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South Korean tennis player
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Female
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Birth:
17 February 1975(Busan)
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Seoul
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Biography
Introduction
Park Sung-hee (Hangul: 박성희; born 17 February 1975 in Busan, South Korea) is a retired professional tennis player from South Korea. Park turned pro in 1989. She won 7 singles and 7 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She reached four doubles finals during her career on the WTA Tour. Her best Grand Slam performances came in doubles, reaching the Round of 16 at the 1996 French Open, 1997 Australian Open, and 1998 Australian Open, all partnering Wang Shi-ting. She reached career high rankings of No. 34 in doubles (in June 1998) and No. 57 in singles (in September 1995). Park played in 34 ties in 9 years for the South Korea Fed Cup team, with a 30-14 record overall and 24-12 in singles, all team records. She retired from the tour in 2000.
WTA Tour finals (4)
Doubles: 4 (0-4)
| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) | |
| Olympic Gold (0–0) | |
| WTA Championships (0–0) | |
| Tier I (0–0) | Premier Mandatory (0–0) |
| Tier II (0–1) | Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Tier III (0–1) | Premier (0–0) |
| Tier IV & V (0–2) | International (0–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the Final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 11 September 1995 | Nagoya, Japan | Carpet (i) |  Rika Hiraki |  Kerry-Anne Guse Kristine Kunce | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 8 January 1996 | Hobart, Australia | Hard | Kerry-Anne Guse |  Yayuk Basuki Kyoko Nagatsuka | 7–6(9–7), 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 16 September 1996 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard |  Wang Shi-ting |  Amanda Coetzer Mary Pierce | 6–1, 7–6(7–5) |
| Runner-up | 4. | 5 January 1998 | Gold Coast, Australia | Hard | Wang Shi-ting |  Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |