ASU), No. 18 Marina Cossou (Berkeley) to reach semifinals of Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships. Received automatic bid to compete at ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships at Yale from Nov 5-8 (Oct 2009). Career-high ranking No. 11 (5 Jan 2010). Reached women's doubles semifinals (w/ Lina Xu) at 2010 Pac-10 Championships (23 Apr 2010). Twice Pac-10 Player of the Week honours.  Pac-10 All-Conference First Team Selection for the 2nd year in a row. Earned NCAA Division I women's singles All-America honours - The only other player from Hong Kong to achieve this feat was Patricia Hy (UCLA, 1984).

» Summer 2009: Reached semifinals in singles and quarterfinals in doubles at C10 Saitama, Japan (Aug 2009). Together with Zhang Ling, Lam Po Kuen, and Jessica Yang constituted the first-ever HK contingent to compete in the women's team event at the 11th All China Games where they placed 8th overall out of 23 participating teams (Jul 2009). Defeated No. 1 seed Seiko Okamoto (WTA 402) to reach quarterfinals of US$10,000 ITF Women's Circuit event in Shenzhen, China (Jul 2009).

» 2008-09 Preseason NCAA Ranking No. 28 (4 Sep 2008). Won both women's top flight singles and doubles titles at San Diego State University Fall Classic II (Nov 2008). First player from University of Washington to win second career Pac-10 Player of the Week Honours (19-25 Jan 2009). Defeated Mari Andersson (Berkeley) at No. 1 singles during ITA National Team Indoors Qualifying (Jan 2009).  Beat Jana Juricova (Berkeley) and Hilary Barte (Stanford) back-to-back to complete a rare weekend "Bay Area Sweep" at No. 1 singles (1 Mar 2009).   Beat Yasmin Schnack (UCLA) and Sarah Fansler (USC) to sweep the powerhouses from S. Cal at No. 1 singles (Apr 4-5). Career-high NCAA singles ranking No. 18 (20 Apr 2009).  Career-high NCAA doubles ranking No. 28 (19 Feb 2009). Pac-10 All-Conference First Team Selection (30 Apr 2009). Trailing 5-2 in the third set, beat 23rd-ranked Maria Sanchez, 6-4 3-6, 7-6(2), at No. 1 singles to clinch 4-3 win over 7th-ranked Pac-10 champions USC that put UW in NCAA's Sweet 16. At-large selection to compete at NCAA D1 Singles Championship for the second straight year.  Ends sophomore year ranked No. 25 on Campbell/ITA Division I Singles Final Rankings (29 May 2009). One of eight players selected to Pac-10 All-Academic First Team (Jun 1).

» Reached fifth career pro circuit final at US$10,000 ITF Women's Circuit event at Khonkaen, Thailand (Sep 2008).

» 2007-08 Accepted to the University of Washington, Seattle, on full tennis scholarship (Sep 2007). Started exclusively at No. 1 singles in freshman year.  Won Husky Invitational in both top flight singles and doubles (Nov 2007). ITA Division I Women Northwest Regional Ranking No. 20 (7 Dec 2007). Boasted wins at No. 1 singles over Suzie Babos (Berkeley), Nadia Abdala (ASU), and Lindsey Nelson (USC).  Pac-10 Player of the Week (Feb 11-17).  Debuts at No. 41 in NCAA Rankings (4 Mar 2008); Season-High No. 30 (16 Mar 2008). Named ITA Northwest Player to Watch; At-large selection to compete at NCAA Division 1 Singles Championship (May 2008). Ends rookie season ranked No. 37; Named 2008 ITA Scholar-Athlete.

» Qualified for the maindraw of a US$50,000 ITF Women's Circuit event for the first time, reaching R16 of C50 Guangzhou (Jun 2007).

» As the team's No. 1 singles player, led Hong Kong to sixth overall at Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Asia/Oceania Zone Group I Qualifying in Christchurch, New Zealand.  Against Uzbekistan in the round robins, defeated former world No. 16 Iroda Tulyaganova (WTA 130 on 16 Apr 2007), 6-3, 1-6, 7-5, to seal victory for HK. Also defeated New Zealand's most decorated Fed Cup player, Leanne Baker (WTA 270), in Hong Kong's 2-1 loss to NZL in 5th-6th Place Playoff (Apr 2007).

» Finished 2006 as the No. 1 ranked woman in addition to being the No. 1 ranked junior in Hong Kong.

» Won second career ITF Women's Circuit singles title at C10 Bangkok 1 (23 Jul 2006).

» Selected to the ITF 18U International Junior A Team for an eight-week European Tour that included participation at the Grade A Italian Open, Roland Garros, and The Junior Championships, Wimbledon (May-Jul 2006).

» Fed Cup debut at the 2006 Asia/Oceania Zone Group II Qualifying Event in Seoul; Won both rubbers aganist Singapore and Kazakshtan at No. 1 singles to help pave the way for Hong Kong's promotion to Group I in 2007 (Apr 2006).

» Girls' Singles Runner-up, GB1 Asian Closed Junior Tennis Championships, Korea (Apr 2006).

» Won ITF Women's US$10,000 Manila 1 and finished runner-up in US$10,000 Manila 2 in pro circuit debut (Nov 2005).

» In her maiden tournament against ranked professionals, reached women's singles quarterfinals before losing to eventual champion, Akgul Amanmuradova, at the Asian Championships 2005 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Oct 2005).

» Went 7-0 at number two singles to pace the Hong Kong Junior Fed Cup Team (Girls' 16U) to a third place finish at the Asia/Oceania Qualifying in Bangkok that secured the territory's second-ever qualification to the World Finals since the inception of the event in 1985 (May 2005).

» Number one singles player for the Hong Kong team at the 2003 World Junior Tennis Asia/Oceania Qualifying (Girls' 14U) in Melbourne, Australia, and at the 2004 Junior Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Qualifying (Girls' 16U) in Nonthaburi, Thailand.

» Ranked No. 1 in Girls' Singles in Hong Kong: 12U (1998), 14U (2000), 16U (2003), 18U (2003-2006).

» At age 12 yrs 318 days, became the youngest female since Paulette Moreno in 1977 to contest a Ladies' Open singles final in Hong Kong when she reached the title decider at the 2002 Hong Kong National Tennis Championships.

Sony Ericsson WTA Tour
Season-Ending Singles
2011	No. 565
2007	No. 721
2006	No. 479
Ranking Debut	No. 770 (20 Feb 2006)
Career-High	No. 448 (5 Mar 2012)
NCAA Division I Women's
Ranking Debut (Singles)	No. 41 (4 Mar 2008)
Career-High (Singles)	No. 9 (10 Sep 2010)
Ranking Debut (Doubles)	No. 47 (6 Jan 2009)
Career-High (Doubles)	No. 6 (1 Mar 2011)
ITF World Junior Circuit
Career-High Combined Ranking	No. 24 (22 May 2006)
Highest Asian Girls' 18U Ranking	No. 2 (15 Apr 2006)

2012          Fed Cup by BNP Paribas, Asia/Oceania Zone Group II, Shenzhen, China
2010          16th Asian Games, Guangzhou
2009          5th East Asian Games, Hong Kong
                 11th All China Games, Jinan, Shandong
2007          Fed Cup by BNP Paribas, Asia/Oceania Zone Group I, Christchurch, New Zealand
2006          15th Asian Games, Doha
                 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas, Asia/Oceania Zone Group II, Seoul, Korea
2005          Asian Championships, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
                 Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas, Asia/Oceania Qualifying, Bangkok, Thailand
                 Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas, World Finals, Barcelona, Spain
2004          Junior Fed Cup, Asia/Oceania Qualifying, Thailand
2003          World Junior Tennis, Asia/Oceania Qualifying, Melbourne Park, Australia
                 East Asian 14 & Under Junior Championships, Thailand

2011          Pac-10 Tom Hansen Conference Medal Award
                 Pac-10 Scholar Athlete of the Year
                 ITA D1 Women's All-America (Singles & Doubles)
                 Capital One Academic All-America At-Large Third Team
                 Pac-10 All-Academic First Team
                 Pac-10 All-Conference Second Team
                 Pac-10 Player of the Week (Jan 24)
2010          ITA D1 Women's All-America (Singles)
                 Arthur Ashe Junior Sports Scholar
                 Pac-10 All-Conference First Team
                 Pac-10 All-Academic First Team
                 Pac-10 Player of the Week (Jan 25)
                 Pac-10 Player of the Week (Feb 23)
2009          Pac-10 All-Academic First Team
                 Pac-10 All-Conference First Team
                 Pac-10 Player of the Week
2008          NCAA Division I ITA Scholar-Athlete
                 Pac-10 All-Conference Second Team
                 Pac-10 Player of the Week
                 ITA Player to Watch (Northwest)
2007          Sports Aid Foundation Fund Recipient
2006          Sports Aid Foundation Fund Recipient
                 Hong Kong School Sports Federation - Ambassador of School Sports
2005          Sports Aid Foundation Fund Recipient
2004          Hong Kong School Sports Federation/Bank of China Bauhinia Bowl Outstanding Athlete
2003          HKTA Outstanding Junior Female Player of the Year Award

                 Singles(4):
2012          C10 Sharm El Sheikh 1, Egypt
2011          C10 Yeongwol 2, Korea
2006          C10 Bangkok 1, Thailand
2005          C10 Manila 1, Philippines

                 Singles(1):
2010          112th GPTC/NIKE Tennis Championships of Oregon

                 Singles(5):
2005          Chinese Taipei International Junior Championships (G4)
                 Mouhafaza Club International ITF Junior Tournament, Syria (G4)
                 Pangdam Siliwangi Cup - International Junior Championships, Indonesia (G4)
2004          ITF Vietnam International Junior Championships, Hanoi (G4)
                 Damascus International Junior Tournament (G4)

                 Doubles(8):
2005          Chinese Taipei International Junior Championships (G4)
                 Mouhafaza Club International ITF Junior Tournament, Syria (G4)
                 Thamrin Cup International Junior Championships, Indonesia (G4) 
2004          ITF Vietnam International Junior Championships, Hanoi (G4)
                 Damascus International Junior Tournament (G4)
                 Bangkok International Junior Tennis Championships, Thailand (G5)
                 Hatyai International Junior Tennis Championships, Thailand (G5)
                 Abu Dhabi International Junior Championships (G5)

                 Ladies' Singles(5):
2011          CRC Open Hardcourt Tennis Championships
2005          CRC Open Hardcourt Tennis Championships
2004          Hong Kong National Tennis Championships
                 SCAA Open Tennis Championships
2003          SCAA Open Tennis Championships

                 Mixed Doubles(2):
2012          Hong Kong National Tennis Championships
2011          CRC Open Hardcourt Tennis Championships

Venise Chan captures fifth career pro circuit title in Egypt (14 Feb 2012)

Venise Chan captures third career ITF Women's pro circuit title (12 Sep 2011)

Pac-10 Names Chan Scholar Athlete of The Year (gohuskies.com, 24 Jun 2011)

Venise Chan concludes collegiate career as three-time All-American (16 Jun 2011)

Made in Hong Kong: Venise Chan garners All-America honours (24 Jul 2010)

Venise Chan begins regular season ranked 11th in Division I (27 Jan 2010)

Venise completes amazing four-timer with wins over UCLA, USC (6 Apr 2009)

UW's Venise Chan pronounced 2008 ITA Scholar-Athlete (4 Sep 2008)

Destination Washington - Venise all set to battle Pac-10's best (20 Aug 2007)

Super Ven KO's reigning Asian champ to seal vital HK win (18 Apr 2007)

Venise captures C10 Manila 1 in pro circuit debut (16 Nov 2005)

» Check out Venise Chan's results on the US Collegiate Circuit, ITF Women's Circuit, plus her Fed Cup Record in detail.

Photo: CRC Open 2011