Captain Saralee Thungthongkam (; ; born 13 June 1979) is a Thai retired badminton player. She graduated with a master's degree in Communication Arts from Bangkok University.
Career
Thungthongkam made her debut at the Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney. She reached the second round in both the women's and mixed doubles with partners Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn and Khunakorn Sudhisodhi.
Thungthongkam competed in 2004 Athens Olympics in the women's doubles with partner Sathinee Chankrachangwong. They defeated Denyse Julien and Anna Rice of Canada in the first round and Chikako Nakayama and Keiko Yoshimoti of Japan in the second. In the quarter finals, Thungthongkam and Chankrachangwong lost to Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen of China 2–15, 4–15. She also competed in the mixed doubles with partner Sudket Prapakamol. They had a bye in the first run and were defeated by Fredrik Bergström and Johanna Persson of Sweden in the 16th round.
Thungthongkam made her fourth appearance Olympic Games in 2012 London, where she again reached the quarter finals with Prapakamol. This time they lost to Christinna Pedersen and Joachim Fischer Nielsen of Denmark.
Thungthongkam ended her career in the international tournaments after got injured at the Thailand Masters in February 2016. She spent 19 years at the Thailand national team. was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Mixed doubles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | 2007
| align="left" | Singapore Open
| align="left" | Sudket Prapakamol
| align="left" | Flandy Limpele <br /> Vita Marissa
| align="left" | 14–21, 13–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | 2007
| align="left" | China Open
| align="left" | Sudket Prapakamol
| align="left" | Nova Widianto <br /> Liliyana Natsir
| align="left" | 21–15, 18–21, 11–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | 2010
| align="left" | French Open
| align="left" | Sudket Prapakamol
| align="left" | Michael Fuchs <br /> Birgit Overzier
| align="left" | 21–15, 21–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
| align="center" | 2010
| align="left" | World Superseries Finals
| align="left" | Sudket Prapakamol
| align="left" | Zhang Nan <br /> Zhao Yunlei
| align="left" | 17–21, 12–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#DAA520"
| align="center" | 2011
| align="left" | All England Open
| align="left" | Sudket Prapakamol
| align="left" | Xu Chen <br /> Ma Jin
| align="left" | 13–21, 9–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | 2012
| align="left" | India Open
| align="left" | Sudket Prapakamol
| align="left" | Tontowi Ahmad <br /> Liliyana Natsir
| align="left" | 16–21, 21–12, 14–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#DAA520"
| align="center" | 2012
| align="left" | Indonesia Open
| align="left" | Sudket Prapakamol
| align="left" | Tontowi Ahmad <br /> Liliyana Natsir
| align="left" | 21–17, 17–21, 21–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|}
: BWF Superseries Finals tournament
: BWF Superseries Premier tournament
: BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Women's doubles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2001
| align="left" | Hong Kong Open
| align="left" | Sathinee Chankrachangwong
| align="left" | Liu Zhen <br /> Xiao Luxi
| align="left" | 6–8, 7–3, 7–2, 7–8, 3–7
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2002
| align="left" | Chinese Taipei Open
| align="left" | Sathinee Chankrachangwong
| align="left" | Hwang Yu-mi <br /> Lee Hyo-jung
| align="left" | 4–11, 13–12, 11–8
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2002
| align="left" | Indonesia Open
| align="left" | Sathinee Chankrachangwong
| align="left" | Gao Ling <br /> Huang Sui
| align="left" | 5–11, 4–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2002
| align="left" | Dutch Open
| align="left" | Sathinee Chankrachangwong
| align="left" | Ann-Lou Jorgensen <br /> Rikke Olsen
| align="left" | 3–11, 5–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2004
| align="left" | Singapore Open
| align="left" | Sathinee Chankrachangwong
| align="left" | Yang Wei <br /> Zhang Jiewen
| align="left" | 5–15, 15–9, 11–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2006
| align="left" | Thailand Open
| align="left" | Sathinee Chankrachangwong
| align="left" | Lee Hyo-jung <br /> Lee Kyung-won
| align="left" | 18–21, 9–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | 2012
| align="left" | Thailand Open
| align="left" | Narissapat Lam
| align="left" | Cheng Shu <br /> Pan Pan
| align="left" | 21–15, 10–21, 21–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|}
Mixed doubles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2001
| align="left" | Hong Kong Open
| align="left" | Khunakorn Sudhisodhi
| align="left" | Kim Dong-moon <br /> Ra Kyung-min
| align="left" | 7–3, 0–7, 2–7, 2–7
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2004
| align="left" | Thailand Open
| align="left" | Sudket Prapakamol
| align="left" | Nathan Robertson <br /> Gail Emms
| align="left" | 15–8, 12–15, 11–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2004
| align="left" | Japan Open
| align="left" | Sudket Prapakamol
| align="left" | Nova Widianto <br /> Vita Marissa
| align="left" | 10–15, 13–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2005
| align="left" | Japan Open
| align="left" | Sudket Prapakamol
| align="left" | Jens Eriksen <br /> Mette Schjoldager
| align="left" | 15–13, 14–17, 15–7
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2005
| align="left" | Singapore Open
| align="left" | Sudket Prapakamol
| align="left" | Zhang Jun <br /> Gao Ling
| align="left" | 15–10, 7–15, 5–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2006
| align="left" | Thailand Open
| align="left" | Sudket Prapakamol
| align="left" | Lee Yong-dae <br /> Hwang Yu-mi
| align="left" | 11–21, 21–18, 20–22
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | 2009
| align="left" | Thailand Open
| align="left" | Sudket Prapakamol
| align="left" | Songphon Anugritayawon <br /> Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
| align="left" | 21–11, 17–21, 14–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | 2010
| align="left" | Malaysia Masters
| align="left" | Sudket Prapakamol
| align="left" | Devin Lahardi Fitriawan <br /> Liliyana Natsir
| align="left" | 21–13, 16–21, 17–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2011
| align="left" | Dutch Open
| align="left" | Sudket Prapakamol
| align="left" | Songphon Anugritayawon <br /> Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
| align="left" | 17–21, 22–24
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | 2011
| align="left" | India Grand Prix Gold
| align="left" | Sudket Prapakamol
| align="left" | Muhammad Rijal <br /> Debby Susanto
| align="left" | 16–21, 21–18, 21–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | 2012
| align="left" | Swiss Open
| align="left" | Sudket Prapakamol
| align="left" | Tontowi Ahmad <br /> Liliyana Natsir
| align="left" | 16–21, 14–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | 2012
| align="left" | Thailand Open
| align="left" | Sudket Prapakamol
| align="left" | Tao Jiaming <br /> Tang Jinhua
| align="left" | 14–21, 16–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2015
| align="left" | Dutch Open
| align="left" | Sudket Prapakamol
| align="left" | Ronan Labar <br /> Emilie Lefel
| align="left" | 10–21, 18–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|}
: BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
: BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
IBF International
Mixed doubles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 1998
| align="left" | Thailand Satellite
| align="left" | Tesana Panvisvas
| align="left" | Chen Tao <br /> Liang Liyi
| align="left" | 15–3, 15–7
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|}