Tong Ka-po (Chinese: 湯嘉寶, born 17 March 1981) is a female tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Hong Kong.
| Country (sports) |  Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 March 1981 Hong Kong |
| Prize money | $44,746 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 131–90 (59.3%) |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 236 (20 August 2001) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 72–71 (50.3%) |
| Career titles | 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 154 (28 May 2001) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 23–20 (53.5%) |
Career edit
On 17 March 1981, Tong was born in Hong Kong.[1][2]
By age 12, she was ranked number one in Hong Kong and ranked fifth in the world.[3]
Tong featured in 32 ties for the Hong Kong Fed Cup team and represented her nation twice at the Asian Games.[4]
As a singles player on the professional tour, Tong reached a best ranking of 236 and won three singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
All of her main-draw appearances on the WTA Tour came in doubles, including quarterfinal appearances at the 2000 China Open and the 2001 Qatar Open. She had a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 154 and took part in the women's doubles qualifying draw at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships.[5]
Tong now is a tennis coach and director at Modern Tennis Academy in Hong Kong.[6]
ITF finals edit
Singles (3–0) edit
| Legend |
|---|
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 29 November 1998 | Manila, Philippines | Hard |  Lara van Rooyen
|
6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 2. | 3 September 2000 | Kugayama, Japan | Hard |  Chang Kyung-mi
|
7–6(3), 7–5 |
| Winner | 3. | 2 June 2002 | Tianjin, China | Hard (i) |  Liu Weijuan
|
6–3, 6–4 |
Doubles (6–2) edit
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 20 December 1999 | Lucknow, India | Grass |  Manisha Malhotra
|
 Maša Vesenjak Urška Vesenjak
|
6–3, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 6 February 2000 | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard |  Jenny Belobrajdic
|
Mireille Dittmann Kristen van Elden
|
6–7(6), 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 16 July 2000 | Winnipeg, Canada | Clay |  Kirstin Freye
|
 Renata Kolbovic Vanessa Webb
|
1–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 6 August 2000 | Alghero, Italy | Clay |  Ayami Takase
|
 Alice Canepa Valentina Sassi
|
3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 5. | 14 August 2000 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard |  Magda Mihalache
|
 Maria Goloviznina Evgenia Kulikovskaya
|
6–1, 6–2 |
| Winner | 6. | 3 September 2000 | Kugayama, Japan | Hard |  Chen Yu-an
|
Chang Kyung-mi Chae Kyung-yee
|
6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 7. | 29 July 2001 | Guangzhou, China | Hard | Li Ting
|
Chen Yan Sun Tiantian
|
7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 8. | 2 June 2002 | Tianjin, China | Hard (i) | Chan Chin-wei
|
Choi Jin-young Choi Young-ja
|
6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
References edit
- ^ "Ka-po Tong". itftennis.com. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ "Ka-Po Tong". fedcup.com. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ Ockenden, James (2016). "From Grassroots to world stage: Tong Ka Po". blueskieschina.com. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ "Key Statistics". fedcup.com. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ "Tennis: Doubles pair scare seeds". The New Zealand Herald. 21 June 2001. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ "Professions of Tennis, Our Team: Ms. Tong Ka Po". mtahk.com. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
