Status: WTA player just won the doubles event in Los Angeles with partner Yan Zi by defeating Kirilenko/A. Radwanska 60 46 10-7.
Ht: 5-6 Wt: 132
DOB: January 10, 1985 In: Koahsiung, Chinese Taipei
Tennis Inspiration: “Federer, Roger.”
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “Music, Internet, singing, seeing movies and shopping.”
Favorite Movies: “Nothing special.”
Favorite TV Show: “I not watch TV [laughs].”
Musical Tastes: “Chinese. Some English. (Who are some?) A lot [laughs].”
First Tennis Memory: “Because my dad (Chuang Wen-Teng) was coach. And when I was young I remember I always hit behind him, just hit a ball when he coach a student. He was feeding the balls to the other player and I was behind my father – to try and hit the ball. I just hit and run everywhere.”
Pre-Match Feeling: “Just be concentrated on the court.”
Favorite Meal: “Taiwanese food.”
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: “Mint.”
First Car: “I don’t have a car.”
Greatest Sports Moment: “Finals of U.S. Open doubles 2007. (Why that more than Australian Open doubles final, also with Chan Yung-Jan?) Because I play better than Australia. (Chuang/Chan were the first players from Chinese Taipei to compete in a Grand Slam final).”
Most Painful Moment: “I don’t remember [laughs].”
Favorite Tournament: “Wimbledon.”
Closest Tennis Friends: “Chan Yung-Jan.”
Funniest Players: “Djokovic. (Why him?) Because I saw his funny video on the Internet. It so funny [laughs].”
Toughest Competitors: “There’s a lot.”
Funny Tennis Memory: “At the U.S. Open when we played against Mirza (and Mattek). And then I have one point where I hit to her, in her body. And next one is she returned. And she’s laughing at me. Like give me a smile, is like, You want to hit me back? And then I look at her [shows a wicked smile and laughs].”
Embarrassing Tennis Memory: “Maybe someone hit to me, hit my body.”
Favorite Players To Watch: “Federer. And Moya. (Why Moya?) Handsome [laughs].”
Last Book Read: “Just magazines.”
Last Vacation: “Bali.”
Childhood Dreams: “Didn’t have much.”
Early Tennis Memory: “I think sometimes about five years ago, my dad, because he don’t have too much money and he give all to me to buy something to eat, so I have power to play. And he just eat some bread.”
People Qualities Most Admired: “Friendly and good.”
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