Venise Chan (; born 30 May 1989) is a tennis and padel player from Hong Kong. Chan, who reached No. 1 in Hong Kong and No. 340 in WTA rankings, also played college tennis for the University of Washington.
Early life Chan was born in Hong Kong.(2007 to 2011 University of Washington) Chan is fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin, English, and some Japanese.
Tennis career At age 12 years 318 days, Chan became the youngest female since Paulette Moreno in 1977 to contest a Ladies' Open singles final in Hong Kong when she reached the title decider at the 2002 Hong Kong National Tennis Championships."Venise Chan 陳詠悠". Hong Kong Tennis Association. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
She made her debut for the Hong Kong Fed Cup team in 2006, and has a 16–6 record. She won her sixth career pro circuit title at the $10k Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. In her career, she won six women's singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
She is also the youngest player from Hong Kong (16 years and 5 months) to lift a women's singles title and the only one to do so on her pro circuit debut.Yanne, Andy. "Destination Washington - Venise all set to battle Pac-10's best." Hong Kong Tennis Association, 20 August 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
Chan represented Hong Kong at the World University Games (2011), Asian Games (2010), All China Games (2009 and 2013), Asian Championships (2007), and Fed Cup (2006-2007 and 2012-2013).Hong Kong Tennis Association Annual Report (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
In 2005 and 2011, Chan was nominated for the Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards, an annual Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China annual event.Yanne, Andy. "Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards 2011." Hong Kong Tennis Association, 16 January 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
As a junior, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 24 in the world. She competed in all four Junior Grand Slam championships ‒ Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, and US Open."Venise Chan." International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 26 April 2018. She also captured the Hong Kong National Junior Tennis Championships in the under-12, under-14, under-16, and under-18 age groups."Venise Chan concludes collegiate career as three-time All-American." Hong Kong Tennis Association, 16 June 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
ITF Circuit finals Singles (6–3) Legend$25,000 tournaments$10,000 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (6–3)Clay (0–0) OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWinner1.13 November 2005ITF Manila, PhilippinesHard Czarina Arevalo6–1, 6–4Runner-up1.20 November 2005ITF Manila, PhilippinesHard Riza Zalameda3–6, 2–6Winner2.23 July 2006ITF Bangkok, ThailandHard Ayu-Fani Damayanti6–4, 6–4Runner-up2.5 October 2006ITF Jakarta, IndonesiaHard Sandy Gumulya3–6, 0–6Runner-up3.23 August 2008ITF Khon Kaen, ThailandHard Lu Jiajing3–6, 4–6Winner3.11 September 2011ITF Yeongwol, South KoreaHard Yue Yuan6–2, 6–3Winner4.12 February 2011ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptHard Lynn Schonhage7–5, 1–6, 6–1Winner5.24 June 2012ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptHard Ekaterina Yashina6–7(5), 6–3, 6–4Winner6.6 October 2012ITF Bidar, IndiaHard Yumi Miyazaki6–2, 6–3
Doubles (2–0) Legend$25,000 tournaments$10,000 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (2–0)Clay (0–0) OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWinner1.8 July 2012ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptHard Anna Morgina Magy Aziz Mora Eshak6–1, 6–2Winner2.27 October 2012ITF Seoul, South KoreaHard Nigina Abduraimova Kim Ji-young Yoo Mi6–4, 2–6, [12–10]
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