Benjamas Sangaram
{{Short description|Thai tennis player (born 1975)}}
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| fullname = Benjamas Sangaram
| country_represented = {{THA}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|1|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Chiang Mai, Thailand
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| height = 164 cm
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| retired = 2000
| careerprizemoney = $69,223
| singlesrecord = 92-146
| singlestitles = 0 WTA, 1 ITF
| highestsinglesranking = No. 298 (16 September 1996)
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| doublesrecord = 122-122
| doublestitles = 0 WTA, 9 ITF
| highestdoublesranking = No. 134 (29 September 1997)
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Benjamas Sangaram (born 11 January 1975) is a former professional tennis player from Thailand. She represented Thailand at three Olympic Games, in 1992, 1996 and 2000.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/benjamas-sangaram|title=Benjamas Sangaram - Olympic Tennis|work=International Olympic Committee|accessdate=6 May 2018}}
Biography
Born in Chiang Mai, Sangaram first played for the Thailand Fed Cup team as a 16-year old in 1991. She appeared in a total of 21 ties during her Fed Cup career, mostly as a doubles player.
She debuted on the WTA Tour in 1992 at her home event, the Thailand Open, which she competed in regularly throughout her career. Most of her main draw singles appearances were at the Thailand Open but she also made the second round at Surabaya in 1995. It was in doubles that she had the most success, reaching a best ranking of 134 in the world.
Partnering Tamarine Tanasugarn, Sangaram made the women's doubles quarter-finals at both the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/benjamas-sangaram-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031247/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/benjamas-sangaram-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Benjamas Sangaram Bio, Stats, and Results|publisher=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=6 May 2018}} At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney the pair upset Japanese fourth seeds Nana Miyagi and Ai Sugiyama from Japan, then in the quarter-finals held a match point, before losing to eventual silver medalists Kristie Boogert and Miriam Oremans from the Netherlands.{{cite news|url=https://beta.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/dubbele-zoenen-na-dubbele-zege~b06cf4b1/|title=Dubbele zoenen na dubbele zege|date=26 September 2000|work=De Volkskrant|language=Dutch|accessdate=6 May 2018}}
ITF finals
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=Singles (1–0)=
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!No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !Score |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1. | 17 October 1999 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | {{flagicon|JPN}} Satomi Kinjo | 6-4, 6-3 |
=Doubles (9–7)=
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!Result !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !Score |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 2 September 1991 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | {{Flagicon|THA}} Suvimol Duangchan | {{Flagicon|CHN}} Li Fang | 4–6, 2–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | 15 November 1992 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | {{Flagicon|THA}} Suvimol Duangchan | {{Flagicon|PHI}} Mia Fernandez | 6–1, 6–3 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3. | 22 November 1992 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Hard | {{Flagicon|THA}} Suvimol Duangchan | {{Flagicon|JPN}} Seiko Ichioka | 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 4. | 9 May 1994 | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | Hard | {{flagicon|INA}} Irawati Iskandar | {{flagicon|JPN}} Anori Fukuda | 6–7, 3–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 5. | 2 April 1995 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | {{Flagicon|CHN}} Lisa Tang | {{Flagicon|JPN}} Yuko Hosoki | 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 6. | 18 September 1995 | Samut Prakan, Thailand | Hard | {{Flagicon|THA}} Tamarine Tanasugarn | {{Flagicon|INA}} Agustine Limanto | 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 7. | 5 May 1996 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | {{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Young-ja | {{flagicon|AUS}} Catherine Barclay | 1-6, 2-6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 8. | 2 June 1996 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei | Hard | {{flagicon|TPE}} Julie Huang | {{flagicon|JPN}} Miyako Ataka | 6-7, 3-6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 9. | 11 August 1996 | Tarakan, Indonesia | Hard | {{flagicon|KOR}} Jeon Mi-ra | {{flagicon|AUS}} Annabel Ellwood | 3-6, 2-6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 10. | 17 May 1997 | Caboolture, Australia | Clay | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shinobu Asagoe | {{flagicon|RSA}} Nannie de Villiers | 6–4, 7–5 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 11. | 24 May 1997 | Gympie, Australia | Clay | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shinobu Asagoe | {{flagicon|RSA}} Nannie de Villiers | 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 12. | 31 May 1997 | Bundaberg, Australia | Clay | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shinobu Asagoe | {{flagicon|RSA}} Nannie de Villiers | 6-4, 1-6, 1-6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 13. | 7 June 1997 | Ipswich, Australia | Clay | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shinobu Asagoe | {{flagicon|RSA}} Nannie de Villiers | 4-6, 6-3, 5-7 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 14. | 3 August 1997 | Bandung, Indonesia | Hard | {{flagicon|JPN}} Keiko Ishida | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tomoe Hotta | 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 15. | 6 April 1998 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | {{flagicon|INA}} Wynne Prakusya | {{flagicon|HUN}} Petra Gáspár | 7–6(1), 1–6, 6–3 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 16. | 18 October 1999 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | {{flagicon|INA}} Liza Andriyani | {{flagicon|IND}} Rushmi Chakravarthi | 6–0, 6–3 |
References
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External links
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Category:Tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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