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Riko Sawayanagi
is a Japanese 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. Primarily, Sawayanagi has played mostly on the ITF Circuit where she has won 14 titles, including a $75K doubles tournament in Japan. ITF finals Singles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups) Doubles: 19 (11 titles, 9 runner-ups) Notes References External links * * Japan Tennis Association profile 1994 births Living people Japanese female tennis players Sportspeople from Hokkaido People from Hakodate 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hakodate, Hokkaido
is a city and port located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Oshima Subprefecture. As of July 31, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 279,851 with 143,221 households, and a population density of 412.83 persons per km2 (1,069.2 persons per sq. mi.). The total area is . The city is the third biggest in Hokkaido after Sapporo and Asahikawa. History Hakodate was Japan's first city whose port was opened to foreign trade in 1854, as a result of Convention of Kanagawa, and used to be the most important port in northern Japan. Also, the city had been the biggest city in Hokkaido before the Great Hakodate Fire of 1934. Pre-Meiji restoration Hakodate (like much of other parts of Hokkaido), was originally populated by the Ainu. They lived in the Oshima Peninsula. The name "Hakodate" may have originated from an Ainu word, "hak-casi" ("shallow fort"). Another possibility is that it means "box" or "building" in Japanese which refers to the castl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makoto Ninomiya
is a Japanese professional tennis player. During her career, she has won one singles title on the ITF Circuit, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of 280. In doubles, she has won six titles on the WTA Tour, one title on the WTA Challenger circuit as well as 21 ITF titles, and peaked at No. 20 in the WTA rankings The WTA rankings are the ratings defined by the Women's Tennis Association, introduced in November 1975. Iga Świątek is the current world No. 1. Ranking method The WTA rankings are based on a rolling 52-week, cumulative system. A pla ... on 22 October 2018. Ninomiya began playing tennis on ITF events in 2009. Playing for Japan Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 5–1. Performance timeline Doubles Grand Slam tournament finals Doubles: 1 (runner-up) WTA career finals Doubles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner-ups) WTA Challenger finals Doubles: 1 (1 title) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner–ups) Doubles: 33 (21 tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Zhao
Carol Zhao (Chinese:赵一羽; born June 20, 1995) is a Canadian tennis player. She turned professional in June 2016 and was Canada's top singles player from June 11th, 2018 to July 23rd, 2018. She reached her highest WTA singles ranking of No. 131 on June 25, 2018, and her career-high junior rank of No. 9 on January 1, 2013. She won the Australian Open junior doubles title in 2013. Zhao was a member of the Stanford University tennis team, ending her college career with a 76–16 overall record and leading the team to win the 2016 NCAA championship. She also was the 2015 NCAA singles runner-up. Early life Zhao was born in Chongqing, China to Ping and Lily Zhao and started playing tennis at the age of five, with the encouragement of her grade school teacher. At the age of seven, she and her family emigrated to Canada and settled in the city of Richmond Hill, Ontario. In September 2010, she relocated to Montreal to be part of the National Training Centre until August 2013. Tenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erin Routliffe
Erin Hope Routliffe (born April 11, 1995) is a New Zealand professional tennis player who previously represented Canada. She reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 29 on 8 August 2022 and a career-high junior rank of No. 17 on 21 January 2013. She studied at the University of Alabama and was part of their tennis team from September 2013 until her graduation in May 2017, majoring in public relations. Routliffe is a two-time NCAA doubles champion with Maya Jansen for the 2014 and 2015 seasons. Her win in the 2018 Hardee's Pro Classic in Dothan, Alabama allowed her to break into the top 200 in the doubles rankings for the first time, while her win two weeks later in Charleston, South Carolina pushed her into the top 150. Her runner-up finish at the Washington Open took her into the top 100. Her first WTA doubles title came at the 32nd Palermo Ladies Open in July 2021. Partnered with Alicja Rosolska, Routliffe reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon in 2022 for her b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroko Kuwata
Hiroko Kuwata ( ja, 桑田寛子; born 18 December 1990) is a Japanese tennis player. Kuwata has won seven singles titles and 20 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 9 May 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 150. On 13 July 2015, she peaked at No. 112 in the WTA doubles rankings. Career Kuwata made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 Citi Open, having entered the qualifying tournament and defeating Sanaz Marand and Stéphanie Dubois for a spot in the main draw. She was thereby pitted against world No. 45 Alison Riske and defeated the American in straight sets, losing five games in the process. It was Kuwata's first main-draw win at the WTA level. She also competed in the doubles event, partnering with Kurumi Nara to defeat Nicola Slater and Emily Webley-Smith in the first round. The Japanese advanced to the final of the event, losing to Shuko Aoyama and Gabriela Dabrowski Gabriela "Gaby" Dabrowski (; pl, Dąbrowska, ; born April 1, 1992) is a Canadian prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kang Seo-kyung
Kang Seo-kyung is a South Korean former tennis player. Kang has a career-high singles ranking of 560, achieved on 9 September 2013. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 484, reached on 31 October 2011. Kang made her 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 ... doubles main-draw debut at the 2014 Korea Open partnering Hong Seung-yeon. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 2 (1–1) Doubles: 15 (6–9) External links * * * * * 1989 births Living people South Korean female tennis players Sportspeople from Daejeon Tennis players from Seoul Tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for South Korea 20th-century South Korean women 21st-century South Korean women {{SouthKorea-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Ye-ra
Lee Ye-ra ( ko, 이예라, , Yi Ye-ra; born 14 September 1987) is a South Korean former tennis player. Her highest singles ranking is world No. 178, achieved in September 2008. Her career-high doubles ranking is world No. 215, reached in February 2008. In her career, she won ten singles and eight doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Circuit. Lee reached the second round of the 2013 KDB Korea Open defeating Daria Gavrilova in the first round before falling to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Playing for South Korea in the Fed Cup The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was cha ..., Lee has a win–loss record of 12–11. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 14 (10 titles, 4 runner-ups) Doubles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner-ups) External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Ye-ra 1987 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Na-ri
Kim Na-ri (born 4 April 1990) is a South Korean nearly inactive tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 285 in singles, achieved on 7 June 2010, and 221 in doubles, set on 20 August 2018. Kim has won five singles and 16 doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Women's Circuit. Playing for South Korea Fed Cup team, Kim has a win–loss record of 13–14 (singles: 3–3) in Fed Cup The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was chan ... competition. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner-ups) Doubles: 24 (16 titles, 8 runner-ups) External links * * * 1990 births Living people South Korean female tennis players Tennis players at the 2010 Asian Games Tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for South Korea 21st-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luksika Kumkhum
Luksika "Luk" Kumkhum ( th, ลักษิกา คำขำ; ; born 21 July 1993) is a Thai tennis player. She turned professional in 2011, and reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 66 on 19 November 2018. On 16 July 2018, she peaked at No. 86 of the WTA doubles rankings. Career In 2010, Kumkhum had won one ITF Circuit event in singles but three events in doubles. The following year, she won five singles ITF events, all $10ks, and two in doubles. In 2012, she won two singles and two doubles events on the ITF Circuit. 2013 In 2013, she cracked the top 200 and started to play on the WTA Tour as well as the ITF Circuit. Kumkhum qualified for the Australian Open where she defeated Sofia Arvidsson in the first round, she was then beaten by Jamie Hampton. She played the Malaysian Open where she qualified for the tournament and reached the quarterfinals defeating Olivia Rogowska and Eleni Daniilidou en route before falling to Ayumi Morita in the quarterfinals, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nao Hibino
is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as No. 56 in singles and No. 43 in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Hibino has won two singles and two doubles titles on the WTA Tour. Along with that, she has won eight singles titles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Hibino made her breakthrough in 2015, when she won her first WTA Tour title in singles at the Tashkent Open. As a result, she debuted in the top 100. Since then, she spent all weeks inside top 150 and several years in the top 100. She has represented Japan at national competitions, debuting at the Billie Jean King Cup in 2016 and at the Summer Olympics in 2021. Personal life and background Hibino was born on November 28, 1994, in Ichinomiya, Japan. Coming from a tennis-loving family, she is named after former top-20 player Naoko Sawamatsu, while her brother is named after Shuzo Matsuoka. She also has one older sister. At the age of 10, she and her brother were intr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kangaroo Cup
The Kangaroo Cup is a tournament for professional female tennis players played on outdoor hard courts. The event is classified as a $80,000 ITF Women's Circuit The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's Circuit, is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players. History It serves as a developmental ... tournament and has been held in Gifu, Japan, since 1997. Past finals Singles Doubles External links ITF search {{ITF Women's Circuit ITF Women's World Tennis Tour Hard court tennis tournaments Tennis tournaments in Japan Recurring sporting events established in 1997 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Kangaroo Cup – Doubles
Jessica Pegula and Zheng Saisai were the defending champions, having won the event in 2012, but Pegula chose not to participate. Zheng paired up with Xu Yifan, but they lost in the quarterfinals. Luksika Kumkhum and Erika Sema won the event, defeating Nao Hibino and Riko Sawayanagi is a Japanese 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 co ... in the final, 6–4, 6–3. Seeds Draw References Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:2013 Kangaroo Cup - Doubles Kangaroo Cup - Doubles Kangaroo Cup 2013 in Japanese tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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