Nana Smith (born Nana Miyagi (

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: 宮城ナナ); 10 April 1971) is an American-born

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player who played for

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Career

Miyagi, a former top-15 player in doubles, played at all Grand Slam tournaments in both singles and doubles – the

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and the

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. She scored her first top-10 win in singles in 1994, over then-world No. 8,

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, and also scored wins over many top-20 ranked players, including

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. Her highest ranking in singles is 51, which she reached in February 1995. She won four singles titles on the ITF Circuit. She had a more successful doubles career, reaching a career-high ranking of 12 in 1997, winning 10 WTA titles and an additional 31 ITF Circuit titles. Also, she reached the semifinals of the 1993 US Open with

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, and scored a notable win over Serena and

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at the

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, with

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. Nana also won two medals at the

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in mixed-doubles with

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and

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in women's doubles with

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WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Doubles: 22 (10 titles, 12 runner-ups)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 11 (4–7)

Doubles: 46 (31–15)

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