Choi Yeong-Ja

Choi Yeong-Ja was a South Korean professional tennis player. Choi was an accomplished singles and doubles player, represented South Korea in the Fed Cup, and won a gold medal at the Asian Games.

Choi started playing tennis when she was 10. Her first ITF singles win came in November 1993 in Bangkok, beating Jeon Mi-Ra. Choi won seven more ITF finals, with her last coming in June 2000 in Incheon. As a doubles player she won 12 ITF tournaments from May 1994 to July 2002.

Choi competed in the singles tournament at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. She beat South Africa’s Joannette Kruger in the first round before losing to Brenda Schultz-McCarthy of the Netherlands in the next round. Arguably, Choi’s biggest success came at her home Asian Games in 2002, winning gold in the women’s doubles, and bronze in the team competition.