Rungrao Lanna Reaches W100 Tokyo Final, Becomes 4th Thai Woman to Break into World Top 100
Thai tennis star Rungrao Lanna advanced to the W100 Tokyo final, becoming the fourth Thai woman to break into the world top 100 rankings. A victory in the championship match could lift her as high as world No. 94.
Rungrao Lanna Tharasutti, Thailand's top-ranked female tennis player, advanced to the singles final of the W100 Tokyo professional women's tennis tournament worth $100,000 USD (approximately 3.27 million baht) in Tokyo, Japan, after defeating her semifinal opponent in straight sets.
The world No. 113 and tournament's top seed defeated Poland's Polina Yatchenko, ranked 165th globally, 6-3, 6-2 in 1 hour and 22 minutes.
Lanna will face either Japan's Mai Hontama (world No. 215) or Australia's Taylor Preston (world No. 148) in the championship match.
The achievement makes Lanna the fourth Thai woman to enter the world top 100, following Tamarine Tanasugarn, Luksika Kumkhum, and Mananchaya Sawangkaew. If she wins the title, she could potentially climb as high as world No. 94.
