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Meilen Tu

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Meilen Tu
Country (sports) United States
ResidencePorter Ranch, Los Angeles
Born (1978-01-17) January 17, 1978 (age 46)
Tarzana, L.A., California
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Turned pro1994
Retired2010
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,590,412
Singles
Career record333–304
Career titles1 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 35 (June 11, 2007)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1997, 1999, 2001, 2002)
French Open2R (2001)
Wimbledon3R (2002)
US Open2R (1997, 2001)
Doubles
Career record184–207
Career titles4 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 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

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Singles: 1 (title)

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Legend
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 1
Result Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win Jan 2001 Auckland Open Hard Argentina Paola Suárez 7–6(12–10), 6–2

Doubles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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Legend
Tier I 0
Tier II 2
Tier III 5
Tier IV & V 3
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Oct 2001 Bratislava Hard (i) France Nathalie Dechy Russia Elena Bovina
Czech Republic Dája Bedáňová
3–6, 4–6
Win 1. Feb 2002 Paris Hard (i) France Nathalie Dechy Russia Elena Dementieva
Slovakia Janette Husárová
walkover
Loss 2. Feb 2002 Antwerp Hard (i) France Nathalie Dechy Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva
Switzerland Patty Schnyder
3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6
Win 2. Sep 2002 Waikoloa Hard Venezuela María Vento-Kabchi South Africa Nannie de Villiers
Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina
1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss 3. Oct 2001 Bratislava Hard (i) France Nathalie Dechy Slovenia Maja Matevžič
Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová
4–6, 0–6
Win 3. Jun 2003 Birmingham Grass Belgium Els Callens Australia Alicia Molik
United States Martina Navratilova
7–5, 6–4
Loss 4. Nov 2003 Quebec City Carpet (i) Belgium Els Callens China Ting Li
China Sun Tiantian
3–6, 3–6
Win 4. Feb 2004 Memphis Carpet (i) Sweden Åsa Svensson Russia Maria Sharapova
Russia Vera Zvonareva
6–4, 7–6(7–0)
Loss 5. Jan 2007 Sydney Hard France Marion Bartoli Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
3–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7)
Loss 6. Jun 2007 Birmingham Grass China Sun Tiantian Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
6–7(3–7), 3–6

References

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  1. ^ "Topnotch Management website". Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  2. ^ Myles, Stephanie (February 6, 2015). "Eugenie Bouchard hires Sam Sumyk as new coach". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
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