Meilen Tu
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Porter Ranch, Los Angeles |
Born | Tarzana, L.A., California | January 17, 1978
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Turned pro | 1994 |
Retired | 2010 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,590,412 |
Singles | |
Career record | 333–304 |
Career titles | 1 WTA, 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 35 (June 11, 2007) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1997, 1999, 2001, 2002) |
French Open | 2R (2001) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2002) |
US Open | 2R (1997, 2001) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 184–207 |
Career titles | 4 WTA, 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 28 (October 22, 2007) |
Meilen Tu (traditional Chinese: 涂美倫, 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.
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
[edit]Singles: 1 (title)
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Tier I | 0 |
Tier II | 0 |
Tier III | 0 |
Tier IV & V | 1 |
Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | Jan 2001 | Auckland Open | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(12–10), 6–2 |
Doubles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups)
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Tier I | 0 |
Tier II | 2 |
Tier III | 5 |
Tier IV & V | 3 |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Oct 2001 | Bratislava | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1. | Feb 2002 | Paris | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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walkover |
Loss | 2. | Feb 2002 | Antwerp | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6 |
Win | 2. | Sep 2002 | Waikoloa | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 3. | Oct 2001 | Bratislava | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 0–6 |
Win | 3. | Jun 2003 | Birmingham | Grass | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 4. | Nov 2003 | Quebec City | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 4. | Feb 2004 | Memphis | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–0) |
Loss | 5. | Jan 2007 | Sydney | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7) |
Loss | 6. | Jun 2007 | Birmingham | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Topnotch Management website". Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ^ Myles, Stephanie (February 6, 2015). "Eugenie Bouchard hires Sam Sumyk as new coach". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Meilen Tu at the Women's Tennis Association
- Meilen Tu at the International Tennis Federation
- Meilen Tu at the Billie Jean King Cup
- Meilen Tu at Wimbledon
- Meilen Tu at ESPN.com
- 1978 births
- Living people
- American female tennis players
- American sportspeople of Taiwanese descent
- American tennis players of Taiwanese descent
- People from Tarzana, Los Angeles
- Tennis players from Los Angeles
- US Open (tennis) junior champions
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles
- American tennis biography stubs