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Meilen Tu - Wikipedia

Meilen Tu (traditional Chinese: 涂美りん, simplified Chinese: 涂美伦, Hanyu Pinyin: Tú Měilún) (born January 17, 1978) is a former professional tennis player from the U.S. In her career, she won one singles title and four doubles titles on the WTA Tour, with four singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Meilen Tu
Country (sports) United States
ResidencePorter Ranch, Los Angeles
Born (1978-01-17) January 17, 1978 (age 46)
Tarzana, L.A., California
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Turned pro1994
Retired2010
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,590,412
Singles
Career record333–304
Career titles1 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 35 (June 11, 2007)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1997, 1999, 2001, 2002)
French Open2R (2001)
Wimbledon3R (2002)
US Open2R (1997, 2001)
Doubles
Career record184–207
Career titles4 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 28 (October 22, 2007)

Born in Tarzana, Los Angeles to Taiwanese parents, Tu was the US Open girls' singles champion in 1994. At the 2006 DFS Classic, she reached the semifinals but lost to Vera Zvonareva, who eventually won the title.

Tu currently works as an agent for Topnotch Management,[1] working closely with players such as Caroline Garcia and Zhang Shuai. Tu is married to Sam Sumyk, who formerly coached two-time grand slam champion Victoria Azarenka, Vera Zvonareva and Garbiñe Muguruza.[2]

WTA Tour finals

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Singles: 1 (title)

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Legend
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 1
Result Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win Jan 2001 Auckland Open Hard   Paola Suárez 7–6(12–10), 6–2

Doubles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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Legend
Tier I 0
Tier II 2
Tier III 5
Tier IV & V 3
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Oct 2001 Bratislava Hard (i)   Nathalie Dechy   Elena Bovina
  Dája Bedáňová
3–6, 4–6
Win 1. Feb 2002 Paris Hard (i)   Nathalie Dechy   Elena Dementieva
  Janette Husárová
walkover
Loss 2. Feb 2002 Antwerp Hard (i)   Nathalie Dechy   Magdalena Maleeva
  Patty Schnyder
3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6
Win 2. Sep 2002 Waikoloa Hard   María Vento-Kabchi   Nannie de Villiers
  Irina Selyutina
1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss 3. Oct 2001 Bratislava Hard (i)   Nathalie Dechy   Maja Matevžič
  Henrieta Nagyová
4–6, 0–6
Win 3. Jun 2003 Birmingham Grass   Els Callens   Alicia Molik
  Martina Navratilova
7–5, 6–4
Loss 4. Nov 2003 Quebec City Carpet (i)   Els Callens   Ting Li
  Sun Tiantian
3–6, 3–6
Win 4. Feb 2004 Memphis Carpet (i)   Åsa Svensson   Maria Sharapova
  Vera Zvonareva
6–4, 7–6(7–0)
Loss 5. Jan 2007 Sydney Hard   Marion Bartoli   Anna-Lena Grönefeld
  Meghann Shaughnessy
3–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7)
Loss 6. Jun 2007 Birmingham Grass   Sun Tiantian   Chuang Chia-jung
  Chan Yung-jan
6–7(3–7), 3–6

References

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  1. ^ "Topnotch Management website". Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  2. ^ Myles, Stephanie (February 6, 2015). "Eugenie Bouchard hires Sam Sumyk as new coach". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
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