Danai Udomchoke (Thai: ดนัย อุดมโชค, born 11 August 1981) is a former professional tennis player from Thailand. He was born in Bangkok, where he still resides.

Danai Udomchoke
ดนัย อุดมโชค
Danai Udomchoke (2013)
Country (sports) Thailand
ResidenceBangkok, Thailand
Born (1981-08-11) 11 August 1981 (age 43)
Bangkok, Thailand
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Turned pro1997
Retired2015
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,095,170
Singles
Career record55–69
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 77 (29 January 2007)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2007)
French Open1R (2007)
Wimbledon2R (2005, 2007)
US Open1R (2004)
Doubles
Career record12–27
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 130 (8 October 2012)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2007, 2013)
Last updated on: 15 February 2016.

Udomchoke turned professional in 1997, and was coached by Jan Stoce. He is sponsored by Dunlop Sport for his racquets and apparel. His career-best ranking was World No. 77 on 29 January 2007.

Grand Slams

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Udomchoke made his debut in the main draw of a Grand Slam in 2004 when he qualified for the US Open. He lost to Spaniard Tommy Robredo in straight sets. One of Udomchoke's highest profile matches was his 2006 Australian Open 1st round match against No. 3 seed David Nalbandian. After starting out slowly, Udomchoke shocked Nalbandian by winning the third and fourth sets. However, his energy soon wore down, and despite pushing the World No. 3 to five sets, Udomchoke lost 2–6, 2–6, 6–1, 7–6, 1–6. In the 2007 Australian Open, Udomchoke advanced to the third round, losing to 14th-seeded Novak Djokovic after defeating 24th-seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero. Udomchoke qualified for Wimbledon in 2007 and was defeated in the second round by Andy Roddick.

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 1 (1–0)

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Legend (doubles)
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Result. W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1–0 30 September 2012 PTT Thailand Open, Bangkok, Thailand Hard (i)   Lu Yen-hsun   Eric Butorac
  Paul Hanley
6–3, 6–4

Asian Games

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In the 15th Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar, he won the gold medal for Thailand, after beating Korean Lee Hyung-taik in two sets, 7–5 and 6–3, in the men's singles tournament.

Singles titles (9)

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Legend (singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (9)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 6 October 2003 Dharwad Hard   Yeu-Tzuoo Wang 7–6, 6–1
2. 23 May 2005 Busan Hard   Paul Goldstein 7–6, 6–1
3. 25 July 2005 Granby Hard   Gregory Carraz 7–6, 2–6, 7–6
4. 14 November 2005 Champaign Hard (i)   Justin Gimelstob 7–5, 6–2
5. 17 April 2006 Chikmagalur Hard   Toshihide Matsui 7–6, 6–4
6. 15 May 2006 Fergana Hard   Alexander Peya 6–0, 6–2
7. 6 November 2006 Busan Hard   Paul Goldstein 6–2, 6–0
8. 17 May 2009 Busan Hard   Blaž Kavčič 6–2, 6–2
9. 4 February 2012 Burnie Hard   Samuel Groth 7–6(7–5), 6–3

Singles performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Current until 2014 Australian Open.

Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q2 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q2 Q1 1R 3R Q3 Q3 Q1 Q3 1R Q2 2–3
French Open A A Q1 Q1 Q1 A A 1R A A A A Q1 Q1 0–1
Wimbledon A A A Q1 Q3 2R 1R 2R Q1 1R A Q2 Q1 Q2 2–4
US Open Q2 Q1 Q3 Q2 1R Q3 Q1 1R A A A Q1 Q1 A 0–2
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 3–4 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 4–10
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