Marissa Niroj (born 26 April 1979) is a Thai former professional tennis player. She is now known as Marissa Kroon.

Marissa Niroj
Country (sports) Thailand
Born (1979-04-26) 26 April 1979 (age 45)
Prize money$8,090
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 506 (15 Sep 1997)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 375 (15 Sep 1997)
Medal record
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1997 Jakarta Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Jakarta Women's doubles

Niroj, a world top-100 junior, made her only WTA Tour main draw appearance at the 1997 Pattaya Open.[1] She reached a career high singles ranking of 506 while competing on the professional tour.[2]

At the 1997 Southeast Asian Games in Jakarta, Niroj won a silver medal for Thailand in the team event and partnered with Suvimol Duangchan for a bronze medal in the women's doubles.

In 1999 she was a member of the Thailand Fed Cup team and appeared in a total of four ties, winning one singles and two doubles rubbers.

ITF finals edit

Singles: 1 (0–1) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. Sep 1996 Samutprakan, Thailand Hard   Suvimol Duangchan 5–7, 4–6

Doubles: 2 (0–2) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. Sep 1996 Samutprakan, Thailand Hard   Pirada Witoonpanich   Suvimol Duangchan
  Phorhathai Suksamran
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. May 1998 Maryborough, Australia Clay   Suvimol Duangchan   Lisa McShea
  Monika Maštalířová
4–6, 0–6

References edit

  1. ^ "Pattaya 1997 Tennis Tournament". itftennis.com.
  2. ^ "Tennis Abstract: Marissa Niroj WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.

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