Sonya Jeyaseelan (born April 24, 1976) is a

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former professional

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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

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, Jeyaseelan has a win–loss record of 29–7. Jeyaseelan is of Indian Tamil descent."Bouncing Back: Sonya Jeyaseelan on and off The Court" ( cover story). '' Mehfil Magazine''. June 1996.

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 5 (3–2)

Doubles: 5 (3–2)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jeyaseelan, Sonya 1976 births Living people Canadian female tennis players Canadian people of Tamil descent Olympic tennis players for Canada Racket sportspeople from British Columbia Sportspeople from New Westminster Tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Tennis players from Toronto 20th-century Canadian sportswomen 21st-century Canadian sportswomen Canadian sportspeople of Indian descent