Kim Mi-ok
Kim Mi-ok (born 1 October 1978) is a South Korean professional tennis player.
| Country (sports) |  South Korea |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 October 1978 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $26,421 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 56–39 |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 451 (11 October 2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 92–32 |
| Career titles | 13 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 257 (19 Jul 2004) |
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Tennis career
A right-handed player, Kim was a gold medalist for South Korea at the 2002 Asian Games, partnering Choi Young-ja in the women's doubles. The pair, who were unseeded, won the gold medal with a win in the final over the tournament's top seeds, Indonesians Wynne Prakusya and Angelique Widjaja.[1]
Between 2002 and 2006 she represented the South Korea Fed Cup team in a total of nine ties. Her only singles win came against Hong Kong's Kristin Godridge and she won five doubles rubbers.
Kim has featured mostly in ITF level events during her professional career, with 3 singles and 13 doubles titles to her name. She made a WTA Tour main draw appearance in the doubles at the Korea Open in 2005, reaching the quarter-finals. They defeated Marion Bartoli and Tamarine Tanasugarn in the first round.[2]
Initially retiring in 2006, Kim has played in the occasional ITF tournament in her home country since 2016 and won two $25,000 doubles titles in 2018.
ITF finals
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 5 (3–2)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 22 July 2002 | Incheon, South Korea | Hard |  Seiko Okamoto |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 31 May 2004 | Changwon, South Korea | Hard | Lee Eun-jeong |
7–6(1), 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 5 July 2005 | Daegu, South Korea | Hard | Lee Eun-jeong |
6–2, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 17 July 2005 | Seogwipo, South Korea | Hard | Yoo Mi |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 16 May 2006 | Daegu, South Korea | Hard | Lim Sae-mi |
4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles: 18 (13–5)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 3 June 2001 | Baotou, China | Hard | Choi Jin-young |
 Ma Enyue Xie Yanze |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 17 June 2001 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Choi Jin-young |
Chung Yang-jin Lee Eun-jeong |
6–0, 6–1 |
| Winner | 3. | 25 June 2001 | Incheon, South Korea | Hard | Choi Jin-young |
Liu Jingjing Chen Yan |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 4. | 21 April 2002 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Choi Jin-young |
 Chan Chin-wei Hsieh Su-wei |
6–2, 7–6(4) |
| Winner | 5. | 22 July 2002 | Incheon, South Korea | Hard | Choi Young-ja |
Kim Eun-sook Cho Eun-hye |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 6. | 20 April 2003 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Hard | Choi Jin-young |
Shiho Hisamatsu Seiko Okamoto |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Winner | 7. | 15 June 2003 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Choi Jin-young |
Chan Chin-wei Chuang Chia-jung |
6–2, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Winner | 8. | 27 July 2003 | Changwon, South Korea | Hard | Choi Jin-young |
Shizu Katsumi Akiko Kinebuchi |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 9. | 30 May 2004 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Choi Jin-young |
Shiho Hisamatsu Remi Tezuka |
4–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 26 June 2004 | Incheon, South Korea | Hard | Choi Jin-young |
Chan Chin-wei Hsieh Su-wei |
2–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 10. | 11 July 2004 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Lee Jin-a |
Chan Chin-wei Chen Yi |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 17 July 2005 | Seogwipo, South Korea | Hard | Chang Kyung-mi |
Yoo Mi Chae Kyung-yee |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 21 May 2006 | Daegu, South Korea | Hard | Chang Kyung-mi |
Yoo Mi Lee Jin-a |
6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 11. | 25 June 2006 | Changwon, South Korea | Hard | Chang Kyung-mi |
Chen Yanchong Liu Wanting |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 9 July 2016 | Gimcheon, South Korea | Hard | Kim Hae-sung |
 Katherine Ip  Jessy Rompies |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 4 September 2016 | Yeongwol, South Korea | Hard | Kim Ju-eun |
Jung So-hee Park Sang-hee |
7–5, 4–6, [2–10] |
| Winner | 12. | 12 June 2018 | Gyeongsan, South Korea | Hard | Yu Min-hwa |
Jung So-hee Park Sang-hee |
6–2, 1–6, 10–5 |
| Winner | 13. | 21 August 2018 | Gimcheon, South Korea | Hard | Jung So-hee |
 Emily Appleton Joanna Garland |
6–7(5), 7–6(5), 14–12 |
References
- "Sun too hot for rivals". BBC News. 12 October 2002.
- "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Seoul - 26 September - 02 October 2005". itftennis.com.
External links
- Kim Mi-ok at the Women's Tennis Association
- Kim Mi-ok at the Billie Jean King Cup
- Kim Mi-ok at the International Tennis Federation