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South Korean tennis player
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10 March 1985
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Biography
Introduction
Lee Jin-a (born 10 March 1985) is a former South Korean tennis player.
On 13 December 2010, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 158. On 28 February 2011, she achieved her highest WTA doubles ranking of No. 197.
Lee started playing tennis at the age of eleven. In her career, she won 11 singles titles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Playing for South Korea at the Fed Cup, Lee has a win/loss record of 11–7.
ITF Circuit finals
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 20 (11–9)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 28 May 2006 | Seogwipo, South Korea | Hard | Yoo Mi | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 6 August 2006 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Selma Andrade | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 27 May 2007 | Gimhae, South Korea | Clay | Lee Cho-won | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Winner | 3. | 3 June 2007 | Gimhae, South Korea | Clay | Chang Kyung-mi | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 25 May 2008 | Nagano, Japan | Carpet | Erika Takao | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 31 August 2008 | Gimhae, South Korea | Hard | Chae Kyung-yee | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 13 September 2008 | Goyang, South Korea | Hard | Chae Kyung-yee | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner | 5. | 3 May 2009 | Gimcheon, South Korea | Hard | Kim So-jung | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 31 May 2009 | Goyang, South Korea | Hard | Han Xinyun | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 5 July 2009 | Gimcheon, South Korea | Hard | Kim Ji-sun | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 12 July 2009 | Sunchang, South Korea | Hard | Kim Na-ri | 7–6, 5–7, ret. |
| Winner | 7. | 11 April 2010 | Incheon, South Korea | Hard | Irina-Camelia Begu | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 8. | 25 April 2010 | Changwon, South Korea | Hard | Xu Yifan | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 30 May 2010 | Goyang, South Korea | Hard | Kim Na-ri | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 9. | 12 June 2010 | Qarshi, Uzbekistan | Hard | Sabina Sharipova | 6–2, 1–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 11 July 2010 | Fuzhou, China | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 17 April 2011 | Incheon, South Korea | Hard | Kim So-jung | 6–2, 3–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 10. | 3 February 2013 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Yana Buchina | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 31 March 2013 | Nishitama District, Japan | Hard | Yoo Mi | 6–1, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 11. | 7 September 2014 | Yeongwol, South Korea | Hard | Olivia Tjandramulia | 6–2, 6–2 |
Doubles: 21 (15–6)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 3 July 2004 | Inchon, South Korea | Hard | Yoo Soo-mi | Maki Arai Remi Tezuka |
6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 11 July 2004 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Kim Mi-ok | Chan Chin-wei Chen Yi |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 13 November 2005 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Lim Sae-mi | Chen Yi Kao Shao-yuan |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 28 May 2006 | Daegu, South Korea | Hard | Yoo Mi | Chang Kyung-mi Kim Mi-ok |
4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | 28 May 2006 | Seogwipo, South Korea | Hard | Yoo Mi | Cho Jeong-a Kim Ji-young |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 18 June 2006 | Inchon, South Korea | Hard | Yoo Mi | Chuang Chia-jung Napaporn Tongsalee |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 6 August 2006 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Pichittra Thongdach | Uthumporn Pudtra Yang Zijun |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 5 May 2007 | Incheon, South Korea | Hard | Yoo Mi | Tetiana Luzhanska Romana Tedjakusuma |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 27 May 2007 | Gimhae, South Korea | Clay | Chang Kyung-mi | Yuka Kuroda Eriko Mizuno |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 7. | 3 June 2007 | Gimhae, South Korea | Clay | Chang Kyung-mi | Kim Sun-jung Lee Cho-won |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 27 April 2008 | Incheon, South Korea | Hard | Chang Kyung-mi | Chan Chin-wei Jarmila Gajdošová |
6–1, 1–6, [5–10] |
| Winner | 8. | 11 May 2008 | Changwon, South Korea | Hard | Chang Kyung-mi | Cho Yoon-jeong Kim Jin-hee |
7–5, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 3 May 2009 | Gimcheon, South Korea | Hard | Chang Kyung-mi | Chang Kai-chen Chen Yi |
1–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 9. | 4 July 2009 | Gimcheon, South Korea | Hard | Chang Kyung-mi | Kim Kun-hee Yu Min-hwa |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Winner | 10. | 17 April 2010 | Gimhae, South Korea | Hard | Chang Kyung-mi | Misaki Doi Junri Namigata |
1–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Winner | 11. | 24 April 2010 | Changwon, South Korea | Hard | Chang Kyung-mi | Misaki Doi Junri Namigata |
5–7, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Winner | 12. | 1 May 2010 | Gimcheon, South Korea | Hard | Chang Kyung-mi | Kim Kun-hee Yu Min-hwa |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 29 May 2010 | Goyang, South Korea | Hard | Chang Kyung-mi | Kim Kun-hee Yu Min-hwa |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 13. | 19 January 2013 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Yoo Mi | Elyne Boeykens Kelly Versteeg |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 14. | 26 January 2013 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Yoo Mi | Natalija Kostić Gaia Sanesi |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 15. | 2 February 2013 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Han Na-lae | Eva Fernandez-Brugues Isabella Shinikova |
6–3, 6–3 |