Han Na-lae

Han Na-lae
Hangul	한나래
Revised Romanization	Han Narae
McCune–Reischauer	Han Narae

Han Na-lae
한나래
	Han at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports)	South Korea
Residence	Incheon, South Korea
Born	6 July 1992 (age 32); Incheon
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro	2011
Retired	2024
Plays	Left (two-handed both sides)
Prize money	US$ 672,435
Singles
Career record	356–262
Career titles	13 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 149 (17 June 2019)
Current ranking	No. 942 (16 September 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2020)
French Open	Q1 (2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2017, 2021, 2022, 2023)
US Open	1R (2023)
Doubles
Career record	276–148
Career titles	1 WTA, 2 WTA Challengers
Highest ranking	No. 95 (7 November 2022)
Current ranking	No. 709 (16 September 2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	22–21
	Last updated on: 18 September 2024.

Han Na-lae (Korean: 한나래; born 6 July 1992) is a South Korean former professional 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.

Career

Han made her WTA Tour main-draw singles debut at the 2014 Korea Open.^{[citation needed]}

She made her Grand Slam tournament main-draw debut at the 2020 Australian Open having received a wildcard,^[1] but lost in the first round to Tamara Zidanšek.^[2]

At the 2017 Korea Open, Han defeated top 50 player Kristýna Plíšková as one of her biggest victories.^[3]

Partnering Choi Ji-hee, she won the doubles title at the 2018 Korea Open, defeating Hsieh Shu-ying and Hsieh Su-wei in the final.^[4] The pair repeated the feat at the 2021 Korea Open, this time overcoming Valentini Grammatikopoulou and Réka Luca Jani in the championship match.^[5]

Partnering Jang Su-jeong, Han won the doubles title at the 2023 WTA 125 Veneto Open, defeating Weronika Falkowska and Katarzyna Piter in the final.^[6]

Ranked No. 241 at the 2023 US Open, she qualified for the main draw making her second appearance at a major,^[7] losing to ninth seed Markéta Vondroušová in the first round.^[8]

Han announced in May 2024 that she would retire at the end of the season.^[9] She made her final appearance at the Korean National Sports Festival.^[10]

Performance timeline

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

Current through the 2023 US Open.

Tournament	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	Q1	A	Q1	1R	Q2	A	Q2	0 / 1	0–1
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
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
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup^[a]	Z1	Z1	Z1	Z1	Z1	Z1	Z1^[b]		Z1		0 / 0	14–10
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
Year–end ranking^[c]	273	276	179	256	216	179	204	273	176		$662,782

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

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

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

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

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

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	Incheon Open, 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	Incheon Open, South Korea	25,000	Hard	Luksika Kumkhum	7–6^(7–2), 7–5
Loss	7–6	May 2018	Incheon Open, 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	Incheon Open, 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)

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	Incheon Open, 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	Incheon Open, 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	Incheon Open, 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	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	Incheon Open, 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

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

References

^ WTA Staff (December 8, 2019). "Han wins wildcard for 2020 Australian Open". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
^ "Australian Open: Serena Williams to play Tamara Zidansek for the first time". lobandsmash.com. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ WTA Staff (September 19, 2017). "Han earns home win over Kristyna Pliskova in Seoul". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
^ "S. Korean doubles duo wins WTA title at home". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ "Zhu sweeps past Mladenovic in Seoul to win first WTA 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ "Krueger triumphs in Gaiba; claims first career WTA 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ "Meet the 2023 US Open women's qualifiers". Women's Tennis Association.
^ "Vondroušová, Plíšková advance at US Open, Krejčíková out in first round". Radio Prague International. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ ""올해가 마지막 시즌" 여자 테니스 대들보 한나래, 시즌 종료 후 은퇴한다". Tennis Korea (in Korean). 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
^ Dong-chan, Kim (17 October 2024). ""올해가 마지막 시즌" 여자 테니스 대들보 한나래, 시즌 종료 후 은퇴한다". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 21 October 2024.

External links

Han Na-lae at the Women's Tennis Association
Han Na-lae at the International Tennis Federation
Han Na-lae at the Billie Jean King Cup

[BJKP-11] Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.

[BJKC2020_21-12] Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.

[WTA_Ranking_Singles-13] 2009: WTA ranking–885, 2010: WTA ranking–958, 2011: WTA ranking–483, 2012: WTA ranking–806, 2013: WTA ranking–483.

[WTA250-14] The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.

[1] WTA Staff (December 8, 2019). "Han wins wildcard for 2020 Australian Open". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

[2] "Australian Open: Serena Williams to play Tamara Zidansek for the first time". lobandsmash.com. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

[3] WTA Staff (September 19, 2017). "Han earns home win over Kristyna Pliskova in Seoul". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

[4] "S. Korean doubles duo wins WTA title at home". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

[5] "Zhu sweeps past Mladenovic in Seoul to win first WTA 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

[6] "Krueger triumphs in Gaiba; claims first career WTA 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

[7] "Meet the 2023 US Open women's qualifiers". Women's Tennis Association.

[8] "Vondroušová, Plíšková advance at US Open, Krejčíková out in first round". Radio Prague International. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

[9] ""올해가 마지막 시즌" 여자 테니스 대들보 한나래, 시즌 종료 후 은퇴한다". Tennis Korea (in Korean). 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

[10] Dong-chan, Kim (17 October 2024). ""올해가 마지막 시즌" 여자 테니스 대들보 한나래, 시즌 종료 후 은퇴한다". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 21 October 2024.

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v t e Women's Tennis Association: Top South Korean female singles tennis players
as of 29 January 2024
1. Jang Su-jeong (157) 2. Han Na-lae (342) 3. Park So-hyun (309) 4. Back Da-yeon (453) 5. Ku Yeon-woo (535)
6. Kim Da-bin (662) 7. Eunhye Lee (773) 8. Yujin Ahn (831) 9. Gyeong Seo Lee (836) 10. Jeong Bo-young (966)