Danai Udomchoke

Danai Udomchoke (Thai: ดนัย อุดมโชค, born 11 August 1981) is a former professional tennis player from Thailand. He was born in Bangkok, where he still resides.

Danai Udomchoke
ดนัย อุดมโชค
Danai Udomchoke (2013)
Country (sports) Thailand
ResidenceBangkok, Thailand
Born (1981-08-11) 11 August 1981 (age 42)
Bangkok, Thailand
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Turned pro1997
Retired2015
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,095,170
Singles
Career record55–69
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 77 (29 January 2007)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2007)
French Open1R (2007)
Wimbledon2R (2005, 2007)
US Open1R (2004)
Doubles
Career record12–27
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 130 (8 October 2012)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2007, 2013)
Last updated on: 15 February 2016.

Udomchoke turned professional in 1997, and was coached by Jan Stoce. He is sponsored by Dunlop Sport for his racquets and apparel. His career-best ranking was World No. 77 on 29 January 2007.

Grand Slams

Udomchoke made his debut in the main draw of a Grand Slam in 2004 when he qualified for the US Open. He lost to Spaniard Tommy Robredo in straight sets. One of Udomchoke's highest profile matches was his 2006 Australian Open 1st round match against No. 3 seed David Nalbandian. After starting out slowly, Udomchoke shocked Nalbandian by winning the third and fourth sets. However, his energy soon wore down, and despite pushing the World No. 3 to five sets, Udomchoke lost 2–6, 2–6, 6–1, 7–6, 1–6. In the 2007 Australian Open, Udomchoke advanced to the third round, losing to 14th-seeded Novak Djokovic after defeating 24th-seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero. Udomchoke qualified for Wimbledon in 2007 and was defeated in the second round by Andy Roddick.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Legend (doubles)
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Result.W–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1–030 September 2012PTT Thailand Open, Bangkok, ThailandHard (i) Lu Yen-hsun Eric Butorac
Paul Hanley
6–3, 6–4

Asian Games

In the 15th Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar, he won the gold medal for Thailand, after beating Korean Lee Hyung-taik in two sets, 7–5 and 6–3, in the men's singles tournament.

Singles titles (9)

Legend (singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (9)
No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.6 October 2003DharwadHard Yeu-Tzuoo Wang7–6, 6–1
2.23 May 2005BusanHard Paul Goldstein7–6, 6–1
3.25 July 2005GranbyHard Gregory Carraz7–6, 2–6, 7–6
4.14 November 2005ChampaignHard (i) Justin Gimelstob7–5, 6–2
5.17 April 2006ChikmagalurHard Toshihide Matsui7–6, 6–4
6.15 May 2006FerganaHard Alexander Peya6–0, 6–2
7.6 November 2006BusanHard Paul Goldstein6–2, 6–0
8.17 May 2009BusanHard Blaž Kavčič6–2, 6–2
9.4 February 2012BurnieHard Samuel Groth7–6(7–5), 6–3

Singles performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record; .

Current until 2014 Australian Open.

Tournament20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenQ2Q1Q1Q1Q2Q11R3RQ3Q3Q1Q31RQ22–3
French OpenAAQ1Q1Q1AA1RAAAAQ1Q10–1
WimbledonAAAQ1Q32R1R2RQ11RAQ2Q1Q22–4
US OpenQ2Q1Q3Q21RQ3Q11RAAAQ1Q1A0–2
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–11–10–23–40–00–10–00–00–10–04–10