Nami Urabe (born 29 August 1978) is a Japanese former professional

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player. Born in Saitama, Urabe was one of Japan's top players in junior tennis, reaching the girls' doubles final of the

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with partner Saori Obata. Her best performance on the

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was a quarterfinal appearance in the doubles draw at the 1995 Japan Women's Open and she won eight doubles titles on the

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ITF finals

Doubles: 15 (8–7)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Urabe, Nami 1978 births Living people Japanese female tennis players Sportspeople from Saitama (city) Tennis players from Saitama Prefecture 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women