Country (sports) | South Korea |
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Residence | Seoul, Korea |
Born |
Andong, Korea |
2 April 1979
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) |
Turned pro | 1996 |
Retired | 2008 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US $603,590 |
Singles | |
Career record | 255–180 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 45 (14 July 2003) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2003) |
French Open | 1R (2002, 2003, 2005) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2003, 2005) |
US Open | 3R (2002, 2005) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 116–84 |
Career titles | 1 WTA, 10 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 98 (22 September 2003) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1999, 2006) |
French Open | 1R (2005) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1998, 2004) |
US Open | 2R (2003) |
Cho Yoon-jeong (Korean: 조윤정, born 2 April 1979) is a former South Korean tennis player. Cho won one doubles title during her career on the WTA Tour, at Seoul in 2004. Her best Grand Slam performance was when she made the third round of the 2005 U.S. Open, by defeating Arantxa Parra Santonja in three sets in the first round, upsetting the 27th seed Gisela Dulko in the second round, and fell, 6–0, 6–7(4) to number 7 Justine Henin-Hardenne. She reached career-high rankings of No. 45 in singes (in July 2003), and No. 98 in doubles (in September 2003). Cho Yoon-jeong retired from tennis 2008.