Danai Udomchoke
Thai tennis player
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Danai Udomchoke (2013)
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Residence | Bangkok , Thailand |
Born |
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1981-08-11
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11 August 1981
(age
41)
Bangkok , Thailand |
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) |
Turned pro | 1997 |
Retired | 2015 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 1,095,170 |
Singles | |
Career record | 55–69 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 77 (29 January 2007) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R ( 2007 ) |
French Open | 1R ( 2007 ) |
Wimbledon | 2R ( 2005 , 2007 ) |
US Open | 1R ( 2004 ) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 12–27 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 130 (8 October 2012) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2007, 2013) |
Medal record
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Last updated on: 15 February 2016. |
Danai Udomchoke ( Thai : ดนัย อุดมโชค , born 11 August 1981) is a former professional tennis player from Thailand . He was born in Bangkok , where he still resides.
Udomchoke turned professional in 1997, and was coached by Jan Stoce . He is sponsored by Dunlop Sport for his racquets and apparel. His career-best ranking was World No. 77 on 29 January 2007.
Grand Slams
Udomchoke made his debut in the main draw of a Grand Slam in 2004 when he qualified for the US Open . He lost to Spaniard Tommy Robredo in straight sets. One of Udomchoke's highest profile matches was his 2006 Australian Open 1st round match against No. 3 seed David Nalbandian . After starting out slowly, Udomchoke shocked Nalbandian by winning the third and fourth sets. However, his energy soon wore down, and despite pushing the World No. 3 to five sets, Udomchoke lost 2–6, 2–6, 6–1, 7–6, 1–6. In the 2007 Australian Open , Udomchoke advanced to the third round, losing to 14th-seeded Novak Djokovic after defeating 24th-seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero . Udomchoke qualified for Wimbledon in 2007 and was defeated in the second round by Andy Roddick .
ATP career finals
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
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Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) |
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) |
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) |
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0) |
Result. | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1–0 | 30 September 2012 | PTT Thailand Open , Bangkok, Thailand | Hard (i) |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Asian Games
In the 15th Asian Games held in Doha , Qatar , he won the gold medal for Thailand, after beating Korean Lee Hyung-taik in two sets, 7–5 and 6–3, in the men's singles tournament.
Singles titles (9)
Legend (singles) |
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Grand Slam (0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
ATP Tour (0) |
Challengers (9) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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1. | 6 October 2003 | Dharwad | Hard |
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7–6, 6–1 |
2. | 23 May 2005 | Busan | Hard |
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7–6, 6–1 |
3. | 25 July 2005 | Granby | Hard |
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7–6, 2–6, 7–6 |
4. | 14 November 2005 | Champaign | Hard (i) |
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7–5, 6–2 |
5. | 17 April 2006 | Chikmagalur | Hard |
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7–6, 6–4 |
6. | 15 May 2006 | Fergana | Hard |
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6–0, 6–2 |
7. | 6 November 2006 | Busan | Hard |
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6–2, 6–0 |
8. | 17 May 2009 | Busan | Hard |
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6–2, 6–2 |
9. | 4 February 2012 | Burnie | Hard |
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7–6 (7–5) , 6–3 |
Singles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current until 2014 Australian Open .
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | W–L |
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Australian Open | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | 3R | Q3 | Q3 | Q1 | Q3 | 1R | Q2 | 2–3 |
French Open | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0–1 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q1 | Q3 | 2R | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 1R | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | 2–4 |
US Open | Q2 | Q1 | Q3 | Q2 | 1R | Q3 | Q1 | 1R | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0–2 |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–10 |
External links
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Danai Udomchoke
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Association of Tennis Professionals
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Danai Udomchoke
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International Tennis Federation
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Danai Udomchoke
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Davis Cup
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Danai Udomchoke
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ESPN.com
- Udomchoke World ranking history at the Wayback Machine (archived 30 September 2007)
- Thai Men Recent match results at the Wayback Machine (archived 30 September 2007)
- Danai Udomchoke's Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 13 December 2007)