Kim Eun-ha

Kim Eun-ha
(김 은하)
Country (sports)	South Korea
Born	8 March 1975 (age 49); South Korea
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Retired	2003
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$182,957
Singles
Career record	171–139
Career titles	8 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 141 (26 October 1998)
Doubles
Career record	127–94
Career titles	15 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 84 (27 July 1998)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1998)
French Open	1R (1998, 1999)
Wimbledon	2R (1998)
US Open	2R (1998)

Kim Eun-ha (born 8 March 1975) is a former professional tennis player from South Korea. A right-handed player, Kim had a serve-and-volley game and was best on hardcourts.

Biography

Early life

Kim was born in 1975, one of three daughters of fisherman Young-soo and housewife Chung In-ja. She began playing tennis while at school at the age of 10 and graduated in 1994, after which she joined the professional tour.^[1]

Professional tour

Kim made the singles quarterfinals of the 1997 Danamon Open in Jakarta as a qualifier. Her performances in 1997 brought her ranking into the top 200 and she peaked at No. 141 in 1998. She won ITF singles titles in Seoul and Shenzhen during her career.

It was in doubles that she had the most success. After winning four ITF doubles events in 1997, Kim appeared in the main draw of all four Grand Slam events in the 1998 season and reached 84 in the world that year. One of those Grand Slam tournaments was the US Open where she and Virág Csurgó beat the American pairing of Jennifer Capriati and Alexandra Stevenson.^[2] On the WTA Tour she twice made doubles semifinals, with Émilie Loit at the 1998 Skoda Czech Open and Jeon Mi-ra in 2001 at the Pattaya Open.

Representative

Kim made her first appearances for the South Korea Fed Cup team in 1995 and was a regular fixture in the side throughout the campaign.

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Kim was a member of the South Korean squad and featured in the women's doubles draw, with Park Sung-hee. The pair were beaten in the first round by South Africa's Amanda Coetzer and Mariaan de Swardt.^[3]

In 1997, South Korea competed in the Fed Cup World Group, having qualified for the first time by beating Bulgaria in the 1996 play-off. Her win over Bulgaria's Antoaneta Pandjerova in the fourth rubber of the play-off had the distinction of securing the World Group spot for South Korea. Their 1997 World Group tie was against Argentina in Seoul and they were beaten 4-1, with Kim losing both a singles and doubles match in three sets.

Her appearances in international competition for South Korea include the 1998 Asian Games and 2001 Summer Universiade. At the Universiade, which was held in Beijing, she won two medals, a silver in the women's doubles and a bronze in the mixed doubles.

ITF Circuit finals

$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (8–4)

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	6 June 1994	Seoul, South Korea	Hard	Choi Young-ja	6–3, 7–5
Winner	2.	19 December 1994	Manila, Philippines	Hard	Yi Jingqian	6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	3.	8 May 1995	Seoul, South Korea	Clay	Choi Ju-yeon	4–6, 5–7
Winner	4.	29 May 1995	Seoul, South Korea	Hard	Choi Young-ja	6–2, 6–2
Winner	5.	5 June 1995	Seoul, South Korea	Hard	Madoka Kuki	6–2, 6–1
Winner	6.	6 May 1996	Seoul, South Korea	Clay	Choi Young-ja	2–6, 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	7.	3 November 1997	Beijing, China	Hard	Yi Jingqian	3–6, 5–7
Winner	8.	26 April 1998	Shenzhen, China	Hard	Yi Jingqian	6–3, 6–1
Runner-up	9.	18 October 1998	Indian Wells, United States	Hard	Pavlina Nola	3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	10.	14 May 2000	Seoul, South Korea	Clay	Li Na	3–6, 6–7^(1–7)
Winner	11.	4 June 2000	Shenzhen, China	Hard	Sun Tiantian	6–4, 6–3
Winner	12.	29 April 2001	Seoul, South Korea	Hard	Yi Jingqian	6–4, 6–2

Doubles (15–7)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	12 December 1994	Manila, Philippines	Hard	Choi Ju-yeon	Keiko Ishida Park In-sook	6–3, 6–4
Winner	2.	20 March 1995	Bandar, Brunei	Hard	Choi Ju-yeon	Kim Soon-nam Kim Ih-sook	6–4, 6–0
Winner	3.	8 May 1995	Seoul, South Korea	Clay	Choi Ju-yeon	Keiko Ishida Mami Donoshiro	6–3, 6–3
Winner	4.	22 May 1995	Beijing, China	Hard	Kim Ih-sook	Francesca La'O Weng Tzu-ting	6–2, 6–3
Winner	5.	29 May 1995	Seoul, South Korea	Clay	Kim Ih-sook	Choi Jin Choi Young-ja	6–4, 7–5
Winner	6.	5 May 1997	Seoul, South Korea	Clay	Cho Yoon-jeong	Choi Young-ja Park Sung-hee	6–3, 7–6^(8–6)
Winner	7.	4 August 1997	Jakarta, Indonesia	Clay	Choi Young-ja	Kerry-Anne Guse Kristine Kunce	6–3, 6–4
Winner	8.	15 September 1997	Taipei, Taiwan	Hard	Choi Young-ja	Kerry-Anne Guse Catherine Barclay	1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner	9.	10 November 1997	Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Catherine Barclay	Renee Reid Réka Vidáts	6–3, 6–2
Winner	10.	26 April 1998	Shenzhen, China	Hard	Catherine Barclay	Gail Biggs Tomoe Hotta	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	11.	25 October 1998	Houston, United States	Hard	Rika Hiraki	Nana Smith Miho Saeki	1–6, 6–4, 1–6
Runner-up	12.	9 August 1999	Lexington Challenger, United States	Hard	Julie Pullin	Alexandra Fusai Florencia Labat	4–6, 1–6
Winner	13.	3 October 1999	Seoul, South Korea	Hard	Catherine Barclay	Tamarine Tanasugarn Park Sung-hee	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	14.	4 October 1999	Saga, Japan	Grass	Petra Rampre	Catherine Barclay Vanessa Webb	7–6, 3–6, 2–6
Winner	15.	4 June 2000	Shenzhen, China	Hard	Saori Obata	Li Na Li Ting	6–1, 6–3
Runner-up	16.	25 March 2001	La Cañada, United States	Hard	Rika Hiraki	Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe	2–6, 4–6
Winner	17.	29 April 2001	Seoul, South Korea	Hard	Wynne Prakusya	Angelika Bachmann Adrienn Hegedűs	6–3, 6–2
Winner	18.	6 May 2001	Kangaroo Cup, Japan	Carpet	Wynne Prakusya	Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe	1–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–2)
Runner-up	19.	16 September 2001	Seoul, South Korea	Hard	Rika Hiraki	Choi Young-ja Kim Eun-sook	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	20.	18 November 2001	Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	Jeon Mi-ra	Lisa McShea Trudi Musgrave	5–7, 4–6
Winner	21.	25 February 2002	New Delhi, India	Hard	Choi Young-ja	Eva Birnerová Jana Hlaváčková	6–7^(4–7), 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	22.	16 November 2003	Manila, Philippines	Hard	Kim Ji-young	Wynne Prakusya Maya Rosa	6–2, 0–6, 4–6