Carol Young Suh Lee

Carol Young Suh Lee
Lee in 2023
Country (sports) Northern Mariana Islands
 United States
 Pacific Oceania (Fed Cup tournaments)
Born (2001-12-21) 21 December 2001
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Prize money$220,097
Singles
Career record129–49
Career titles1 WTA 125
Highest rankingNo. 140 (10 August 2026)
Current rankingNo. 140 (10 August 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2026)
French OpenQ1 (2026)
WimbledonQ1 (2026)
US Open1R (2026)
Doubles
Career record30–26
Career titles1 WTA 125
Highest rankingNo. 246 (23 February 2026)
Current rankingNo. 269 (10 August 2026)
Team competitions
Fed Cup16–3
Last updated on: 17 August 2026.
Lee Young Suh
Hangul
이영서
RRI Yeongseo
MRI Yŏngsŏ

Carol Young Suh Lee (born 21 December 2001) is a Northern Mariana Islander-born American tennis player.

Lee has a career-high ranking by the WTA of 140, achieved on 10 August 2026. She became the first person from the Northern Mariana Islands to compete in a junior Grand Slam tournament, at the 2019 Australian Open. [1][2]

Lee represents Pacific Oceania at the Billie Jean King Cup, where she has a win/loss record of 16–3.

Lee qualified to make her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2026 Prague Open, defeating fellow qualifier Veronika Podrez in the first round,[3] before losing to top seed Marie Bouzková in the second.[4]

She won her first WTA 125 singles title at the 2026 Polish Open, defeating Gabriela Knutson in the final, having overcome top seed Elsa Jacquemot in the first round.[5]

WTA 125 finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2026 Polish Open,
Poland		 Hard Czech Republic Gabriela Knutson 6–4, 7–5

Doubles: 1 (title)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2026 Open Les Sables d'Olonne,
France		 Hard (i) Czech Republic Anna Sisková Spain Aliona Bolsova
Spain Irene Burillo		 6–3, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (6 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
W50 tournaments (2–1)
W35 tournaments (2–0)
W15 tournaments (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2025 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard Czech Republic Anna Sisková 2–6, 5–7
Win 1–1 Mar 2025 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Netherlands Isis Louise van den Broek 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Win 2–1 Apr 2025 ITF Lopota, Georgia W50 Hard Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze 6–7(7), 7–6(3), 6–4
Win 3–1 May 2025 ITF Toyama, Japan W15 Hard Japan Hayu Kinoshita 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Loss 3–2 Aug 2025 ITF Ourense, Spain W50 Hard Polina Iatcenko 2–6, 2–6
Win 4–2 Aug 2025 ITF Vigo, Spain W35 Hard Czech Republic Vendula Valdmannová 6–3, 6–4
Win 5–2 Oct 2025 ITF Kunshan, China W35 Hard China You Xiaodi 6–4, 7–5
Win 6–2 Jul 2026 ITF Corroios-Seixal, Portugal W50 Hard China Gao Xinyu 1–6, 6–1, 6–2

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
W35 tournaments (0–1)
W15 tournaments (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2025 ITF Toyama, Japan W15 Hard South Korea Wi Hwi-won Japan Hayu Kinoshita
Japan Honoka Kobayashi		 7–6(5), 6–2
Loss 1–1 Aug 2025 ITF Vigo, Spain W35 Hard Australia Tenika McGiffin Netherlands Joy de Zeeuw
Czech Republic Vendula Valdmannová		 5–7, 2–6

ITF Junior finals

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Singles (6–4)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 18 June 2016 Nouméa, New Caledonia Hard Australia Lisa Mays 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2. 2 July 2016 Lautoka, Fiji Hard United States Kaitlin Staines 4–6, 1–6
Win 3. 11 June 2017 Nouméa, New Caledonia Hard France Helena Mohamed 7–5, 6–2
Win 4. 17 June 2017 Nouméa, New Caledonia Hard France Helena Mohamed 6–1, 6–2
Loss 5. 25 June 2017 Lautoka, Fiji Hard Papua New Guinea Violet Apisah 0–6, 4–6
Loss 6. 1 July 2017 Lautoka, Fiji Hard United States Elle Christensen 2–6, 3–6
Win 7. 27 May 2018 Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands Hard Hong Kong Lin Wing-ka 6–2, 6–1
Win 8. 1 July 2018 Lautoka, Fiji Hard Japan Ikumi Yamazaki 6–2, 6–1
Win 9. 7 July 2018 Lautoka, Fiji Hard Japan Kanami Hayashige 7–5, 6–4
Loss 10. 18 August 2018 Lautok], Fiji Hard Australia Amber Marshall 1–6, 4–6

Doubles (4–5)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 18 June 2016 Nouméa, New Caledonia Hard Palau Ayana Rengiil Japan Otoha Aoki
Japan Koharu Niimi		 5–7, 4–6
Win 2. 20 May 2017 Casablanca, Morocco Clay United States Skyler Marie Gabon Célestine Avomo Ella
Serbia Elena Gemović		 6–3, 3–6, [11–9]
Win 3. 11 June 2017 Nouméa, New Caledonia Hard New Zealand Holly Stewart Australia Chiara di Tommaso
Australia Grace Schumacher		 6–4, 6–0
Loss 4. 17 June 2017 Nouméa, New Caledonia Hard New Zealand Holly Stewart Japan Otoha Aoki
United States Sara Tsukamoto		 3–6, 3–6
Loss 5. 25 June 2017 Lautoka, Fiji Hard Singapore Maxine Ng Papua New Guinea Patricia Apisah
Papua New Guinea Violet Apisah		 0–6, 6–7(3)
Loss 6. 1 July 2017 Lautoka, Fiji Hard Singapore Maxine Ng Japan Ikumi Yamazaki
Japan Hikaru Yoshikawa		 3–6, 3–6
Loss 7. 8 October 2017 Perlis, Malaysia Hard Australia Chiara di Tommaso Kazakhstan Anastasia Astakhova
China Wang Jiaqi		 7–6(5), 4–6 [7–10]
Win 8. 27 May 2018 Saipan, Northern
Mariana Islands		 Hard Hong Kong Lin Wing-ka Japan Nanari Katsumi
Japan Mua Shigeta		 6–1, 6–2
Win 9. 7 July 2018 Lautoka, Fiji Hard Hong Kong Lin Wing-ka Papua New Guinea Patricia Apisah
Australia Helena Spiridis		 6–4, 6–3

References

  1. ↑ Fraser, Stuart (20 January 2019). "Australian Open diary: Angelique Kerber and Sloane Stephens in surprise exits". Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2019 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "Carol in Grand Slam event". 17 January 2019. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "On WTA debut, American qualifier Lee defeats Podrez in Prague opener". Women's Tennis Association. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Nečekané problémy šampionky. Bouzková v Praze přežila dramatickou bitvu s outsiderkou". Tenis Portal (in Czech). 22 July 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "American Carol Young Suh Lee claims maiden WTA 125 title in Warsaw after toppling seed No. 1 Jacquemot". Tennis Majors. 8 August 2026. Retrieved 11 August 2026.


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