Lam Po Kuen
Hong Kong tennis player
Polly Lam Po Kuen (born 20 April 1982) is a Hong Kong former professional tennis player.
Lam competed for the Hong Kong Fed Cup team between 1999 and 2010, appearing in a total of 32 rubbers across 24 ties, for five singles and seven doubles wins. She was also a Hong Kong representative at the All-China Games, East Asian Games, 2005 Summer Universiade and 2006 Asian Games.
On the professional tour, Lam featured at ITF circuit level and reached a best singles ranking of 655 in the world.
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