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Canadian tennis player
Sonya Jeyaseelan Country (sports) Canada Residence Toronto , OntarioBorn (1976-04-24 ) April 24, 1976 (age 48) New Westminster , British ColumbiaHeight 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) Turned pro 1991 Retired 2004 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $730,722 Career record 205–212 Career titles 3 ITF Highest ranking No. 48 (December 4, 2000) Australian Open 3R (2000 ) French Open 2R (1998 , 2000 ) Wimbledon 3R (2000 ) US Open 2R (2000 ) Olympic Games 1R (2000 ) Career record 112–153 Career titles 2 WTA, 3 ITF Highest ranking No. 40 (October 16, 2000) Australian Open 3R (2000) French Open 2R (2001, 2003 ) Wimbledon 2R (1998) US Open QF (1996) Olympic Games 1R (2000 ) French Open 1R (1997, 1999, 2000) Wimbledon 3R (1998)
Sonya Jeyaseelan (born April 24, 1976) is a Canadian former professional tennis player.
Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 48, which she reached in December 2000. Her career-high ranking in doubles is world No. 40, achieved on 16 October 2000.
Playing for Canada in Fed Cup , Jeyaseelan has a win–loss record of 29–7.
Jeyaseelan is of Indian Tamil descent.[ 1]
Singles: 1 (runner-up)[ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III, IV & V (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)[ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III, IV & V (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (2–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1.
12 September 1994
ITF Vancouver, Canada
Hard
Janet Lee
6–2, 6–4
Win
2.
22 October 1995
ITF Hallandale Beach, United States
Hard
Christine Neuman
6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Win
3.
9 March 1997
ITF Rockford, United States
Hard
Siobhan Drake-Brockman
7–6, 6–3
Loss
4.
27 July 1997
ITF Peachtree City, United States
Hard
María Vento-Kabchi
4–6, 0–6
Loss
5.
14 January 2003
ITF Boca Raton, United States
Hard
Maria Kirilenko
3–6, 0–6
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1.
28 July 1996
ITF Fayetteville, United States
Hard
Rene Simpson
Jane Chi Kelly Pace-Wilson
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win
2.
27 July 1997
ITF Peachtree City, United States
Hard
Kaoru Shibata
Julie Pullin Amanda Wainwright
6–4, 6–1
Loss
3.
21 February 1999
ITF Midland, United States
Hard (i)
Kirstin Freye
Liezel Horn Samantha Smith
6–7, 6–0, 5–7
Loss
4.
1 August 1999
ITF Salt Lake City, United States
Hard
Annabel Ellwood
Rachel McQuillan Lisa McShea
3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win
5.
14 January 2003
ITF Boca Raton, United States
Hard
Sandra Cacic
Shenay Perry Lioudmila Skavronskaia
7–5, 6–2