Noppawan Lertcheewakarn

Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
นพวรรณ เลิศชีวกานต์

Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 2011 US Open
Country	Thailand
Residence	Chiang Mai, Thailand
Born	18 November 1991 (1991-11-18) (age 19) Chiang Mai, Thailand
Turned pro	18 June 2009
Career prize money	US$ 67,178
Singles
Career record	68–46
Career titles	0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	149 (26 September 2011)
Current ranking	156 (22 August 2011)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	Q2 (2011)
French Open	Q1 (2011)
Wimbledon	1R (2010)
US Open	1R (2011)
Doubles
Career record	33–22
Career titles	0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	97 (15 August 2011)
Current ranking	99 (22 August 2011)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	–
French Open	–
Wimbledon	1R (2011)
US Open	–
Last updated on: 20 September 2010.

Medal record
Women's Tennis
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze	2007 Nakhon Ratchasima	Singles

Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (Thai: นพวรรณ เลิศชีวกานต์; born 18 November 1991) is a professional Thai tennis player. At the Wimbledon 2009, she won the junior singles title. As of 12 April 2010, Lertcheewakarn has a rank on the WTA singles tour of 150 and doubles tour of 97.^[1]

Playing style

Lertcheewakarn is a counterpuncher with her two-handed backhand and forehand. She is intelligent on court and has a good strategy. Her game is lacking powerful strokes, but based on precise groundstrokes. Her main weakness is considered to be her serve, lacking of power, consistency and stability.

Lertcheewakarn has inspiration by Tamarine Tanasugarn, Monica Seles, Marion Bartoli, and Williams sisters.

Lertcheewakarn is currently coached by Chuck Kriese.^[2]

Junior career

Lertcheewakarn has been named world No. 1 in ITF junior circuit in, becoming the first female Asian player to hold that position. In following weeks, Lertcheewakarn won the 2008 Junior World Championship.^[3]

Lertcheewakarn has reached overall 2 Grand slam Singles finals, 2008 Wimbledon losing to Laura Robson and 2009 Wimbledon defeated Kristina Mladenovic and 4 Grand Slam Doubles finals, capturing 3 titles at 2008 US Open with Sandra Roma, 2009 French Open with Elena Bogdan, 2009 Wimbledon with Sally Peers, and a finalist at 2009 US Open with Elena Bogdan.^[4]

Professional career

2006–2009

Lertcheewakarn started playing her first ITF Circuit events in August 2006.^[5]

Lertcheewakarn made her WTA Tour main draw debut in 2007 as a qualifier, defeating world No. 97 Melinda Czink of Hungary in straight sets in the final qualifying round, before losing to Aiko Nakamura in three sets in the first round.

In May 2008, Lertcheewakarn won her first pro title in singles at $25,000 Balikpapan, defeating the top seed Isha Lakhani of India in straight sets.

In 2009, Lertcheewakarn received a main draw wildcard to Pattaya Women's Open, lost early in a first round match against Shahar Pe'er, which lasted nearly 52 minutes with a score, 6–1, 6–0.

2010

She received a wild card to PTT Pattaya Open, but lost in the first round to Chanelle Scheepers, 7–6(9), 4–6, 4–6 in a two hour and forty minute match in which Lertcheewakarn had a 4–1 lead in the second set. She then received a wildcard to the Malaysian Open where she beat Ksenia Pervak in the first round in straight sets, making this her first WTA main draw win ever. At the US$50,000 Aegon Trophy in Nottingham, she advanced into the quarterfinal round before losing to Elena Baltacha in two straights sets. Lertcheewakarn received a wildcard entry to the Wimbledon Championships, where she was defeated by Andrea Hlaváčková in the first round 6–3 6–2. Lertcheewakarn ended the year inside top 200 in singles and doubles ^[6][7]

2011

Lertcheewakarn qualified in Auckland but lost to Heather Watson in the first round, 6–1, 6–1. In 2011 Malaysian Open, Lertcheewakarn defeated Alberta Brianti, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, she lost to a qualifier, Anne Kremer, in the second round. In double, Lertcheewakarn reached WTA double final partnering Jessica Moore, they lost to Dinara Safina and Galina Voskoboeva, 7–5, 2–6, 10–5. She lost in the first round of 2011 Baku Cup to Ksenia Pervak 3–6, 6–1, 7–5, having led 5–3 in the third set. At the 2011 US Open Lertcheewakarn qualified for her first Grand Slam tournament, defeating Zuzana Kucova, Ashley Weinhold and Kristyna Pliskova in three tough matches. In the first round, in just her second Grand Slam tournament she lost to Anastasiya Yakimova 0-6 6-4 3-6.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in final	Score in final
Runner-up	1.	6 March 2011	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Hard	Jessica Moore	Dinara Safina Galina Voskoboeva	7–5, 2–6, [10–5]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles (8)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in final	Score in final
RU	1.	17 June 2007	$10,000, Jakarta, Indonesia	Hard	Nungnadda Wannasuk	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
RU	2.	28 July 2007	$10,000, Bangkok, Thailand	Hard	Jia Xiang Lu	6–2, 2–6, 7–6(5)
W	3.	4 May 2008	$25,000, Balikpapan, Indonesia	Hard	Isha Lakhani	6–3, 6–2
W	4.	3 August 2008	$10,000, Chiang Mai, Thailand	Hard	Nungnadda Wannasuk	6–2, 6–3
RU	5.	22 March 2009	$10,000, Hamilton, New Zealand	Hard	Ayu-Fani Damayanti	6–4, 4–6, 6–3
RU	6.	27 July 2010	$10,000, Saint Joseph, Missouri	Hard	Gabriela Paz-Franco	6–1, 6–4
W	7.	5 September 2010	$25,000, Tsukuba, Japan	Hard	Shiho Akita	6–4, 6–1
RU	8.	12 September 2010	$25,000, Cairns, Australia	Hard	Ana-Clara Duarte	6–3, 3–6, 6–2

Doubles (7)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in Final	Score in Final
W	1.	26 September 2006	$10,000, Jakarta, Indonesia	Hard	Varatchaya Wongteanchai	Lavinia Tananta Ayu-Fani Damayanti	6–2, 6–4
W	2.	19 November 2006	$10,000, Manila, Philippines	Hard	Varatchaya Wongteanchai	Shao-Yuan Kao Thassha Vitayaviroj	3–6, 6–3 , 7–6(2)
RU	3.	17 June 2007	$10,000, Montemor-O-Novo, Portugal	Hard	Varanya Vijuksanaboon	Elisa Balsamo Valentina Sulpizio	6–1, 6–0
RU	4.	27 July 2007	$10,000, Bangkok, Thailand	Hard	Napaporn Tongsalee	Sophia Mulsup Varatchaya Wongteanchai	4–6, 6–4, 6–1
W	5.	24 April 2009	$10,000, Bol, Croatia	Clay	Martina Borecka	Michaela Pochabova Patricia Veresova	6–3, 6–3
RU	6.	15 May 2010	$25,000, Tanjung Selor, Indonesia	Hard	Jessy Rompies	Liu Wan-Ting Zhang Ling	7–6(5), 6–3
RU	7.	11 September 2010	$25,000, Cairns, Australia	Hard	Tyra Calderwood	Tammi Patterson Olivia Rogowska	6–3, 7–6(3)

References

1. ^ Women's Tennis Association (12 April 2010). "Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Bio". Women's Tennis Association. http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/Player/Stats/0,,12781~13856,00.html. 
2. ^ Chuck Kriese
3. ^ "Juniors – News Article". ITF Tennis. 3 June 2009. http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/news/newsarticle.asp?articleid=20107. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 
4. ^ "Juniors – Player Activity". ITF Tennis. 27 June 2010. http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/activity.asp?player=100078927. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 
5. ^ "WTA | Players | Activity | Noppawan Lertcheewakarn". Sonyericssonwtatour.com. http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/Player/Activity/0,,12781~13856,00.html. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 
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7. ^ [2]

External links

• profile on the WTA Tour's official website
• Noppawan Lertcheewakarn at the International Tennis Federation
• Lertcheewakarn Noppawan CoreTennis Profile

Preceded by Urszula Radwańska

ITF Junior World Champion 2008

Succeeded by Kristina Mladenovic

Persondata
Name	Lertcheewakarn, Noppawan
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Date of birth	1991-11-18
Place of birth	Chiang Mai, Thailand
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