Beier Ko

Beier Ko
Country (sports)	Canada (2001-2005); Singapore (2006-2007)
Born	17 July 1986 (age 38); Singapore
Retired	2007
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	Harvard University
Prize money	28,315
Singles
Career record	62–59
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 299 (14 June 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior	QF (2003)
French Open Junior	1R (2003)
Wimbledon Junior	2R (2003)
US Open Junior	2R (2003)
Doubles
Career record	8–15
Highest ranking	No. 329 (12 August 2002)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior	QF (2001)
French Open Junior	1R (2003)
US Open Junior	2R (2002)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	3–5

Beier Ko (born 17 July 1986) is a Canadian-Singaporean former professional tennis player.^[1]

Tennis career

Beier won 1 single title in 2002 on the ITF Women's Circuit in Toronto. In 2004, she achieved a singles ranking of #299 on the WTA Tour at 17 years old.

She decided to follow the college route and played for the Harvard University Crimson varsity tennis team from 2007 to 2009.^[2] In 2009, Beier Ko was undefeated and unanimously named Ivy League Player of the Year.^[3] She was also named to the All-Ivy first team in singles and doubles.^[4]

Playing for Singapore at the 2007 Fed Cup, Ko has accumulated a win–loss record of 3–2.^[5]

Personal

Ko was born in Singapore but moved with her family to Canada when she was 4 years old. In 2005, she exchanged her Canadian passport for Singapore and represented Singapore in the 2007 Fed Cup.^[6]

In 2016, Ko married technology executive, Reed Wotiz who has led teams at Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, and Indeed. She has two sons named Dylan and Max Wotiz

ITF Finals

Singles (1 titles, 2 runner–ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 2008	ITF Toronto, Canada	10,000	Hard	Christina Horiatopoulos	6–2, 6–2
Loss	1–1	Jun 2002	ITF Lachine, Canada	10,000	Hard	Aleksandra Wozniak	0–6, 3–6
Loss	1–2	Jun 2003	ITF Hamilton, Canada	25,000	Clay	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	3–6, 3–6

Fed Cup participation

Singles

Edition	Stage	Date	Location	Against	Surface	Opponent	W/L	Score
2007 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I	R/R	16 April 2007	Christchurch, New Zealand	Uzbekistan	Hard	Albina Khabibulina	L	2–6, 4–6
		17 April 2007		South Korea		Lee Jin-a	W	6–4, 6–3
		18 April 2007		Thailand		Nungnadda Wannasuk	W	2–6, 6–3, 6–2
		20 April 2007		Hong Kong		Zhang Ling	L	3–6, 6–1, 2–6
	P/O	21 April 2007		Jordan		Sahar Al Disi	W	6–0, 6–0

Doubles

Edition	Stage	Date	Location	Against	Surface	Partner	Opponents	W/L	Score
2007 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I	R/R	16 April 2007	Christchurch, New Zealand	Uzbekistan	Hard	Lee Wei-ping	Albina Khabibulina Dilyara Saidkhodjayeva	L	0–6, 4–6
		17 April 2007		South Korea			Lee Ye-ra Yoo Mi	L	2–6, 3–6
		18 April 2007		Thailand			Montinee Tangphong Napaporn Tongsalee	L	6–2, 4–6, 0–6

ITF junior results

Singles (2–2)

Legend (Win/Loss)
Category GA
Category G1
Category G2
Category G3
Category G4
Category G5

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	March 2000	Santa Tecla, El Salvador	Hard	Genevieve Charron	7–5, 6–1
Runner-up	2.	July 2000	Tunis, Tunisia	Clay	Dominique van Boekel	3–6, 3–6
Winner	3.	January 2002	Cuenca, Ecuador	Clay	Nika Ožegović	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	December 20002	Merida, Mexico	Hard	Michaëlla Krajicek	2–6, 1–6

Doubles (2–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	March 2000	Santa Tecla, El Salvador	Hard	Danielle Schwartz	Genevieve Charron Cynthia Goulet	6–3, 6–4
Winner	2.	July 2000	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Jelena Janković	Linda Smolenaková Dominique van Boekel	7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Runner-up	3.	March 2001	Lambaré, Paraguay	Hard	Feriel Esseghir	Eva Hrdinová Ema Janašková	3–6, 4–6