Choi Ju-yeon (born 19 November 1975) is a South Korean former

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player, who competed on the professional tour in the 1990s.

Biography

Born in

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, she reached a career-high of 176 in the world for singles, winning 12 ITF titles. She made the main draw of the WTA Tour tournament at Beijing in 1995, where she was beaten in the first round by

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in three sets. As a doubles player, she won three medals for South Korea in the

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. At the

1994 Asian Games The 1994 Asian Games ( ja, 1994年アジア競技大会, ''Senkyūhyakukyūjūyon-nen Ajia kyōgi taikai''), also known as the XII Asiad and the 12th Asian Games ( ja, 第12回アジア競技大会, Daijūni-kai Ajia kyōgi taikai), were held from ...

in Hiroshima, she won bronze medals in both the women's doubles and mixed doubles events. In Bangkok four years later, she was a silver medalist in the mixed doubles, partnering Kim Dong-hyun. Choi represented the South Korea Fed Cup team in 14 ties, which included a World Group fixture against France in 1994.

ITF finals

Singles (12–5)

Doubles (7–4)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Choi, Ju Yeon 1975 births Living people South Korean female tennis players Sportspeople from Busan Tennis players at the 1994 Asian Games Tennis players at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Asian Games medalists in tennis 20th-century South Korean women 21st-century South Korean women