Meilen Tu

Meilen Tu

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Porter Ranch, Los Angeles, California, USA
Born	(1978-01-17) January 17, 1978 Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, USA
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Turned pro	1994
Retired	2010
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$ 1,590,412
Singles
Career record	333–304
Career titles	1 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 35 (June 11, 2007)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R ('97, '99, '01, '02)
French Open	2R (2001)
Wimbledon	3R (2002)
US Open	2R (1997, 2001)
Doubles
Career record	184–207
Career titles	4 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 28 (October 22, 2007)

Meilen Tu (traditional Chinese: 涂美倫, simplified Chinese: 涂美伦, Hanyu Pinyin: Tú Měilún) (born January 17, 1978) is an American former professional tennis player. She has won one WTA Tour singles title, four WTA Tour doubles titles, four ITF Women's Circuit singles titles and three ITF Women's Circuit doubles titles.

Born in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California to Taiwanese parents, Tu was the US Open girls' singles champion in 1994. At the 2006 DFS Classic she reached the semi-finals but lost to Vera Zvonareva, who then won the title.

Tu currently works as an agent for Lagardère Unlimited Tennis, working closely with players such as Victoria Azarenka, Caroline Garcia, Zhang Shuai, Chang Kai-Chen, Francoise Abanda and James Duckworth. Tu is currently married to Sam Sumyk, who formerly coached two-time grand slam champion Victoria Azarenka, and Eugenie Bouchard.

WTA Tour finals

Singles 1

Legend
Grand Slam	0
WTA Championships	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	0
Tier III	0
Tier IV & V	1

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	January 7, 2001	Auckland	Hard	Paola Suárez	7–6(12–10), 6–2

Doubles 10 (4–6)

Legend
Grand Slam	0
WTA Championships	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	2
Tier III	5
Tier IV & V	3

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	October 21, 2001	Bratislava	Hard (i)	Nathalie Dechy	Elena Bovina Dája Bedáňová	3–6 4–6
Winner	1.	February 10, 2002	Paris	Hard (i)	Nathalie Dechy	Elena Dementieva Janette Husárová	Walkover
Runner-up	2.	February 17, 2002	Antwerp	Hard (i)	Nathalie Dechy	Magdalena Maleeva Patty Schnyder	3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6
Winner	2.	September 15, 2002	Waikoloa	Hard	María Vento-Kabchi	Nannie de Villiers Irina Selyutina	1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	3.	October 21, 2001	Bratislava	Hard (i)	Nathalie Dechy	Maja Matevžič Henrieta Nagyová	4–6, 0–6
Winner	3.	June 15, 2003	Birmingham	Grass	Els Callens	Alicia Molik Martina Navratilova	7–5, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	November 2, 2003	Quebec City	Carpet	Els Callens	Ting Li Sun Tiantian	3–6, 3–6
Winner	4.	February 22, 2004	Memphis	Carpet	Åsa Svensson	Maria Sharapova Vera Zvonareva	6–4, 7–6(7–0)
Runner-up	5.	January 8, 2007	Medibank International	Hard	Marion Bartoli	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Meghann Shaughnessy	3–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7)
Runner-up	6.	June 17, 2007	Birmingham	Grass	Sun Tiantian	Chuang Chia-jung Chan Yung-jan	6–7(3–7), 3–6

External links

• Meilen Tu at the Women's Tennis Association
• Meilen Tu at the Fed Cup