Noppawan "Nok" Lertcheewakarn (Thai: นพวรรณ เลิศชีวกานต์; born 18 November 1991) is an inactive Thaitennis player. At 2009 Wimbledon Championships, she won the junior singles title. Lertcheewakarn has career-high WTA rankings of 149 in singles and 97 in doubles.[1]
As of July 2018, Lertcheewakarn having played her last match in August 2017, is in training to be a police officer. She has yet to officially retire.[2]
Lertcheewakarn is a counterpuncher with her two-handed backhand and forehand. Her game is lacking powerful strokes, but based on precise groundstrokes and good strategy. Her main weakness is considered to be her serve, lacking of power, consistency and stability.
She has inspiration by Tamarine Tanasugarn, Monica Seles, Marion Bartoli, and Williams sisters.
Lertcheewakarn has been coached by Chuck Kriese.[3]
Junior career[]
In 2008, Lertcheewakarn was world No. 1 in ITF Junior Circuit, became the first Thai player to ever hold that position. In the same year, Lertcheewakarn won the ITF Girls World Champion.[4]
Lertcheewakarn started playing her first ITF Circuit events in August 2006.[6]
Lertcheewakarn made her WTA Tour main-draw debut in 2007 as a qualifier, defeating world No. 97, Melinda Czink of Hungary, in straight sets in the final qualifying round, before losing to Aiko Nakamura in three sets in the first round.
In May 2008, Lertcheewakarn won her first pro title in singles at $25k Balikpapan, defeating the top seed Isha Lakhani of India in straight sets.
In 2009, Lertcheewakarn received a main-draw wildcard to Pattaya Women's Open, lost in her first-round match against Shahar Pe'er, which lasted 52 minutes with a score, 6–1, 6–0.
2010[]
She received a wildcard to PTT Pattaya Open, but lost in the first round to Chanelle Scheepers, in a two-hour-and-forty-minute three-set match in which Lertcheewakarn had a 4–1 lead in the second set. She then received a wildcard to the Malaysian Open where she beat Ksenia Pervak in the first round in straight sets, making this her first WTA main-draw win ever. At the US$50,000 Aegon Trophy in Nottingham, she advanced into the quarterfinal round before losing to Elena Baltacha in two straights sets. Lertcheewakarn received a wildcard entry to the Wimbledon Championships, where she was defeated by Andrea Hlaváčková in the first round. Lertcheewakarn ended the year inside top 200 in singles and doubles[7]
2011[]
Lertcheewakarn qualified in Auckland but lost to Heather Watson in the first round, 1–6, 1–6. In 2011 Malaysian Open, Lertcheewakarn defeated Alberta Brianti, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, she lost to a qualifier, Anne Kremer, in the second round. In double, Lertcheewakarn reached WTA double final partnering Jessica Moore, they lost to Dinara Safina and Galina Voskoboeva in a close match. She lost in the first round of 2011 Baku Cup to Ksenia Pervak, having led 5–3 in the third set. At the 2011 US Open, Lertcheewakarn qualified for her second Grand Slam main draw, defeating Zuzana Kučová, Ashley Weinhold and Kristýna Plíšková in three tough matches. In the first round, in just her second Grand Slam tournament, she lost to Anastasiya Yakimova 0–6, 6–4, 3–6. Lertcheewakarn won 2011 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge, beat Bojana Jovanovski, Regina Kulikova, Simona Halep and Kristina Mladenovic en route. She also qualified for 2011 HP Open but lost to Samantha Stosur in three sets, she was two points away to score the victory. In 2011, Lertcheewakarn broke into top 100 in doubles and top 150 in singles.
2012[]
Lertcheewakarn reached the final in $50,000 Gifu but lost to Kimiko Date-Krumm in three sets. She qualified for Birmingham main draw, defeating Sesil Karatantcheva 7–6 (13–11), 6–4 en route. In the first round, she lost to Misaki Doi in three sets.
In Stanford Classic Lertcheewakarn lost to Nicole Gibbs 6–4, 6–4 .[8]
Thailand
Jessica Moore
Dinara Safina 
Galina Voskoboeva
Julia Glushko
Oksana Kalashnikova
Lu Jiaxiang
Isha Lakhani
Ayu Fani Damayanti
Gabriela Paz
Shiho Akita
Ana Clara Duarte
Kristina Mladenovic
Dinah Pfizenmaier
Kao Shao-yuan 
Elisa Balsamo 
Martina Borecká
Michaela Pochabová 
Zhang Ling
Maria Sanchez 
Justyna Jegiołka
Ganna Poznikhirenko
Melis Sezer
Han Na-lae 
