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AT ILLINOIS...
2002-03:
• Played at Nos. 4, 5 and 6 singles and posted a 17-12 record before injuring her knee in the April 12 loss at Michigan
• Posted one singles win over a ranked player: No. 80 Valerie Vladea of Minnesota
• Won Flight B doubles title at San Diego State Fall Classic with Leila Cehajic
• Ranked as high as No. 54 nationally in doubles with Eldina Fazlic; top win was over Minnesota's 29th-ranked Michaela Havelkova and Valerie Vladea
2001-02:
• Played at Nos. 3 and 4 singles, posting an 18-16 overall record (5-6 in Big Ten play)
• Biggest win was a come-from-behind 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Leigh Ann Merryman of Penn State; the win was the match-clincher, giving the Illini a 4-3 victory, its first on the road
• Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors
• Went 11-20 in doubles matches and 4-6 in the Big Ten, while playing mostly at No. 2
2000-01:
• Graduated from high school at mid-year and joined the Fighting Illini at the beginning of the spring semester
• Played at Nos. 4, 5 and 6 singles and at No. 3 doubles as a freshman
• Put together a season singles record of 10-5 (4-2 Big Ten) and a 13-6 doubles mark (9-2 Big Ten)
• Opened her collegiate career with a singles victory over a ranked player, No. 84 Brigette Zarazee of Illinois State
• Big moment came when she clinched a 4-3 win over Ohio State with a thrilling 6-3, 7-6 (10-8) No. 4 singles victory over OSU freshman Erica Fisk
PREPS/JUNIORS:
• Juniors ranking reached as high as No. 19 in the nation; had ITF (world)
rankings of No. 459 in singles and 398 in doubles
• Girls-18's: IFT (group 5 in Dallas) finalist in both singles and doubles; quarterfinalist in St. Louis Gateway Nationals
• Girls-16's: 5th place in the Florida Open (national), 3rd place the follow-ing year; doubles champion the first year, finalist the second year; quarterfinalist at the Hard Court Champion-ship in San Diego; No. 1 ranking in Middle States section for three years in a row; reached the second round of the Eddie Herr tournament
• Had impressive regional rankings as a junior-she was No. 1 in Middle States Girls-16's, No. 2 in Middle States Girls 18's
• National juniors rankings included: No. 27 in Girls-14's; No. 29 in Girls 16's; and No. 19 in Girls 18's
PERSONAL:
• Born March 19, 1983 in Corrientes, Argentina
• Parents, Heung Kuk and Min Hwa Choe, are both business owners
• Her cousin, Daniel Choe, is a PGA golfer
• Biggest thrill in sports is beating someone "a-bove your level, playing your best tennis"
• Honor roll student throughout her career; received valedictorian diploma for grades 1-7 in Argentina
• Selected best artist in the eighth grade
• Was also an accomplished swimmer, ranking as high as No. 1 in her region (Corrientes, Argentina) Under-18's
CHOE'S CARRER STATS:
Singles:
Season Overall Big Ten 2000-01 10-5 4-2 2001-02 18-16 5-6 2002-03 17-12 4-3 Totals 45-33 13-11
Doubles:
Season Overall Big Ten 2000-01 13-6 9-2 2001-02 11-20 4-6 2002-03 7-5 2-0 Totals 31-31 15-8
