Han Na-lae (Korean: 한나래; born 6 July 1992) is a South Korean tennis player. Han has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 149, achieved June 2019 and a doubles ranking of No. 95 on 7 November 2022. Han has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour and two doubles titles on the Challenger Tour, along with 13 singles titles and 28 doubles titles (nine alongside Yoo Mi and four with Jang Su-jeong, both fellow Korean players) on the ITF Circuit. A left-hander, she hits both forehand and backhand with two hands.

Han Na-lae
한나래
Han at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) South Korea
ResidenceIncheon, South Korea
Born (1992-07-06) 6 July 1992 (age 31)
Incheon
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
PlaysLeft (two-handed both sides)
Prize moneyUS$ 672,111
Singles
Career record356–262 (57.6%)
Career titles13 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 149 (17 June 2019)
Current rankingNo. 572 (6 May 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2020)
French OpenQ1 (2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
WimbledonQ1 (2017, 2021, 2022, 2023)
US Open1R (2023)
Doubles
Career record274–146 (65.2%)
Career titles1 WTA, 2 WTA Challengers
Highest rankingNo. 95 (7 November 2022)
Current rankingNo. 383 (6 May 2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup22–21 (51.2%)
Last updated on: 9 May 2024.
Han Na-lae
Hangul
한나래
Revised RomanizationHan Narae
McCune–ReischauerHan Narae

Career edit

Han made her WTA Tour main-draw singles debut at the 2014 Korea Open.

Han made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2020 Australian Open having received a wildcard.[1]

At the 2017 Korea Open, she defeated top 50 player Kristýna Plíšková as one of her biggest victories.[2]

Ranked No. 241 at the 2023 US Open she qualified for the main draw making her second appearance at a major.[3] She received a wildcard for the 2023 Korea Open.

Performance timeline edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss record.

Singles edit

Current through the 2023 US Open.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q1 A Q1 1R Q2 A Q2 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A A A Q1 A Q1 A Q1 Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A A A Q1 A A NH Q1 Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A Q1 Q2 Q1 A Q2 A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0 / 2 0–2 0%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup[a] Z1 Z1 Z1 Z1 Z1 Z1 Z1[b] Z1 0 / 0 14–10 58%
WTA 1000
Canadian Open A A A A A A NH A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Career total: 12
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Overall win–loss 1–2 2–2 3–3 1–3 1–3 2–2 3–3 0–1 4–1 1–2 0 / 12 18–22 45%
Year–end ranking[c] 273 276 179 256 216 179 204 273 176 $662,782

WTA Tour finals edit

Doubles: 1 (title) edit

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win Sep 2018 Korea Open, South Korea International[d] Hard   Choi Ji-hee   Hsieh Shu-ying
  Hsieh Su-wei
6–3, 6–2

WTA Challenger finals edit

Doubles: 2 (2 titles) edit

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Dec 2021 Korea Open, South Korea Hard (i)   Choi Ji-hee   Valentini Grammatikopoulou
  Réka Luca Jani
6–4, 6–4
Win 2–0 Jun 2023 Veneto Open, Italy Grass   Jang Su-jeong   Weronika Falkowska
  Katarzyna Piter
6–3, 3–6, [10–6]

ITF Circuit titles edit

Singles: 25 (13 titles, 12 runner–ups) edit

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments (11–8)
$10/15,000 tournaments (2–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (13–12)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2011 ITF Hyderabad, India 10,000 Hard   Keren Shlomo 1–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2011 ITF Taipei, Taiwan 10,000 Hard   Emi Mutaguchi 6–3, ret.
Loss 1–2 May 2013 ITF Seoul, South Korea 15,000 Hard   Zhou Yimiao 2–6, 1–6
Win 2–2 Oct 2013 ITF Seoul, South Korea 25,000 Hard   Kim Da-hye 6–4, 6–4
Loss 2–3 Jun 2014 ITF Gimcheon, South Korea 10,000 Hard   Lee So-ra 7–6(7–2), 2–6, 6–4
Win 3–3 Mar 2015 ITF Port Pirie, Australia 15,000 Hard   Jang Su-jeong 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win 4–3 Dec 2015 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 25,000 Hard   Risa Ozaki 6–2, 6–4
Win 5–3 May 2016 ITF Goyang, South Korea 25,000 Hard   Harriet Dart 6–3, 6–2
Loss 5–4 May 2016 ITF Incheon, South Korea 25,000 Hard   Jeong Su-nam 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 6–4 Jun 2016 ITF Yuxi, China 25,000 Hard   Lu Jiaxi 5–7, 6–1, 6–3
Loss 6–5 Mar 2017 Kōfu International Open, Japan 25,000 Hard   Mayo Hibi 7–5, 3–6, 2–6
Win 7–5 May 2017 ITF Incheon, South Korea 25,000 Hard   Luksika Kumkhum 7–6(7–2), 7–5
Loss 7–6 May 2018 ITF Incheon, South Korea 25,000 Hard   Liang En-shuo 2–6, 6–0, 5–7
Win 8–6 Jun 2018 ITF Daegu, South Korea 25,000 Hard   Misaki Doi 5–2 ret.
Loss 8–7 Oct 2018 Liuzhou Open, China 60,000 Hard   Wang Yafan 4–6, 2–6
Loss 8–8 Jan 2019 ITF Singapore 25,000 Hard   Zhu Lin 2–6, 3–6
Win 9–8 Apr 2019 ITF Osaka, Japan 25,000 Hard   Wang Xiyu 7–5, 3–6, 6–3
Win 10–8 May 2019 ITF Incheon, South Korea 25,000 Hard   Anastasia Gasanova 6–3, 6–0
Win 11–8 Jun 2019 ITF Daegu, South Korea 25,000 Hard   Haruna Arakawa 6–1, 6–2
Win 12–8 Jan 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 25,000 Hard   Katherine Sebov 6–3, 6–2
Loss 12–9 Jan 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 25,000 Hard   Nigina Abduraimova 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(7–9)
Loss 12–10 Jun 2022 ITF Changwon, South Korea 25,000 Hard   Kurumi Nara 3–6, 1–6
Win 13–10 Nov 2022 Yokohama Challenger, Japan 25,000 Hard   Miyu Kato 7–5, 6–0
Loss 13–11 Apr 2023 Kōfu International Open, Japan 25,000 Hard   Jang Su-jeong 6–2, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 13–12 Apr 2023 ITF Osaka, Japan 25,000 Hard   Maddison Inglis 3–6, 6–7(2–7)

Doubles: 49 (28 titles, 21 runner–ups) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–1)
$80,000 tournaments (1–0)
$60,000 tournaments (1–3)
$40,000 tournaments (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments (18–11)
$10/15,000 tournaments (7–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (25–21)
Clay (3–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2009 ITF Manila, Philippines 10,000 Hard   Yoo Mi   Kim Sun-jung
  Lee Ye-ra
4–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Win 1–1 Nov 2009 ITF Manila, Philippines 10,000 Hard   Yoo Mi   Czarina Arevalo
  Katharina Lehnert
6–0, 6–3
Win 2–1 May 2011 ITF Hyderabad, India 10,000 Hard   Lee So-ra   Sowjanya Bavisetti
  Natasha Palha
6–3, 6–2
Loss 2–2 Sep 2012 ITF Yeongwol, South Korea 10,000 Hard   Jang Su-jeong   Kim Sun-jung
  Yu Min-hwa
3–6, 5–7
Win 3–2 Feb 2013 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Lee Jin-a   Eva Fernández Brugués
  Isabella Shinikova
6–3, 6–3
Loss 3–3 Mar 2013 ITF Kōfu, Japan 10,000 Hard   Yang Zi   Akari Inoue
  Hiroko Kuwata
6–3, 5–7, [7–10]
Win 4–3 Mar 2013 ITF Nishitama, Japan 10,000 Hard   Kang Seo-kyung   Makoto Ninomiya
  Eri Hozumi
6–4, 6–7(4), [10–6]
Loss 4–4 May 2013 ITF Goyang, Korea 25,000 Hard   Yoo Mi   Nao Hibino
  Akiko Omae
4–6, 4–6
Win 5–4 Jun 2013 ITF Gimcheon, South Korea 10,000 Hard   Yoo Mi   Kim Yun-hee
  Yoo Jin
6–3, 6–3
Win 6–4 Nov 2013 ITF Seoul, South Korea 25,000 Hard   Yoo Mi   Kim Sun-jung
  Yu Min-hwa
2–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win 7–4 Mar 2014 ITF Shenzhen, China 10,000 Hard   Yoo Mi   Natela Dzalamidze
  Polina Leykina
6–1, 6–1
Loss 7–5 May 2014 ITF Seoul, South Korea 15,000 Hard   Yoo Mi   Liu Chang
  Tian Ran
4–6, 7–6(5), [6–10]
Win 8–5 May 2014 ITF Incheon, South Korea 25,000 Hard   Yoo Mi   Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
  Melis Sezer
6–1, 6–1
Loss 8–6 Jul 2014 ITF Gimcheon, Korea 10,000 Hard   Yoo Mi   Choi Ji-hee
  Makoto Ninomiya
3–6, 6–7(6)
Win 9–6 Jul 2014 ITF Phuket, Thailand 25,000 Hard (i)   Yoo Mi   Akari Inoue
  Lee Ya-hsuan
6–4, 6–3
Loss 9–7 Jul 2014 ITF Phuket, Thailand 25,000 Hard (i)   Yoo Mi   Nicha Lertpitaksinchai
  Peangtarn Plipuech
3–6, 7–6(5), [9–11]
Loss 9–8 Apr 2015 ITF Shenzhen, China 25,000 Hard   Jang Su-jeong   Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
  Lu Jiajing
4–6, 5–7
Win 10–8 May 2015 ITF Changwon, South Korea 25,000 Hard   Yoo Mi   Mana Ayukawa
  Makoto Ninomiya
6–3, 6–1
Win 11–8 Jun 2015 ITF Goyang, South Korea 25,000 Hard   Yoo Mi   Liu Chang
  Lu Jiajing
6–1, 7–5
Win 12–8 Jul 2015 ITF Zhengzhou, China 25,000 Hard   Jang Su-jeong   Liu Chang
  Zhang Ling
6–3, 6–0
Loss 12–9 Feb 2016 ITF Perth, Australia 25,000 Hard   Jang Su-jeong   Tammi Patterson
  Katarzyna Piter
6–4, 2–6, [3–10]
Win 13–9 Apr 2016 ITF Changwon, South Korea 25,000 Hard   Yoo Mi   Lu Jiajing
  Elise Mertens
4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Win 14–9 Apr 2017 Kōfu International Open, Japan 25,000 Hard   Luksika Kumkhum   Erina Hayashi
  Robu Kajitani
6–3, 6–0
Loss 14–10 Apr 2017 ITF Kashiwa, Japan 25,000 Hard   Peangtarn Plipuech   Jang Su-jeong
  Lee Ya-hsuan
3–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Loss 14–11 Apr 2018 ITF Kashiwa, Japan 25,000 Hard   Robu Kajitani   Kyōka Okamura
  Ayaka Okuno
2–6, 2–6
Win 15–11 May 2018 ITF Goyang, South Korea 25,000 Hard   Lee So-ra   Ulrikke Eikeri
  Akiko Omae
6–2, 5–7, [10–2]
Win 16–11 May 2018 ITF Incheon, South Korea 25,000 Hard   Kim Na-ri   Chang Kai-chen
  Hsu Ching-wen
5–0 ret.
Loss 16–12 Jun 2018 ITF Singapore 25,000 Hard   Lee So-ra   Haruka Kaji
  Akiko Omae
5–7, 2–6
Win 17–12 Mar 2019 Yokohama Challenger, Japan 25,000 Hard   Choi Ji-hee   Rutuja Bhosale
  Akiko Omae
6–1, 7–5
Win 18–12 Apr 2019 ITF Osaka, Japan 25,000 Hard   Choi Ji-hee   Hsu Ching-wen
  Wang Xiyu
6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
Win 19–12 Jun 2019 ITF Incheon, Korea 25,000 Hard   Choi Ji-hee   Kanako Morisaki
  Minori Yonehara
6–3, 6–3
Loss 19–13 Jun 2019 ITF Deagu, Korea 25,000 Hard   Choi Ji-hee   Hsieh Yu-chieh
  Lee Pei-chi
3–6, 6–7(5)
Win 20–13 Nov 2019 ITF Tokyo Open, Japan 100,000 Hard   Choi Ji-hee   Haruka Kaji
  Junri Namigata
6–3, 6–3
Win 21–13 Mar 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay   Lee So-ra   Jessie Aney
  Park So-hyun
4–6, 7–5, [10–4]
Loss 21–14 Jun 2021 ITF Madrid, Spain 25,000 Hard   Mana Ayukawa   Destanee Aiava
  Olivia Gadecki
3–6, 3–6
Win 22–14 Jun 2021 ITF Lisbon, Portugal 25,000 Hard   Momoko Kobori   Ingrid Gamarra Martins
  Ma Shuyue
6–3, 6–1
Win 23–14 Jan 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 25,000 Hard   Eudice Chong   Anna Kubareva
  Maria Timofeeva
7–5, 6–3
Win 24–14 Mar 2022 Clay Court International, Australia 60,000 Clay   Jang Su-jeong   Yuki Naito
  Moyuka Uchijima
3–6, 6–2, [10–5]
Win 25–14 Jun 2022 ITF Changwon, South Korea 25,000 Hard   Choi Ji-hee   Lee Ya-hsuan
  Wu Fang-hsien
6–3, 4–6, [15–13]
Win 26–14 Jun 2022 ITF Incheon, South Korea 25,000 Hard   Choi Ji-hee   Lee Ya-hsuan
  Wu Fang-hsien
5–7, 6–4, [10–6]
Loss 26–15 Jul 2022 ITF Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 25,000 Hard   Choi Ji-hee   Momoko Kobori
  Ankita Raina
2–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss 26–16 Aug 2022 Landisville Challenge, United States 100,000 Hard   Jang Su-jeong   Sophie Chang
  Anna Danilina
6–2, 6–7(4), [9–11]
Loss 26–17 Aug 2022 Bronx Open, United States 60,000 Hard   Hiroko Kuwata   Anna Blinkova
  Simona Waltert
3–6, 3–6
Loss 26–18 Oct 2022 Playford International, Australia 60,000 Hard   Priska Madelyn Nugroho   Alexandra Bozovic
  Talia Gibson
5–7, 4–6
Loss 26–19 Nov 2022 Yokohama Challenger, Japan 25,000 Hard   Mai Hontama   Saki Imamura
  Naho Sato
4–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Loss 26–20 Mar 2023 ITF Astana, Kazakhstan 40,000 Hard (i)   Jang Su-jeong   Anna Danilina
  Iryna Shymanovich
4–6, 7–6(8), [7–10]
Loss 26–21 Mar 2023 Nur-Sultan Challenger, Kazakhstan 60,000 Hard (i)   Jang Su-jeong   Polina Kudermetova
  Anastasia Tikhonova
6–2, 3–6, [7–10]
Win 27–21 Apr 2023 Kofu International, Japan 25,000 Hard   Jang Su-jeong   Georgina Garcia-Perez
  Eri Hozumi
6–0, 6–4
Win 28–21 May 2023 Kangaroo Cup, Japan 80,000 Hard   Jang Su-jeong   Lee Ya-hsuan
  Wu Fang-hsien
7–63, 2–6, [10–8]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  2. ^ Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  3. ^ 2009: WTA ranking–885, 2010: WTA ranking–958, 2011: WTA ranking–483, 2012: WTA ranking–806, 2013: WTA ranking–483.
  4. ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.

References edit

  1. ^ WTA Staff (December 8, 2019). "Han wins wildcard for 2020 Australian Open". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  2. ^ WTA Staff (September 19, 2017). "Han earns home win over Kristyna Pliskova in Seoul". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Meet the 2023 US Open women's qualifiers".

External links edit