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Date of Birth:
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30 May 1989
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Birth Place:
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Hong Kong
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Residence:
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Seattle, Washington
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Height:
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5'4" (165cm)
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Weight:
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110lbs (50kg)
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Plays:
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Right (double-handed backhand)
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WTA Ranking (Singles):
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No. 773 (9 Jun 2008)
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Career-High (Singles):
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No. 476 (6 Nov 2006)
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NCAA Ranking (Singles):
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No. 37 (28 May 2008)
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Fed Cup Debut:
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2006
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Singles (W-L):
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5-2
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Career Titles (ITF Women's):
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2
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Status:
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NCAA Division 1 Pac-10 Conference
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Career Highlights:
► 2007-2008 Accepted to the University of Washington, Seattle, on full tennis scholarship (Sep 2007). Started exclusively at No. 1 singles in freshman year, going 20-10 overall and 18-6 in dual matches. Won Husky Invitational in both top flight singles and doubles (Nov 2007). ITA Division I Women Northwest Regional Ranking No. 20 (7 Dec 2007). Boasts wins over Berkeley No. 1 Suzie Babos, Arizona State No. 1 Nadia Abdala, and USC No. 1 Lindsey Nelson. Earned Pac-10 Player of the Week (Feb 11-17). Debuts at No. 41 in NCAA Singles Rankings (4 Mar 2008); Career-High No. 30 (16 Mar 2008). Named ITA Northwest Player to Watch; Competed at NCAA Division I Singles Championship (May 2008). Voted to Pac-10 All-Conference Second Team. Ends rookie season ranked No. 37 (28 May 2008).
► 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 Junior Championships, 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 C10 Manila 1 and finished runner-up in C10 Manila 2 in ITF Women's Circuit debut (Nov 2005).
► In her maiden tournament against ranked professionals, reached women's singles quarterfinals at the Asian Championships 2005 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
► 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 first-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 to contest a local major in Hong Kong since Paulette Moreno in 1977 when she reached the Ladies' Singles final at the 2002 HOE HIN ANALGESIC CREAM Hong Kong National Tennis Championships.
► Ranking History
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Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Ranking
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2007 Year-End
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No. 756
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2006 Year-End
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No. 479
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Ranking Debut
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No. 770 (20 Feb 2006)
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Career-High
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No. 476 (6 Nov 2006)
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NCAA Division 1 Women's Singles Ranking
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Ranking Debut
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No. 41 (4 Mar 2008)
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Career-High
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No. 30 (16 Mar 2008)
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ITF Combined Junior World Ranking
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Career-High
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No. 24 (22 May 2006)
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Highest Asian Girls' 18U Ranking
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No. 2 (15 Apr 2006)
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► Hong Kong Representative
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Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Asia/Oceania Zone Group I, Christchurch |
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15th Asian Games, Doha |
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Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Asia/Oceania Zone Group II, Seoul |
| 2005 |
Asian Championships, Tashkent |
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Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Asia/Oceania Qualifying, Bangkok |
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Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Finals, Barcelona |
| 2004 |
Junior Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Qualifying, Thailand |
| 2003 |
World Junior Tennis Asia/Oceania Qualifying, Melbourne |
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East Asian 14 & Under Junior Championships, Thailand |
► Major Awards
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Sports Aid Foundation Fund Recipient |
| 2006 |
Sports Aid Foundation Fund Recipient |
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HK School Sports Federation - Ambassador of School Sports |
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Sports Aid Foundation Fund Recipient |
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HK School Sports Federation/Bank of China Bauhinia Bowl Outstanding Athlete
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HKTA Outstanding Junior Female Player of the Year Award
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► Career Titles
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ITF Women's Circuit |
| 2006 |
C10 Bangkok 1 |
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C10 Manila 1 |
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ITF World Junior Circuit
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| 2005 |
Chinese Taipei International Jr Championships, Taiwan (G4)
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Mouhafaza Club International ITF Jr Tournament, Syria (G4)
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Pangdam Siliwangi Cup - International Jr Championships, Indonesia (G4)
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ITF Vietnam International Jr Championships (G4)
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Damascus International Jr Tournament (G4)
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Local Majors |
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CRC Open |
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Hong Kong National Tennis Championships
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SCAA Open |
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SCAA Open |
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Hong Kong Juniors |
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LIONS Hong Kong National Jr Tennis Championships (18U)
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| 2003 |
CRC Open School Girls' Singles Championship (18U)
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LIONS Hong Kong National Jr Tennis Championships (16U)
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| 2002 |
Hong Kong National Jr Tennis Championships (14U)
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| 2001 |
Hong Kong National Jr Tennis Championships (14U & 12U)
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ITF World Junior Circuit
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| 2005 |
Chinese Taipei International Jr Championships, Taiwan (G4)
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Mouhafaza Club International ITF Jr Tournament, Syria (G4)
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Thamrin Cup International Jr Championships, Indonesia (G4)
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| 2004 |
ITF Vietnam International Jr Championships (G4)
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Damascus International Jr Tournament (G4)
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Bangkok International Jr Tennis Championships (G5)
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Hatyai International Jr Tennis Championships (G5)
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Abu Dhabi ITF Jr Championships (G5)
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► Check out Venise Chan's results on the US Collegiate and ITF Women's Circuit and her Fed Cup record in detail.