Eudice Chong Explained

Eudice Chong
張瑋桓
Image Upright:.8
Birth Date:1996 4, df=yes
Birth Place:New York, United States
College:Wesleyan University
Careerprizemoney:US$ 252,959
Singlestitles:6 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 213 (2 March 2026)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 680 (2 March 2026)
Australianopenresult:Q1 (2023)
Doublestitles:37 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 83 (2 March 2026)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 83 (2 March 2026)
Team:yes
Updated:2 March 2026

Eudice Chong (born 22 April 1996)[1] is a professional tennis player from Hong Kong.

She reached her career-high WTA rankings in singles of world No. 213 on 26 December 2022, and No. 83 in doubles, on 2 March 2026.Chong has won six singles and 37 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit, including three double titles in WTA 125 tournaments.[2]

Juniors

She started competing in Junior Novice competitions in fifth grade in 2006 and won the Comp 3 under-10 and Comp 4 under-12 singles before attending the Talent Group trials that earned her a selection.[3]

She then captured the under-12 girls' singles title at the Hong Kong National Junior Tennis Championships 2008 by beating Caroline Lampl,[4] who went on to win three NCAA championships with Stanford University.[5]

At age 16, Chong added the Hong Kong National Junior Tennis Championships 2012 under-18 girls' singles title.[6] In 2010 and 2011, she claimed back-to-back CRC Open 18 & Under School Girls' Open Singles Championship titles.[7] [8] She was selected to represent Hong Kong in the under-14 WJT events in 2010 and 2011, as well as the under-16 Junior Fed Cup competitions in 2012 and 2013.[6] [9] With academics being first priority, Chong competed on a limited schedule on the ITF Junior Circuit but nevertheless captured two singles and seven doubles titles and peaked at a career-high No. 200 (6 January 2014) in the world.[10]

Collegiate years

When Chong arrived in Connecticut in 2014, Wesleyan had only made it to the NCAA tournament just once in its program's 42-year history. Moreover, the school had yet to produce an individual national champion. In her freshman year, Chong defeated Joulia Likhanskaia (Bowdoin College), 6–4, 4–6, 7–5, to win the NCAA Division III women's singles championship. In 2016, she beat Juli Raventos (Williams College), 6–2, 7–5, to repeat as champion. In 2017, Chong saw off the challenge of Rebecca Ho (Washington University in St. Louis), 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, to three-peat. Then, in her senior year in 2018, she defeated Victoria Yu (Wesleyan University), 7–6, 6–2, to become the first player, man or woman, in NCAA tennis history to capture four straight singles titles at any division of collegiate tennis.[11] [12] [13] [14]

Chong then garnered the prestigious Division III Honda Athlete of the Year Award to conclude a stellar college career. The Honda Award honors the nation's top women in collegiate sports in recognition of their superior athletic skills, leadership, academic excellence, and eagerness to participate in community service. Inaugurated in 1976 for Division I athletes, followed by Divisions II and III in 1988, Chong is only the third tennis player in history to receive the Honda Athlete of the Year Award accolade among all divisions.[13] [14] [15]

Chong was presented with this honor at THE Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA) presented by Honda that was telecasted live on the CBS Sports Network on June 25, 2018 from the Founders' Room at the Galen Center on the campus of the University of Southern California in downtown Los Angeles. The honor was voted on by national balloting among 1,000 NCAA member schools as part of the Collegiate Women Sports Awards program since 1976.[15]

She was named Division III ITA National Senior Player of the Year and finished her career at Wesleyan as the all-time leader in singles wins, in addition to her four first-team All-Americas in both singles and doubles, and three NESCAC Player of the Year honors. Chong also led her team to three consecutive NCAA tournaments from 2016 to 2018. In 2015, her freshman year, she became the first Wesleyan women's tennis player in program history to compete in the individual NCAA Championships.[16]

All four years, she held the year-end Division III No. 1 ranking and was a four-time selection to the ITA Collegiate All-Star Team, which featured the nation's top-ranked men and women from the year-end Oracle/ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings, in addition to winners of the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships and NCAA Division I and III Championships.[17] [18]

Prior to Chong's exploits, Principia's Courtney Allen (1984–85), Menlo's Caroline Bodart (1988–89), Methodist's Elena Blanina (2001–02), and Emory's Mary Ellen Gordon (2003–04) were the only players to win two successive Division III women's singles titles. In Division I, Patty Fendick (Stanford, 1986–87), Lisa Raymond (Florida, 1992–93), Laura Granville (Stanford, 2000–01), Amber Liu [19] (Stanford, 2003–04), and Nicole Gibbs (Stanford, 2012–13) were the only players who managed back-to-back singles titles.[14]

The only player in college history with three consecutive national singles titles was Malcolm Chace in Division I where he claimed men's singles in 1893 representing Brown and again in 1894 and 1895 when he played for Yale.[20]

At the 2017 ITA Oracle Cup (formerly the ITA National Small College Championships) at Indian Wells, Chong defeated Ysabel Gonzalez Rico (Emory), 7–6, 6–2, to win the Division III women's singles and then teamed up with Victoria Yu (Wesleyan) to beat Ysabel Gonzalez Rico and Bridget Harding (Emory), 6–1, 6–1, to win the Division III women's doubles. The duo then saw off NAIA champions Megan Bianco and Daniela Farfan (Keiser), 6–1, 6–2, and Division II winners Hanna Volikova and Alina Kislitskaya (Indianapolis), 6–4, 6–2, to win the Women's Doubles Championship, which automatically secured them a berth in the ITA Fall National Championships.[21]

At the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships, Chong and Yu then knocked out sixth-seeded Jessie Aney and Alexa Graham (North Carolina), 6–3, 6–3, in the opening round, and then eliminated another Division I pair, Mami Adachi and Akvile Parazinskaite (Kentucky), 6–2, 5–7, [10–8], before they were upended by Alexa Bortles and Arianne Hartono (Ole Miss), 6–2, 6–2, in the quarterfinals. Hartono, as it turned out, would go on to win the 2018 NCAA Division I singles title.[22]

At the 2015 USTA/ITA National Small College Championships, Chong defeated Ashnaa Rao (Johns Hopkins), 6–1, 6–1, to win the Division III women's singles and then partnered teammate Victoria Yu to beat Bridget Harding and Katarina Su (Emory), 6–0, 6–1, to claim the doubles.[23]

Chong graduated from Wesleyan University with a Psychology major and a minor in Asian Studies. A number of Division I schools, including Harvard, Dartmouth, and Georgetown showed interest in her early in the recruitment process, but her motivation to experience the unique and academically challenging college life of a small liberal arts school eventually saw her commit to Wesleyan.[24] [25]

Professional

In June 2018, she embarked on a career as a full-time touring professional following her graduation.At the World University Games in Naples, Italy, in 2019, Chong captured a bronze medal in women's singles and women's doubles. In the process, she became the first tennis player from Hong Kong to medal in singles and the first to capture two tennis medals at the same Universiade.[26]

She represented Hong Kong at the Asian Games (2014 and 2018), All China Games (2013, 2017 and 2021), Asian Championships (2013), World University Games (2015, 2017, and 2019), and Fed Cup (2012-2014, 2017-2019, 2022).[6] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32]

With the global pandemic adversely impacting the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, the latter part of 2020 saw Chong make a concerted assault on the local tournaments in Hong Kong. She became the first player to equal Paulette Moreno's feat of winning the ladies' singles, ladies' doubles, and mixed doubles titles simultaneously at both the CRC Open and the Hong Kong National Tennis Championships in the same calendar year, a record that had stood untouched for 36 years.[33]

WTA Tour: Hong Kong main-draw debut, Thailand doubles finalist

Chong made her debut at the 2016 Hong Kong Tennis Open when she was awarded a wildcard for the qualifying draw. With a modest WTA ranking of No. 995, she managed to come from a set down to beat 201st-ranked Shuko Aoyama, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1, before she was ousted by No. 164 Tereza Martincová of the Czech Republic.[34]

In 2018, now ranked No. 590, she was given a main draw wildcard and faced 145th-ranked American Christina McHale. Trailing by a break and 5–3, Chong rallied to win three games in succession to force a tiebreak, before claiming seven points in a row from 2–0 down to grab the breaker. However, the former world No. 24 made the necessary adjustments and tidied up her wayward groundstrokes to progress, 6–7, 6–2, 6–1.

She also competed in the doubles and was given a main-draw wildcard in 2016 (w/Katherine Ip) and 2018 (w/Zhang Ling) but went out in the first round to Nao Hibino / Alexandrina Naydenova and Alizé Cornet / Zheng Saisai, respectively.[34] [35]

In September 2024, at the WTA 250 2024 Thailand Open 2, Chong reached her first WTA Tour doubles final, partnering with Moyuka Uchijima, but lost to top seeds Anna Danilina and Irina Khromacheva in the championship match.[36] She received a wildcard for the singles main draw at her home tournament, the 2024 Hong Kong Tennis Open but lost to Priscilla Hon.[37]

ITF Circuit

Before turning pro in 2018, she won her maiden singles title at the $15k Anning in 2017 and her career-first doubles title at the ITF Hong Kong in 2016, partnering Katherine Ip. Since then, she has amassed a total of two singles and ten doubles titles on the pro circuit. In 2019 alone, she captured six $25k doubles titles, the most by any Hong Kong player on the pro circuit. All through her travels on the tour, she has picked up titles in China, Hong Kong, Uzbekistan, Japan, and Thailand.[38]

Since coming back after COVID-19 pandemic in October 2021, Chong has won a total of 13 doubles and two singles titles with a 68–9 win–loss record in doubles within 2021-2022. From November 2021 to February 2022, she established a 25 game-winning streak in women's doubles with six titles, and obtained four consecutive $25k titles in Monastir, Tunisia within a month. In April 2022, Chong won her first $25k singles title in Nottingham.

Chong had a 59–7 record with Cody Wong in doubles, winning a total of thirteen titles. From January to April 2022, they kept a 28 game-winning streak with seven titles, including a $60k title in Pretoria.

In July 2023, Chong won her first $100k doubles title at the Figueira da Foz International Ladies Open together with Arianne Hartono.

In September 2024, Chong got into her first ever WTA Tour finals at Hua Hin Championships with Moyuka Uchijima, but lost to Anna Danilina and Irina Khromacheva in final.

In September 2025, Chong won her first WTA 125 title at the Changsha Open with Liang En-shuo, followed by another 125 title at the Jingshan Tennis Open with Liang again. In Oct 2025, she got into her second WTA 250 final with Liang in Guangzhou Open.

In January 2026, Chong won her third WTA 125 title at the 2026 Philippine Women's Open with Liang again, and got into her third WTA 250 final with Liang in March at ATX Open.

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Tournament2023SRW–LWin %
Australian OpenQ10 / 00–0
French OpenA0 / 00–0
WimbledonA0 / 00–0
US OpenA0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00 / 00–0

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–3)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Sep 2024Hua Hin Championships, ThailandWTA 250Hard Moyuka Uchijima Anna Danilina
Irina Khromacheva
4–6, 5–7
Loss0–2Oct 2025Guangzhou Open, ChinaWTA 250Hard Liang En-shuo Katarzyna Piter
Janice Tjen
6–3, 3–6, [5–10]
Loss0–2Mar 2026ATX Open, USAWTA 250Hard Liang En-shuo Storm Hunter
Taylor Townsend
3–6, 4–6

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 3 (3 titles)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Sep 2025Changsha Open, ChinaHard Liang En-shuo Li Yu-yun
Yao Xinxin
7–5, 6–3
Win2–0Sep 2025Jingshan Open, ChinaHard Liang En-shuo Lee Ya-hsin
Cody Wong
7–6(7–4), 6–2
Win3–0Jan 2026Philippine Women's Open, PhilippinesHard Liang En-shuo Quinn Gleason
Sabrina Santamaria
2-6, 7–6(7–2), [10–6]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Legend
W40/50 tournaments (1–1)
W25/35 tournaments (2–4)
W15 tournaments (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–7)
Clay (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 2017ITF Anning, China15,000Clay Guo Shanshan4–6, 4–6
Win1–1Jul 2017ITF Anning, China15,000Clay Zhang Ling6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Win2–1Jul 2018ITF Hong Kong, China SAR15,000Hard Sakura Hosogi6–0, 4–6, 6–3
Loss2–2May 2019ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan25,000Hard Valeria Savinykh0–6, 6–4, 5–7
Loss2–3Nov 2019ITF Hua Hin, Thailand25,000Hard Lesley Kerkhove6–7(5), 7–5, 5–7
Loss2–4Oct 2021ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Bai Zhuoxuan6–4, 0–6, 4–6
Win3–4Dec 2021ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15Hard Sofia Costoulas3–6, 6–4, 7–6(5)
Loss3–5Mar 2022ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Elena-Teodora Cadar5–7, 3–6
Win4–5Apr 2022ITF Nottingham, UKW25Hard Jana Fett6–2, ret.
Loss4–6Feb 2023ITF Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
W25Hard Stacey Fung6–2, 6–7(5), 1–6
Loss4–7Jun 2023ITF Hong Kong, China SARW25Hard Yang Ya-yi6–1, 2–6, 1–6
Loss4–8Jul 2023ITF Hong Kong, China SARW40Hard Wang Yafan2–6, 3–6
Win5–8Jun 2024ITF Montemor-o-Novo, PortugalW50Hard Gabriela Knutson3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Win6–8Jul 2024ITF Hong Kong, China SARW35Hard Yao Xinxin6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 51 (34 titles, 17 runner-ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (1–1)
W60/75 tournaments (4–2)
W40/50 tournaments (6–3)
W25/35 tournaments (18–6)
W10/15 tournaments (5–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (32–14)
Clay (0–3)
Carpet (2–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 2014ITF Astana, Kazakhstan10,000Hard Anna Grigoryan Ksenia Palkina
Ekaterina Yashina
5–7, 3–6
Loss0–2Jul 2015ITF Hong Kong, China SAR10,000Hard Katherine Ip Choi Ji-hee
Lee So-ra
2–6, 2–6
Win1–2Jul 2016ITF Hong Kong, China SAR10,000Hard Katherine Ip Alexandra Bozovic
Kaylah McPhee
6–2, 6–2
Loss1–3Jun 2017ITF Taipei, Taiwan15,000Hard Katherine Ip Cho I-hsuan
Cho Yi-tsen
2–6, 3–6
Win2–3Nov 2018Liuzhou Open, China60,000Hard Ye Qiuyu Lee So-ra
Kang Jiaqi
7–5, 6–3
Loss2–4Jan 2019ITF Singapore25,000Hard Zhang Ling Paige Hourigan
Aldila Sutjiadi
2–6, 3–6
Loss2–5Feb 2019ITF Nanchang, China15,000Clay (i) Kim Da-bin Cao Siqi
Zheng Wushuang
5–7, 6–7(4)
Win3–5Apr 2019ITF Andijan, Uzbekistan25,000Hard Tamara Čurović Amina Anshba
Anastasia Dețiuc
6–2, 6–3
Win4–5May 2019ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan25,000Hard Rutuja Bhosale Anastasia Pribylova
Shalimar Talbi
6–4, 6–3
Win5–5Jul 2019ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand25,000Hard Aldila Sutjiadi Peangtarn Plipuech
Akiko Omae
7–6(2), 6–4
Win6–5Aug 2019ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand25,000Hard Aldila Sutjiadi Wu Meixu
Erika Sema
6–2, 6–1
Loss6–6Aug 2019ITF Huangshan, China25,000Hard Ye Qiuyu Jang Su-jeong
Kim Na-ri
5–7, 1–6
Loss6–7Aug 2019ITF Guiyang, China25,000Hard Aldila Sutjiadi Tang Qianhui
Jiang Xinyu
5–7, 5–7
Win7–7Oct 2019ITF Makinohara, Japan25,000Carpet Aldila Sutjiadi Erina Hayashi
Momoko Kobori
6–7(5), 7–6(2), [10–4]
Win8–7Oct 2019ITF Hamamatsu, Japan25,000Carpet Aldila Sutjiadi Sakura Hondo
Ramu Ueda
6–3, 6–4
Win9–7Jan 2020ITF Hong Kong, China SAR25,000Hard Wu Fang-hsien Moyuka Uchijima
Zhang Ying
7–6(2), 6–1
Win10–7Jan 2020ITF Hong Kong, China SAR25,000Hard Mana Ayukawa Momoko Kobori
Mei Yamaguchi
6–4, 6–3
Loss10–8Feb 2020Rancho Santa Fe Open, US25,000Hard You Xiaodi Kayla Day
Sophia Whittle
2–6, 7–5, [7–10]
Win11–8Oct 2021ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt15,000Hard Cody Wong Karolina Vlcková
Wang Jiaqi
6–2, 6–4
Win12–8Oct 2021ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt15,000Hard Cody Wong Eri Shimizu
Wu Ho-ching
6–2, 6–0
Loss12–9Oct 2021ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt15,000Hard Cody Wong Bai Zhuoxuan
Punnin Kovapitukted
6–4, 2–6, [7–10]
Win13–9Nov 2021ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt15,000Hard Cody Wong Bai Zhuoxuan
Punnin Kovapitukted
4–6, 6–1, [10–4]
Win14–9Nov 2021ITF Ortisei, ItalyW25Hard (i) Moyuka Uchijima Susan Bandecchi
Ylena In-Albon
6–2, 1–6, [10–5]
Win15–9Nov 2021ITF Selva Gardena, ItalyW25Hard (i) Moyuka Uchijima Alicia Barnett
Olivia Nicholls
6–2, 6–1
Win16–9Jan 2022ITF Monastir, TunisiaW25Hard Cody Wong Ksenia Laskutova
Fanny Östlund
7–6(3), 7–6(8)
Win17–9Jan 2022ITF Monastir, TunisiaW25Hard Cody Wong Nuria Brancaccio
Lisa Pigato
6–2, 6–3
Win18–9Jan 2022ITF Monastir, TunisiaW25Hard Cody Wong Amina Anshba
Maria Timofeeva
6–0, 6–1
Win19–9Jan 2022ITF Monastir, TunisiaW25Hard Han Na-lae Maria Timofeeva
Anna Kubareva
7–5, 6–3
Win20–9Mar 2022ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Cody Wong Karola Patricia Bejenaru
Martha Matoula
6–3, 6–3
Win21–9Mar 2022Pretoria International, South AfricaW60Hard Cody Wong Tímea Babos
Valeria Savinykh
7–5, 5–7, [10–5]
NP–Apr 2022ITF Pretoria, South AfricaW25Hard Cody Wong Anna Rogers
Christina Rosca
cancelled
Win22–9Apr 2022ITF Nottingham, UKW25Hard Cody Wong Isabelle Haverlag
Ioana Loredana Roșca
6–2, 6–3
Loss22–10May 2022ITF Nottingham, UKW25Hard Cody Wong Mana Ayukawa
Alana Parnaby
5–7, 4–6
Loss22–11May 2022Grado Tennis Cup, ItalyW60Clay Liang En-shuo Alena Fomina-Klotz
Dalila Jakupović
1–6, 4–6
Win23–11Jul 2022ITF El Espinar/Segovia, SpainW25Hard Cody Wong Marta Huqi Gonzalez
Maria Fernanda Navarro
6–2, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss23–12Feb 2023ITF Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
W25Hard Nefisa Berberovic Darja Semenistaja
Sofia Sewing
3–6, 2–6
Win24–12Apr 2023ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW25Hard Emina Bektas Darya Astakhova
Ekaterina Reyngold
6–2, 6–4
Win25–12May 2023ITF Montemor-o-Novo, PortugalW40Hard Arianne Hartono Naima Karamoko
Conny Perrin
6–2, 6–0
Win26–12Jul 2023ITF Hong Kong, China SARW40Hard Cody Wong Natsumi Kawaguchi
Kanako Morisaki
7–5, 6–4
Win27–12Jul 2023Figueira da Foz Open, PortugalW100Hard Arianne Hartono Alina Korneeva
Anastasia Tikhonova
6–3, 6–2
Loss27–13Apr 2024ITF Kashiwa, JapanW50Hard Madeleine Brooks Ankita Raina
Tsao Chia-yi
4–6, 4–6
Loss27–14Apr 2024ITF Shenzhen, ChinaW50Hard Madeleine Brooks Arianne Hartono
Prarthana Thombare
3–6, 2–6
Win28–14May 2024ITF Goyang, South KoreaW50Hard Liang En-shuo Luksika Kumkhum
Peangtarn Plipuech
7–5, 6–4
Win29–14May 2024ITF Montemor-o-Novo, PortugalW50Hard Madeleine Brooks Leonie Küng
Evialina Laskevich
6–4, 6–4
Loss29–15Apr 2024ITF Shenzhen, ChinaW50Hard Lucrezia Musetti Elena Micic
Alana Parnaby
6–7(6), 4–6
Win30–15Jul 2024ITF Hong Kong, China SARW35Hard Cody Wong Hiromi Abe
Saki Imamura
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Win31–15Nov 2024ITF Caloundra, AustraliaW50Hard Cody Wong Naiktha Bains
Ankita Raina
6–3, 6–2
Loss31–16Jan 2025ITF Nonthaburi, ThailandW75Hard Jang Su-jeong
Zheng Wushuang
6–4, 0–6, [6–10]
Win32–16Jan 2025Porto Indoor, PortugalW75Hard (i) Nika Radišić Noma Noha Akugue
Tereza Valentová
7–6(5), 6–1
Win33–16Jul 2025ITF Corroios, PortugalW50Hard Liang En-shuo Riya Bhatia
Elena Micic
6–1, 6–0
Loss33–17Jul 2025ITF Maspalomas, SpainW100Clay Madeleine Brooks Magali Kempen
Anna Sisková
2–6, 3–6
Win34–17Jan 2026ITF Nonthaburi, ThailandW75Hard Liang En-shuo Cho I-hsuan
Cho Yi-tsen
5-7, 6-1, 10-8

National representation

Fed Cup

Chong made her Fed Cup debut at age 15 against Sri Lanka at the 2012 Asia/Oceania Group II qualifying in Shenzhen. She was also nominated in 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, with 9 nominations in total. She competed in a total of 34 ties and has an overall 28–13 win–loss record, going 17–8 in singles and 11–5 in doubles. Her total of 28 victories places her third all-time behind only Zhang Ling (37-26). In 2014, Chong went undefeated in Group II with three wins in singles and one in doubles to help TeamHK secure promotion to Group I for 2015. In 2017, she partnered Katherine Ip to win the deciding doubles against Nigina Abduraimova and Akgul Amanmuradova, 6-7, 6-3, 6-3, to seal a come-from-behind 2–1 victory over Uzbekistan in the final to send Hong Kong up to Group I for the following year's campaign.

Asian Games

At the 18th Asian Games Jakarta-Palembang 2018, Eudice Chong produced the first noteworthy upset when she sent third-seeded Incheon 2014 silver medalist, Luksika Kumkhum, tumbling out in the second round of the women's singles, 4-6, 7-6, 7-6. The HK rep then outplayed Chinese Taipei's No. 14 seed Chang Kai-chen in straight sets 6-0, 6-2, to set up a quarterfinal meeting with India's No. 1, Ankita Raina. Since a playoff for outright third place was not required, a spot in the semis would guarantee the minimum of a bronze medal. Since tennis was first contested at the third Asian Games in Tokyo 1958, Tsui Yuen Yuen is the only player from Hong Kong to medal in tennis when she claimed a silver in women's doubles in Jakarta 1962 with Ceylon's Ranjani Jayasuriya. However, after jumping out to a 4–1 lead against the world No. 189, she was unable to maintain that advantage, as her opponent fought back from the verge of losing the first set with some high-powered tennis to go through, 6-4, 6-1.[39] In 2014, Chong was also a member of the Hong Kong women's contingent that reached the quarterfinals of the team event in Incheon, South Korea.[28]

World University Games

At the XXX Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy, Chong captured Hong Kong's first-ever medal in singles and then added another bronze in women's doubles together with Maggie Ng. In doing so, she set another precedent as the first player from Hong Kong to medal twice in tennis at the same Universiade.[40] Chong also competed at Gwangju 2015 and Taipei 2017, where she was one win away from the medal rounds in women's doubles partnering Katherine Ip.[41]

All China Games

In the 2021 Shaanxi edition, Chong reached quarterfinals in women's singles, but lost in first round of women's doubles with Cody Wong.

At the All China Games in 2017, Chong played in the women's team event that saw Hong Kong finish ninth overall among 27 provincial sides. In women's singles, she served for the first set against No. 1 seed Zhang Shuai in the second round with a 6–5 lead and was up a break leading 2–0 in the second before she eventually fell to the world No. 29, 7-6, 6-4.[42]

In Dalian in 2013, Chong qualified for the maindraw in women's doubles together with Katherine Ip.[43]

Asian Championships

Chong competed in women's doubles partnering Tiffany Wu and reached the quarterfinals in singles at the Toyota Asian Championships 2013 held in Bangkok, Thailand.[43]

Asian Youth Games

Held in Nanjing in 2013, Chong reached the round of 16 in both women's singles and mixed-doubles partnering Andrew Li.[43]

Personal life

Chong was born in Long Island, New York. At age 3, she relocated to Hong Kong where her formative years of schooling and development in tennis took shape. Her earliest experience with the sport came in the form of once-a-week private lessons at a local tennis club, but genuine enthusiasm did not surface until the coach enrolled her for organized tennis with the Hong Kong Tennis Association (now HKCTA).

An Elite Training Grant (ETG) recipient,[44] her training is primarily based at the Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI) in Shatin. She is currently coached by former Indian Davis Cupper and 2010 Asian Games bronze medallist, Karan Rastogi, while her physical coach is Romain Deffet, former personal trainer to Li Na, Daniela Hantuchova, and Peng Shuai. In March 2019, Chong, together with fellow Fed Cup teammate, Cody Wong, were the first players selected to the EFG HKTA Tour Team, a three-year financial commitment by the EFG Young Athletes Foundation (YAF) to support local talent.[45]

In 2020, Chong was one of two local sportswomen featured in the October issue of Prestige Hong Kong magazine.[46]

Endorsements and sponsorships

Chong was named as the first Tennis Ambassador by Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club in 2019, providing financial assistance to her.

Currently, Chong is sponsored by K-Swiss (shoe and apparel) and Wilson (racquet).

Awards

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20170915143900if_/https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100151720 Original ITF profile
  2. Web site: Eudice Chong Overview. International Tennis Federation. en. 2021-02-01.
  3. Web site: HKTA Annual Report 2006. Hong Kong Tennis Association. en. 2021-02-01.
  4. Web site: HKTA Annual Report 2008. Hong Kong Tennis Association. en. 2021-02-01.
  5. Web site: 2018-19 Women's Tennis Roster. Stanford University. en. 2021-02-05.
  6. Web site: HKTA Annual Report 2012. Hong Kong Tennis Association. en. 2021-02-01.
  7. Web site: 18 & Under School Girls' Open Singles Championship. CRC Open 2010. en. 2021-02-06.
  8. Web site: 18 & Under School Girls' Open Singles Championship. CRC Open 2011. en. 2021-02-06.
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