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Japanese tennis player
Miho Saeki佐伯美穂 Country (sports) Japan Residence Tokyo , JapanBorn (1976-03-18 ) 18 March 1976 (age 48) New York , United StatesHeight 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Turned pro 1998 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $600,516 Career record 291–227 Career titles 16 ITF Highest ranking No. 56 (8 June 1998) Australian Open 2R (1998, 1999) French Open 3R (1998) Wimbledon 2R (1999) US Open 2R (1998) Career record 138–121 Career titles 4 WTA , 8 ITF Highest ranking No. 49 (7 July 1997) Australian Open 2R (1996) French Open 2R (1997, 1999) Wimbledon 2R (1997, 1998) US Open QF (1998)
Miho Saeki (佐伯美穂 , Saeki Miho ) (born 18 March 1976) is a Japanese former tennis player, winner of professional tournaments in doubles and singles, and a representative of Japan in the Federation Cup .
Saeki's career began officially in April 1994. As a junior finale, she boasts a doubles tournament in the youth edition of the Japan Open . In senior tennis, she began mainly outside the main cycle of the WTA Tour , winning a total of 16 singles and eight doubles titles belonging to the ITF Women's Circuit . She gained four wins in doubles on WTA Tour , with her partners - Yuka Yoshida and Naoko Kijimuta . Her career-high ranking was at No. 56 in singles (June 1998) and No. 49 in doubles (July 1997).
In 1998-1999 she appeared in the Japanese team for the Federation Cup (only singles). Defeated, among others well-known Dutch woman Miriam Oremans , and the total balance of the performances is a tie - three wins and three defeats.
Doubles: 4 (4 titles)[ edit ]
Legend
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (2–0)
Tier IV & V (2–0)
Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
1.
17 October 1994
ITF Kugayama, Japan
Hard
Kim Il-soon
4–6, 0–6
Win
2.
6 March 1995
ITF Alicante, Spain
Clay
Patricia Aznar
7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Win
3.
20 March 1995
ITF Castellón, Spain
Clay
Dragana Zarić
6–1, 1–6, 7–6(2)
Win
4.
21 July 1996
ITF Wilmington, United States
Hard
Debbie Graham
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win
5.
6 October 1997
ITF Indian Wells, United States
Hard
Anna Smashnova
6–1, 6–4
Win
6.
13 November 2000
ITF Manila, Philippines
Hard
Romana Tedjakusuma
4–0, 4–0
Win
7.
18 February 2001
ITF Faro, Portugal
Hard
Alberta Brianti
6–3, 6–1
Win
8.
11 March 2001
ITF Warrnambool, Australia
Grass
Samantha Stosur
6–4, 6–4
Win
9.
18 March 2001
ITF Benalla, Australia
Grass
Kristen van Elden
3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win
10.
1 April 2001
ITF Corowa, Australia
Grass
Kristen van Elden
6–1, 6–2
Win
11.
29 July 2001
ITF Vancouver, Canada
Hard
Mélanie Marois
6–1, 6–4
Win
12.
5 August 2001
ITF Vancouver, Canada
Hard
Sarah Taylor
6–4, 6–1
Win
13.
18 February 2001
ITF Seoul, South Korea
Hard
Cho Yoon-jeong
6–3, 6–0
Win
14.
27 July 2003
Lexington Challenger, United States
Hard
Salome Devidze
6–4, 2–6, 7–5
Win
15.
19 July 2005
ITF Hammond, United States
Hard
Anda Perianu
6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Win
16.
9 August 2005
ITF Wuxi, China
Hard
Sun Shengnan
6–2, 7–6(1)
Win
17.
21 August 2005
ITF Nanjing, China
Hard
Hsu Wen-hsin
6–2, 6–2
Loss
18.
5 November 2005
ITF Shenzhen, China
Hard
Tamarine Tanasugarn
2–6, 4–6
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1.
21 November 1993
ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand
Hard
Weng Tzu-ting
Choi Ju-yeon Yoo Kyung-sook
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win
2.
15 May 1994
ITF Bracknell, United Kingdom
Hard
Gemma Magin
Michele Mair Karen van der Merwe
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win
3.
27 March 1995
ITF Alicante, Spain
Clay
Teodora Nedeva
Patricia Aznar Elisa Penalvo Lopez
6–3, 6–1
Win
4.
27 October 1997
ITF Austin, United States
Hard
Park Sung-hee
Debbie Graham Meredith McGrath
6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Win
5.
25 October 1998
ITF Houston, United States
Hard
Nana Smith
Rika Hiraki Kim Eun-ha
6–1, 4–6, 6–1
Loss
6.
20 November 2000
ITF Manila, Philippines
Hard
Remi Uda
Rushmi Chakravarthi Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
3–5, 1–4, 2–4
Win
7.
11 June 2001
ITF Tallinn, Estonia
Clay
Akiko Morigami
Natalia Egorova Ekaterina Sysoeva
6–2, 7–6(7)
Win
8.
29 July 2001
ITF Vancouver, Canada
Hard
Kaori Aoyama
Annica Cooper Elizabeth Schmidt
5–7, 6–3, 7–6
Win
9.
14 July 2002
ITF College Park, United States
Hard
Yuka Yoshida
Teryn Ashley Jennifer Russell
7–5, 6–1
Loss
10.
28 July 2002
ITF Louisville, United States
Hard
Renata Voráčová
Nana Miyagi Irina Selyutina
7–5, 1–6, 5–7