| Birth date | 17 March 1981 (age 45) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Hong Kong |
| Careerprizemoney | $44,746 |
| Singlestitles | 3 ITF |
| Highestsinglesranking | No. 236 (20 August 2001) |
| Doublestitles | 6 ITF |
| Highestdoublesranking | No. 154 (28 May 2001) |
| Team | yes |
Tong Ka-po (Chinese: 湯嘉寶, born 17 March 1981) is a female tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Hong Kong.
Career
On 17 March 1981, Tong was born in Hong Kong.[1][2]
By age 12, she was ranked number one in Hong Kong and ranked fifth in the world.[3]
Tong featured in 32 ties for the Hong Kong Fed Cup team and represented her nation twice at the Asian Games.[4]
As a singles player on the professional tour, Tong reached a best ranking of 236 and won three singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
All of her main-draw appearances on the WTA Tour came in doubles, including quarterfinal appearances at the 2000 China Open and the 2001 Qatar Open. She had a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 154 and took part in the women's doubles qualifying draw at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships.[5]
Tong now is a tennis coach and director at Modern Tennis Academy in Hong Kong.[6]
ITF finals
Singles (3–0)
| Legend |
|---|
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 29 November 1998 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Lara van Rooyen | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 2. | 3 September 2000 | Kugayama, Japan | Hard | Chang Kyung-mi | 7–6(3), 7–5 |
| Win | 3. | 2 June 2002 | Tianjin, China | Hard (i) | Liu Weijuan | 6–3, 6–4 |
Doubles (6–2)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 20 December 1999 | Lucknow, India | Grass | Manisha Malhotra | Maša Vesenjak Urška Vesenjak | 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2. | 6 February 2000 | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | Jenny Belobrajdic | Mireille Dittmann Kristen van Elden | 6–7(6), 4–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 16 July 2000 | Winnipeg, Canada | Clay | Kirstin Freye | Renata Kolbovic Vanessa Webb | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4. | 6 August 2000 | Alghero, Italy | Clay | Ayami Takase | Alice Canepa Valentina Sassi | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 5. | 14 August 2000 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Magda Mihalache | Maria Goloviznina Evgenia Kulikovskaya | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 6. | 3 September 2000 | Kugayama, Japan | Hard | Chen Yu-an | Chang Kyung-mi Chae Kyung-yee | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 7. | 29 July 2001 | Guangzhou, China | Hard | Li Ting | Chen Yan Sun Tiantian | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 8. | 2 June 2002 | Tianjin, China | Hard (i) | Chan Chin-wei | Choi Jin-young Choi Young-ja | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
References
- ^ "Ka-po Tong". itftennis.com. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ "Ka-Po Tong". fedcup.com. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ Ockenden, James (2016). "From Grassroots to world stage: Tong Ka Po". blueskieschina.com. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ "Key Statistics". fedcup.com. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ "Tennis: Doubles pair scare seeds". The New Zealand Herald. 21 June 2001. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ "Professions of Tennis, Our Team: Ms. Tong Ka Po". mtahk.com. Retrieved June 25, 2019.