Sonya Jeyaseelan
Biography
Sonya Jeyaseelan (born April 24, 1976 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She currently resides in Toronto, Ontario. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 48, which she reached on December 4, 2000. Her career-high in doubles is No. 40, set on October 16, 2000. In 1994, she reached the final of the junior French Open. 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 (in 2000 and 2003). She also reached the doubles final in Palermo, Italy in 1999. In 1996, she reached the quarterfinals in doubles at the US Open. She retired in 2004. Jeyaseelan was inducted into the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2011.
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| 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)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1999 | Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, Italy | Tier IV | Clay | Åsa Svensson (SWE) | Tina Križan (SLO) Katarina Srebotnik (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) María Vento-Kabchi (VEN) |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–1 | May 2003 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France (2) | Tier III | Clay | Maja Matevžič (SLO) | Laura Granville (USA) Jelena Kostanić (CRO) |
6–4, 6–4 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)
| Legend |
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| $100,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $75,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $50,000 tournaments (0–1) |
| $25,000 tournaments (1–0) |
| $10,000 tournaments (0–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Mar 1997 | Rockford, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Siobhan Drake-Brockman (AUS) | 7–6, 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 |
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| $100,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $75,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $50,000 tournaments (1–1) |
| $25,000 tournaments (1–1) |
| $10,000 tournaments (1–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1996 | Fayetteville, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Rene Simpson (CAN) | Jane Chi (USA) Kelly Wilson (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) Amanda Wainwright (GBR) |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Feb 1999 | Midland, United States | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Kirstin Freye (GER) | Liezel Huber (RSA) Samantha Smith (GBR) |
6–7, 6–0, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Aug 1999 | Salt Lake City, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Annabel Ellwood (AUS) | Lisa McShea (AUS) Rachel McQuillan (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) Ljudmila Skavronskaja (RUS) |
7–5, 6–2 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| 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 % |
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| Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |||||||
| French Open | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |||||||
| Wimbledon | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |||||||
| US Open | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% |
Doubles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |||||||||
| French Open | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |||||||||
| Wimbledon | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |||||||||
| US Open | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |||||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% |
Mixed doubles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||
| French Open | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |||||||
| Wimbledon | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |||||||
| US Open | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% |
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.
| 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 Rank | |
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| 1. | Venus Williams (USA) | 6 | Amelia Island, United States | Clay | 2R | 6–4, 7–6(8–6) | 140 | |
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| 2. | Nathalie Tauziat (FRA) | 8 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | 2R | 7–6(7–3), 6–4 | 145 | |
| 3. | Conchita Martínez (ESP) | 4 | Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom | Grass | 2R | 6–4, 6–1 | 79 | |