Mananchaya Sawangkaew
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Thailand_01_(cropped).jpg) Sawangkaew in Cary in 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) | Thailand | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 July 2002 Sing Buri province, Thailand[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||
| College | Oklahoma State[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $328,504 | |||||||||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 185–97 | |||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 1 WTA Challenger, 4 ITF | |||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 100 (9 June 2025) | |||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 212 (9 February 2026) | |||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R (2026) | |||||||||||||||||
| French Open | Q2 (2025) | |||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2024) | |||||||||||||||||
| US Open | Q3 (2024) | |||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 49–42 | |||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 2 ITF | |||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 442 (8 December 2025) | |||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 443 (22 December 2025) | |||||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fed Cup | 2–2 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 11:23, 11 January 2026 (UTC). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mananchaya Sawangkaew (Thai: มนัญชญา สว่างแก้ว; born 10 July 2002) is a tennis player from Thailand. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 100 by the WTA, achieved on 9 June 2025, and a best doubles ranking of No. 442, achieved on 8 December 2023. Sawangkaew has won three singles titles and two doubles title on the ITF Women's Circuit. She is currently the No. 2 Thai player.
2019: Juniors and Davis Cup debut
On the ITF Junior Circuit, she achieved a career-high combined ranking of No. 14, on 28 January 2019.[1] She reached the quarterfinals of the girls' singles draw at the 2019 Australian Open.[3]
Sawangkaew made her debut for Thailand Fed Cup team in 2019.[4]
2021–2022: College years
She attended the Oklahoma State University in 2021–2022.[1][5]
2024–2025: WTA Tour debut & first QF, Thai No. 1 & top 100
Sawangkaew made her WTA main draw debut at the 2024 Thailand Open 2 in Hua Hin, after qualifying[6][7] but lost to eventual champion Rebecca Šramková.[8] She also qualified for the next tournament, the WTA 1000 2024 China Open making her debut at this WTA level and defeated fellow qualifier Zarina Diyas in straight sets for her first WTA Tour win,[9] but lost in the second round to top seed Aryna Sabalenka.[10] As a result she reached a new career-high singles ranking of No. 167 on 7 October 2024 and a week later of No. 165 and became the Thai player No. 1.[11]
She qualified for the main draw of the 2024 Guangzhou Open and defeated lucky loser Ella Seidel for a second time, having previously beaten her in the last round of qualifying.[12] In the second round Sawangkaew overcame third seed Yuan Yue to become the first Thai player to reach a WTA Tour quarterfinal since Luksika Kumkhum in Hong Kong in 2018.[13][14] She lost in the last eight to eventual champion Olga Danilović.[15] As a result she reached the top 150 in the rankings on 28 October 2024.[16] At the next and last 2024 Asian swing tournament, the Jiangxi Open, Sawangkaew qualified for the main draw and recorded wins over seventh seed Lucia Bronzetti,[17] and then Zheng Saisai against whom she saved two match points, to reach back-to-back quarterfinals.[18][19] Once again she went out at the last eight stage, this time losing to Laura Siegemund.[20]
Following the 2025 French Open, Sawangkaew made her top 100 debut on 9 June 2025.[21]
2026: Grand Slam debut
Sawangkaew made her Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2026 Australian Open,[22] losing to 28th seed Emma Raducanu in the opening round.[23]
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | Feb 2025 | Mumbai Open, India | Hard |  Jil Teichmann |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | Feb 2026 | Mumbai Open, India | Hard |  Lilli Tagger |
6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | Feb 2026 | Mumbai Open, India | Hard |  Nicole Fossa Huergo |
 Polina Iatcenko Elena Pridankina |
6–7(3–7), 6–1, [5–10] |
