Luksika Kumkhum

Luksika Kumkhum
ลักษิกา คำขำ
	Luksika Kumkhum at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	Thailand
Residence	Bangkok, Thailand
Born	21 July 1993 (age 31); Chanthaburi, Thailand
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro	2011
Plays	Right (two-handed both sides)
Coach	Lersak Kumkhum (her father)
Prize money	US$ 1,201,864
Singles
Career record	373–197
Career titles	2 WTA Challengers, 18 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 66 (19 November 2018)
Current ranking	No. 1109 (16 September 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (2018)
French Open	1R (2014, 2018, 2019)
Wimbledon	2R (2018)
US Open	Q2 (2014)
Doubles
Career record	217–137
Career titles	19 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 86 (16 July 2018)
Current ranking	No. 122 (16 September 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2019)
Wimbledon	2R (2018)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	23–10
Medal record
Tennis
Representing Thailand
Asian Games
Southeast Asian Games
	Last updated on: 16 September 2024.

Luksika "Luk" Kumkhum (Thai: ลักษิกา คำขำ; RTGS: Laksika Khamkham; born 21 July 1993) is a Thai tennis player. She turned professional in 2011, and reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 66 on 19 November 2018. On 16 July 2018, she peaked at No. 86 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Career

In 2010, Kumkhum had won one ITF Circuit event in singles but three events in doubles. The following year, she won five singles ITF events, all $10ks, and two in doubles. In 2012, she won two singles and two doubles events on the ITF Circuit.^[1]

2013

In 2013, she cracked the top 200 and started to play on the WTA Tour as well as the ITF Circuit. Kumkhum qualified for the Australian Open where she defeated Sofia Arvidsson in the first round, she was then beaten by Jamie Hampton. She played the Malaysian Open where she qualified for the tournament and reached the quarterfinals defeating Olivia Rogowska and Eleni Daniilidou en route before falling to Ayumi Morita in the quarterfinals, she also reached the semifinals of the tournament where she partnered with Erika Sema, falling to Janette Husárová and Zhang Shuai in the semifinals. In April 2013, she won the $25k event in Phuket, defeating Lisa Whybourn in the final.^[1]

She played the Roland Garros qualifying event where she defeated Zarina Diyas before falling to Sandra Záhlavová in the second qualifying round. She then suffered first-round losses at Nottingham, Birmingham and Wimbledon. Kumkhum's next event was the $100k event, President's Cup in Astana, where she defeated Eugeniya Pashkova, Noppawan Lertcheewakarn in the second round, and Ekaterina Bychkova in the quarterfinals before she lost to Nadiya Kichenok in the semifinals. In the doubles event, she and Tamarine Tanasugarn reached the final before falling to first seeds Nina Bratchikova and Valeria Solovyeva.

2014

At the Australian Open, Kumkhum, ranked No. 87 in the world, caused a major upset when she defeated former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová in the first round, in three sets. This was the first time ever that Kumkhum had faced a top-ten opponent in her career.^[2] She then suffered a first-round loss at the Pattaya Open from Julia Görges, in straight sets.

2017: First WTA Tour doubles final

She reached the final at the 2017 Korea Open, partnering fellow Thai Peangtarn Plipuech.

2018: Australian Open third round, two Challenger singles titles

Having qualified for the Australian Open, Kumkhum has progressed to the third round of a major tournament for the first time. In the second round, she defeated former top-ten player Belinda Bencic, 6–1, 6–3.^[3]

2023: Second WTA Tour doubles final

She reached the semifinals at her home tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand as a wildcard player with Peangtarn Plipuech with the withdrawal of Anna Kalinskaya and Linda Fruhvirtová. She reached the final of the Korea Open with Plipuech, six years after her first final at the same tournament but they lost to Marie Bouzková and Bethanie Mattek-Sands.^[4]

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	DNQ	A	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	SR	W–L	Win%
Australian Open	2R	2R	Q1	1R	1R	3R	1R	A	0 / 6	4–6	40%
French Open	Q2	1R	A	Q1	A	1R	1R	A	0 / 3	0–3	0%
Wimbledon	Q1	Q2	Q3	1R	Q2	2R	1R	NH	0 / 3	1–3	25%
US Open	Q1	Q2	Q1	Q1	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	1–1	1–2	0–0	0–2	0–1	3–3	0–3	0–0	0 / 12	5–12	29%

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–2)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2017	Korea Open, South Korea	International	Hard	Peangtarn Plipuech	Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson	1–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Sep 2023	Korea Open, South Korea	WTA 250	Hard	Peangtarn Plipuech	Marie Bouzková Bethanie Mattek-Sands	2–6, 1–6

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Nov 2018	Mumbai Open, India	Hard	Irina Khromacheva	1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win	2–0	Nov 2018	Taipei Open, Taiwan	Carpet (i)	Sabine Lisicki	6–1, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 28 (18 titles, 10 runner–ups)

Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments

Finals by surface
Hard (17–9)
Carpet (1–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 2010	ITF Pattaya, Thailand	10,000	Hard	Emma Flood	6–4, 6–3
Loss	1–1	Oct 2010	ITF Khon Kaen, Thailand	10,000	Hard	Zhu Lin	3–6, 2–6
Loss	1–2	Nov 2010	ITF Manila, Philippines	10,000	Hard	Piia Suomalainen	3–6, 3–6
Loss	1–3	Dec 2010	ITF Mandya, India	10,000	Hard	Anastasiya Vasylyeva	2–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win	2–3	May 2011	ITF Bangkok, Thailand	10,000	Hard	Ayu Fani Damayanti	6–2, 6–2
Win	3–3	May 2011	ITF Bangkok, Thailand	10,000	Hard	Peangtarn Plipuech	6–1, 6–0
Loss	3–4	Jun 2011	ITF Bangkok, Thailand	25,000	Hard	Marta Sirotkina	4–6, 3–6
Win	4–4	Jun 2011	ITF Pattaya, Thailand	10,000	Hard	Liang Chen	6–3, 6–4
Loss	4–5	Jul 2011	ITF Pattaya, Thailand	10,000	Hard	Liang Chen	6–2, 6–7⁽⁶⁾, 5–7
Win	5–5	Nov 2011	ITF Kuching, Malaysia	10,000	Hard	Nungnadda Wannasuk	7–6⁽³⁾, 6–3
Win	6–5	Nov 2011	ITF Manila, Philippines	10,000	Hard	Zhao Yijing	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win	7–5	Jul 2012	ITF Pattaya, Thailand	10,000	Hard	Nungnadda Wannasuk	6–2, 6–2
Win	8–5	Jul 2012	ITF Astana, Kazakhstan	25,000	Hard	Nudnida Luangnam	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win	9–5	Apr 2013	ITF Phuket, Thailand	25,000	Hard	Lisa Whybourn	6–0, 7–5
Win	10–5	Nov 2013	Toyota World Challenge, Japan	75,000	Carpet (i)	Hiroko Kuwata	3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Loss	10–6	Aug 2014	ITF Wuhan, China	50,000	Hard	Wang Qiang	2–6, 2–6
Win	11–6	May 2015	ITF Xuzhou, China	50,000	Hard	Chang Kai-chen	1–6, 7–5, 6–1
Loss	11–7	Nov 2015	Toyota World Challenge, Japan	75,000	Carpet (i)	Jana Fett	4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss	11–8	Jul 2016	ITF Wuhan, China	50,000	Hard	Wang Qiang	5–7, 2–6
Loss	11–9	May 2017	Incheon Open, Korea	25,000	Hard	Han Na-lae	6–7⁽²⁾, 5–7
Win	12–9	Jul 2017	ITF Hua Hin, Thailand	25,000	Hard	Alisa Kleybanova	7–5, 6–7⁽⁴⁾, 6–3
Win	13–9	Aug 2017	ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand	25,000	Hard	Yuan Yue	7–5, 6–2
Win	14–9	Apr 2018	Kōfu International Open, Japan	25,000	Hard	Bianca Andreescu	6–3, 6–3
Win	15–9	Apr 2018	ITF Kashiwa, Japan	25,000	Hard	Bianca Andreescu	6–3, 7–6⁽⁴⁾
Win	16–9	Oct 2021	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	15,000	Hard	Jennifer Luikham	6–2, 6–2
Loss	16–10	Apr 2022	ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand	25,000	Hard	Alex Eala	4–6, 2–6
Win	17–10	Apr 2022	ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand	25,000	Hard	Peangtarn Plipuech	6–3, 6–3
Win	18–10	Apr 2022	ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand	15,000	Hard	Talia Gibson	6–0, 6–1

Doubles: 33 (19 titles, 14 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments

Finals by surface
Hard (18–13)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 2010	ITF Khon Kaen, Thailand	10,000	Hard	Varatchaya Wongteanchai	Huỳnh Phương Đài Trang Maya Kato	6–4, 7–5
Win	2–0	Nov 2010	ITF Manila, Philippines	10,000	Hard	Peangtarn Plipuech	Ivana King Yasmin Schnack	6–4, 7–5
Win	3–0	Dec 2010	ITF Bangalore, India	25,000	Hard	Nungnadda Wannasuk	Chen Yi Kumiko Iijima	7–6⁽⁷⁾, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss	3–1	Jun 2011	ITF Pattaya, Thailand	10,000	Hard	Napatsakorn Sankaew	Liang Chen Zhao Yijing	6–1, 1–6, 5–7
Win	4–1	Nov 2011	ITF Kuching, Malaysia	10,000	Hard	Nungnadda Wannasuk	Lu Jiaxiang Lu Jiajing	6–4, 6–3
Win	5–1	Nov 2011	ITF Manila, Philippines	10,000	Hard	Peangtarn Plipuech	Zhao Yijing Zheng Junyi	6–3, 6–0
Loss	5–2	Nov 2011	ITF Manila, Philippines	10,000	Hard	Peangtarn Plipuech	Napatsakorn Sankaew Varunya Wongteanchai	1–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Win	6–2	Jul 2012	ITF Astana, Kazakhstan	25,000	Hard	Varatchaya Wongteanchai	Veronika Kapshay Ekaterina Yashina	6–2, 6–4
Win	7–2	Sep 2012	ITF Tsukuba, Japan	25,000	Hard	Varatchaya Wongteanchai	Yurina Koshino Mari Tanaka	6–2, 6–2
Win	8–2	May 2013	Kangaroo Cup, Japan	50,000	Hard	Erika Sema	Nao Hibino Riko Sawayanagi	6–4, 6–3
Loss	8–3	Nov 2013	ITF Taipei, Taiwan	50,000	Hard	Chen Yi	Lesley Kerkhove Arantxa Rus	4–6, 6–2, [12–14]
Loss	8–4	Jul 2014	ITF Bangkok, Thailand	10,000	Hard	Tamarine Tanasugarn	Varatchaya Wongteanchai Varunya Wongteanchai	3–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Loss	8–5	Nov 2015	Toyota World Challenge, Japan	75,000	Carpet (i)	Yuuki Tanaka	Akiko Omae Peangtarn Plipuech	6–3, 0–6, [9–11]
Win	9–5	Apr 2017	Kōfu International Open, Japan	25,000	Hard	Han Na-lae	Erina Hayashi Robu Kajitani	6–3, 6–0
Win	10–5	Jul 2017	ITF Hua Hin, Thailand	25,000	Hard	Ksenia Palkina	Naiktha Bains Karin Kennel	6–3, 2–6, [14–12]
Win	11–5	Mar 2018	Kōfu International Open, Japan	25,000	Hard	Gao Xinyu	Erina Hayashi Momoko Kobori	6–0, 2–6, [10–4]
Win	12–5	Jun 2018	Manchester Trophy, UK	100,000	Grass	Prarthana Thombare	Naomi Broady Asia Muhammad	7–6⁽⁵⁾, 6–3
Loss	12–6	Oct 2018	Suzhou Ladies Open, China	100,000	Hard	Peangtarn Plipuech	Misaki Doi Nao Hibino	2–6, 3–6
Loss	12–7	Nov 2018	Shenzhen Longhua Open, China	100,000	Hard	Choi Ji-hee	Shuko Aoyama Yang Zhaoxuan	2–6, 3–6
Win	13–7	Oct 2021	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	W15	Hard	Natsuho Arakawa	Mana Ayukawa Tamira Paszek	6–4, 6–2
Loss	13–8	Apr 2022	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	W15	Hard	Nikol Paleček	Ni Ma Zhuoma Yao Xinxin	1–6, 6–4, [2–10]
Loss	13–9	Apr 2022	ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand	W25	Hard	Momoko Kobori	Gozal Ainitdinova Maria Timofeeva	6–2, 5–7, [4–10]
Win	14–9	Jun 2022	ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand	W25	Hard	Momoko Kobori	Misaki Matsuda Naho Sato	6–3, 6–3
Win	15–9	Sep 2022	ITF Darwin, Australia	W25	Hard	Momoko Kobori	Yui Chikaraishi Nanari Katsumi	6–2, 7–6⁽³⁾
Loss	15–10	Dec 2022	Indoor Championships, Japan	W60	Hard (i)	Momoko Kobori	Liang En-shuo Wu Fang-hsien	6–2, 6–7⁽⁵⁾, [2–10]
Loss	15–11	Mar 2023	ITF Jakarta, Indonesia	W25	Hard	Peangtarn Plipuech	Ma Yexin Moyuka Uchijima	0–6, 2–6
Win	16–11	May 2023	ITF Goyang, South Korea	W25	Hard	Punnin Kovapitukted	Guo Hanyu Tang Qianhui	6–3, 1–6, [10–6]
Win	17–11	Jun 2023	ITF Tokyo, Japan	W25	Hard	Kanako Morisaki	Talia Gibson Natsumi Kawaguchi	1–6, 6–2, [10–3]
Win	18–11	Sep 2023	ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand	W25	Hard	Park So-hyun	Vaidehi Chaudhari Zeel Desai	7–6⁽⁴⁾, 6–0
Win	19–11	Nov 2023	Takasaki Open, Japan	W100	Hard	Peangtarn Plipuech	Liang En-shuo Wu Fang-hsien	6–3, 6–1
Loss	19–12	Mar 2024	Branik Maribor Open, Slovenia	W75	Hard (i)	Peangtarn Plipuech	Eden Silva Anastasia Tikhonova	5–7, 3–6
Loss	19–13	May 2024	Jin'an Open, China	W75	Hard	Peangtarn Plipuech	Tang Qianhui Zheng Wushuang	1–6, 2–6
Loss	19–14	May 2024	ITF Goyang, South Korea	W50	Hard	Peangtarn Plipuech	Eudice Chong Liang En-shuo	5–7, 4–6