Sony Ericsson WTA Tour

JANUARY - Fell 1r at Hobart (as No.8 seed, l. to Benesova); fell 1r at Australian Open (as No.32 seed, l. to Martinez Sanchez).

FEBRUARY - Reached QF at Pattaya City (as No.6 seed, l. to Mirza); also won sixth Tour doubles title at Pattaya City (w/Shvedova).

MARCH - Fell 1r at Indian Wells (l. to Li); reached 2r at Miami (l. to No.10 seed A.Radwanska in 3s).

APRIL - Played on ITF Circuit.

MAY - Fell 1r at Madrid (l. to Razzano in 3s); fell 1r at Strasbourg (as No.5 seed, l. to qualifier Kutuzova); reached 2r at Roland Garros (l. to No.8 seed Ivanovic).

JUNE - Reached 2r at Birmingham (as No.12 seed, l. to WC Cavaday in 3s); won third Tour singles title at 's-Hertogenbosch (d. No.7 seed Benesova, No.3 seed Pennetta and top seed Safina en route to final, then d. WC Wickmayer for title; became first Thai woman ever to beat a reigning world No.1 with win over Safina, also seventh Top 10 win - five of which have come on grass); fell 1r at Wimbledon (l. to qualifier Parra Santonja).

JULY - Did not play.

AUGUST - Withdrew from Los Angeles and Cincinnati w/right elbow injury; fell 1r at US Open (l. to Sevastova).

1990 - Made first appearance in ITF/Bangkok-THA qualifying.

1991 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

1992 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

1993 - Played first Tour main draw at Pattaya City, falling 1r (l. to Stubbs); fell in Tour qualifying once; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

1994 - Played one Tour main draw at Pattaya City, reaching 2r; fell in Tour qualifying once; continued to play on ITF Circuit.

1995 - First full season on Tour, best result being 3r at Miami; fell in qualifying at all four Grand Slams; won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

1996 - First Top 100 season; runner-up at Pattaya City (l. to Dragomir Ilie in final); SF at Beijing (l. to Wang); made Top 100 debut on November 25 (after Pattaya City; rose from No.104 to No.79); won three singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

1997 - First Top 50 season; SF at Auckland (l. to Maruska); made main draw debuts at all four Grand Slams, best results being 3r at Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open; won one singles title on ITF Circuit; made Top 50 debut on June 9 (after Roland Garros; rose from No.52 to No.48).

1998 - SF at Tokyo [Princess Cup] (l. to Seles); QF three times, at Auckland, Stanford and Pattaya City; first Grand Slam 4r appearances at Australian Open (d. No.6 Majoli en route for first Top 10 win; first Thai woman to reach a Grand Slam 4r) and Wimbledon (l. to Hingis); won one Tour doubles title.

1999 - QF at Kuala Lampur; reached 4r at Wimbledon (l. to Lucic); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2000 - First Top 30 season; runner-up at Birmingham (l. to Raymond in final); SF three times, at Tokyo [Japan Open] (l. to Halard-Decugis), Shanghai (l. to Tulyaganova) and Kuala Lampur (l. to Nagyova); QF at Pattaya City; reached 4r at Wimbledon (l. to S.Williams); also played Olympics (l. to V.Williams in 2r); won one Tour doubles title; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2001 - Another Top 30 season; runner-up at Tokyo [Japan Open] (l. to Seles in final); SF at Dubai (l. to Hingis); QF three times, at Eastbourne, Tokyo [Princess Cup] and Bali; reached 4r at Wimbledon (l. to Tauziat); had second and third Top 10 wins at Eastbourne (No.10 Tauziat) and Wimbledon (No.6 Mauresmo); won one Tour doubles title.

2002 - Third straight Top 30 season; runner-up twice, at Canberra (l. to Smashnova in final) and Doha (l. to Seles in final); SF at Tokyo [Japan Open] (l. to Craybas); QF four times, at Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Dubai, Tokyo [Princess Cup] and Pattaya City; reached 4r at Wimbledon (l. to Seles); made Top 20 debut on February 18 (after Doha; rose from No.21 to No.20); spent nine weeks in Top 20 during 2002 (peaking at No.19).

2003 - Won first Tour singles title at Hyderabad (d. Tulyaganova in final); SF at Pattaya City (l. to Nagyova); QF three times, at Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Birmingham and Bali; reached 4r at US Open (d. No.9 Hantuchova en route for fourth Top 10 win; l. to Mauresmo); won two Tour doubles titles.

2004 - SF twice, at Hyderabad (l. to Kirilenko) and Tokyo [Japan Open] (l. to Sharapova); QF twice, at Birmingham and Guangzhou; reached 4r at Wimbledon (l. to Sugiyama); also played Olympics (l. to Widjaja in 1r).

2005 - QF at Birmingham; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Runner-up at Bangkok (l. to King 26 64 64 in final; led 4-2 third set); QF at Kolkata (l. to Hingis); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2007 - Did not win back-to-back matches in any Tour main draws.

2008 - Best season in five years, highlighted by impressive grass court season; won second Tour singles title at 's-Hertogenbosch (as qualifier, d. No.8 seed A.Bondarenko in SF and No.3 seed Safina in final) and reached QF at Wimbledon (d. No.13 seed Zvonareva en route to seventh 4r run there, then d. No.2 seed Jankovic to finally break through to first career Grand Slam QF; l. to No.7 seed and eventual champion V.Williams); had fifth and sixth career Top 10 wins at 's-Hertogenbosch (No.9 Safina) and Wimbledon (No.3 Jankovic); four of six career Top 10 wins have come on grass courts; rose from No.85 to No.60 on June 23 (after 's-Hertogenbosch) and from No.60 to No.37 on July 7 (after Wimbledon), her first time in Top 40 since January 2004; QF twice more at Pattaya City (l. to top seed and eventual champion A.Radwanska) and Tokyo [Japan Open] (as No.7 seed, l. to top seed and eventual champion Wozniacki); 3r twice, at Doha (as qualifier, d. No.14 seed Mauresmo in 2r; l. to No.4 seed and eventual champion Sharapova) and Birmingham (l. to Mattek); 2r twice, at Montréal (l. to No.12 seed Petrova) and Beijing (l. to No.7 seed Hantuchova in 3s); fell 1r seven times, incl. Australian Open (as qualifier, l. to No.19 seed Bammer in 3s), Roland Garros (l. to Kleybanova), Olympics (l. to Arvidsson) and US Open (l. to LL Duque Marino in 3s); fell in Tour qualifying once; won one singles title on ITF Circuit; withdrew from Bali w/back injury.

SINGLES
Winner (3): 2009 - 's-Hertogenbosch; 2008 - 's-Hertogenbosch, ITF/Gifu-JPN; 2006 - ITF/Shanghai-CHN; 2005 - ITF/Shenzhen-CHN; 2003 - Hyderabad; 2000 - ITF/Gifu-JPN; 1999 - ITF/Surbiton-GBR, ITF/Saga-JPN; 1997 - ITF/Surbiton-GBR; 1996 - ITF/Warrnambool-AUS, ITF/Wodonga-AUS, ITF/Saga-JPN; 1993 - ITF/Manila-PHI.
Finalist (6): 2006 - Bangkok; 2002 - Canberra, Doha; 2001 - Tokyo [Japan Open]; 2000 - Birmingham; 1996 - Pattaya City.
Semifinalist (10): 2004 - Hyderabad, Tokyo [Japan Open]; 2002 - Tokyo [Japan Open]; 2001 - Dubai; 2000 - Tokyo [Japan Open], Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur; 1998 - Tokyo [Princess Cup]; 1997 - Auckland; 1996 - Beijing.

DOUBLES
Winner (6): 2009 - Pattaya City (w/Shvedova); 2006 - ITF/Beijing-CHN (w/Chuang); 2003 - Tokyo [Japan Open], Luxembourg (both w/Sharapova); 2001 - Bali (w/Dominikovic); 2000 - Shanghai (w/Osterloh); 1998 - Auckland (w/Miyagi); 1996 - ITF/Saga-JPN (w/Jones); 1995 - ITF/Samutrakan-THA (w/Sangaram).
Finalist (6): 2008 - Québec City (w/Craybas); 2004 - Montréal; 2003 - Shanghai (w/Sugiyama); 2001 - Shanghai (w/Dominikovic); 2000 - Oklahoma City (w/Tatarkova); 1998 - Los Angeles (w/Tatarkova).

ADDITIONAL
Thai Fed Cup Team, 1993-95, 1998, 2000, 2003-05, 2007-08; Thai Olympic Team, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008.

Coached by Panoomkorn Pradchurnir ... Father, Virachai, a lawyer who also coaches Tamarine, was an Olympic basketball player in 1960, 1964; mother, Sunattra, is homemaker; has two older sisters and one brother ... Given honor of carrying Thailand's flag into Olympic Stadium at 1996 Olympic Games ... Has attended Bangkok University ... Holds dual citizenship in the USA (where she was born) and Thailand (both parents are Thai; has lived there since age 5) ... Carries heart-shaped lucky charm ... Self-described as easy-going ... Bought own house in Bangkok in 1997 ... Admires Monica Seles.

- First Thai female to reach a Grand Slam singles QF at 2008 Wimbledon (with Zheng reaching SF, first time at a major two Asians reached QF or better).
- Voted 1996 Best Female Athlete by Press Association in Thailand; trophy was presented by King Rama IX.
- Junior highlights include singles runner-up at 1995 Wimbledon (l. to Olsza).