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Young-Ja Choi

KOR Age 51 Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1996–2001

Young-Ja Choi represented South Korea on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 178. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 1–4 and no singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak singles rank

178 (May 20, 1996)

Elo peak

1523 (12th percentile)

Singles record

1–4 (20.0%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$95,879

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Young-Ja Choi's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Pavlina Nola #120	6-4 3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 4, 2001*	R32	Japan Women's Open	Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Amy Frazier #46	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 16, 1998*	R32	Japan Women's Open	Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Tamarine Tanasugarn #171	2-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 17, 1996*	R32	China Open	Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #12	2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 28, 1996*	R32	Atlanta Olympics	Olympics	Hard
Joannette Kruger #64	6-7(5) 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 26, 1996*	R64	Atlanta Olympics	Olympics	Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

Young-Ja Choi's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Pavlina Nola	0	1	1	Oct 4, 2001	H2H
Amy Frazier	0	1	1	Apr 16, 1998	H2H
Tamarine Tanasugarn	0	1	1	Oct 17, 1996	H2H
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy	0	1	1	Jul 28, 1996	H2H
Joannette Kruger	1	0	1	Jul 26, 1996	H2H

Olympic Singles Results (1)

Young-Ja Choi Olympic singles results
Edition	Event	Result	W	L	Last Match	H2H	Match Data
1996	Atlanta Olympics	Second Round	1	1	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy #12 def. Young-Ja Choi #198 6-2 6-4	H2H	Match data

Career Results

Young-Ja Choi career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1996	21	1	2	3	33.3%	305	215
1998	23	0	1	1	0.0%	215	340
2001	26	0	1	1	0.0%	365	246
Career		1	4	5	20.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Young-Ja Choi career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1996	21	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
1998	23	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2001	26	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Young-Ja Choi career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1996	21	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%
1998	23	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2001	26	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%

Advanced Stats

Young-Ja Choi advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1996	21	1502	109.4	—	—	—	—	+37	—	—	28.6%	-0.43	1–0	0–2	—	+0.24
1998	23	1497	104.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	-0.19
2001	26	1480	97.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.67	0–1	—	—	+0.13
Career		1523	105.5	—	—	—	—	+37	—	—	25.0%	-1.17	1–1	0–2	—	+3.60

Tournament Results by Category

WTA 250

Young-Ja Choi WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	BEI	JAP	W-L Win %
1996	21	R32	—	0–1 (0%)
1998	23	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
2001	26	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–3 (0%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

178

Career-high date

May 20, 1996

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Young-Ja Choi ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1993	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	566
1994	19	565	447	454	453	450	339	334	—	307	303	375	302
1995	20	333	342	343	317	307	289	287	295	303	299	342	295
1996	21	301	298	303	211	183	191	198	189	182	181	178	215
1997	22	210	209	229	223	263	261	265	326	261	264	220	215
1998	23	211	211	229	239	256	258	244	240	268	253	336	340
1999	24	337	337	401	403	398	390	404	396	437	472	424	396
2000	25	395	387	361	385	397	361	357	344	348	370	358	365
2001	26	362	373	353	283	287	284	257	268	250	231	250	246
2002	27	241	247	241	274	275	272	302	299	326	375	387	365
2003	28	361	368	428	433	490	634	575	461	452	471	477	559
2004	29	560	554	565	560	560	619	693	1062	—	—	—	—

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

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Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Young-Ja Choi's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Adriana Barna	GER	#180	1,500	6	1	5	16.7%	$239,001	1993–2003	Rivalries	Match log
Rachel Viollet	GBR	#173	1,501	4	1	3	25.0%	$71,169	1995–2002	Rivalries	Match log
Alice Canepa	ITA	#158	1,516	10	2	8	20.0%	$217,781	1995–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Radka Pelikanova	CZE	#180	1,522	7	1	6	14.3%	$74,463	1995–1999	Rivalries	Match log
Renata Kolbovic	CAN	#159	1,508	8	2	6	25.0%	$185,251	1997–2001	Rivalries	Match log
Emmanuelle Curutchet	FRA	#160	1,503	4	1	3	25.0%	$75,934	1997–1999	Rivalries	Match log
Eun-Ha Kim	KOR	#141	1,521	9	2	7	22.2%	$182,957	1995–2001	Rivalries	Match log
Karolina Jagieniak	FRA	#199	1,505	8	1	7	12.5%	$106,808	1997–2001	Rivalries	Match log
Nirupama Vaidyanathan	IND	#134	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	$182,057	1997–1998	Rivalries	Match log
Magalie Lamarre	FRA	#169	1,526	3	1	2	33.3%	$65,542	1997–1998	Rivalries	Match log
Trudi Musgrave	AUS	#207	1,501	7	1	6	14.3%	$384,221	1996–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Catherine Barclay	AUS	#157	1,508	5	1	4	20.0%	$417,206	1991–1999	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Young-Ja Choi?: Young-Ja Choi is 51 years old, born on May 30, 1975.
Which country does Young-Ja Choi represent?: Young-Ja Choi represents South Korea in TennisDB's WTA records.
Is Young-Ja Choi left-handed or right-handed?: Young-Ja Choi plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Young-Ja Choi won?: Young-Ja Choi has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Young-Ja Choi won?: TennisDB does not group any of Young-Ja Choi's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Young-Ja Choi's highest WTA ranking?: Young-Ja Choi's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 178, first achieved on May 20, 1996.
What is Young-Ja Choi's career win-loss record?: Young-Ja Choi has a career WTA singles record of 1 wins and 4 losses (20.0%).
How much career prize money has Young-Ja Choi earned?: Young-Ja Choi has earned at least $95,879 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Young-Ja Choi's career appear in TennisDB?: Young-Ja Choi appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1996 through 2001.
Who has Young-Ja Choi faced most often?: Young-Ja Choi's most frequent opponent is Pavlina Nola, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.