Tamarine Tanasugarn

Infobox Tennis player
playername = Tamarine Tanasugarn


nickname = Tammy
country = THA
residence = Bangkok, Thailand
datebirth = birth date and age|1977|5|24
placebirth = Los Angeles, CA
height = height|m=1.65
weight = convert|63|kg|lb st|abbr=on|lk=on
turnedpro = 1994
plays = right-handed (two-handed backhand)
careerprizemoney = US$ 2,619,545
singlestitles = 2 WTA, 11 ITF
singlesrecord = 439–337
highestsinglesranking = No. 19 (13 May 2002)
AustralianOpenresult = 4R (1998)
FrenchOpenresult = 3R (2002)
Wimbledonresult = QF (2008)
USOpenresult = 4R (2003)
doublesrecord = 194–190
doublestitles = 5 WTA, 3 ITF
highestdoublesranking = No. 15 (13 September 2004)
grandslamsdoublesresults = yes
AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 4R (2000)
FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 3R (2002, 2004, 2007)
WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2007)
USOpenDoublesresult = QF (2004)
updated = 6 October, 2008

Tamarine Tanasugarn ( _th. แทมมารีน ธนสุกาญจน์; born May 24, 1977) is a professional female Thai tennis player. She was born in Los Angeles, California, U.S. and turned professional in 1994. She has been in the top twenty in both singles and doubles.

Tanasugarn's highest WTA ranking has been world number 19, a ranking she achieved on May 13, 2002. She has won two singles titles. She was briefly a doubles partner with Maria Sharapova, with whom she won two titles in 2003. She won a total of five doubles titles. Her highest doubles ranking was world number 15 which she achieved on September 13, 2004. With Liezel Huber, she reached the 2004 U.S. Open doubles quarterfinals.

In her career, Tanasugarn has defeated former number ones Amélie Mauresmo [ [http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/2/players/playerprofiles/playerheadtoheaddetail.asp?PlayerID=200137&Player1ID=130450 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour ] ] and Jennifer Capriati [ [http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/2/players/playerprofiles/playerheadtoheaddetail.asp?PlayerID=200137&Player1ID=30200 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour ] ] . She has also beaten Mary Pierce [ [http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/2/players/playerprofiles/playerheadtoheaddetail.asp?PlayerID=200137&Player1ID=160142 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour ] ] . All of these women were Grand Slam champions.

Tanasugarn is also a regular competitor for the Thailand Fed Cup team, helping the team join the World Group II in 2005 and 2006.

At 2008 Wimbledon, Tanasugarn knocked out number two seed Jelena Jankovic to advance to her first Grand Slam singles quarterfinals, where she lost to the eventual champion Venus Williams.

She will represent Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing after being accepted as a wild card entry; thanks to her success at s'Hertogenbosch and The Championships, Wimbledon.

WTA Tour titles (7)

ingles (2)

Doubles (5)

*1998: Auckland (w/Miyagi)
*2000: Shanghai (w/Osterloh)
*2001: Bali (w/Dominikovic)
*2003: Tokyo [Japan Open] (w/Sharapova)
*2003: Luxembourg (w/Sharapova)

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