![]() Jang at the 2023 US Open | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | Busan, South Korea | 13 March 1995
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $725,608 |
Singles | |
Career record | 377–260 (59.2%) |
Career titles | 1 WTA Challenger |
Highest ranking | No. 114 (11 July 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 158 (8 January 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2022) |
French Open | Q3 (2017) |
Wimbledon | Q3 (2022) |
US Open | Q3 (2017) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 173–120 (59.0%) |
Career titles | 1 WTA Challenger |
Highest ranking | No. 82 (22 May 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 96 (11 September 2023) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 18–11 (62.1%) |
Last updated on: 12 September 2023. |
Jang Su-jeong (Korean: 장수정 Hanja: 張修貞; born 13 March 1995) is a South Korean professional tennis player.
Jang has won one singles title and one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour . She has also won 12 singles tournaments and 15 doubles events on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 11 July 2022, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 114. On 22 May 2023, she peaked at No. 82 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Career
Jang had a good career as a singles junior player, reaching her highest ranking in that category as world No. 68. Her best junior Grand Slam tournament was at the 2011 US Open, where she reached the third round. Her lone junior singles title was at the Yangdu International Junior Championships (Gangwon, 2008).
She won her first ITF Circuit title in Bundaberg, Australia on 30 March 2013, winning the doubles tournament alongside Lee So-ra. The pair defeated Miki Miyamura and Varatchaya Wongteanchai in the final in a close three-setter.
Her most successful performance to date came at the 2013 Korea Open, where she reached the quarterfinals with a three-set win over Ons Jabeur.
She qualified into the singles main draw of the 2022 Australian Open for her major debut. She became the eighth South Korean woman to contest a Grand Slam main draw in the Open Era, and fourth this century following Cho Yoon-jeong, Jeon Mi-ra and Han Na-lae.[1]
She won her first WTA Challenger title at the 2022 Swedish Open defeating Rebeka Masarova in the final.[2]
At the 2023 Korea Open, she upset fifth seed Sofia Kenin.[3]
Performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Current through the 2023 Thailand Open.
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | A | 1R | Q2 | 0–1 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | Q3 | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0–0 |
Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | Q3 | Q1 | 0–0 |
US Open | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q3 | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 0–0 |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
WTA 1000 | ||||||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 1] | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 0–0 |
Career statistics | ||||||||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0[lower-alpha 2] | 0[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
Overall win-loss | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 3–6 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 18–25 |
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2017 | WTA 125 Honolulu, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–0, 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Jul 2022 | WTA 125 Båstad, Sweden | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2022 | WTA 125 Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 5–7 |
Win | 1–1 | Jun 2023 | WTA 125 Galba, Italy | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [10–6] |
Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2023 | WTA 125 Båstad, Sweden | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [5–10] |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 27 (12 titles, 17 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2012 | ITF Andijan, Uzbekistan | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2012 | ITF Pattaya, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Feb 2014 | ITF Salisbury, Australia | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 7–6(6) |
Win | 2–2 | Mar 2014 | ITF Mildura, Australia | 15,000 | Grass | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 3–2 | May 2014 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | 25,000 | Grass | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 4–2 | Feb 2015 | ITF Clare, Australia | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 4–3 | Mar 2015 | ITF Port Pirie, Australia | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 5–3 | Mar 2015 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–4 | May 2015 | ITF Nanning, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 5–5 | May 2015 | Seoul Open Challenger, South Korea | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 5–6 | Aug 2015 | ITF Tsukuba, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 5–7 | Feb 2016 | ITF Perth, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–2, 6–7(1) |
Win | 6–7 | Apr 2016 | ITF Kashiwa, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 6–8 | Jun 2016 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 6–9 | Oct 2016 | ITF Iizuka Japan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 6–10 | Oct 2016 | Liuzhou Open, China | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 6–11 | Apr 2017 | ITF Kashiwa, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 6–12 | May 2017 | Fukuoka International, Japan | 60,000 | Carpet | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 7–12 | Jul 2019 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 2–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 7–13 | Aug 2019 | ITF Guiyang, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 7–14 | Mar 2021 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 8–14 | Mar 2021 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 8–15 | Apr 2021 | ITF Oeiras, Portugal | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Win | 9–15 | Aug 2021 | ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 10–15 | Apr 2022 | Clay Court International, Australia | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(3), 6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 10–16 | Oct 2022 | Toronto Challenger, Canada | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 11–16 | Mar 2023 | Nur-Sultan Challenger, Kazakhstan | 60,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 12–16 | Apr 2023 | ITF Kofu, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 12–17 | Apr 2023 | ITF Kashiwa, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 27 (15 titles, 12 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2012 | ITF Yeongwol, South Korea | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 1–1 | Mar 2013 | ITF Bundaberg, Australia | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(4), 4–6, [10–8] |
Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2013 | ITF Gimcheon, South Korea | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2013 | ITF Gimcheon, South Korea | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Feb 2014 | ITF Salisbury, Australia | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 2–4 | Mar 2014 | ITF Mildura, Australia | 15,000 | Grass | ![]() |
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6–1, 1–6, [10–4] |
Loss | 2–5 | Jun 2014 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3–5 | Mar 2015 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–6 | Apr 2015 | ITF Shenzhen, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 4–6 | Jul 2015 | ITF Zhengzhou, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 5–6 | Sep 2015 | ITF Noto, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, [10–8] |
Loss | 5–7 | Feb 2016 | ITF Perth, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 2–6, [3–10] |
Win | 6–7 | Apr 2017 | ITF Kashiwa, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [10–4] |
Win | 7–7 | Aug 2019 | ITF Huangshan, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–1 |
Loss | 7–8 | Mar 2021 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 8–8 | Mar 2021 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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w/o |
Win | 9–8 | Apr 2021 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 2–6, [10–7] |
Win | 10–8 | Jul 2021 | ITF Kyiv, Ukraine | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
Loss | 10–9 | Aug 2021 | Kozerki Open, Poland | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 11–9 | Mar 2022 | Clay Court International, Australia | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, [10–5] |
Win | 12–9 | Jun 2022 | Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom | 100,000 | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7(7), 6–0, [11–9] |
Loss | 12–10 | Aug 2022 | Landisville Challenge, United States | 100,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7(4), [9–11] |
Win | 13–10 | Oct 2022 | Toronto Challenger, Canada | 60,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 13–11 | Mar 2023 | ITF Astana, Kazakhstan | 40,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6(8), [7–10] |
Loss | 13–12 | Mar 2023 | Nur-Sultan Challenger, Kazakhstan | 60,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, [7–10] |
Win | 14–12 | Apr 2023 | ITF Kofu, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–4 |
Win | 15–12 | May 2023 | Kangaroo Cup, Japan | 80,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(3), 2–6, [10–8] |
Notes
- ↑ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- 1 2 During the season, she did not play in the main draw of any tour-level tournaments. However, she played in the Billie Jean King Cup, which is not counted as a played tournament but matches are counted.