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Yuka Yoshida
Yuka Kaneko (née Yuka Yoshida, , born 1 April 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Japan. In her career, she won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour: 1995 in Tokyo, 1996 in Pattaya Pattaya is a city in Eastern Thailand, the second-largest city in Chonburi province and the List of municipalities in Thailand, eighth-largest city in Thailand. It is on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about southeast of Bangkok, and h ..., and 2005 in Memphis. Kaneko also won five singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Her best Grand Slam performance came in 1998 when she reached the quarterfinals of the doubles tournament of the US Open. WTA career finals Singles: 1 (runner-up) Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 10 (5–5) Doubles: 15 (7–8) References External links * * 1976 births Living people Japanese female tennis players Sportspeople from Yokohama Tennis people from Kanagawa Prefecture Spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokohama
is the List of cities in Japan, second-largest city in Japan by population as well as by area, and the country's most populous Municipalities of Japan, municipality. It is the capital and most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a population of 3.7 million in 2023. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu. Yokohama is also the major economic, cultural, and commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area along the Keihin region, Keihin Industrial Zone. Yokohama was one of the cities to open for trade with the Western world, West following the 1859 end of the Sakoku, policy of seclusion and has since been known as a cosmopolitan port city, after Kobe opened in 1853. Yokohama is the home of many Japan's firsts in the Meiji (era), Meiji period, including the first foreign trading port and Chinatown (1859), European-style sport venues (1860s), English-language newspaper (1861), confectionery and beer manufacturing (1865), daily newspap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Volvo Women's Open – Doubles
Jill Hetherington and Kristine Radford were the defending champions but did not compete that year. Miho Saeki and Yuka Yoshida won in the final 6–2, 6–3 against Tina Križan and Nana Miyagi. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. # Sung-Hee Park / Shi-Ting Wang ''(quarterfinals)'' # Laura Golarsa / Christina Singer ''(semifinals)'' # Tina Križan / Nana Miyagi ''(final)'' # Nancy Feber / Kyōko Nagatsuka Kyōko Nagatsuka (, born February 22, 1974) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 28 on 14 August 1995. In doubles, she reached as high as No. 31 in June 1995. She won the 12-and-under c ... ''(first round)'' Draw External links 1996 Volvo Women's Open doubles draw {{DEFAULTSORT:Volvo Women's Open - Doubles, 1996 Doubles 1996 WTA Tour 1996 in women's tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Cellular South Cup – Doubles
Åsa Svensson and Meilen Tu were the defending champions, but Svensson was no longer active in the WTA Tour, having played her last professional match in October 2004. Tu partnered with Teryn Ashley and lost in first round to Yuliya Beygelzimer and Alina Jidkova. Miho Saeki and Yuka Yoshida won the title by defeating Laura Granville and Abigail Spears Abigail Michal Spears (born July 12, 1981) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Spears won 21 double titles including the 2017 Australian Open. Spears started playing tennis in 1988 when she was 7 years old, and turn ... 6–3, 6–4 in the final. Seeds Draw Draw External links Main and qualifying rounds {{DEFAULTSORT:2005 Cellular South Cup - Doubles Cellular South Cup - Doubles U.S. National Indoor Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Pisnik
Tina Pisnik (born 19 February 1981) is a former professional tennis player and current pickleball player from Slovenia. In tennis, Pisnik turned professional in 1999. Pisnik's highest singles ranking was world No. 29, which she reached on 12 January 2004. Her career-high doubles ranking is world No. 63 on 3 April 2000. She won one singles title and two doubles titles on the WTA Tour The WTA Tour (also known as the Hologic WTA Tour for sponsorship reasons) is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women and organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125 series, and third-tier is the ITF Wome .... Biography Her father Boris is a former Slovenian national team soccer player and a soccer coach and he traveled with her on tour. Her mother Saska is an economic technician. Other sports interests include basketball and soccer. She moved to United States in 2015 and was a High Performance director at CPAC, Lincolnshire until early 2020. As a tenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jelena Kostanić
Jelena, also written Yelena and Elena, is a Slavic given name. The name is a Slavicized form of the Greek name Helena, and it signifies the word ‘Greek’ (Ελληνικά) meaning bright, light. Helena comes from Helios meaning shining and sunlight. Diminutives of the name include Jelica, Jelka, Jele, Jela, Lena, Lenochka, Jeca, and Lenka. Notable people Nobility * Saint Jelena of Serbia, Serbian Queen (d. 1314) * Jelena of Bulgaria, Empress consort of Serbia (d. 1374) * Jelena Petrović Njegoš, Montenegrin princess and Queen of Italy * Jelena of Serbia, many Serbian consorts * Jelena Urošević Vukanović, Queen consort of Hungary * Jelena Zrinski, Princess Consort of Transylvania and Croatian noblewoman Other people * Jelena Agbaba, Serbian handball player *Elena Berezhnaya, Russian figure skater * Jelena Blagojević, Serbian volleyball player *Yelena Bonner, Russian writer *Jelena Brooks (Milovanović), Serbian basketball player *Jelena Dokić, Australian tennis playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rika Hiraki
Rika Hiraki (, born 6 December 1971) is a former professional Japanese tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ... player. She won the mixed-doubles title at the 1997 French Open (with Mahesh Bhupathi). Biography Started playing at age 6. Baseliner, who considered groundstrokes her strength. Father, Koichi, works for Japan Airlines; mother, Noriko, is a homemaker; older brother, Yasuchika, graduated from the University of Tokyo and is now a pilot with Japan Airlines. Graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University, majoring in International Politics. Works as a Systems Manager for telephone company NTT, completing all her work from the road via computer modem while at tournaments. Hobbies include reading and working with computers. Likes to visit London. Favorite movie i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic
The Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic was a tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held in Bali, Indonesia in 2007 and 2008. During the period 1994–2006 it was known as Wismilak International, organized in Surabaya (1994–1997), Kuala Lumpur (1999–2000) and Bali (2001–2006). The tournament was played on outdoor hardcourt A hardcourt (or hard court) is a type of surface or floor on which a sport is played, most usually in reference to tennis courts. It is typically made of rigid materials such as asphalt or concrete, and covered with acrylic resins to seal the s ...s. In 2009 the tournament was replaced with the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions. Finals Singles Doubles External linksOfficial website Tennis tournaments in Indonesia Hard court tennis tournaments WTA Tour Recurring sporting events established in 2001 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2008 Defunct tennis tournaments in Indonesia Defunct sports competitions in Indonesia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Wismilak International – Doubles
The 1999 Wismilak International doubles was the doubles event of the fifth edition of the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Southeast Asia. It was not played the previous year, so there was no defending champion. Jelena Kostanić and Tina Pisnik won in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, against Japanese Rika Hiraki and Yuka Yoshida, to win their respective second and first WTA Tour titles. Seeds Draw Qualifying Seeds Qualifiers # Evelyn Fauth / Miroslava Vavrinec Miroslava "Mirka" Federer (born Miroslava Vavrincová on 1 April 1978, later Miroslava Vavrinec) is a Swiss former professional tennis player of Slovak origin. She is married to tennis player Roger Federer, having first met him at the 2000 Summ ... Qualifying draw External links ITF tournament edition details WTA tournament draws {{DEFAULTSORT:1999 Wismilak International - Doubles Doubles Wismilak International - Doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristine Radford
Kristine Kunce (née Radford; born 3 March 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Australia who competed during the mid-1980s through the 1990s. Kunce reached a career-high ranking of world No. 45 on 15 August 1994, and a career high in doubles of 25 on 19 September 1994. She won six doubles titles on the WTA Tour during her career. Her best performance at a Grand Slam was at the 1994 Wimbledon Championships, where she was knocked out in the fourth round by eventual champion Conchita Martínez Conchita Martínez Bernat (born 16 April 1972) is a Spanish former professional tennis player and current coach. She was the first Spaniard to win the women's singles title at Wimbledon, doing so in 1994. Martínez also was the runner-up at th .... WTA finals Doubles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner-ups) ITF finals Singles (6–6) Doubles (15–16) References External links * * * 1970 births Australian female tennis players Hopman Cup competitors Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerry-Anne Guse
Kerry-Anne Guse (4 December 1972) is an Australian tennis player. Born in Brisbane, Queensland, she turned professional at the age of 15. She was coached by her father, Mauri Guse. Playing for Australia in Fed Cup The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was cha ..., she has a win-loss record of 3–2. WTA Tour finals Doubles: 13 (6–7) ITF finals Singles (7–6) Doubles (34–11) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guse, Kerry-Anne Living people 1972 births Australian female tennis players Tennis players from Queensland Sportswomen from Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenka Němečková
Lenka Němečková (born 20 April 1976) is a Czech former professional tennis player. Němečková was born in Brno. She has a career-high WTA rankings, WTA singles ranking of 72, achieved on 12 January 1998. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 85, achieved on 28 April 1997. Němečková won one doubles title on the WTA Tour and four singles and 16 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Němečková (married Janoušková) retired from professional tennis in 2006. WTA Tour finals Singles: 1 (runner-up) Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) ITF finals Singles (4–9) Doubles (16–15) External links * * 1976 births Living people Tennis players from Brno Czech female tennis players Long stubs with short prose {{CzechRepublic-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Danamon Open – Doubles
Rika Hiraki and Naoko Kijimuta were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Hiraki with Alexia Dechaume-Balleret and Kijimuta with Nana Miyagi. Hiraki and Dechaume-Balleret lost in the first round to Lenka Němečková and Yuka Yoshida. Kijimuta and Miyagi lost in the semifinals to Kerry-Anne Guse and Kristine Radford. Guse and Radford won in the final 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 against Nemeckova and Yoshida. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. # Naoko Kijimuta / Nana Miyagi ''(semifinals)'' # Alexia Dechaume-Balleret / Rika Hiraki ''(first round)'' # Sung-Hee Park / Shi-Ting Wang ''(first round)'' # Kerry-Anne Guse / Kristine Radford Kristine Kunce (née Radford; born 3 March 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Australia who competed during the mid-1980s through the 1990s. Kunce reached a career-high ranking of world No. 45 on 15 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
