Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Noppawan "Nok" Lertcheewakarn is a Thai professional tennis player. At Wimbledon 2009, she won the junior singles title. Lertcheewakarn has a highest rank on the WTA singles tour of 149 and doubles tour of 97.
As of July 2018, Lertcheewakarn having played her last match in August 2017, is in training to be a police officer. She has yet to officially retire, still dreams of coming back to the sport.
Playing style
Lertcheewakarn is a counterpuncher with her two-handed backhand and forehand. She is intelligent on court and has a good strategy. Her game is lacking powerful strokes, but based on precise groundstrokes. Her main weakness is considered to be her serve, lacking of power, consistency and stability.Lertcheewakarn has inspiration by Tamarine Tanasugarn, Monica Seles, Marion Bartoli, and Williams sisters.
Lertcheewakarn is currently coached by Chuck Kriese.
Junior career
In 2008, Lertcheewakarn was world No. 1 in ITF junior circuit, became the first Thai player to ever hold that position. In the same year, Lertcheewakarn won the ITF Girls World Champion.Lertcheewakarn has reached 2 Grand Slam Girls' Singles finals, 2008 Wimbledon losing to Laura Robson and 2009 Wimbledon beating Kristina Mladenovic. She also reached 4 Grand Slam Girls' Doubles finals, won 2008 US Open with Sandra Roma, 2009 French Open with Elena Bogdan, 2009 Wimbledon with Sally Peers, but lost 2009 US Open partnering Elena Bogdan.
Professional career
2006–2009
Lertcheewakarn started playing her first ITF Circuit events in August 2006.Lertcheewakarn made her WTA Tour main draw debut in 2007 as a qualifier, defeating world No. 97 Melinda Czink of Hungary in straight sets in the final qualifying round, before losing to Aiko Nakamura in three sets in the first round.
In May 2008, Lertcheewakarn won her first pro title in singles at $25,000 Balikpapan, defeating the top seed Isha Lakhani of India in straight sets.
In 2009, Lertcheewakarn received a main draw wildcard to Pattaya Women's Open, lost early in a first round match against Shahar Pe'er, which lasted nearly 52 minutes with a score, 6–1, 6–0.
2010
She received a wild card to PTT Pattaya Open, but lost in the first round to Chanelle Scheepers, 7–6, 4–6, 4–6 in a two-hour-and-forty-minute match in which Lertcheewakarn had a 4–1 lead in the second set. She then received a wildcard to the Malaysian Open where she beat Ksenia Pervak in the first round in straight sets, making this her first WTA main draw win ever. At the US$50,000 Aegon Trophy in Nottingham, she advanced into the quarterfinal round before losing to Elena Baltacha in two straights sets. Lertcheewakarn received a wildcard entry to the Wimbledon Championships, where she was defeated by Andrea Hlaváčková in the first round 6–3, 6–2. Lertcheewakarn ended the year inside top 200 in singles and doubles2011
Lertcheewakarn qualified in Auckland but lost to Heather Watson in the first round, 6–1, 6–1. In 2011 Malaysian Open, Lertcheewakarn defeated Alberta Brianti, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, she lost to a qualifier, Anne Kremer, in the second round. In double, Lertcheewakarn reached WTA double final partnering Jessica Moore, they lost to Dinara Safina and Galina Voskoboeva, 7–5, 2–6, 10–5. She lost in the first round of 2011 Baku Cup to Ksenia Pervak 3–6, 6–1, 7–5, having led 5–3 in the third set. At the 2011 US Open Lertcheewakarn qualified for her second Grand Slam main draw, defeating Zuzana Kučová, Ashley Weinhold and Kristýna Plíšková in three tough matches. In the first round, in just her second Grand Slam tournament she lost to Anastasiya Yakimova 0–6, 6–4, 3–6. Lertcheewakarn won 2011 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge beat Bojana Jovanovski, Regina Kulikova, Simona Halep and Kristina Mladenovic en route. She also qualified in 2011 HP Open but lost to Samantha Stosur 6–3, 3–6, 7–5, she was two points away to score the victory. In 2011, Lertcheewakarn broke into top 100 in doubles and top 150 in singles.2012
Lertcheewakarn reached the final in $50,000 Gifu but lost to Kimiko Date-Krumm in three sets. She qualified for Birmingham main draw, defeating Sesil Karatantcheva 7–6 , 6–4 en route. In the first round, she lost to Misaki Doi in three sets.In Stanford Classic Lertcheewakarn lost to Nicole Gibbs 6–4, 6–4.
WTA career finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in final | Score in final |
| Runner-up | 1. | 6 March 2011 | Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard |  Jessica Moore |  Dinara Safina  Galina Voskoboeva | 7–5, 2–6, |
ITF finals
Singles: 14 (5 titles, 9 runner–ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2007 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | 10,000 | Hard |  Nungnadda Wannasuk | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2007 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard |  Lu Jiaxiang | 6–2, 2–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | May 2008 | ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia | 25,000 | Hard |  Isha Lakhani | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–2 | Aug 2008 | ITF Chiang Mai, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard | Nungnadda Wannasuk | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Mar 2009 | ITF Hamilton, New Zealand | 10,000 | Hard |  Ayu Fani Damayanti | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jul 2010 | ITF Saint Joseph, United States | 10,000 | Hard |  Gabriela Paz | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–4 | Sep 2010 | ITF Tsukuba, Japan | 25,000 | Hard |  Shiho Akita | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Sep 2010 | ITF Cairns, Australia | 25,000 | Hard |  Ana Clara Duarte | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–5 | Dec 2011 | ITF Dubai, UAE | 75,000 | Hard |  Kristina Mladenovic | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Sep 2012 | ITF Phuket, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard |  Dinah Pfizenmaier | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Apr 2012 | ITF Gifu, Japan | 50,000 | Hard | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 6–1, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–8 | Oct 2013 | ITF Bendigo, Australia | 50,000 | Hard | Casey Dellacqua | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–9 | Mar 2014 | ITF Quanzhou, China | 50,000 | Hard | Zarina Diyas | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 5–9 | May 2016 | ITF Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Prerna Bhambri | 6–4, 6–1 |
Doubles (8–11)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 26 September 2006 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | Lavinia Tananta Ayu Fani Damayanti | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 19 November 2006 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Varatchaya Wongteanchai |  Kao Shao-yuan Thassha Vitayaviroj | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 17 June 2007 | Montemor-O-Novo, Portugal | Hard | Varanya Vijuksanaboon |  Elisa Balsamo Valentina Sulpizio | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 27 July 2007 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Napaporn Tongsalee | Sophia Mulsup Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner | 3. | 24 April 2009 | Bol, Croatia | Clay |  Martina Borecká |  Michaela Pochabová Patricia Veresová | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 15 May 2010 | Tanjung Selor, Indonesia | Hard | Jessy Rompies | Liu Wanting  Zhang Ling | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 26 July 2010 | St. Joseph, United States | Hard | Gabriela Paz |  Maria Sanchez Ellen Tsay | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 11 September 2010 | Cairns, Australia | Hard | Tyra Calderwood | Tammi Patterson Olivia Rogowska | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 25 April 2011 | Gifu, Japan | Hard | Erika Sema | Chan Yung-jan Chan Hao-ching | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 7 August 2011 | Vancouver, Canada | Hard | Jamie Hampton | Kristýna Plíšková Karolína Plíšková | 5–7, 6–2, |
| Winner | 4. | 26 March 2012 | Phuket, Thailand | Hard | Zheng Saisai | Sun Shengnan Han Xinyun | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 11 November 2012 | Pune, India | Hard |  Julia Glushko | Nina Bratchikova  Oksana Kalashnikova | 0–6, 6–4, |
| Winner | 5. | 18 March 2013 | Ipswich, Australia | Hard | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | Viktorija Rajicic Storm Sanders | 4–6, 6–1, 10–8 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 19 August 2013 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Clay |  Justyna Jegiołka |  Victoria Kan  Ganna Poznikhirenko | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 12 October 2013 | Margaret River, Australia | Hard | Arina Rodionova | Monique Adamczak Tammi Patterson | 6–2, 3–6, |
| Runner-up | 10. | 5 May 2014 | Incheon, South Korea | Hard |  Melis Sezer |  Han Na-lae Yoo Mi | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 20 April 2015 | Shenzhen, China | Hard | Lu Jiajing | Han Na-lae Jang Su-jeong | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 24 October 2015 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | Lauren Embree Asia Muhammad | 2–6, 6–4, |
| Winner | 8. | 10 March 2017 | Mildura, Australia | Grass | Lu Jiajing | Tessah Andrianjafitrimo Shérazad Reix | 6–4, 1–6, |