Luksika Kumkhum
Luksika Kumkhum 2014 at the Wimbledon tournament | ||||||||||||||||
Country (sports) | Thailand | |||||||||||||||
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Residence | Chantaburi, Thailand | |||||||||||||||
Born |
Chantaburi, Thailand | 21 July 1993|||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||
Plays | Right handed (two-handed both sides) | |||||||||||||||
Prize money | $ 420,547 | |||||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||||
Career record | 204–99 | |||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 WTA, 11 ITF | |||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 85 (20 October 2014) | |||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 148 (8 February 2016) | |||||||||||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | ||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (2013, 2014) | |||||||||||||||
French Open | 1R (2014) | |||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2016) | |||||||||||||||
US Open | Q2 (2014) | |||||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||||
Career record | 85–61 | |||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 WTA, 8 ITF | |||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 139 (24 February 2014) | |||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 335 (8 February 2016) | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 8 February 2016. |
Luksika "Luk" Kumkhum (Thai: ลักษิกา คำขำ; rtgs: Laksika Khamkham; born 21 July 1993) is a professional Thai tennis player. Her highest singles ranking was World No. 85, which was achieved on 20 October 2014. Her highest doubles ranking is World No. 139, which was achieved on 24 February 2014.
Career
In 2010, Kumkhum had won one ITF event in singles but three ITF events in doubles. The next year she won five singles ITF events all 10ks and two in doubles. In 2012 she won two singles ITF events and two doubles ITF events. In 2013 she cracked the top 200 and started to play on the WTA Tour as well as the ITF circuit. Kumkhum qualified for the 2013 Australian Open where she defeated Sofia Arvidsson in the first round. She was beaten in the 2nd round by Jamie Hampton. She played the 2013 Malaysian Open where she qualified for the tournament and reached the quarterfinals defeating Olivia Rogowska and Eleni Daniilidou en route before falling to Ayumi Morita in the quarters, she also reached the semifinals of the tournament where she partnered with Erika Sema, falling to Janette Husárová and Zhang Shuai in the semis. In April she won the 25K ITF event in Phuket defeating Lisa Whybourn in the finals. She then played the 2013 Roland Garros qualifying event where she defeating Zarina Diyas in the first round before falling to Sandra Záhlavová in the second qualifying round. She then suffered first round losses at the 2013 Aegon Trophy, 2013 Aegon Classic and 2013 Wimbledon Championships. Kumkhum's next event was the 100k ITF event, 2013 President's Cup where she defeated Eugeniya Pashkova in the first round, Noppawan Lertcheewakarn in the second round and Ekaterina Bychkova in the quarterfinals before she lost to Nadiya Kichenok in the semifinals. In the doubles event she and Tamarine Tanasugarn reached the final before falling to first seeds Nina Bratchikova and Valeria Solovyeva.
At the 2014 Australian Open, Kumkhum, ranked 87 in the world, caused a major upset when she defeated former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová in the first round, in three sets. This was the first time ever that Kumkhum had ever faced a top ten opponent in her career.[1] She then suffered first round loss at the PTT Pattaya Open from Julia Görges 6-4, 6-4.
ITF circuit finals
Singles: 19 (11–8)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 16 October 2010 | Pattaya, Thailand | Hard | Emma Flood | 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1. | 23 October 2010 | Khon Kaen, Thailand | Hard | Zhu Lin | 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 7 November 2010 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Piia Suomalainen | 3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 4 December 2010 | Mandya, India | Hard | Anastasiya Vasylyeva | 2–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Winner | 2. | 7 May 2011 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Ayu Fani Damayanti | 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 3. | 14 May 2011 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Peangtarn Plipuech | 6–1, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 4. | 4 June 2011 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Marta Sirotkina | 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 4. | 18 June 2011 | Pattaya, Thailand | Hard | Liang Chen | 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 5. | 2 July 2011 | Pattaya, Thailand | Hard | Liang Chen | 6–2, 6–7(6), 5–7 |
Winner | 5. | 6 November 2011 | Kuching, Malaysia | Hard | Nungnadda Wannasuk | 7–6(3), 6–3 |
Winner | 6. | 20 November 2011 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Zhao Yijing | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 7. | 7 July 2012 | Pattaya, Thailand | Hard | Nungnadda Wannasuk | 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 8. | 22 July 2012 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Hard | Nudnida Luangnam | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 9. | 28 April 2013 | Phuket, Thailand | Hard | Lisa Whybourn | 6–0, 7–5 |
Winner | 10. | 24 November 2013 | Toyota, Japan | Carpet | Hiroko Kuwata | 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 |
Runner-up | 6. | 3 August 2014 | Wuhan, China | Hard | Wang Qiang | 2–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 11. | 31 May 2015 | Xuzhou, China | Hard | Chang Kai-Chen | 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 |
Runner-up | 7. | 28 November 2015 | Toyota, Japan | Carpet (i) | Jana Fett | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 30 July 2016 | Wuhan, China | Hard | Wang Qiang | 5–7, 2–6 |
Doubles: 13 (8–5)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 24 October 2010 | Khon Kaen, Thailand | Hard | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | Trang Huynh Maya Kato |
6-4, 7-5 |
Winner | 2. | 14 November 2010 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Peangtarn Plipuech | Ivana King Jasmin Schnack |
6-4, 7-5 |
Winner | 3. | 12 December 2010 | Bangalore,India | Hard | Nungnadda Wannasuk | Yi Chen Kumiko Iijima |
7-6(7), 5-7, 6-4 |
Runner-up | 1. | 19 June 2011 | Pattaya, Thailand | Hard | Napatsakorn Sankaew | Liang Chen Zhao Yijing |
6-1, 1-6, 5-7 |
Winner | 4. | 6 November 2011 | Kuching, Malaysia | Hard | Nungnadda Wannasuk | Lu Jiaxiang Lu Jiajing |
6-4, 6-3 |
Winner | 5. | 13 November 2011 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Peangtarn Plipuech | Zhao Yijing Zheng Junyi |
6-3, 6-0 |
Runner-up | 2. | 20 November 2011 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Peangtarn Plipuech | Napatsakorn Sankaew Varunya Wongteanchai |
1-6, 6-3, 3-6 |
Winner | 6. | 22 July 2012 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Hard | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | Veronika Kapshay Ekaterina Yashina |
6-2, 6-4 |
Winner | 7. | 2 September 2012 | Tsukuba, Japan | Hard | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | Yurina Koshino Mari Tanaka |
6-2, 6-2 |
Winner | 8. | 5 May 2013 | Gifu, Japan | Hard | Erika Sema | Nao Hibino Riko Sawayanagi |
6-4, 6-3 |
Runner-up | 3. | 3 November 2013 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei | Hard | Yi Chen | Lesley Kerkhove Arantxa Rus |
4-6, 6-2, 12-14 |
Runner-up | 4. | 7 July 2014 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Tamarine Tanasugarn | Varatchaya Wongteanchai Varunya Wongteanchai |
3-6, 6-4, 8-10 |
Runner-up | 5. | 28 November 2015 | Toyota, Japan | Carpet (i) | Yuuki Tanaka | Akiko Omae Peangtarn Plipuech |
6–3, 0–6, [9–11] |
References
- ↑ Sixth seed Petra Kvitova crashes out to Luksika Kumkhum, Sky Sports, 13 January 2014
External links
- Luksika Kumkhum at the Women's Tennis Association
- Luksika Kumkhum at the International Tennis Federation
- Luksika Kumkhum at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile