By Scoop Malinowski
Would you believe there is an ATP player with nineteen letters in his name?
Well there is and his name is Wishaya TRONGCHAROENCHAIKUL.
The 22 year old Thai, currently ranked 480, has some decent results this year, including a 57 26 loss to former top 60 Australian Marinko Matosevic and a 57 46 loss to Noah Rubin in October at the Tralagon Challenger round of 16.
Those are decent results that suggest Wishaya TRONGCHAROENCHAIKUL could be on the verge of becoming a top 100 player if he can refine and bolster his game a few notches. With a coach like Cecil Mamiit, a Filipino American who competed in Grand Slams, Wishaya TRONGCHAROENCHAIKUL could soon be on our television sets.
Can you imagine John McEnroe and Brad Gilbert trying to call a TRONGCHAROENCHAIKUL vs Victor Estrella Burgos match?
Wishaya TRONGCHAROENCHAIKUL obviously has a long road ahead of him to become an ATP top 100 player but whether he makes it or not, it’s highly likely that he will hold and will always hold the distinction of having the longest name in tennis or maybe even sports history.
EquineAnn · December 22, 2017 at 6:51 pm
Wow! I bet you can't say that when you've had 1 too many alcoholic beverages.
mrzz · December 22, 2017 at 6:58 pm
He is not alone, @scoop, take a look at this post.
Scoop Malinowski · December 22, 2017 at 7:09 pm
Scoop Malinowski writes:
mrzz, Wachiramanowong is only fifteen letter, falling four short of nineteen 🙂
mrzz · December 22, 2017 at 7:35 pm
Oh, sure, but he is one hell of a sidekick..
EquineAnn · December 22, 2017 at 7:41 pm
In that case you don't want to be his doubles partner as it'll hurt. Lol. (Pun on the word sidekick in case no one noticed).
catherine · December 22, 2017 at 10:54 pm
Scoop –
Do you know any Sri Lankan players ? They have the longest names. I could quote one from another sport but by the time I’ve got to the end I’ve forgotten the beginning.
Scoop Malinowski · December 23, 2017 at 9:14 am
Scoop Malinowski writes:
Catherine, if there's a Sri Lankan with a 20-letter name you win a prize signed copy of Facing Sampras 🙂
Scoop Malinowski · December 23, 2017 at 9:20 am
Scoop Malinowski writes:
20 letters… https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nantenaina_Ramalalaharivololona
catherine · December 23, 2017 at 10:00 am
Scoop – you’ve awarded the prize to yourself 🙂
The longest names I’ve seen come from cricket and from the subcontinent – there’s a lively conversation online as to who has/had the longest name. Sometimes the name is split up to make things easier. Apparently the name of the village where they come from and other similar information is included which accounts for the length.
The longest single name I’ve found was a Fijian cricketer of Indian descent called I L Bula for short because his full name is about a yard long.
catherine · December 23, 2017 at 3:22 pm
The drop outs have started – Sloane Stephens has withdrawn from Brisbane, don’t know why.
Fiero425 · December 23, 2017 at 4:56 pm
…and I thought Juan Martin del Potro was too long! :lulz1: :p :rolleyes: :ptennis:
Scoop Malinowski · December 23, 2017 at 5:17 pm
Scoop Malinowski writes:
Catherine. I don't think anyone was going to find this player's name but then again we can't underestimate any tennis prose poster because there are some smart ones out there 🙂
catherine · December 24, 2017 at 6:19 am
Sloane knee injury. Hmmmm….
catherine · December 24, 2017 at 12:43 pm
Stop Press – Serena will make her return at an exo in Abu Dhabi and then be on course for the AO.
Quick reshuffle of predictions.
catherine · December 24, 2017 at 12:50 pm
Serena will be playing Ostapenko who will give her a good run-around. Fascinating.
Hartt · December 24, 2017 at 1:26 pm
We have had some discussion about peers pushing each other. Here is what Felix Auger-Aliassime said about his relationship with Denis Shapovalov: “Denis and I are in competition on court but it is a healthy rivalry and that is what pushes us to become better because, at the end of the day, outside of tennis we are really close friends. We are like family to each other. But once we step on court either in practice or in matches, it is really great competition.” (Steve Flink post on Tennis TV site, Dec. 3, 2017)
NaBUru38 · December 26, 2017 at 9:31 am
I would call him Mega Trong
Scoop Malinowski · December 26, 2017 at 9:44 am
Scoop Malinowski writes:
Or Wi Tron would make things a lot easier for everyone 🙂