Hong Kong tennis prodigy Cody Wong seals fourth ITF title in six weeks, as women’s quartet eye 2022 Asian Games medal

The 19-year-old teams up with local No 1 Eudice Chong to win three doubles finals, before sealing another with Romania’s Cadar

‘We’ve had so few opportunities to compete abroad, so to get good results and match experience gives me confidence for the future,’ says Wong

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Hong Kong women’s tennis champion Eudice Chong (left) and Cody Wong after winning the doubles final in week two of the ITF World Tennis Tour in Egypt. Photos: Hong Kong Tennis Association

Published: 6:19pm, 25 Nov 2021Updated: 2:47pm, 7 Jan 2022

Tennis prodigy Cody Wong Hong-yi secured her fourth doubles title in six weeks to cap off a glittering ITF World Tennis Tour for Hong Kong’s women’s contingent in Egypt.

The 19-year-old, who already boasts one ITF singles title from 2019, partnered Romania’s Elena-Teodora Cadar to beat China’s Bai Zhuoxuan and Punnin Kowapitukted of Thailand 6-2, 6-3 in the doubles final at the weekend.

Wong had already successfully teamed up with reigning Hong Kong women’s champion Eudice Chong for the first five weeks in Sharm el-Sheikh, with the pair winning three of four doubles finals.

“I’m so happy to win four doubles titles in Egypt,” Wong said, explaining she played alongside Cadar as usual partner Chong had other competition obligations in Italy.

Hong Kong women’s tennis player Cody Wong in an ITF World Tennis Tour singles game in Egypt.

“It was our first time playing together, but I already felt that after one match we had a good understanding.

“The most thrilling match was the last final, because we had four singles matches on the same day. Unfortunately, I twisted my ankle in the fourth and had to decide whether to continue the doubles. In the end, I decided to go for it and was so glad that I did.”