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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Venise_Chan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Venise_Chan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venise_Chan > Source revision: 1321947457 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Hong Kong tennis player}} {{Infobox tennis biography |name = Venise Chan |fullname = Wing-Yau Venise Chan |image = |caption = |country = {{HKG}} |residence = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|05|30 |df=yes}} |coach = [Jill Hetherington](/source/Jill_Hetherington) |careerprizemoney = $38,293 |singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=160|lost=73}} |singlestitles = 6 ITF |highestsinglesranking = No. 340 (15 October 2012) |doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=27|lost=44}} |doublestitles = 2 ITF |highestdoublesranking = No. 516 (15 April 2013) |Team = yes |FedCupresult = {{tennis record|won=16|lost=6}} }} '''Venise Chan''' ({{Lang-zh|t=陳詠悠}}; born 30 May 1989) is a former [tennis](/source/tennis) player from Hong Kong. Chan, who reached No. 1 in Hong Kong and No. 340 in [WTA rankings](/source/WTA_rankings), also played college tennis for the [University of Washington](/source/University_of_Washington). ==Early life== Chan was born in [Hong Kong](/source/British_Hong_Kong).{{cite web|title=Women's Tennis Roster - Venise Chan|url=http://gohuskies.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=997|access-date=March 24, 2019|publisher=[University of Washington](/source/University_of_Washington) Athletics}}(2007 to 2011 University of Washington) Chan is fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin, English, and some Japanese.{{cite web|title=Venise Chan|url=https://hk.linkedin.com/in/venise-chan-陳詠悠-ba117975|access-date=March 24, 2019|publisher=LinkedIn.com}} ==Tennis career== At age 12 years 318 days, Chan became the youngest female since [Paulette Moreno](/source/Paulette_Moreno) in 1977 to contest a Ladies' Open singles final in Hong Kong when she reached the title decider at the 2002 Hong Kong National Tennis Championships.[https://tennishk.org/FansZone/FansZone/HongKongPlayersProfile/VeniseChan/tabid/174/Default.aspx "Venise Chan 陳詠悠".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081118163821/http://www.tennishk.org/FansZone/FansZone/HongKongPlayersProfile/VeniseChan/tabid/174/Default.aspx |date=2008-11-18 }} Hong Kong Tennis Association. Retrieved 26 April 2018. She made her debut for the [Hong Kong Fed Cup team](/source/Hong_Kong_Fed_Cup_team) in 2006, and has a 16–6 record. She won her sixth career pro circuit title at the $10k Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. In her career, she won six women's singles and two doubles titles on the [ITF Women's Circuit](/source/ITF_Women's_Circuit). She is also the youngest player from Hong Kong (16 years and 5 months) to lift a women's singles title and the only one to do so on her pro circuit debut.Yanne, Andy. [https://tennishk.org/Archive/Articles/tabid/441/ctl/ArticleView/mid/369/articleId/1287/DestinationWashingtonVeniseallsettobattlePac10sbest.aspx "Destination Washington - Venise all set to battle Pac-10's best."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105222058/http://www.tennishk.org/Archive/Articles/tabid/441/ctl/ArticleView/mid/369/articleId/1287/DestinationWashingtonVeniseallsettobattlePac10sbest.aspx |date=2009-01-05 }} Hong Kong Tennis Association, 20 August 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2018. Chan represented Hong Kong at the [World University Games](/source/World_University_Games) (2011), [Asian Games](/source/Asian_Games) (2010), [All China Games](/source/All_China_Games) (2009 and 2013), [Asian Championships](/source/Asian_Championships) (2007), and [Fed Cup](/source/Fed_Cup) (2006-2007 and 2012-2013).Hong Kong Tennis Association Annual Report (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) In 2005 and 2011, Chan was nominated for the Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards, an annual Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China annual event.Yanne, Andy. [https://tennishk.org/Archive/Articles/tabid/441/ctl/ArticleView/mid/369/articleId/1918/HongKongSportsStarsAwards2011VotebeforeJan31.aspx "Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards 2011."]{{Dead link|date=November 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} Hong Kong Tennis Association, 16 January 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2018. As a junior, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 24 in the world. She competed in all four Junior Grand Slam championships ‒ Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, and US Open.[http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100045653 "Venise Chan."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427120447/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100045653|date=2018-04-27}} International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 26 April 2018. She also captured the Hong Kong National Junior Tennis Championships in the under-12, under-14, under-16, and under-18 age groups.[https://tennishk.org/Archive/Articles/tabid/441/ctl/ArticleView/mid/369/articleId/1857/VeniseChanconcludescollegiatecareerasthreetimeAllAmerican.aspx "Venise Chan concludes collegiate career as three-time All-American."]{{Dead link|date=November 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} Hong Kong Tennis Association, 16 June 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2018. ==ITF Circuit finals== ===Singles (6–3)=== {| |-valign=top | {|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%" !Legend |- style="background:lightblue;" |$25,000 tournaments |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" |$10,000 tournaments |} | {|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%" !Finals by surface |- |Hard (6–3) |- |Clay (0–0) |} |} {|class="sortable wikitable" !Outcome !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |-style="background:#f0f8ff;" |style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner |1. |13 November 2005 |ITF Manila, Philippines |Hard |{{flagicon|PHI}} [Czarina Arevalo](/source/Czarina_Arevalo) |6–1, 6–4 |-style="background:#f0f8ff;" |bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up |1. |20 November 2005 |ITF Manila, Philippines |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} [Riza Zalameda](/source/Riza_Zalameda) |3–6, 2–6 |-style="background:#f0f8ff;" |style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner |2. |23 July 2006 |ITF Bangkok, Thailand |Hard |{{flagicon|INA}} [Ayu-Fani Damayanti](/source/Ayu-Fani_Damayanti) |6–4, 6–4 |-style="background:#f0f8ff;" |bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up |2. |5 October 2006 |ITF Jakarta, Indonesia |Hard |{{flagicon|INA}} [Sandy Gumulya](/source/Sandy_Gumulya) |3–6, 0–6 |-style="background:#f0f8ff;" |bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up |3. |23 August 2008 |ITF Khon Kaen, Thailand |Hard |{{flagicon|CHN}} [Lu Jiajing](/source/Lu_Jiajing) |3–6, 4–6 |-style="background:#f0f8ff;" |style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner |3. |11 September 2011 |ITF Yeongwol, South Korea |Hard |{{flagicon|CHN}} [Yue Yuan](/source/Yue_Yuan) |6–2, 6–3 |-style="background:#f0f8ff;" |style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner |4. |12 February 2011 |ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt |Hard |{{flagicon|NED}} [Lynn Schonhage](/source/Lynn_Schonhage) |7–5, 1–6, 6–1 |-style="background:#f0f8ff;" |style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner |5. |24 June 2012 |ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt |Hard |{{flagicon|RUS}} Ekaterina Yashina |6–7(5), 6–3, 6–4 |-style="background:#f0f8ff;" |style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner |6. |6 October 2012 |ITF Bidar, India |Hard |{{flagicon|JPN}} [Yumi Miyazaki](/source/Yumi_Miyazaki) |6–2, 6–3 |} ===Doubles (2–0)=== {| |-valign=top | {|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%" !Legend |- style="background:lightblue;" |$25,000 tournaments |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" |$10,000 tournaments |} | {|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%" !Finals by surface |- |Hard (2–0) |- |Clay (0–0) |} |} {|class="sortable wikitable" !Outcome !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" |style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner |1. |8 July 2012 |ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt |Hard |{{flagicon|RUS}} [Anna Morgina](/source/Anna_Morgina) |{{flagicon|EGY}} [Magy Aziz](/source/Magy_Aziz)
{{flagicon|EGY}} Mora Eshak |6–1, 6–2 |- style="background:lightblue;" |style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner |2. |27 October 2012 |ITF Seoul, South Korea |Hard |{{flagicon|UZB}} [Nigina Abduraimova](/source/Nigina_Abduraimova) |{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Ji-young
{{flagicon|KOR}} [Yoo Mi](/source/Yoo_Mi) |6–4, 2–6, [12–10] |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{WTA}} * {{ITF profile}} * {{Fed Cup player}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chan, Venise}} Category:1989 births Category:Alumni of the University of Cambridge Category:Asian Games tennis players for Hong Kong Category:Hong Kong female tennis players Category:Living people Category:Tennis players at the 2006 Asian Games Category:Tennis players at the 2010 Asian Games Category:Tennis players at the 2014 Asian Games Category:University of Washington Foster School of Business alumni --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Venise Chan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venise_Chan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venise_Chan?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.