Somparn Champisri
| Country (sports) |  Thailand |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 January 1943 |
| Plays | Left-handed |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 2-4 (Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1-3 (Davis Cup) |
Medal record | |
Somparn Champisri (Thai: สมภาร จำปีศรี; born 18 January 1943) is a Thai former tennis player active in the 1960s and 1970s.[1][2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Champisri, a team silver medalist at the 1966 Asian Games, also won numerous Southeast Asian Games medals for Thailand. He is the only Thai man to win three Southeast Asian Games singles gold medals (1965, 1971 & 1973).[3]
In 1964 he was a finalist at the Bangkok Championships losing to Seri Charuchinda. In 1966 he won the singles title at the Malayan Championships held in Ipoh, Malaysia. In 1971 he won the Singapore International Championships against Filipino player Eddie Cruz. In 1972 he was a losing finalist at the Ceylon Championships held in Colombo to Ravi Venkatesa.
A left-handed player, Champisri competed for the Thailand Davis Cup team from 1976 to 1978.[4]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Somparn Champisri at the Davis Cup (archived)Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Somparn Champisri at the International Tennis FederationLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1943 births
- Living people
- Thai male tennis players
- Asian Games silver medalists in tennis
- Asian Games silver medalists for Thailand
- Asian Games tennis players for Thailand
- Tennis players at the 1966 Asian Games
- Tennis players at the 1974 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games
- SEA Games medalists in tennis
- SEA Games gold medalists for Thailand
- SEA Games silver medalists for Thailand
- SEA Games bronze medalists for Thailand
- Competitors at the 1965 SEAP Games
- Competitors at the 1971 SEAP Games
- Competitors at the 1973 SEAP Games
- Competitors at the 1977 SEA Games
- 20th-century Thai sportsmen