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Yuka Tanaka

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Yuka Tanaka
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1974-08-21) 21 August 1974 (age 50)
Prize money$43,171
Singles
Career record66–71
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 319 (29 November 1993)
Doubles
Career record80–47
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 159 (10 April 1995)

Yuka Tanaka (born 21 August 1974) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.

Tanaka competed on the professional tour in the 1990s, reaching a best singles ranking of 319. She featured in the main draw of the 1994 Nichirei International Championships, a WTA Tour tournament in Tokyo, then won an ITF title in Italy in 1995.[1] As a doubles player, she was ranked as high as 159 in the world and appeared more regularly on the WTA Tour.

ITF Circuit finals

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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 2 (1–1)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 18 October 1993 ITF Kugayama, Japan Hard Japan Mami Donoshiro 6–4, 3–6, 1–6
Win 1. 28 August 1995 ITF Marina di Massa, Italy Clay Italy Monica Guglielmi 1–6, 6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 15 (8–7)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 8 July 1991 ITF Dublin, Ireland Clay Japan Shizuka Tokiwa Australia Juliet Drew
Australia Julie Welsh
6–2, 6–4
Loss 1. 5 October 1992 ITF Kuroshio, Japan Hard Japan Mami Donoshiro Japan Yuko Hosoki
Japan Naoko Kijimuta
2–6, 4–6
Win 2. 10 October 1993 ITF Ibaraki, Japan Hard Japan Hiroko Mochizuki Australia Maija Avotins
Australia Lisa McShea
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Win 3. 18 October 1993 ITF Kugayama, Japan Hard Japan Mami Donoshiro Japan Mana Endo
Japan Masako Yanagi
6–3, 6–3
Win 4. 20 June 1994 ITF Valladolid, Spain Clay Japan Hiroko Mochizuki Netherlands Hanneke Ketelaars
Czech Republic Lenka Němečková
6–0, 4–6, 6–2
Win 5. 10 October 1994 ITF Kuroshio, Japan Hard South Korea Kim Il-soon South Korea Park In-sook
Japan Yoshiko Sasano
6–1, 6–1
Loss 2. 31 October 1994 ITF Saga, Japan Grass Japan Mami Donoshiro Japan Ei Iida
Australia Louise Pleming
3–6, 6–7(2)
Loss 3. 14 November 1994 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Slovakia Patrícia Marková Argentina Laura Montalvo
Argentina Mercedes Paz
4–6, 3–6
Loss 4. 21 November 1994 ITF La Plata, Argentina Clay Slovakia Patrícia Marková Hungary Virág Csurgó
Hungary Petra Mandula
6–7, 5–7
Loss 5. 6 May 1996 ITF Seoul, South Korea Clay Japan Yuko Hosoki Australia Catherine Barclay-Reitz
Thailand Kerry-Anne Guse
6–4, 0–6, 3–6
Win 6. 3 June 1996 ITF Taichung, Taiwan Hard Japan Shinobu Asagoe Japan Tomoe Hotta
Japan Sachie Umehara
6–0, 6–1
Win 7. 30 September 1996 ITF Ibaraki 1, Japan Hard Japan Keiko Nagatomi Japan Keiko Ishida
Japan Kiyoko Yazawa
3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss 6. 7 October 1996 ITF Ibaraki 2, Japan Hard Japan Keiko Nagatomi Australia Gail Biggs
Australia Lisa McShea
7–5, 3–6, 3–6
Win 8. 21 October 1996 ITF Kyoto, Japan Carpet Japan Keiko Nagatomi Australia Gail Biggs
Australia Lisa McShea
7–6(4), 2–6, 6–2
Loss 7. 28 October 1996 ITF Saga, Japan Grass Japan Hiroko Mochizuki Australia Danielle Jones
Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn
2–6, 3–6

References

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  1. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Tokyo - 20 September - 25 September 1994". itftennis.com.
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