Tamarine
Won Saga Challenger for the second time in 1999 (also won in 1996)
Won Surbiton Challenger for the second time in 1999 (also won in 1997)1st semifinal of 1998 at the Princess Cup in Tokyo, upsetting eighth seed Henrieta Nagyova in the second round
Reached the fourth round at a Grand Slam for the secondtime in 1998 at Wimbledon before falling to No. 1 Martina Hingis
Held two set points on fourth-ranked Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in the second round of 1998 Eastbourne before losing
Defeated Jennifer Capriati in the first round of the 1998 German Open
Ranked 44th, recorded one of the biggest upsets in the 1998 Australian Open by defeating fourth seed,
and sixth-ranked, Iva Majoli 6-0, 6-2 to reach the fourth round; best showing in Grand Slam history by a Thai woman;
the win was her first over a Top 10 player; lost in fourth round to ninth seed Sandrine Testud in three sets
Won her first title on the major tour in 1998, winning the doubles crown with Nana Miyagi
in Auckland in the first week of the season
Enjoyed best year yet on the Tour in 1997, reaching a career- high world ranking of No. 37
Defeated former Top 10 player Chanda Rubin in the first match of the new Arthur Ashe Stadium at the 1997 U.S. Open
Reached third career major-tour semifinal at 1997 Auckland,
upsetting eighth seed Alexandra Fusai in the first round
Playing in first Grand Slam main draw, reached third round at 1997 Australian Open
As a wild card entrant at 1997 Pan Pacific, defeated Natasha Zvereva in the first round
Upset two seeds en route to first major-tour final at 1996 Pattaya,
falling to top seed Ruxandra Dragomir 7-6, 6-4;
ranking broke into Top 100 for first time at No. 79
Ranked No. 171, captured best win to date over No. 28 Linda Wild, the top seed,
at 1996 Beijing to reach first COREL WTA TOUR semifinal;
ranking vaulted up to a then-career high No. 117
Representing Thailand with partner Benjamas Sangaram in the 1996 Olympic doubles,
reached the quarterfinals as a wild card entry
In a four-week stretch in 1996 in Australia, won two satellite events and reached two other finals:
Won first professional title at an ITF Women's Circuit satellite event in Warrnambool, upsetting second seed Jane Taylor in final;
following week, reached final of a satellite event in Canberra, losing to Kristine Radford in final;
won her second title the next week in Wodonga, defeating Radford in the final;
lost to Radford the following week in final of an event in New South Wales
Won third satellite tour title of 1996 in Saga, Japan
In junior competition, was a finalist in 1995 Junior Wimbledon singles, semifinalist in 1995 U.S. Open junior singles,
quarterfinalist in 1995 French Open junior singles;
won the 1995 Sea Games
A baseline player who prefers hard or grass courts
Coached by father, Virachai Tanasugarn
Started playing tennis at age 5
