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Danai Udomchoke (, born 11 August 1981) is a former professional
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player from
Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
. His career-best ranking was World No. 77 achieved on 29 January 2007.


Personal info

Udomchoke turned professional in 1997. He was sponsored by
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for his racquets and apparel.


Career

Udomchoke made his debut in the main draw of a Grand Slam in 2004 when he qualified for the
US Open U.S. Open or US Open are open championship sporting tournaments that are hosted in the United States and in which anyone, especially amateur and professional, or American and non-American, may compete. The term may also be applied to non-sporting ev ...
. He lost to Spaniard
Tommy Robredo Tomás Robredo Garcés (, ; born 1 May 1982) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 5, which he reached in August 2006 as a result of winning the 2006 Hamburg Masters – Singles, Hamburg M ...
in straight sets. One of Udomchoke's highest profile matches was his
2006 Australian Open The 2006 Australian Open was played between 16 and 29 January 2006. Marat Safin could not defend his 2005 title, due to an injury he suffered in late 2005. Roger Federer won his second Australian Open title, defeating Marcos Baghdatis in the fin ...
1st round match against No. 3 seed
David Nalbandian David Pablo Nalbandian (; born 1 January 1982) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He reached his highest ranking in singles of world No. 3 in March 2006, during a career that spanned from 2000 to 2013. Nalbandian was runner-up in ...
. After starting out slowly, Udomchoke shocked Nalbandian by winning the third and fourth sets. However, his energy soon wore down, and despite pushing the World No. 3 to five sets, Udomchoke lost 2–6, 2–6, 6–1, 7–6, 1–6. In the
2007 Australian Open The 2007 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 15 January until 28 January 2007. The total prize pool was set at exactly A$20 million, with the winners of both the men's and women's singles competi ...
, Udomchoke advanced to the third round, losing to 14th-seeded
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after defeating 24th-seeded
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. Udomchoke qualified for Wimbledon in 2007 and was defeated in the second round by
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.


ATP career finals


Doubles: 1 (1–0)


Asian Games

In the 15th
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held in
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,
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, he won the
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for Thailand, after beating
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n
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in two sets, 7–5 and 6–3, in the men's singles tournament.


Singles titles (9)


Singles performance timeline

''Current until
2014 Australian Open The 2014 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place at Melbourne Park between 13 and 26 January 2014. It was the 102nd edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The tournament consisted of eve ...
.


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Danai Udomchoke Danai Udomchoke (, born 11 August 1981) is a former professional tennis player from Thailand. His career-best ranking was World No. 77 achieved on 29 January 2007. Personal info Udomchoke turned professional in 1997. He was sponsored by Dunlop ...
Danai Udomchoke Danai Udomchoke (, born 11 August 1981) is a former professional tennis player from Thailand. His career-best ranking was World No. 77 achieved on 29 January 2007. Personal info Udomchoke turned professional in 1997. He was sponsored by Dunlop ...
Asian Games medalists in tennis Tennis players at the 1998 Asian Games Tennis players at the 2002 Asian Games Tennis players at the 2006 Asian Games Tennis players at the 2010 Asian Games Tennis players at the 2014 Asian Games
Danai Udomchoke Danai Udomchoke (, born 11 August 1981) is a former professional tennis player from Thailand. His career-best ranking was World No. 77 achieved on 29 January 2007. Personal info Udomchoke turned professional in 1997. He was sponsored by Dunlop ...
Danai Udomchoke Danai Udomchoke (, born 11 August 1981) is a former professional tennis player from Thailand. His career-best ranking was World No. 77 achieved on 29 January 2007. Personal info Udomchoke turned professional in 1997. He was sponsored by Dunlop ...
Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Summer World University Games medalists in tennis
Danai Udomchoke Danai Udomchoke (, born 11 August 1981) is a former professional tennis player from Thailand. His career-best ranking was World No. 77 achieved on 29 January 2007. Personal info Udomchoke turned professional in 1997. He was sponsored by Dunlop ...
Danai Udomchoke Danai Udomchoke (, born 11 August 1981) is a former professional tennis player from Thailand. His career-best ranking was World No. 77 achieved on 29 January 2007. Personal info Udomchoke turned professional in 1997. He was sponsored by Dunlop ...
Danai Udomchoke Danai Udomchoke (, born 11 August 1981) is a former professional tennis player from Thailand. His career-best ranking was World No. 77 achieved on 29 January 2007. Personal info Udomchoke turned professional in 1997. He was sponsored by Dunlop ...
SEA Games medalists in tennis Competitors at the 2005 SEA Games Competitors at the 2007 SEA Games Competitors at the 2009 SEA Games Competitors at the 2011 SEA Games Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games
Danai Udomchoke Danai Udomchoke (, born 11 August 1981) is a former professional tennis player from Thailand. His career-best ranking was World No. 77 achieved on 29 January 2007. Personal info Udomchoke turned professional in 1997. He was sponsored by Dunlop ...
Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade
Danai Udomchoke Danai Udomchoke (, born 11 August 1981) is a former professional tennis player from Thailand. His career-best ranking was World No. 77 achieved on 29 January 2007. Personal info Udomchoke turned professional in 1997. He was sponsored by Dunlop ...
Danai Udomchoke Danai Udomchoke (, born 11 August 1981) is a former professional tennis player from Thailand. His career-best ranking was World No. 77 achieved on 29 January 2007. Personal info Udomchoke turned professional in 1997. He was sponsored by Dunlop ...