Thai tennis player
Luksika Kumkhum ลักษิกา คำขำ Country (sports) Thailand Residence Bangkok , ThailandBorn (1993-07-21 ) 21 July 1993 (age 30) Chanthaburi , ThailandHeight 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Turned pro 2011 Plays Right (two-handed both sides) Coach Lersak Kumkhum (her father) Prize money US$ 1,200,259 Career record 373–197 (65.4%) Career titles 2 WTA Challengers, 18 ITF Highest ranking No. 66 (19 November 2018) Current ranking No. 666 (6 May 2024) Australian Open 3R (2018 ) French Open 1R (2014 , 2018 , 2019 ) Wimbledon 2R (2018 ) US Open Q2 (2014 ) Career record 211–134 (61.2%) Career titles 19 ITF Highest ranking No. 86 (16 July 2018) Current ranking No. 113 (6 May 2024) Australian Open 1R (2019 ) Wimbledon 2R (2018 ) Fed Cup 21–10 Last updated on: 17 May 2024.
Luksika "Luk " Kumkhum (Thai : ลักษิกา คำขำ ; RTGS : Laksika Khamkham ; born 21 July 1993) is a Thai tennis player. She turned professional in 2011, and reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 66 on 19 November 2018. On 16 July 2018, she peaked at No. 86 of the WTA doubles rankings.
In 2010, Kumkhum had won one ITF Circuit event in singles but three events in doubles. The following year, she won five singles ITF events, all $10ks, and two in doubles. In 2012, she won two singles and two doubles events on the ITF Circuit.[1]
In 2013, she cracked the top 200 and started to play on the WTA Tour as well as the ITF Circuit . Kumkhum qualified for the Australian Open where she defeated Sofia Arvidsson in the first round, she was then beaten by Jamie Hampton . She played the Malaysian Open where she qualified for the tournament and reached the quarterfinals defeating Olivia Rogowska and Eleni Daniilidou en route before falling to Ayumi Morita in the quarterfinals, she also reached the semifinals of the tournament where she partnered with Erika Sema , falling to Janette Husárová and Zhang Shuai in the semifinals. In April 2013, she won the $25k event in Phuket, defeating Lisa Whybourn in the final.[1]
She played the Roland Garros qualifying event where she defeated Zarina Diyas before falling to Sandra Záhlavová in the second qualifying round. She then suffered first-round losses at Nottingham , Birmingham and Wimbledon . Kumkhum's next event was the $100k event, President's Cup in Astana , where she defeated Eugeniya Pashkova , Noppawan Lertcheewakarn in the second round, and Ekaterina Bychkova in the quarterfinals before she lost to Nadiya Kichenok in the semifinals. In the doubles event, she and Tamarine Tanasugarn reached the final before falling to first seeds Nina Bratchikova and Valeria Solovyeva .
At the Australian Open , Kumkhum, ranked No. 87 in the world, caused a major upset when she defeated former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová in the first round, in three sets. This was the first time ever that Kumkhum had faced a top-ten opponent in her career.[2] She then suffered a first-round loss at the Pattaya Open from Julia Görges , in straight sets.
2017: First WTA Tour doubles final [ edit ] She reached the final at the 2017 Korea Open , partnering fellow Thai Peangtarn Plipuech .
2018: Australian Open third round, two Challenger singles titles [ edit ] Having qualified for the Australian Open , Kumkhum has progressed to the third round of a major tournament for the first time. In the second round, she defeated former top-ten player Belinda Bencic , 6–1, 6–3.[3]
2023: Second career doubles final [ edit ] She reached the semifinals at the home tournament in Hua Hin , Thailand as a wildcard player with Peangtarn Plipuech with the withdrawal of Anna Kalinskaya and Linda Fruhvirtová .
She reached the final of the 2023 Korea Open with Plipuech, five years after her first final at the same tournament.
Grand Slam singles performance timeline [ edit ] Key W F SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record; .
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
WTA Tour finals [ edit ] Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups) [ edit ] Legend Grand Slam tournaments WTA 1000 WTA 500 WTA 250 (International) (0–2)
Finals by surface Hard (0–2) Grass (0–0) Clay (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
WTA Challenger finals [ edit ] Singles: 2 (2 titles) [ edit ] ITF Circuit finals [ edit ] Singles: 28 (18 titles, 10 runner–ups) [ edit ] Legend $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10/15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface Hard (17–9) Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Win 1–0 Oct 2010 ITF Pattaya, Thailand 10,000 Hard Emma Flood 6–4, 6–3 Loss 1–1 Oct 2010 ITF Khon Kaen, Thailand 10,000 Hard Zhu Lin 3–6, 2–6 Loss 1–2 Nov 2010 ITF Manila, Philippines 10,000 Hard Piia Suomalainen 3–6, 3–6 Loss 1–3 Dec 2010 ITF Mandya, India 10,000 Hard Anastasiya Vasylyeva 2–6, 6–3, 2–6 Win 2–3 May 2011 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 10,000 Hard Ayu Fani Damayanti 6–2, 6–2 Win 3–3 May 2011 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 10,000 Hard Peangtarn Plipuech 6–1, 6–0 Loss 3–4 Jun 2011 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 25,000 Hard Marta Sirotkina 4–6, 3–6 Win 4–4 Jun 2011 ITF Pattaya, Thailand 10,000 Hard Liang Chen 6–3, 6–4 Loss 4–5 Jul 2011 ITF Pattaya, Thailand 10,000 Hard Liang Chen 6–2, 6–7(6) , 5–7 Win 5–5 Nov 2011 ITF Kuching, Malaysia 10,000 Hard Nungnadda Wannasuk 7–6(3) , 6–3 Win 6–5 Nov 2011 ITF Manila, Philippines 10,000 Hard Zhao Yijing 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 Win 7–5 Jul 2012 ITF Pattaya, Thailand 10,000 Hard Nungnadda Wannasuk 6–2, 6–2 Win 8–5 Jul 2012 ITF Astana, Kazakhstan 25,000 Hard Nudnida Luangnam 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 Win 9–5 Apr 2013 ITF Phuket, Thailand 25,000 Hard Lisa Whybourn 6–0, 7–5 Win 10–5 Nov 2013 Toyota World Challenge , Japan 75,000 Carpet (i) Hiroko Kuwata 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 Loss 10–6 Aug 2014 ITF Wuhan , China 50,000 Hard Wang Qiang 2–6, 2–6 Win 11–6 May 2015 ITF Xuzhou , China 50,000 Hard Chang Kai-chen 1–6, 7–5, 6–1 Loss 11–7 Nov 2015 Toyota World Challenge, Japan 75,000 Carpet (i) Jana Fett 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 Loss 11–8 Jul 2016 ITF Wuhan, China 50,000 Hard Wang Qiang 5–7, 2–6 Loss 11–9 May 2017 ITF Incheon, South Korea 25,000 Hard Han Na-lae 6–7(2) , 5–7 Win 12–9 Jul 2017 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand 25,000 Hard Alisa Kleybanova 7–5, 6–7(4) , 6–3 Win 13–9 Aug 2017 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand 25,000 Hard Yuan Yue 7–5, 6–2 Win 14–9 Apr 2018 Kōfu International Open , Japan 25,000 Hard Bianca Andreescu 6–3, 6–3 Win 15–9 Apr 2018 ITF Kashiwa, Japan 25,000 Hard Bianca Andreescu 6–3, 7–6(4) Win 16–9 Oct 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Jennifer Luikham 6–2, 6–2 Loss 16–10 Apr 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand 25,000 Hard Alex Eala 4–6, 2–6 Win 17–10 Apr 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand 25,000 Hard Peangtarn Plipuech 6–3, 6–3 Win 18–10 Apr 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand 15,000 Hard Talia Gibson 6–0, 6–1
Doubles: 31 (19 titles, 12 runner–ups) [ edit ] Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50/60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10/15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface Hard (18–11) Grass (1–0) Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1–0 Oct 2010 ITF Khon Kaen, Thailand 10,000 Hard Varatchaya Wongteanchai Huỳnh Phương Đài Trang Maya Kato 6–4, 7–5 Win 2–0 Nov 2010 ITF Manila, Philippines 10,000 Hard Peangtarn Plipuech Ivana King Jasmin Schnack 6–4, 7–5 Win 3–0 Dec 2010 ITF Bangalore, India 25,000 Hard Nungnadda Wannasuk Chen Yi Kumiko Iijima 7–6(7) , 5–7, [10–8] Loss 3–1 Jun 2011 ITF Pattaya, Thailand 10,000 Hard Napatsakorn Sankaew Liang Chen Zhao Yijing 6–1, 1–6, 5–7 Win 4–1 Nov 2011 ITF Kuching, Malaysia 10,000 Hard Nungnadda Wannasuk Lu Jiaxiang Lu Jiajing 6–4, 6–3 Win 5–1 Nov 2011 ITF Manila, Philippines 10,000 Hard Peangtarn Plipuech Zhao Yijing Zheng Junyi 6–3, 6–0 Loss 5–2 Nov 2011 ITF Manila, Philippines 10,000 Hard Peangtarn Plipuech Napatsakorn Sankaew Varunya Wongteanchai 1–6, 6–3, [6–10] Win 6–2 Jul 2012 ITF Astana, Kazakhstan 25,000 Hard Varatchaya Wongteanchai Veronika Kapshay Ekaterina Yashina 6–2, 6–4 Win 7–2 Sep 2012 ITF Tsukuba, Japan 25,000 Hard Varatchaya Wongteanchai Yurina Koshino Mari Tanaka 6–2, 6–2 Win 8–2 May 2013 Kangaroo Cup , Japan 50,000 Hard Erika Sema Nao Hibino Riko Sawayanagi 6–4, 6–3 Loss 8–3 Nov 2013 ITF Taipei, Taiwan 50,000 Hard Chen Yi Lesley Kerkhove Arantxa Rus 4–6, 6–2, [12–14] Loss 8–4 Jul 2014 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 10,000 Hard Tamarine Tanasugarn Varatchaya Wongteanchai Varunya Wongteanchai 3–6, 6–4, [8–10] Loss 8–5 Nov 2015 Toyota World Challenge , Japan 75,000 Carpet (i) Yuuki Tanaka Akiko Omae Peangtarn Plipuech 6–3, 0–6, [9–11] Win 9–5 Apr 2017 Kōfu International Open , Japan 25,000 Hard Han Na-lae Erina Hayashi Robu Kajitani 6–3, 6–0 Win 10–5 Jul 2017 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand 25,000 Hard Ksenia Palkina Naiktha Bains Karin Kennel 6–3, 2–6, [14–12] Win 11–5 Mar 2018 Kōfu International Open, Japan 25,000 Hard Gao Xinyu Erina Hayashi Momoko Kobori 6–0, 2–6, [10–4] Win 12–5 Jun 2018 Manchester Trophy , UK 100,000 Grass Prarthana Thombare Naomi Broady Asia Muhammad 7–6(5) , 6–3 Loss 12–6 Oct 2018 Suzhou Ladies Open , China 100,000 Hard Peangtarn Plipuech Misaki Doi Nao Hibino 2–6, 3–6 Loss 12–7 Nov 2018 Shenzhen Longhua Open , China 100,000 Hard Choi Ji-hee Shuko Aoyama Yang Zhaoxuan 2–6, 3–6 Win 13–7 Oct 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Natsuho Arakawa Mana Ayukawa Tamira Paszek 6–4, 6–2 Loss 13–8 Apr 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand W25 Hard Momoko Kobori Gozal Ainitdinova Maria Timofeeva 6–2, 5–7, [4–10] Win 14–8 Jun 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand W25 Hard Momoko Kobori Misaki Matsuda Naho Sato 6–3, 6–3 Win 15–8 Sep 2022 ITF Darwin, Australia W25 Hard Momoko Kobori Yui Chikaraishi Nanari Katsumi 6–2, 7–6(3) Loss 15–9 Dec 2022 Indoor Championships , Japan W60 Hard (i) Momoko Kobori Liang En-shuo Wu Fang-hsien 6–2, 6–7(5) , [2–10] Loss 15–10 Mar 2023 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia W25 Hard Peangtarn Plipuech Ma Yexin Moyuka Uchijima 0–6, 2–6 Win 16–10 May 2023 ITF Goyang, South Korea W25 Hard Punnin Kovapitukted Guo Hanyu Tang Qianhui 6–3, 6–1, [10–6] Win 17–10 Jun 2023 ITF Tokyo, Japan W25 Hard Kanako Morisaki Talia Gibson Natsumi Kawaguchi 1–6, 6–2, [10–3] Win 18–10 Sep 2023 ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand W25 Hard Park So-hyun Vaidehi Chaudhari Zeel Desai 7–6(4) , 6–0 Win 19–10 Nov 2023 Takasaki Open , Japan W100 Hard Peangtarn Plipuech Liang En-shuo Wu Fang-hsien 6–3, 6–1 Loss 19–11 Mar 2024 Branik Maribor Open , Slovenia W75 Hard (i) Peangtarn Plipuech Eden Silva Anastasia Tikhonova 5–7, 3–6 Loss 19–12 May 2024 Jin'an Open , China W75 Hard Peangtarn Plipuech Tang Qianhui Zheng Wushuang 1–6, 2–6
Top 10 wins [ edit ] Season 2014 Total Wins 1 1
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