| Full name | Grace Kim |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United States |
| Born | (1968-04-16) April 16, 1968 (age 56) South Korea |
| Prize money | $128,636 |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 78 (August 31, 1987) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 2R (1985) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1984) |
| US Open | 3R (1983, 1985) |
Grace Kim (born April 16, 1968) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Biography
Kim grew up in Ridgewood, New Jersey but was born in South Korea. She twice made the third round of the US Open, the first time in 1983 was as a 15-year old. Turning professional in 1984, she was a quarter-finalist that year at the Canadian Open, which included a win over Kathy Horvath. At the 1985 US Open she reached the third round again by beating Bettina Bunge and Mary-Lou Piatek, before falling to top seed Chris Evert. One of her biggest wins came in 1986 when she defeated Gabriela Sabatini en route to the quarter-finals in Zurich.
References
- "Kiamesha Lake, N.Y." United Press International. November 28, 1982. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- Sarni, Jim (September 1, 1985). "Evert Walks Over Kim At Open 'Home'". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- "Kim upsets Sabatini". Del Rio News-Herald . October 9, 1986. p. 10. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
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Categories:
- 1968 births
- Living people
- American female tennis players
- South Korean emigrants to the United States
- Tennis players from New Jersey
- Sportspeople from Ridgewood, New Jersey
- American sportspeople of Korean descent
- American tennis players of Korean descent
- 21st-century American women
- 20th-century American sportswomen