Thai tennis player
Noppawan Lertcheewakarnนพวรรณ เลิศชีวกานต์ Country (sports) Thailand Residence Bangkok , ThailandBorn (1991-11-18 ) 18 November 1991 (age 32) Chiang Mai , ThailandHeight 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Turned pro 18 June 2009 Plays Right-handed (two-handed both sides) Prize money $293,951 Career record 242–191 Career titles 5 ITF Highest ranking No. 149 (26 September 2011) Australian Open Q2 (2011) French Open Q1 (2011, 2012) Wimbledon 1R (2010 ) US Open 1R (2011 ) Career record 141–112 Career titles 8 ITF Highest ranking No. 97 (15 August 2011) Wimbledon 1R (2011)
Noppawan "Nok" Lertcheewakarn (Thai : นพวรรณ เลิศชีวกานต์ ; born 18 November 1991) is a former professional Thai tennis player. At 2009 Wimbledon Championships , she won the junior singles title . She reached career-high WTA rankings of 149 in singles and 97 in doubles.[ 1]
As of July 2018, Lertcheewakarn having played her last match in August 2017, is in training to be a police officer. She has yet to officially retire.[ 2]
Lertcheewakarn is a counterpuncher with her two-handed backhand and forehand. Her game is lacking powerful strokes, but based on precise groundstrokes and good strategy. Her main weakness is considered to be her serve, lacking of power, consistency and stability.
She has been inspired by Tamarine Tanasugarn , Monica Seles , Marion Bartoli , and Williams sisters .
Lertcheewakarn has been coached by Chuck Kriese.[ 3]
In 2008, Lertcheewakarn was world No. 1 in ITF Junior Circuit , became the first Thai player to ever hold that position. In the same year, Lertcheewakarn won the girls' ITF World Champions .[ 4]
She has reached two Grand Slam girls' singles finals: 2008 Wimbledon losing to Laura Robson , and 2009 Wimbledon beating Kristina Mladenovic . She also reached four Grand Slam girls' doubles finals, won 2008 US Open with Sandra Roma , 2009 French Open with Elena Bogdan , 2009 Wimbledon with Sally Peers , but lost the 2009 US Open , partnering Elena Bogdan .[ 5]
Professional career [ edit ]
Lertcheewakarn started playing her first ITF Circuit events in August 2006.[ 6] She 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.[citation needed ]
In May 2008, Lertcheewakarn won her first pro title in singles at $25k Balikpapan, defeating the top seed Isha Lakhani of India, in straight sets. In 2009, Lertcheewakarn received a main-draw wildcard into the Pattaya Open ; she lost her first-round match against Shahar Pe'er , which lasted 52 minutes, 1–6, 0–6.[citation needed ]
She received a wildcard to Pattaya Open , but lost in the first round to Chanelle Scheepers , in a two-hour-and-forty-minute three-set 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 $50k Nottingham Trophy, she advanced into the quarterfinals, before losing to Elena Baltacha in two straight sets. Lertcheewakarn received a wildcard entry to the Wimbledon Championships where she was defeated by Andrea Hlaváčková in the first round. She ended the year inside top 200 in singles and doubles.[ 7]
Lertcheewakarn qualified for the Auckland Open but lost to Heather Watson in the first round, 1–6, 1–6. At the Malaysian Open , she defeated Alberta Brianti , 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, and lost to a qualifier Anne Kremer in the second round. In doubles, Lertcheewakarn reached a WTA tournament final , partnering Jessica Moore , they lost to Dinara Safina and Galina Voskoboeva in a close match. She lost in the first round of the Baku Cup to Ksenia Pervak , having led 5–3 in the third set.[citation needed ]
At the US Open , Lertcheewakarn qualified for her second Grand Slam main draw, defeating Zuzana Kučová , Ashley Weinhold and Kristýna Plíšková 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. Lertcheewakarn won the Al Habtoor Challenge , beat Bojana Jovanovski , Regina Kulikova , Simona Halep and Kristina Mladenovic en route. She also qualified for HP Open but lost to Samantha Stosur in three sets, she was two points away to score the victory. In 2011, Lertcheewakarn broke into top 100 in doubles and top 150 in singles.[citation needed ]
She reached the final of the $50k event in Gifu but lost to Kimiko Date-Krumm , in three sets. She qualified for the Birmingham Classic main draw, defeating Sesil Karatantcheva en route. In the first round, she lost to Misaki Doi in three sets.
At the Stanford Classic , Lertcheewakarn lost to Nicole Gibbs , 4–6, 4–6.[ 8]
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)[ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
WTA Challenger finals [ edit ]
Doubles: 1 (runner–up)[ edit ]
Singles: 14 (5 titles, 9 runner–ups)[ edit ]
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (5–9)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Jun 2007
ITF Jakarta, Indonesia
10,000
Hard
Nungnadda Wannasuk
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss
0–2
Jul 2007
ITF Bangkok, Thailand
10,000
Hard
Lu Jiaxiang
6–2, 2–6, 7–6(5)
Win
1–2
May 2008
ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia
25,000
Hard
Isha Lakhani
6–3, 6–2
Win
2–2
Aug 2008
ITF Chiang Mai, Thailand
10,000
Hard
Nungnadda Wannasuk
6–2, 6–3
Loss
2–3
Mar 2009
ITF Hamilton, New Zealand
10,000
Hard
Ayu Fani Damayanti
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Loss
2–4
Jul 2010
ITF Saint Joseph, United States
10,000
Hard
Gabriela Paz
6–1, 6–4
Win
3–4
Sep 2010
ITF Tsukuba, Japan
25,000
Hard
Shiho Akita
6–4, 6–1
Loss
3–5
Sep 2010
ITF Cairns, Australia
25,000
Hard
Ana Clara Duarte
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Win
4–5
Dec 2011
Al Habtoor Challenge , UAE
75,000
Hard
Kristina Mladenovic
7–5, 6–4
Loss
4–6
Sep 2012
ITF Phuket, Thailand
25,000
Hard
Dinah Pfizenmaier
6–2, 6–4
Loss
4–7
Apr 2012
Kangaroo Cup Gifu , Japan
50,000
Hard
Kimiko Date-Krumm
6–1, 5–7, 6–3
Loss
4–8
Oct 2013
Bendigo International , Australia
50,000
Hard
Casey Dellacqua
4–6, 4–6
Loss
4–9
Mar 2014
ITF Quanzhou , China
50,000
Hard
Zarina Diyas
1–6, 1–6
Win
5–9
May 2016
ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
10,000
Hard
Prerna Bhambri
6–4, 6–1
Doubles: 18 (8 titles, 10 runner–ups)[ edit ]
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (6–9)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Winner
1.
26 September 2006
ITF Jakarta, Indonesia
Hard
Varatchaya Wongteanchai
Lavinia Tananta Ayu Fani Damayanti
6–2, 6–4
Winner
2.
19 November 2006
ITF Manila, Philippines
Hard
Varatchaya Wongteanchai
Kao Shao-yuan Thassha Vitayaviroj
3–6, 6–3, 7–6(2)
Runner-up
1.
17 June 2007
ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal
Hard
Varanya Vijuksanaboon
Elisa Balsamo Valentina Sulpizio
6–1, 6–0
Runner-up
2.
27 July 2007
ITF Bangkok, Thailand
Hard
Napaporn Tongsalee
Sophia Mulsap Varatchaya Wongteanchai
4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Winner
3.
24 April 2009
ITF Bol, Croatia
Clay
Martina Borecká
Michaela Pochabová Patrícia Verešová
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up
3.
15 May 2010
ITF Tanjung Selor, Indonesia
Hard
Jessy Rompies
Liu Wanting Zhang Ling
7–6(5) , 6–3
Runner-up
4.
31 July 2010
ITF St. Joseph, United States
Hard
Gabriela Paz
Maria Sanchez Ellen Tsay
6–4, 4–6, [5–10]
Runner-up
5.
11 September 2010
ITF Cairns, Australia
Hard
Tyra Calderwood
Tammi Patterson Olivia Rogowska
6–3, 7–6(3)
Runner-up
6.
25 April 2011
Kangaroo Cup , Japan
Hard
Erika Sema
Chan Yung-jan Chan Hao-ching
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up
7.
7 August 2011
Vancouver Open , Canada
Hard
Jamie Hampton
Kristýna Plíšková Karolína Plíšková
5–7, 6–2, [10–2]
Winner
4.
26 March 2012
ITF Phuket, Thailand
Hard
Zheng Saisai
Sun Shengnan Han Xinyun
6–3, 6–3
Winner
5.
18 March 2013
ITF Ipswich, Australia
Hard
Varatchaya Wongteanchai
Viktorija Rajicic Storm Sanders
4–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Runner-up
8.
19 August 2013
Neva Cup St. Petersburg , Russia
Clay
Justyna Jegiołka
Victoria Kan Ganna Poznikhirenko
2–6, 0–6
Winner
6.
12 October 2013
ITF Margaret River, Australia
Hard
Arina Rodionova
Monique Adamczak Tammi Patterson
6–2, 3–6, [10–8]
Runner-up
9.
5 May 2014
ITF Incheon, South Korea
Hard
Melis Sezer
Han Na-lae Yoo Mi
1–6, 1–6
Winner
7.
20 April 2015
ITF Shenzhen, China
Hard
Lu Jiajing
Han Na-lae Jang Su-jeong
6–4, 7–5
Runner-up
10.
24 October 2015
ITF Brisbane, Australia
Hard
Varatchaya Wongteanchai
Lauren Embree Asia Muhammad
2–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Winner
8.
10 March 2017
ITF Mildura, Australia
Grass
Lu Jiajing
Tessah Andrianjafitrimo Shérazad Reix
6–4, 1–6, [10–8]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.