Thai tennis player
Varatchaya Wongteanchai วรัชญา วงค์เทียนชัย Country (sports) Thailand Residence Bangkok , ThailandBorn (1989-09-07 ) 7 September 1989 (age 34) Chiang Rai , ThailandHeight 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) Turned pro 2006 Retired 2019 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach Bobby Wongteanchai Prize money $298,719 Career record 290–243 Career titles 4 ITF Highest ranking No. 200 (20 July 2015) Career record 351–218 Career titles 2 WTA, 31 ITF Highest ranking No. 77 (12 September 2016) Australian Open 1R (2017 ) Wimbledon 2R (2017 ) US Open 1R (2016 ) Fed Cup 10–6
Varatchaya "Pias" Wongteanchai (Thai : วรัชญา วงค์เทียนชัย ; born 7 September 1989) is a former professional tennis player from Thailand.
In her career, she won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour , with four singles titles and 31 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit . On 20 July 2015, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 200. On 12 September 2016, she peaked at No. 77 in the doubles rankings.
Playing for Thailand Fed Cup team , Wongteanchai has accumulated a win–loss record of 10–6.
Her younger sister Varunya Wongteanchai is also a tennis professional.
In February 2012, Wongteanchai made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at her home tournament, the Pattaya Open . She qualified for the main draw by defeating Hsu Wen-hsin in three, and Misa Eguchi in straight sets. She then faced top-seed Vera Zvonareva in the first round but lost in two sets by 2–6, 5–7. She also partnered her younger sister Varunya in the doubles event, but they lost in the quarterfinals.
In 2013, Wongteanchai started her year by winning a title at the Blossom Cup . It was her most important title so far. She was then awarded a wildcard into the Pattaya Open , where she defeated Annika Beck 6–3, 6–3 but lost to Marina Erakovic in the second round. In the doubles event, Wongteanchai partnered with her sister Varunya. In the first round, they defeated the third seeds Chan Yung-jan and Chan Hao-ching as well as Irina Buryachok and Valeria Solovyeva . They then lost to Akgul Amanmuradova and Alexandra Panova in the semifinals. She also played in the qualifying event of the 2013 Roland Garros but lost to Grace Min in the first round.
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)[ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam tournament
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
WTA 125 tournament finals [ edit ]
Doubles: 1 (runner–up)[ edit ]
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
1.
27 June 2009
ITF Bangkok, Thailand
Hard
Ai Yamamoto
1–6, 1–6
Loss
2.
9 August 2009
ITF Solo, Indonesia
Hard
Lavinia Tananta
1–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss
3.
18 February 2011
ITF Aurangabad, India
Clay
Vlada Ekshibarova
1–6, 4–6
Win
1.
25 February 2011
ITF Mumbai, India
Hard
Vlada Ekshibarova
2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win
2.
19 June 2011
ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia
Hard
Wang Qiang
7–5, 6–3
Win
3.
25 June 2011
ITF Pattaya, Thailand
Hard
Anna Tyulpa
6–4, 6–1
Win
4.
11 January 2013
Blossom Cup , China
Hard
Nadiya Kichenok
6–2, 6–7(5) , 7–6(5)
Doubles: 61 (31–30)[ edit ]
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75/$80,000 tournaments
$50/$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (27–18)
Clay (2–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–5)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1.
23 July 2006
ITF Bangkok, Thailand
Hard
Nungnadda Wannasuk
Chang Kai-chen Nguyen Thuy Dung
6–4, 6–4
Win
2.
26 September 2006
ITF Jakarta, Indonesia
Hard
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Lavinia Tananta Ayu Fani Damayanti
6–2, 6–4
Win
3.
19 November 2006
ITF Manila, Philippines
Hard
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Kao Shao-yuan Thassha Vitayaviroj
3–6, 6–3, 7–6((2) )
Win
4.
13 July 2007
ITF Khon Kaen, Thailand
Hard
Sophia Mulsap
Denise Dy Nungnadda Wannasuk
6–4, 6–2
Win
5.
27 July 2007
ITF Bangkok, Thailand
Hard
Sophia Mulsap
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Napaporn Tongsalee
4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss
1.
25 August 2007
ITF Noida, India
Carpet
Sophia Mulsap
Ankita Bhambri Sanaa Bhambri
1–6, 4–6
Loss
2.
31 August 2007
ITF New Delhi, India
Hard
Sophia Mulsap
Tara Iyer Nungnadda Wannasuk
4–6, 3–6
Loss
3.
4 November 2007
ITF Kofu, Japan
Hard
Ayaka Maekawa
Maki Arai Chang Kyung-mi
7–5, 2–6, [7–10]
Win
6.
12 November 2007
ITF Pune, India
Hard
Zhang Ling
Wynne Prakusya Angelique Widjaja
1–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Win
7.
19 November 2007
ITF Aurangabad, India
Clay
Sandhya Nagaraj
Ankita Bhambri Sanaa Bhambri
7–6((4) ), 7–5
Win
8.
28 March 2008
ITF Wellington, New Zealand
Hard
Ayaka Maekawa
Tomoko Dokei Etsuko Kitazaki
6–1, 6–3
Loss
4.
13 July 2008
ITF Tokyo, Japan
Carpet
Ayumi Oka
Chang Kyung-mi Chae Kyung-yee
6–3, 2–6, [7–10]
Loss
5.
16 August 2008
ITF Chiang Mai, Thailand
Hard
Sophia Mulsap
Chen Yanchong Chen Yi
5–7, 3–6
Win
9.
20 September 2008
ITF Kyoto, Japan
Carpet (i)
Ayumi Oka
Maki Arai Yurina Koshino
5–7, 6–2, [10–2]
Loss
6.
21 March 2009
ITF Hamilton, New Zealand
Hard
Jessy Rompies
Kim So-jung Ayaka Maekawa
5–7, 3–6
Loss
7.
24 May 2009
ITF Nagano, Japan
Carpet
Tomoyo Takagishi
Junri Namigata Akiko Yonemura
1–6, 4–6
Loss
8.
7 June 2009
ITF Komoro, Japan
Clay
Ayumi Oka
Zhang Shuai Xu Yifan
2–6, 1–6
Win
10.
13 June 2009
ITF Bangkok, Thailand
Hard
Suchanun Viratprasert
Tomoko Dokei Yoo Mi
6–3, 6–1
Win
11.
26 June 2009
ITF Bangkok, Thailand
Hard
Suchanun Viratprasert
Tomoko Dokei Yoo Mi
w/o
Win
12.
2 August 2009
ITF Jakarta, Indonesia
Hard
Nungnadda Wannasuk
Beatrice Gumulya Jessy Rompies
6–2, 6–7(5) , [10–7]
Loss
9.
5 September 2009
ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand
Hard
Lavinia Tananta
Albina Khabibulina Kanyapat Narattana
7–5, 4–6, [8–10]
Win
13.
3 July 2010
ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand
Hard
Chen Yi
Kim Kun-hee Yu Min-hwa
6–2, 6–2
Loss
10.
10 July 2010
ITF Pattaya, Thailand
Hard
Jessy Rompies
Chen Yi Sakiko Shimizu
3–6, 6–7((2) )
Loss
11.
9 October 2010
ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand
Hard
Chen Yi
Peangtarn Plipuech Nungnadda Wannasuk
5–7, 7–6(4) , [9–11]
Win
14.
11 October 2010
ITF Pattaya, Thailand
Hard
Chen Yi
Juan Ting-fei Zhu Lin
7–5, 6–2
Win
15.
24 October 2010
ITF Khon Kaen, Thailand
Hard
Luksika Kumkhum
Huỳnh Phương Đài Trang Maya Kato
6–4, 7–5
Win
16.
18 February 2011
ITF Aurangabad, India
Hard
Varunya Wongteanchai
Nicole Clerico Maria Masini
4–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Loss
12.
21 February 2011
ITF Mumbai, India
Hard
Han Sung-hee
Kanae Hisami Li Ting
1–6, 5–7
Loss
13.
11 April 2011
ITF Incheon, South Korea
Hard
Kao Shao-yuan
Han Sung-hee Hong Hyun-hui
3–6, 6–7((3) )
Win
17.
28 May 2011
ITF Bangkok, Thailand
Hard
Li Ting
Ayu-Fani Damayanti Lavinia Tananta
6–1, 6–4
Win
18.
3 June 2011
ITF Bangkok, Thailand
Hard
Li Ting
Ayu-Fani Damayanti Lavinia Tananta
5–7, 7–6(5) , [10–5]
Win
19.
19 June 2011
ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia
Hard
Kanae Hisami
Yurika Sema Natsumi Hamamura
6–3, 6–2
Loss
14.
4 July 2011
ITF Pattaya, Thailand
Hard
Yurina Koshino
Liang Chen Zhao Yijing
1–6, 4–6
Win
20.
11 September 2011
ITF Nato, Japan
Carpet
Kanae Hisami
Ayumi Oka Natsumi Hamamura
1–6, 7–6(4) , [14–12]
Loss
15.
28 October 2011
ITF Hamanako, Japan
Carpet
Huỳnh Phương Đài Trang
Natsumi Hamamura Ayumi Oka
3–6, 3–6
Loss
16.
23 December 2011
ITF Pune, India
Hard
Varunya Wongteanchai
Lu Jiajing Lu Jiaxiang
1–6, 3–6
Win
21.
22 July 2012
ITF Astana, Kazakhstan
Hard
Luksika Kumkhum
Veronika Kapshay Ekaterina Yashina
6–2, 6–4
Win
22.
2 September 2012
ITF Tsukuba, Japan
Hard
Luksika Kumkhum
Yurina Koshino Mari Tanaka
6–2, 6–2
Loss
17.
19 November 2012
ITF Toyota, Japan
Carpet (i)
Miki Miyamura
Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua
1–6, 2–6
Win
23.
18 March 2013
ITF Ipswich, Australia
Hard
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Viktorija Rajicic Storm Sanders
4–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Loss
18.
25 March 2013
ITF Bundaberg, Australia
Clay
Miki Miyamura
Jang Su-jeong Lee So-ra
6–7(4) , 6–4, [8–10]
Win
24.
22 April 2013
ITF Wenshan, China
Hard
Miki Miyamura
Rika Fujiwara Junri Namigata
7–5, 6–3
Win
25.
10 February 2014
ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand
Hard
Zhang Ling
Tian Ran Tang Haochen
2–6, 6–2, [12–10]
Loss
19.
28 April 2014
Anning Open , China
Clay
Zhang Ling
Zhang Kailin Han Xinyun
4–6, 2–6
Loss
20.
26 May 2014
ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia
Hard
Varunya Wongteanchai
Michika Ozeki Peangtarn Plipuech
3–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Win
26.
2 June 2014
ITF Tarakan, Indonesia
Hard (i)
Varunya Wongteanchai
Beatrice Gumulya Jessy Rompies
5–7, 6–4, [11–9]
Win
27.
7 July 2014
ITF Bangkok, Thailand
Hard
Varunya Wongteanchai
Luksika Kumkhum Tamarine Tanasugarn
6–3, 4–6, [10–8]
Win
28.
13 October 2014
ITF Bangkok, Thailand
Hard
Varunya Wongteanchai
Martina Borecká Lesley Kerkhove
6–2, 5–7, [10–7]
Win
29.
1 November 2014
ITF Margaret River, Australia
Hard
Miyabi Inoue
Carolin Daniels Laura Schäder
4–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Loss
21.
14 November 2014
Bendigo International , Australia
Hard
Varunya Wongteanchai
Jessica Moore Abbie Myers
6–3, 1–6, [6–10]
Loss
22.
10 January 2015
ITF Hong Kong
Hard
Varunya Wongteanchai
Han Xinyun Hsu Chieh-yu
6–3, 4–6, [8–10]
Win
30.
27 February 2015
ITF Aurangabad, India
Clay
Lee Ya-hsuan
Hsu Ching-wen Lee Pei-chi
6–1, 7–6(4)
Loss
23.
20 September 2015
ITF Redding, United States
Hard
Michelle Sammons
Ashley Weinhold Caitlin Whoriskey
2–6, 5–7
Loss
24.
24 October 2015
ITF Brisbane, Australia
Hard
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Lauren Embree Asia Muhammad
2–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Loss
25.
20 March 2016
ITF Canberra, Australia
Clay
Kanae Hisami
Ashleigh Barty Arina Rodionova
4–6, 2–6
Win
31.
24 April 2016
ITF Nanning, China
Hard
Liu Chang
Ksenia Lykina Emily Webley-Smith
6–1, 6–4
Loss
26.
2 May 2016
Kunming Open, China
Clay
Yang Zhaoxuan
Wang Yafan Zhang Kailin
7–6(3) , 6–7(2) , [1–10]
Loss
27.
4 February 2017
Burnie International , Australia
Hard
Alison Bai
Riko Sawayanagi Barbora Štefková
6–7(6) , 6–4, [7–10]
Loss
28.
25 March 2017
ITF Mornington, Australia
Clay
Jessica Moore
Priscilla Hon Fanny Stollár
1–6, 5–7
Loss
29.
31 March 2017
ITF Mornington, Australia
Clay
Jessica Moore
Julia Glushko Barbora Krejčíková
4–6, 6–2, [9–11]
Loss
30.
18 August 2017
ITF Nonthaburi, India
Hard
Varunya Wongteanchai
Chan Chin-wei Choi Ji-hee
6–2, 1–6, [11–13]