# Peangtarn Plipuech

Peangtarn "Earth" Plipuech (Thai: เพียงธาร ผลิพืช; born 15 November 1992) is a Thai tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of world No. 175, achieved on 31 July 2017. On 9 September 2024, she peaked at No. 99 in doubles.
Plipuech has won three doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour, along with seven singles and thirty doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

## Career

Her biggest title to date was at the 2013 Lexington Challenger where she and Nicha Lertpitaksinchai claimed the doubles title.
In 2016 and 2017, she reached the finals in doubles of the WTA tournament in Seoul.
In 2023, she reached the semifinals at the home tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand as a wildcard with partner compatriot Luksika Kumkhum, after the withdrawal of Anna Kalinskaya and Linda Fruhvirtová. At the Korea Open she reached her third final in doubles, six years after her second final at the same tournament, also with Kumkhum, but lost to Marie Bouzková and Bethanie Mattek-Sands.

## Personal life

Plipuech's sister Plobrung is a junior tennis player.

## Grand Slam performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2022 | SR | W–L |
| Australian Open | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| French Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| US Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win-loss | 0–2 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |

## WTA Tour finals
### Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments
* WTA 1000
* WTA 500
* WTA 250 (International) (0–3)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–3)
* Grass (0–0)
* Clay (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2016 | Korea Open, South Korea | International | Hard | Akiko Omae | Kirsten Flipkens Johanna Larsson | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2017 | Korea Open, South Korea | International | Hard | Luksika Kumkhum | Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2023 | Korea Open, South Korea | WTA 250 | Hard | Luksika Kumkhum | Marie Bouzková Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 2–6, 1–6 |

## WTA Challenger finals
### Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2021 | Concord Open, United States | Hard | Jessy Rompies | Usue Maitane Arconada Cristina Bucșa | 3–6, 7–6$^{(5)}$, [10–8] |
| Win | 2–0 | Aug 2021 | Chicago Challenger, United States | Hard | Eri Hozumi | Mona Barthel Hsieh Yu-chieh | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Nov 2021 | Midland Classic, United States | Hard (i) | Aldila Sutjiadi | Harriet Dart Asia Muhammad | 3–6, 6–2, [7–10] |
| Loss | 2–2 | Aug 2022 | Concord Open, United States | Hard | Moyuka Uchijima | Varvara Flink CoCo Vandeweghe | 3–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Win | 3–2 | Jul 2024 | Båstad Open, Sweden | Clay | Tsao Chia-yi | María Lourdes Carlé Julia Riera | 7–5, 6–3 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 16 (7 titles, 9 runner–ups)

* Legend
* W25/35 tournaments
* W10/15 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (7–8)
* Clay (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2011 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard | Luksika Kumkhum | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 2011 | ITF Manila, Philippines | 10,000 | Hard | Lu Jiaxiang | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Mar 2012 | ITF Aurangabad, India | 10,000 | Clay | Dalila Jakupović | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jun 2013 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard | Nungnadda Wannasuk | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–2 | Aug 2014 | ITF New Delhi, India | 10,000 | Hard | Natasha Palha | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–3 | May 2015 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | 6–7$^{(4)}$, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Jun 2016 | ITF Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 10,000 | Hard | Lee Hua-chen | 7–6$^{(4)}$, 0–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | Aug 2016 | ITF Tsukuba, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | Greet Minnen | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 5–4 | May 2017 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Jacqueline Cako | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–4 | May 2017 | ITF Goyang, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | Mari Osaka | 7–6$^{(7)}$, 6–0 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Jun 2017 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | Tammi Patterson | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6–6 | May 2019 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Maddison Inglis | 0–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6–7 | Apr 2022 | ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand | W25 | Hard | Luksika Kumkhum | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6–8 | Jun 2022 | ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand | W25 | Hard | Gao Xinyu | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6–9 | Aug 2022 | ITF Goyang, South Korea | W25 | Hard | Kyōka Okamura | 6–1, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–9 | Feb 2024 | ITF Nakhon, Thailand | W35 | Hard | Irina Fetecău | 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |

### Doubles: 57 (30 titles, 27 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $75/80,000 tournaments
* $50/60,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10/15,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (28–24)
* Clay (0–1)
* Grass (1–1)
* Carpet (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2010 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | 10,000 | Hard | Laili Rahmawati Ulfa | Ayu Fani Damayanti Jessy Rompies | 0–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2010 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard | Nungnadda Wannasuk | Chen Yi Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 7–5, 6–7$^{(4)}$, [11–9] |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 2010 | ITF Manila, Philippines | 10,000 | Hard | Luksika Kumkhum | Ivana King Yasmin Schnack | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 3–1 | Dec 2010 | ITF Mandya, India | 10,000 | Hard | Nungnadda Wannasuk | Rushmi Chakravarthi Poojashree Venkatesha | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–1 | Aug 2011 | ITF Taipei, Taiwan | 10,000 | Hard | Kao Shao-yuan | Chan Hao-ching Chen Yi | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–1 | Nov 2011 | ITF Manila, Philippines | 10,000 | Hard | Luksika Kumkhum | Zhao Yijing Zheng Junyi | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Nov 2011 | ITF Manila, Philippines | 10,000 | Hard | Luksika Kumkhum | Napatsakorn Sankaew Varunya Wongteanchai | 1–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
| Loss | 5–3 | Mar 2012 | ITF Aurangabad, India | 10,000 | Clay | Varunya Wongteanchai | Dalila Jakupović Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–3 | Mar 2012 | ITF Mumbai, India | 10,000 | Hard | Varunya Wongteanchai | Anja Prislan Krya Shroff | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Jun 2012 | ITF Goyang, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | Liu Wanting Sun Shengnan | 7–6$^{(1)}$, 3–6, [7–10] |
| Win | 7–4 | Jul 2012 | GB Pro-Series Foxhills, UK | 25,000 | Hard | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Nicola Slater | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 7–5 | Aug 2012 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | Erika Takao Remi Tezuka | 6–2, 6–7$^{(1)}$, [3–10] |
| Loss | 7–6 | Sep 2012 | ITF Rockhampton, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | Ayu Fani Damayanti Lavinia Tananta | 7–5, 6–7$^{(2)}$, [8–10] |
| Loss | 7–7 | Oct 2012 | ITF Margaret River, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | Miyabi Inoue Mai Minokoshi | 7–6$^{(8)}$, 6–7$^{(3)}$, [12–14] |
| Win | 8–7 | Feb 2013 | ITF Muzaffarnagar, India | 25,000 | Grass | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | Justyna Jegiołka Veronika Kapshay | 3–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Win | 9–7 | Apr 2013 | ITF Phuket, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | Tara Moore Melanie South | 6–3, 5–7, [11–9] |
| Win | 10–7 | May 2013 | ITF Phuket, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | Fatma Al-Nabhani Lee Ya-hsuan | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–7 | Jul 2013 | Lexington Challenger, US | 50,000 | Hard | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | Julia Glushko Chanel Simmonds | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 11–8 | Sep 2013 | ITF Incheon, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | Miki Miyamura Akiko Omae | 4–6, 7–6, [9–11] |
| Loss | 11–9 | Oct 2013 | ITF Makinohara, Japan | 25,000 | Grass | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 11–10 | Nov 2013 | ITF Phuket, Thailand | 15,000 | Hard (i) | Varunya Wongteanchai | Lu Jiajing Lu Jiaxiang | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 12–10 | Nov 2013 | ITF Phuket, Thailand | 15,000 | Hard (i) | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | Lu Jiaxiang Lu Jiajing | 3–6, 6–2, [10–8] |
| Win | 13–10 | Dec 2013 | Pune Championships, India | 25,000 | Hard | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | Jocelyn Rae Anna Smith | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 14–10 | Feb 2014 | ITF New Delhi, India | 25,000 | Hard | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | Erika Sema Yurika Sema | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 6–3 |
| Win | 15–10 | May 2014 | ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia | 25,000 | Hard | Michika Ozeki | Varatchaya Wongteanchai Varunya Wongteanchai | 6–3, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 16–10 | Jul 2014 | ITF Phuket, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | Han Na-lae Yoo Mi | 6–3, 6–7, [11–9] |
| Loss | 16–11 | Aug 2014 | ITF Tsukuba, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | Han Xinyun Zhang Kailin | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 17–11 | Oct 2014 | ITF Phuket, Thailand | 15,000 | Hard (i) | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | Oleksandra Korashvili Alyona Sotnikova | 7–6$^{(0)}$, 2–6, [10–4] |
| Win | 18–11 | Oct 2014 | ITF Phuket, Thailand | 15,000 | Hard (i) | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | Kamonwan Buayam Lee Pei-chi | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 18–12 | Nov 2014 | ITF Mumbai, India | 25,000 | Hard | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | Lu Jiajing Ankita Raina | 4–6, 6–1, [9–11] |
| Win | 19–12 | Apr 2015 | ITF Ahmedabad, India | 25,000 | Hard | Nungnadda Wannasuk | Nao Hibino Prarthana Thombare | 6–3, 2–6, [12–10] |
| Win | 20–12 | Jul 2015 | ITF Evansville, US | 10,000 | Hard | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | Lauren Herring Kennedy Shaffer | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 20–13 | Aug 2015 | Lexington Challenger, US | 50,000 | Hard | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | Nao Hibino Emily Webley-Smith | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 20–14 | Aug 2015 | ITF Tsukuba, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | Lee Ya-hsuan Makoto Ninomiya | 7–6$^{(4)}$, 6–7$^{(2)}$, [6–10] |
| Win | 21–14 | Sep 2015 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | 15,000 | Hard | Choi Ji-hee | Hsu Ching-wen Emma Laine | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 22–14 | Oct 2015 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | 15,000 | Hard | Nudnida Luangnam | Emma Laine Valeriya Strakhova | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 22–15 | Oct 2015 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | 15,000 | Hard | Chompoothip Jandakate | Ayaka Okuno Valeriya Strakhova | 2–6, 6–7$^{(2)}$ |
| Win | 23–15 | Nov 2015 | Toyota World Challenge, Japan | 75,000 | Carpet (i) | Akiko Omae | Luksika Kumkhum Yuuki Tanaka | 3–6, 6–0, [11–9] |
| Loss | 23–16 | Dec 2015 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Choi Ji-hee | Irina Khromacheva Valeria Solovyeva | 3–6, 6–4, [5–10] |
| Win | 24–16 | Jul 2016 | ITF Qujing, China | 25,000 | Hard | Akiko Omae | Jiang Xinyu Tang Qianhui | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 24–17 | Apr 2017 | ITF Kashiwa, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | Han Na-lae | Jang Su-jeong Lee Ya-hsuan | 3–6, 6–3, [4–10] |
| Win | 25–17 | May 2017 | ITF Goyang, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | Genevieve Lorbergs Olivia Tjandramulia | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 25–18 | Nov 2017 | Toyota World Challenge, Japan | 60,000 | Carpet (i) | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | Ksenia Lykina Junri Namigata | 6–3, 3–6, [4–10] |
| Loss | 25–19 | Apr 2018 | ITF Osaka, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | Akiko Omae | Choi Ji-hee Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 25–20 | Jun 2018 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | Victoria Rodriguez Erin Routliffe | 5–7, 6–3, [6–10] |
| Loss | 25–21 | Jul 2018 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Guo Hanyu | Robu Kajitani Lee Pei-chi | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 25–22 | Oct 2018 | Suzhou Ladies Open, China | 100,000 | Hard | Luksika Kumkhum | Misaki Doi Nao Hibino | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 25–23 | May 2019 | Kangaroo Cup, Japan | 80,000 | Hard | Akiko Omae | Duan Yingying Han Xinyun | 3–6, 6–4, [4–10] |
| Win | 26–23 | Jul 2019 | ITF Ulanqab, China | 25,000 | Hard | Kyōka Okamura | Sun Xuliu Wang Meiling | 4–6, 7–5, [13–11] |
| Loss | 26–24 | Jul 2019 | ITF Qujing, China | 25,000 | Hard | Kang Jiaqi | Mana Ayukawa Erika Sema | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 26–25 | Jul 2019 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Akiko Omae | Eudice Chong Aldila Sutjiadi | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 27–25 | Apr 2022 | ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand | W25 | Hard | Kyōka Okamura | Ma Yexin Xun Fangying | 4–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
| Win | 28–25 | Aug 2022 | ITF Goyang, South Korea | W25 | Hard | Kyōka Okamura | Kim Da-bin Punnin Kovapitukted | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Win | 29–25 | Oct 2022 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | W25 | Hard | Erika Sema | Gozal Ainitdinova Ekaterina Maklakova | 2–6, 7–6$^{(0)}$, [13–11] |
| Win | 30–25 | Feb 2024 | ITF Nakhon, Thailand | W35 | Hard | Naho Sato | Feng Shuo Zheng Wushuang | 6–1, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 30–26 | Mar 2024 | Branik Maribor Open, Slovenia | W75 | Hard (i) | Luksika Kumkhum | Eden Silva Anastasia Tikhonova | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 30–27 | May 2024 | Jin'an Open, China | W75 | Hard | Luksika Kumkhum | Tang Qianhui Zheng Wushuang | 1–6, 2–6 |