Personal

Coached by Andreea Ehritt-Vanc ... Father, Virachai, a lawyer who also coaches Tamarine (was an Olympic basketball player in 1960, 1964); mother, Sunattra, is a homemaker; has two sisters and one brother ... Given honor of carrying Thailand’s flag into Olympic Stadium at 1996 Olympics ... Has attended Bangkok University ... Holds dual citizenship in the USA (where she was born) and Thailand (both parents are Thai; has lived there since age 5) ... Carries heart-shaped lucky charm ... Bought house in Bangkok in 1997 ... Admires Monica Seles.

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (4): 2010 - Osaka; 2009 - 's-Hertogenbosch; 2008 - 's-Hertogenbosch; 2003 - Hyderabad.
Finalist (7): 2010 - Pattaya City; 2006 - Bangkok; 2002 - Canberra, Doha; 2001 - Tokyo [Japan Open]; 2000 - Birmingham; 1996 - Pattaya City.

DOUBLES
Winner (8): 2012 - Guangzhou (w/Zhang); 2010 - Pattaya City (w/Erakovic); 2009 - Pattaya City (w/Shvedova); 2003 - Tokyo [Japan Open], Luxembourg (both w/Sharapova); 2001 - Bali (w/Dominikovic); 2000 - Shanghai (w/Osterloh); 1998 - Auckland (w/Smith).
Finalist (7): 2013 - Monterrey (w/Birnerova); 2008 - Québec City (w/Craybas); 2004 - Montréal (w/Huber); 2003 - Shanghai (w/Sugiyama); 2001 - Shanghai (w/Dominikovic); 2000 - Oklahoma City (w/Tatarkova); 1998 - Los Angeles (w/Tatarkova).

ADDITIONAL
Thai Fed Cup Team, 1993-95, 1998, 2000, 2003-05, 2007-08; Thai Olympic Team, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008.