Sonya Jeyaseelan
Birthdate
April 24, 1976
Birthplace
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
From
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height
5’2” (1,57m)
Style of play
Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Turned pro
1991
Retired
2004
Best WTA singles ranking
No. 48 (December 4, 2000)
Best WTA doubles ranking
No. 40 (October 16, 2000)
Profile on CdnTennis.ca
Biography Sonya Jeyaseelan (born April 24, 1976 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 48 on December 4, 2000 and a career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 40 on October 16, 2000.
In 1994, Jeyaseelan reached the final of the junior French Open. In 1996, she reached the quarterfinals in doubles at the US Open with compatriot Rene Simpson . In 1998, she advanced to her first and only WTA singles final, losing to Paola Suárez in Bogotá, Colombia. She has won two WTA doubles titles, both of them in Strasbourg, France (in 2000 and 2003). She also reached the doubles final in Palermo, Italy in 1999. She was named Tennis Canada female player of the year in 2000. She retired in 2004. Jeyaseelan was inducted into the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2011.
WTA career finals Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Olympic Games (0–0)
WTA Championships (0–0)
WTA Tier I (0–0)
WTA Tier II (0–0)
WTA Tier III, IV & V (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Feb 1998
Copa Colsanitas, Colombia
Tier IV
Clay
Paola Suárez (ARG)
3–6, 4–6
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Olympic Games (0–0)
WTA Championships (0–0)
WTA Tier I (0–0)
WTA Tier II (0–0)
WTA Tier III, IV & V (2–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Jul 1999
Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, Italy
Tier IV
Clay
Åsa Svensson (SWE)
Tina Križan (SLO)
6–4, 3–6, 0–6
Win
1–1
May 2000
Internationaux de Strasbourg, France
Tier III
Clay
Florencia Labat (ARG)
Kim Grant (RSA)
6–4, 6–3
Win
2–1
May 2003
Internationaux de Strasbourg, France (2)
Tier III
Clay
Maja Matevžič (SLO)
Laura Granville (USA)
6–4, 6–4
ITF Circuit finals Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)
Legend
ITF $100,000 tournaments (0–0)
ITF $75,000 tournaments (0–0)
ITF $50,000 tournaments (0–1)
ITF $25,000 tournaments (1–0)
ITF $10,000 tournaments (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Mar 1997
Rockford, United States
$25,000
Hard
Siobhan Drake-Brockman (AUS)
7–6(8–6) , 6–3
Loss
1–1
Jul 1997
Peachtree City, United States
$50,000
Hard
María Vento-Kabchi (VEN)
4–6, 0–6
Loss
1–2
Jan 2003
Boca Raton, United States
$10,000
Hard
Maria Kirilenko (RUS)
3–6, 0–6
Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runners-up)
Legend
ITF $100,000 tournaments (0–0)
ITF $75,000 tournaments (0–0)
ITF $50,000 tournaments (1–1)
ITF $25,000 tournaments (1–1)
ITF $10,000 tournaments (1–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Jul 1996
Fayetteville, United States
$25,000
Hard
Rene Simpson (CAN)
Jane Chi (USA)
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win
2–0
Jul 1997
Peachtree City, United States
$50,000
Hard
Kaoru Shibata (JPN)
Julie Pullin (GBR)
6–4, 6–1
Loss
2–1
Feb 1999
Midland, United States
$25,000
Hard (i)
Kirstin Freye (GER)
Liezel Huber (RSA)
6–7(6–8) , 6–0, 5–7
Loss
2–2
Aug 1999
Salt Lake City, United States
$50,000
Hard
Annabel Ellwood (AUS)
Lisa McShea (AUS)
3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win
3–2
Jan 2003
Boca Raton, United States
$10,000
Hard
Sandra Cacic (USA)
Shenay Perry (USA)
7–5, 6–2
Junior Grand Slam finals Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Result
Year
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
1994
French Open
Clay
Martina Hingis (SUI)
3–6, 1–6
Singles performance timeline
Tournament
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
SR
W–L
Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open
A
Q1
1R
Q3
2R
1R
3R
1R
A
0 / 5
3–5
38%
French Open
Q1
Q1
Q1
1R
2R
1R
2R
1R
A
0 / 5
2–5
29%
Wimbledon
A
Q2
Q1
Q1
1R
1R
3R
1R
A
0 / 4
2–4
33%
US Open
Q1
Q2
Q1
Q1
Q2
Q1
2R
Q1
Q1
0 / 1
1–1
50%
Win–Loss
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–1
2–3
0–3
6–4
0–3
0–0
0 / 15
8–15
35%
Doubles performance timeline
Tournament
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
SR
W–L
Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open
A
A
1R
1R
1R
3R
1R
A
A
2R
0 / 6
3–6
33%
French Open
A
1R
1R
1R
1R
1R
2R
A
2R
1R
0 / 8
2–8
20%
Wimbledon
A
1R
1R
2R
1R
1R
1R
A
1R
A
0 / 7
1–7
13%
US Open
Q2
QF
2R
2R
1R
2R
3R
2R
1R
A
0 / 8
9–8
53%
Win–Loss
0–0
3–3
1–4
2–4
0–4
3–4
3–4
1–1
1–3
1–2
0 / 29
15–29
34%
Mixed doubles performance timeline
Tournament
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
SR
W–L
Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
0 / 0
0–0
–
French Open
1R
A
1R
1R
A
A
A
0 / 3
0–3
0%
Wimbledon
1R
3R
1R
2R
1R
A
2R
0 / 6
4–6
40%
US Open
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
0 / 0
0–0
–
Win–Loss
0–2
2–1
0–2
1–2
0–1
0–0
1–1
0 / 9
4–9
31%
Wins over top-10 opponents Jeyaseelan has a 3–7 (30%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Wins over top-10 opponents per season
Season
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Total
Wins
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
3
No.
Opponent
Rank
Event
Surface
Round
Score
Jeyaseelan
1999
1.
Venus Williams (USA)
6
Amelia Island Championships, United States
Clay
2R
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
140
2000
2.
Nathalie Tauziat (FRA)
8
Australian Open, Australia
Hard
2R
7–6(7–3) , 6–4
145
3.
Conchita Martínez (ESP)
4
Wimbledon, United Kingdom
Grass
2R
6–4, 6–1
79
Titles won with partners
Partner
Grand
Olympic
WTA
WTA
WTA
WTA
Total
Florencia Labat (ARG)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Maja Matevžič (SLO)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Overall Total
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
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