Meilen Tu (traditional Chinese: 涂美倫, simplified Chinese: 涂美伦, Hanyu Pinyin: Tú Měilún) (born January 17, 1978) is a former professional tennis player from the U.S. In her career, she won one singles title and four doubles titles on the WTA Tour, with four singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Born in Tarzana, Los Angeles to Taiwanese parents, Tu was the US Open girls' singles champion in 1994. At the 2006 DFS Classic, she reached the semifinals but lost to Vera Zvonareva, who eventually won the title.
Personal life Tu currently works as an agent for Topnotch Management, working closely with players such as Caroline Garcia and Zhang Shuai. Tu is married to Sam Sumyk, who formerly coached two-time grand slam champion Victoria Azarenka, Vera Zvonareva and Garbiñe Muguruza.
WTA Tour finals Singles: 1 (title) LegendTier I 0Tier II 0Tier III 0Tier IV & V 1 ResultW/LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Jan 2001Auckland OpenTier VHard Paola Suárez7–6(12–10), 6–2
Doubles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups) LegendTier I 0Tier II 2Tier III 5Tier IV & V 3 ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Oct 2001 Bratislava Hard (i) Nathalie Dechy Elena Bovina Dája Bedáňová 3–6, 4–6Win 1–1 Feb 2002 Paris Hard (i) Nathalie Dechy Elena Dementieva Janette Husárová walkoverLoss 1–2 Feb 2002 Antwerp Hard (i) Nathalie Dechy Magdalena Maleeva Patty Schnyder 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6Win 2–2 Sep 2002 Waikoloa Hard María Vento-Kabchi Nannie de Villiers Irina Selyutina 1–6, 6–2, 6–3Loss 2–3 Oct 2002 Bratislava Hard (i) Nathalie Dechy Maja Matevžič Henrieta Nagyová 4–6, 0–6Win 3–3 Jun 2003 Birmingham Grass Els Callens Alicia Molik Martina Navratilova 7–5, 6–4Loss 3–4 Nov 2003 Quebec City Carpet (i) Els Callens Ting Li Sun Tiantian 3–6, 3–6Win 4–4 Feb 2004 Memphis Carpet (i) Åsa Svensson Maria Sharapova Vera Zvonareva 6–4, 7–6(7–0)Loss 4–5 Jan 2007 Sydney Hard Marion Bartoli Anna-Lena Grönefeld Meghann Shaughnessy 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7)Loss 4–6 Jun 2007 Birmingham Grass Sun Tiantian Chuang Chia-jung Chan Yung-jan 6–7(3–7), 3–6
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