# Choi Ju-yeon

Choi Ju-yeon (born 19 November 1975) is a South Korean former tennis player, who competed on the professional tour in the 1990s.

## Biography

Born in Busan, 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 Tessa Price, in three sets.
As a doubles player, she won three medals for South Korea in the Asian Games. At the 1994 Asian Games 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 South Korea in 14 Fed Cup ties, which included a World Group fixture against France in 1994.

## ITF finals

* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

### Singles (12–5)

| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 15 November 1993 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Yoo Kyung-sook | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 6 December 1993 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 13 December 1993 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Jeon Mi-ra | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 4. | 31 January 1994 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Clay | Natalia Soetrisno | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 5. | 16 May 1994 | Beijing, China | Hard | Tomoe Hotta | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 6. | 30 May 1994 | Daegu, South Korea | Hard | Kim Ih-sook | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 12 December 1994 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Chen Li | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 8. | 20 March 1995 | Bandar, Brunei | Hard | Jeon Mi-ra | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 9. | 27 March 1995 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Mami Donoshiro | 6–1, 6–7$^{(2)}$, 6–2 |
| Winner | 10. | 8 May 1995 | Seoul, South Korea | Clay | Kim Eun-ha | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 11. | 4 August 1996 | Horb, Germany | Clay | Pavlina Nola | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 17 November 1996 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Annabel Ellwood | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 13. | 16 November 1997 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Wynne Prakusya | 0–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 14. | 10 May 1998 | Seoul, South Korea | Clay | Yi Jingqian | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 7 June 1998 | Little Rock, United States | Hard | Cindy Watson | 7–5, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 16. | 18 October 1998 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Park Sung-hee | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 17. | 25 July 1999 | Valladolid, Spain | Hard | María José Martínez Sánchez | 6–7, 2–6 |

### Doubles (7–4)

| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 15 November 1993 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Yoo Kyung-sook | Miho Saeki Weng Tzu-ting | 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 22 November 1993 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Yoo Kyung-sook | Nao Akahori Seiko Ichioka | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 13 December 1993 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Jeon Mi-ra | Atsuko Shintani Haruko Shigekawa | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 24 January 1994 | Surakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Kim Il-soon | Natalia Soetrisno Suzanna Wibowo | 6–0, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 5. | 16 May 1994 | Beijing, China | Hard | Choi Young-ja | Jeon Mi-ra Yoo Kyung-sook | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 23 May 1994 | Beijing, China | Hard | Choi Young-ja | Li Li Bi Ying | 6–7, 7–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 11 July 1994 | Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | Park Sung-hee | Bettina Fulco Patricia Tarabini | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 8. | 12 December 1994 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Kim Eun-ha | Keiko Ishida Park In-sook | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 9. | 20 March 1995 | Bandar, Brunei | Hard | Kim Eun-ha | Kim Soon-nam Kim Ih-sook | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Winner | 10. | 8 May 1995 | Seoul, South Korea | Clay | Kim Eun-ha | Keiko Ishida Mami Donoshiro | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 23 November 1997 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Eun Young-ha | Chen Jingjing Yang Qin | 7–6, 3–6, 1–6 |