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.[1]
| Full name | Benjamas Sangaram |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Thailand |
| Born | 11 January 1975 Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Retired | 2000 |
| Prize money | $69,223 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 92-146 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 298 (16 September 1996) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 122-122 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 134 (29 September 1997) |
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.[2] 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.[3]
ITF finals
| Legend |
|---|
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles (1–0)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 17 October 1999 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard |  Satomi Kinjo | 6-4, 6-3 |
Doubles (9–7)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2 September 1991 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Suvimol Duangchan |  Li Fang Tang Min | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 15 November 1992 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Suvimol Duangchan |  Mia Fernandez Evangelina Olivarez | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 3. | 22 November 1992 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Hard | Suvimol Duangchan | Seiko Ichioka  Sandy Sureephong | 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 9 May 1994 | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | Hard |  Irawati Iskandar | Anori Fukuda Keiko Nagatomi | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 2 April 1995 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Lisa Tang | Yuko Hosoki  Park In-sook | 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 |
| Winner | 6. | 18 September 1995 | Samut Prakan, Thailand | Hard | Tamarine Tanasugarn | Agustine Limanto Veronica Widyadharma | 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 5 May 1996 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Choi Young-ja |  Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse | 1-6, 2-6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 2 June 1996 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei | Hard |  Julie Huang | Miyako Ataka Keiko Ishida | 6-7, 3-6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 11 August 1996 | Tarakan, Indonesia | Hard | Jeon Mi-ra | Annabel Ellwood Kerry-Anne Guse | 3-6, 2-6 |
| Winner | 10. | 17 May 1997 | Caboolture, Australia | Clay | Shinobu Asagoe |  Nannie de Villiers Lisa McShea | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 11. | 24 May 1997 | Gympie, Australia | Clay | Shinobu Asagoe | Nannie de Villiers Lisa McShea | 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 31 May 1997 | Bundaberg, Australia | Clay | Shinobu Asagoe | Nannie de Villiers Lisa McShea | 6-4, 1-6, 1-6 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 7 June 1997 | Ipswich, Australia | Clay | Shinobu Asagoe | Nannie de Villiers Lisa McShea | 4-6, 6-3, 5-7 |
| Winner | 14. | 3 August 1997 | Bandung, Indonesia | Hard | Keiko Ishida | Tomoe Hotta Yoriko Yamagishi | 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 |
| Winner | 15. | 6 April 1998 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Wynne Prakusya |  Petra Gáspár  Ludmila Varmužová | 7–6(1), 1–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 16. | 18 October 1999 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Liza Andriyani |  Rushmi Chakravarthi Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram | 6–0, 6–3 |
