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2016 Kurume Best Amenity Cup – Singles
Nao Hibino was the defending champion, but chose to participate in Nürnberg instead. Kyōka Okamura won the title, defeating Nigina Abduraimova Nigina Abduraimova ( uz, Нигина Абдураимова; born 7 July 1994) is a professional tennis player from Uzbekistan. Abduraimova has won 12 singles and 16 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 29 September 2014, she reached her car ... in the final, 7–6(12–10), 1–6, 7–5. Seeds Main draw Finals Top half Bottom half References Main draw {{DEFAULTSORT:2016 Kurume Best Amenity Cup - Singles Kurume Best Amenity Cup - Singles Kurume Best Amenity Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyōka Okamura
is a professional Japanese tennis player. Okamura has career-high WTA rankings of 223 in singles and 229 in doubles. She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2014 Japan Women's Open, where she received a wildcard entry into the doubles draw, partnering with Kotomi Takahata. They defeated Misaki Doi and Elina Svitolina in the first round, but lost to Darija Jurak and Megan Moulton-Levy Megan Moulton-Levy (born March 11, 1985) is a Jamaican-American former professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 237, which she reached on 6 July 2009. Her career-high WTA doubles ranking is 50, achieved on 22 July ... in the quarterfinals. WTA Challenger finals Doubles: 1 (runner-up) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 10 (2 titles, 8 runner–ups) Doubles: 16 (11 titles, 5 runner–ups) External links * * 1995 births Living people Japanese female tennis players Sportspeople from Okayama Tennis players from Tokyo 21st-century Japanese women [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimika Sakata
is a Japanese actress and gravure idol. Life and career Yoshino was born on September 5, 1975, in Kanagawa, Japan. She started out as a gravure idol in 1994 in a swimsuit campaign for Toyobo and in the same year she was also chosen as one of the Fuji Television Visual Queens. She made her film debut as a nineteen-year-old starring in the role of schoolgirl Misa Kuroi in the manga-based live action movie '' Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness'', released in April 1995. Her work in this film brought her the award for Best Newcomer at the fifth Japanese Professional Movie Awards. The next year, she reprised her role in the sequel '' Eko Eko Azarak 2: Birth of the Wizard''. Also in 1996, she appeared in the fantasy film ''Acri: The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius'', directed by singer-songwriter Tatsuya Ishii. In September 1997 she had a feature role in ''OL Chu-Singura'', a comedy about women office workers fighting against an evil corporation, and in 1998, she appeared as the heroin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junri Namigata
is a Japanese professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA singles ranking is 105, which she reached in February 2011. Her career-high doubles ranking is 101, achieved May 2015. Early life and amateur career Namigata was born in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture and started playing tennis when she was six years old. She completed elementary school at a school in Koshigaya and won a regional tournament when in the third grade. She attended Fujimura Girls' Junior High School and Horikoshi High School in Tokyo. In September 1997, when still in junior high school, she made her first appearance in an ITF doubles tournament. In her first year of high school, she reached the round of 16 at the All Japan Tennis Championship and won the All Japan Junior Championship title in her final year of high school. She enrolled in the School of Social Sciences at Waseda University and in 2001 won the intercollegiate doubles title, was runner-up in the singles title, and was a member of the Waseda t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katy Dunne
Katy Dunne (born 16 February 1995) is a British tennis player who is returning to competition after a long spell of injury. Dunne has won eight singles titles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 28 May 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 212, and in July 2018 she peaked at No. 135 in the WTA doubles rankings. In March 2016, Dunne won a major non-ITF title at Naremburn, Sydney. As the No. 2 seed, she defeated Shérazad Reix, 6–3, 6–2 to claim the $3,200 first prize at the prestigious North Shore Open. She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2014 Birmingham Classic. Having defeated the tenth and second seeds in qualifying, Alizé Lim and Tímea Babos, respectively, she faced world No. 44, Camila Giorgi, in the first round, but had to retire with a hip injury after only three games of the third set. Dunne was later handed a wildcard to compete in the Wimbledon qualifying for the third year running, but lost in the first round to the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyabi Inoue
is a former tennis player from Japan. Career Inoue reached the semifinals of the 2009 Wimbledon girls' singles tournament. On 28 September 2015, she achieved her career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 275. Inoue made her main-draw debut on the WTA Tour The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour. WTA Tour tou ... in doubles competition at the 2015 Pan Pacific Open, partnering Kyōka Okamura. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner-ups) Doubles: 20 (9 titles, 11 runner-ups) References External links * * 1991 births Living people Japanese female tennis players Sportspeople from Nagoya People from Kasugai, Aichi 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hsu Ching-wen
Hsu Ching-wen (; born 19 August 1996) is a Taiwanese former professional tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ... player. Hsu won five singles and 12 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 21 March 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 317. On 9 January 2017, she peaked at No. 163 in the WTA doubles rankings. In November 2019, she played her last professional tournament at the Taipei Challenger. Hsu was born in Kaohsiung. Playing for Chinese Taipei Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 3–5. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner–ups) Doubles: 24 (12 titles, 12 runner–ups) References External links * * * 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Kaohsiung Taiwanese female tennis players 21st-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tori Kinard
Tori may refer to: Places * Tori (Georgia), an historic province of the nation of Georgia * Tori Parish, Pärnu County, Estonia ** Tori, Estonia * Tori, Ghana, a village in the kingdom of Chumburung, Ghana * Tori, Järva County, Estonia * Tori, Mali * Tori Railway Station, in Chandwa, Latehar district, Jharkhand, India * Tori-Bossito, Atlantique Department, Benin * Tori-Cada, Atlantique Department, Benin Other uses * Taiwan Ocean Research Institute (TORI), an oceanographic research organization * Tori (horse), a breed of horse * ''Tori'' (journal) (1915–1986), predecessor to the ''Japanese Journal of Ornithology'' * Tori (martial arts), the executor of a technique in partnered martial arts practice * Tori (name), including a list of people with the name * Tori Style, the artistic style of the Japanese Asuka period * Tori, the plural of Torus, a kind of geometric object that includes doughnut-shaped objects * Tori (wrestler), American bodybuilder and professional wrestl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalma Gálfi
Dalma Rebeka Gálfi (born 13 August 1998) is a Hungarian tennis player. She has won nine singles titles and ten doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 20 June 2022, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 81. On the same day, she peaked at No. 151 in the WTA doubles rankings. Personal life and background Galfi started playing tennis when she was five years old. Her father had two tennis courts, and he taught her how to play tennis. Junior career Junior Grand Slam results - Singles: * Australian Open: SF (2015) * French Open: 2R (2015) * Wimbledon: 2R (2014) * US Open: W (2015) Junior Grand Slam results - Doubles: * Australian Open: 2R (2015) * French Open: QF (2015) * Wimbledon: W (2015) * US Open: 2R (2014) Career highlights 2013 Gálfi was given a wildcard for the Budapest Grand Prix, where she made her WTA Tour main-draw debut alongside Lilla Barzó in doubles, only to lose to the 2011 French Open champions Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiho Akita
is a Japanese professional tennis player. Akita has a career-high WTA rankings of 221 in singles and 369 in doubles. She has won six singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In 2012, she made her main-draw debut on the WTA Tour in the doubles event of Pattaya Open, partnering Nicole Rottmann. The pair reached the quarterfinals, losing to second seeds Eleni Daniilidou and Tamarine Tanasugarn Tamarine Tanasugarn ( th, แทมมารีน ธนสุกาญจน์, , ; born 24 May 1977) is a Thai former tennis player. Born in Los Angeles, she turned professional in 1994, and has been in the top 20 in both singles and doubl .... ITF Circuit finals Singles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner–ups) Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups) External links * * 1990 births Living people Japanese female tennis players Sportspeople from Aichi Prefecture 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akari Inoue
Akari (ASTRO-F) was an infrared astronomy satellite developed by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, in cooperation with institutes of Europe and Korea. It was launched on 21 February 2006, at 21:28 UTC (06:28, 22 February JST) by M-V rocket into Earth sun-synchronous orbit. After its launch it was named ''Akari'' (明かり), which means ''light'' in Japanese. Earlier on, the project was known as IRIS (InfraRed Imaging Surveyor). Its primary mission was to survey the entire sky in near-, mid- and far-infrared, through its aperture telescope. Technical design Its designed lifespan, of far- and mid-infrared sensors, was 550 days, limited by its liquid helium coolant. Its telescope mirror was made of silicon carbide to save weight. The budget for the satellite was ¥13,4 billion (~). History By mid-August 2006, Akari finished around 50 percent of the all sky survey. By early November 2006, first (phase-1) all-sky survey finished. Second (phase-2) all-sky survey started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia Tjandramulia
Olivia Tjandramulia (born 11 May 1997) is an Indonesian-born Australian tennis player. She was born in Jakarta, Indonesia but grew up in Rockhampton, Australia, and made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 Hobart International, in singles and in doubles, partnering Kimberly Birrell. Tjandramulia has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 350, achieved on 11 June 2018. On 7 November 2022, she peaked at No. 104 in the doubles rankings. On the ITF Junior Circuit The ITF Junior Circuit is the premier level for worldwide competition among under-18 junior tennis players. Founded in 1977 with only nine tournaments, the 2011 ITF Junior Circuit offered over 350 tournaments in 118 countries. Mirroring the ATP an ..., Tjandramulia achieved a career-high ranking of 39, on 31 August 2015. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 3 (3 runner–ups) Doubles: 20 (10 titles, 10 runner–ups) References External links * * * 1997 births Living people Australian female tennis players Indo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuki Chiang
Yuki, Yūki or Yuuki may refer to: Places * Yuki, Hiroshima (Jinseki), a town in Jinseki District, Hiroshima, Japan * Yuki, Hiroshima (Saeki), a town in Saeki District, Hiroshima, Japan * Yūki, Ibaraki, a city on Honshu island in Japan * Yuki, Tokushima, a town in Kaifu District, Japan * Yuki, North Korea, now officially called 'Sonbong', a sub-division of the North Korean city of Rason People * Yuki (given name), including a list of people named Yuki or Yūki * Yūki clan, a clan in 14th century Japan * Yuki people, an indigenous people of northwestern California * Yuqui people, also spelled Yuki, an indigenous people of Bolivia * Yu~ki, a 1990s bassist of Malice Mizer Family name * Yūki (surname), Japanese surname (, , , etc.) * Hiroe Yuki (1948–2011), Japanese badminton player * Kaori Yuki, manga artist active since 1987 Characters * Yuki-onna, a character in Japanese folklore * Asuna Yuuki, a character in the ''Sword Art Online'' light novel series * Mik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |