Park So-hyun (tennis)

Park So-hyun
박소현
Country (sports) South Korea
Born (2002-07-02) 2 July 2002 (age 22)
Prize money$110,920
Singles
Career record173–105
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 287 (20 May 2024)
Current rankingNo. 382 (28 October 2024)
Doubles
Career record89–75
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 212 (26 August 2024)
Current rankingNo. 264 (28 October 2024)
Team competitions
BJK Cup6–7
Last updated on: 28 October 2024.
Park So-hyun
Hangul
박소현
Revised RomanizationBak Sohyeon
McCune–ReischauerPak Sohyŏn

Park So-hyun (Korean: 박소현; born 2 July 2002) is a South Korean tennis player.[1]

Park has career-high WTA rankings of 287 in singles, achieved on 20 May 2024, and 212 in doubles, attained on 26 August 2024. On the ITF Junior Circuit, she reached a career-high combined ranking of 17, on 14 October 2019.

Park made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2018 Korea Open, after being handed a wildcard into the singles tournament.

She made her debut for the South Korean Billie Jean King Cup team in April 2022 in a tie against Indonesia.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
W25 tournaments (3–1)
W15 tournaments (3–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (3–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2018 ITF Yeongwol, South Korea W15 Hard South Korea Kim Da-bin 5–7, 3–6
Win 1–1 Apr 2019 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Switzerland Joanne Züger 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Feb 2020 ITF Hamilton, New Zealand W15 Hard Japan Eri Shimizu 4–6, 6–0, 3–6
Loss 1–3 Feb 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Romania Miriam Bulgaru 2–6, 3–6
Win 2–3 Mar 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Italy Nuria Brancaccio 6–4, 6–0
Loss 2–4 Aug 2021 ITF Vejle, Denmark W15 Clay Denmark Johanne Svendsen 6–2, 4–6, 1–6
Win 3–4 Sep 2021 ITF Marbella, Spain W25 Clay Russia Marina Melnikova 6–1, 7–6(6)
Win 4–4 Mar 2023 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia W15 Hard Anastasia Kovaleva 6–3, 6–3
Win 5–4 Jun 2023 ITF Changwon, South Korea W25 Hard Chinese Taipei Liang En-shuo 6–4, 7–5
Win 6–4 Jun 2023 ITF Daegu, South Korea W25 Hard South Korea Kim Da-bin 2–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss 6–5 Jul 2023 ITF Roehampton, UK W25 Hard United States Asia Muhammad 2–6, 0–1 ret.

Doubles: 14 (4 titles, 10 runner–ups)

Legend
W75 tournaments (0–1)
W50 tournaments (0–1)
W25/W35 tournaments (3–5)
W15 tournaments (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–5)
Clay (2–5)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2019 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Estonia Elena Malõgina Czech Republic Johana Marková
Slovenia Nika Radišić
0–6, 0–6
Loss 0–2 Mar 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay South Korea Jang Su-jeong United States Jessie Aney
Brazil Ingrid Martins
2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Mar 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay United States Jessie Aney South Korea Han Na-lae
South Korea Lee So-ra
6–4, 5–7, [4–10]
Win 1–3 Apr 2021 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay Russia Elina Avanesyan Slovakia Barbora Matúšová
Russia Anastasia Zolotareva
6–4, 6–4
Win 2–3 May 2021 ITF Oeiras, Portugal W25 Clay Hungary Adrienn Nagy India Riya Bhatia
Brazil Gabriela Cé
6–4, 6–0
Loss 2–4 Jul 2022 ITF Getxo, Spain W25 Clay Greece Sapfo Sakellaridi Spain Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro
Spain Leyre Romero Gormaz
5–7, 0–6
Loss 2–5 Nov 2022 ITF Sharm El Sheikh,
Egypt
W25 Hard Switzerland Jenny Dürst Polina Iatcenko
Alina Korneeva
1–6, 7–6(1), [5–10]
Loss 2–6 Apr 2023 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia W25 Hard South Korea Choi Ji-hee China Guo Hanyu
Hong Kong Cody Wong
2–6, 6–7(6)
Win 3–6 Jun 2023 ITF Daegu, South Korea W25 Hard Hong Kong Cody Wong Chinese Taipei Cho I-hsuan
Chinese Taipei Cho Yi-tsen
4–6, 7–6(2), [14–12]
Win 4–6 Sep 2023 ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand W25 Hard Thailand Luksika Kumkhum India Vaidehi Chaudhari
India Zeel Desai
7–6(4), 6–0
Loss 4–7 Mar 2024 ITF Indore, India W35 Hard Chinese Taipei Lee Ya-hsuan India Shrivalli Bhamidipaty
India Vaidehi Chaudhari
3–6, 5–7
Loss 4–8 May 2024 Kunming Open, China W50 Clay China Feng Shuo United States Haley Giavara
Chinese Taipei Li Yu-yun
3–6, 1–6
Loss 4–9 Jul 2024 Championnats de Granby, Canada W75+H Hard Chinese Taipei Liang En-shuo Canada Ariana Arseneault
Canada Mia Kupres
4–6, 6–0, [6–10]
Loss 4–10 Oct 2024 ITF Norman, United States W35 Hard (i) United States Makenna Jones United States Jessica Failla
United States Maribella Zamarripa
6–3, 2–6, [5–10]

Top 5 highest rank wins

# Tournament Category Start date Surface Rd Opponent Rank Score PSR
1 Glasgow, United Kingdom W25 14 February 2022 Hard (i) 1R Russia Vitalia Diatchenko No. 123 6–2, 6–3 No. 339
2 Marbella, Spain W25 30 August 2021 Clay F Russia Marina Melnikova No. 196 6–1, 7–6(8–6) No. 401
3 2R Italy Giulia Gatto-Monticone No. 200 6–0, 3–0 ret.
4 Antalya, Turkey W15 9 March 2021 Clay 2R South Korea Han Na-lae No. 210 4–6, 6–0, 6–2 No. 458
5 Japan Women's Open WTA 250 11 September 2023 Hard Q1 China You Xiaodi No. 211 6–3, 5–1 ret. No. 294
  • statistics correct as of 22 September 2024.

References

  1. ^ "Park So-hyun Tennis Player Profile". www.itftennis.com.