Savanna Ly-Nguyen

Savanna Ly-Nguyen
Native name
Savanna Lý Nguyễn
Country (sports) Vietnam
Born (2000-08-25) 25 August 2000
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2017
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CollegeWashington State University
Singles
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 808 (24 July 2023)
Doubles
Career titles0 (1 ITF)
Highest rankingNo. 874 (9 December 2024)
Medal record
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2019 ManilaWomen's singles
Silver medal – second place2021 HanoiWomen's team
Bronze medal – third place2023 Phnom PenhWomen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2023 Phnom PenhWomen's team

Savanna Ly-Nguyen (Vietnamese: Savanna Lý Nguyễn; born 25 August 2000) is a Vietnamese tennis player. Born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, to Vietnamese parents, she obtained Vietnamese citizenship in 2017 and represents Vietnam in international competition.[1] She reached career-high WTA rankings of world No. 808 in singles on 24 July 2023 and No. 874 in doubles on 9 December 2024.[2] In 2024, she won her first ITF Women's World Tennis Tour title, capturing the doubles event at an ITF W15 tournament in Monastir, Tunisia, with Japan's Michika Ozeki.[3]

Representing Vietnam at the Southeast Asian Games, Ly-Nguyen has won four medals. She earned the women's singles silver medal at the 2019 SEA Games, after reaching the final against Indonesia's Aldila Sutjiadi, and won women's-team silver at the 2021 SEA Games. At the 2023 SEA Games, she added bronze medals in the women's singles and women's team events.[4][5] She has also represented Vietnam at the Asian Games and in the Billie Jean King Cup.[6][7]

From 2018 to 2022, Ly-Nguyen played college tennis for the Washington State Cougars women's team. She finished with a 73–35 singles record and a 29–17 doubles record, received All-Pac-12 honorable mention in 2022, and was selected as a 2021 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Hữu Trường (13 October 2017). "Tay vợt Savanna Lý Nguyễn: Gương mặt tài năng của quần vợt Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Television. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Savanna Ly-Nguyen: Player profile". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Unseeded Asians triumph in Monastir doubles". Asian Tennis Federation. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  4. ↑ Hoài Việt (30 November 2025). "Tuyển thủ quần vợt Savanna Lý Nguyễn: Sự tập trung làm nên thành tích" (in Vietnamese). Lao Động. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Thoa, Lam; Dong, Duc (6 December 2019). "SEA Games: Vietnam wins first ever tennis gold". VnExpress. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Savanna Ly-Nguyen". Washington State Cougars. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Savanna Ly-Nguyen". Billie Jean King Cup. Retrieved 7 August 2026.