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}} Tamarine Tanasugarn ((タイ語:แทมมารีน ธนสุกาญจน์), (:tʰɛːmmāːrīːn tʰánásùkāːn); born 24 May 1977) is a professional Thai tennis player. She was born in Los Angeles, United States, and turned professional in 1994. She has been in the top 20 in both singles and doubles. Tanasugarn's highest Women's Tennis Association (WTA) world ranking was no. 19, achieved on 13 May 2002, which is the highest ranking ever achieved for a Thai female player. She has won four singles titles and five doubles titles. She was briefly a doubles partner with Maria Sharapova, with whom she won two titles in 2003. Her highest world doubles ranking was no. 15, which she achieved on 13 September 2004. With Liezel Huber, she reached the 2004 US Open doubles quarterfinals, and at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, she reached the women's doubles semifinal with Marina Erakovic. Her biggest success so far came in 2008, when she reached quarterfinals at Wimbledon. In her career, Tanasugarn has defeated former and current no. 1 players, including Amélie Mauresmo, Jennifer Capriati, Jelena Janković, and Dinara Safina. She has also beaten Australian Open and French Open champion Mary Pierce. Tanasugarn is regarded as a grass-court specialist; she has won most matches on the surface including two grass-court International titles.〔()〕 Tanasugarn at some point held the record of the most singles matches won on grass court among WTA active players. As of July 8, 2013, she was second (with 84 wins) among active players, and 12th on the all-time list.〔()〕 Tanasugarn is also a regular competitor for the Thailand Fed Cup team, helping the team join the World Group II in 2005 and 2006, after beating Australia and Croatia in their play-off matches. == Playing style == Tanasugarn produces her best game and strategy when she performs on grass.〔〔()〕 Tanasugarn is also known for her accurate flat ground strokes and a heavy slice serve for which are particularly effective on grass, Venus Williams has given an interview regarding Tanasugarn's game after their quarterfinal match in 2008 Wimbledon Championships "I think her game is really suited for the grass. Her serve is a slice that turns into you and it stays low. Her shots are really, really low to the ground. A lot of time I think I was battling just to stay down on the shots, and I felt good when I got one up in my strike zone".〔()〕 Kim Clijsters has once described Tanasugarn as a "Tricky Player".〔()〕 Tanasugarn's weakness has always been her serve.〔()〕 Tanasugarn is currently coached by her best friend Andreea Ehritt-Vanc. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tamarine Tanasugarn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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