Sakhorn Khanthasite
Sakhorn Khanthasite 
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| Birthday: | December 10, 1971 | ||||||||
| Playing hand: | Left | ||||||||
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| Career record: | 262: 38 | ||||||||
| Highest ranking: | 6 (February 2, 2004) | ||||||||
| Current placement: | 55 | ||||||||
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| Career record: | 169: 30 | ||||||||
| Highest ranking: | 9 (May 24, 2004) | ||||||||
| Current placement: | 68 | ||||||||
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Last update of the infobox: March 20, 2017 |
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| Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) | |||||||||
Sakhorn Khanthasit (born December 10, 1971 in Loei ) is a Thai wheelchair tennis player .
Career
Sakhorn starts in the paraplegic class .
She has participated in three Paralympic Games so far . In 2000 she was eliminated in Sydney in singles in the second and in doubles in the first round. Far more successful she was in 2004 in Athens , when she reached the quarterfinals in the singles and won the silver medal in doubles. In the singles she lost her quarter-final against Esther Vergeer in straight sets. Together with Chanungarn Techamaneewat they moved into the final without losing a set, which they lost against Esther Vergeer and Maaike Smit with 0: 6, 4: 6. They succeeded in winning the first Paralympic medal for Thailand in wheelchair tennis. 2012 inLondon she went back to the Games. Again reached the quarter-finals in the singles and lost it repeatedly against Esther Vergeer in two sets. With Chanungarn Techamaneewat, she lost in the semi-finals of the doubles competition against Marjolein Buis and Esther Vergeer, and in the subsequent bronze game against Lucy Shuker and Jordanne Whiley they were left behind.
At the Para-Asian Games , she won the gold medal in both the singles and doubles competitions in both 2010 and 2014 . In 2010 her double partner was Chanungarn Techamaneewat, in 2014 Wanitha Inthanin .
In the world rankings she achieved her best placings with sixth place in singles on February 2, 2004 and also with ninth place in doubles on May 24, 2004.
Web links
- ITF profile of Sakhorn Khanthasit (English)
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| SURNAME | Sakhorn Khanthasite |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Thai wheelchair tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Loei , Thailand |