Kim Jin-hee (born 14 June 1981) is a South Korean former professional tennis player.

Career

Jin-hee attempted to qualify for a number of

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events, but has failed to qualify in most of them. She lost to Liza Andriyani in the first round of qualifying in Bali, 2002. However, she qualified for the 2002 Japan Open, where she lost in the first round. In 2003, she lost in the second round of qualifying at the

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, before she took part in the Hyderabad Open where she lost in the qualifying round to

Manisha Malhotra Manisha Malhotra ( ''Manīṣā Maľhōtrā''; born 19 September 1976) is a former professional tennis from India. Her career high in singles is 314, achieved on 21 April 2003. In doubles, she peaked at No. 149 in the WTA rankings on 8 A ...

. However, she also failed to qualify for the Japan Open before gaining entry into the main draw as a lucky loser and losing to

Maria Sharapova Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (, ; born 19 April 1987) is a Russian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 21 weeks. Sharapova won 36 WTA Tour-level sin ...

. In 2004, she played at the Korea Open losing in the first round.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (4–4)

Doubles: 23 (9–14)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Jin-Hee Living people South Korean female tennis players 1981 births Tennis players at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games tennis players for South Korea 21st-century South Korean sportswomen