Mihae Kwon
Quick Info
Age:
25 (July 29, 2000)
Gender:
Female
Height:
165cm
Plays:
Right-Handed
Hometown:
Seoul, Korea Republic
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Mihae Kwon's Bio
- Speaks Korean and English.
- From Seoul, Korea Republic; currently based in Gyeonggi-do, a Seoul suburb.
- Comes from a family of tennis coaches and players; played tennis from a young age through college at Andong University.
- Discovered pickleball through a “new sports” class in college and fell in love with the freedom of the game after years of pressure in tennis.
- Quit her job as a tennis coach to pursue pickleball full-time — a decision her family initially disapproved of but now support.
- PPA Asia highlight was competing in the Women’s Doubles finals in Malaysia in front of a huge crowd.
- Favorite shot is faking defense and turning it into an attack; go-to drills are backhand dinks and counter-attacks.
- Pre-game ritual includes listening to her playlist and warming up.
- Dream pro doubles partner is Anna Leigh Waters; dream celebrity doubles partner is Hanbyul Jang.
- Hobbies include music, filming little videos, and traveling.
- Coffee order is any iced coffee; birthday cake of choice is cheesecake.
- Phone home screen is a photo of where she and her boyfriend had their first date.
- Most-used emoji is 🤣.
- Describes herself as “very competitive on the inside but warm on the outside.”
- Aims to raise the level of pickleball in Asia and inspire other players entering the sport.
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