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Yuka Kaneko
Yuka Kaneko (née Yuka Yoshida, ja, 吉田友佳, born 1 April 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Japan. In her career, she won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour: 1995 in Tokyo, 1996 in Pattaya, and 2005 in Memphis. Kaneko also won five singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Her best Grand Slam Grand Slam most often refers to: * Grand Slam (tennis), one player or pair winning all four major annual tournaments, or the tournaments themselves Grand Slam or Grand slam may also refer to: Games and sports * Grand slam, winning category te ... performance came in 1998 when she reached the quarterfinals of the doubles tournament of the US Open. WTA career finals Singles: 1 (runner-up) Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 10 (5–5) Doubles: 15 (7–8) References External links * * 1976 births Living people Japanese female tennis players Sportspeople from Yokohama Sportspeople from Kanagawa Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokohama
is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu. Yokohama is also the major economic, cultural, and commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area along the Keihin region, Keihin Industrial Zone. Yokohama was one of the cities to open for trade with the Western world, West following the 1859 end of the Sakoku, policy of seclusion and has since been known as a cosmopolitan port city, after Kobe opened in 1853. Yokohama is the home of many Japan's firsts in the Meiji (era), Meiji period, including the first foreign trading port and Chinatown (1859), European-style sport venues (1860s), English-language newspaper (1861), confectionery and beer manufacturing (1865), daily newspaper (1870), gas-powered street lamps (1870s), railway station (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Volvo Women's Open – Doubles
Jill Hetherington and Kristine Radford were the defending champions but did not compete that year. Miho Saeki and Yuka Yoshida won in the final 6–2, 6–3 against Tina Križan and Nana Miyagi. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. # Sung-Hee Park / Shi-Ting Wang ''(quarterfinals)'' # Laura Golarsa / Christina Singer ''(semifinals)'' # Tina Križan / Nana Miyagi ''(final)'' # Nancy Feber / Kyoko Nagatsuka is a very common feminine Japanese given name. Not to be confused with Kiyoko. Possible writings The final syllable "ko" is typically written with the kanji character for child, 子. It is a common suffix to female names in Japan. The first s ... ''(first round)'' Draw External links 1996 Volvo Women's Open Doubles Draw Doubles Volvo Women's Open - Doubles {{Title year in women's tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Cellular South Cup – Doubles
Åsa Svensson and Meilen Tu were the defending champions, but Svensson was no longer active in the WTA Tour, having played her last professional match in October 2004. Tu partnered with Teryn Ashley and lost in first round to Yuliya Beygelzimer and Alina Jidkova. Miho Saeki and Yuka Yoshida won the title by defeating Laura Granville and Abigail Spears Abigail Michal Spears (born July 12, 1981) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She was suspended for doping offences from 7 November 2019 until 7 September 2021. Biography 2000–2011 Spears turned professional in ... 6–3, 6–4 in the final. Seeds Draw Draw External links Main and qualifying rounds {{DEFAULTSORT:2005 Cellular South Cup - Doubles Cellular South Cup - Doubles U.S. National Indoor Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Pisnik
Tina Pisnik (born 19 February 1981) is a former professional tennis player from Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an .... Pisnik turned professional since 1999. Pisnik's highest singles ranking was world number 29, which she reached on 12 January 2004. Her highest doubles ranking was world number 63 on 3 April 2000. She won one singles title and two doubles titles on the WTA tour. Biography Pisnik is a baseliner who plays a serve-and-volley style game on grass. Her father Boris is a former Slovenian national team soccer player and a soccer coach and he traveled with her on tour. Her mother Saska is an economic technician. Other sports interests include basketball and soccer. She moved to United States in 2015 and was a High performance director at CPAC, Lincol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jelena Kostanić
Jelena, also written Yelena and Elena, is a Slavic given name. It is a Slavicized form of the Greek name Helen, which is of uncertain origin. Diminutives of the name include Jelica, Jelka, Jele, Jela, Lena, Lenotschka, Jeca, Lenka, and Alena. Notable people Nobility *Jelena Anžujska, Serbian Queen (d. 1314) * Jelena of Bulgaria, Empress consort of Serbia (d. 1374) * Jelena Petrović Njegoš, Montenegrin princess and Queen of Italy * Jelena of Serbia, many Serbian consorts * Jelena Urošević Vukanović, Queen consort of Hungary *Jelena Zrinski, Princess Consort of Transylvania and Croatian noblewoman Other people *Jelena Agbaba, Serbian handball player *Elena Berezhnaya, Russian figure skater * Jelena Blagojević, Serbian volleyball player *Yelena Bonner, Russian writer *Jelena Brooks (Milovanović), Serbian basketball player *Jelena Dokić, Australian tennis player of Croatian and Serbian origin *Jelena Glebova, Estonian figure skater *Jelena 'Gigi' Hadid, American model *Jelen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rika Hiraki
Rika Hiraki ( ja, 平木 理化, born 6 December 1971) is a former professional Japanese tennis player. She won the mixed-doubles title at the 1997 French Open (with Mahesh Bhupathi Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi (born 7 June 1974) is an Indian former doubles world No. 1 tennis player. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a major tournament (with Rika Hiraki). With his win at the 2006 Australian Open mixed doubles, he ...). Biography Started playing at age 6. Baseliner, who considered groundstrokes her strength. Father, Koichi, works for Japan Airlines; mother, Noriko, is a homemaker; older brother, Yasuchika, graduated from the University of Tokyo and is now a pilot with Japan Airlines. Graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University, majoring in International Politics. Works as a Systems Manager for telephone company NTT, completing all her work from the road via computer modem while at tournaments. Hobbies include reading and working with computers. Likes to visit London. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic
The Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic was a tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held in Bali, Indonesia in 2007 and 2008. During the period 1994–2006 it was known as Wismilak International, organized successively in Surabaya (1994–1997), Kuala Lumpur (1999–2000) and Bali (2001–2006). The tournament was played on outdoor hardcourts. In 2009 the tournament was replaced with the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions WTA Tournament of Champions was a women's season ending tennis tournament for players who have won one or more of the WTA International tournaments during the year but did not qualify for the WTA Championships. The Tournament of Champions took p .... Finals Singles Doubles External linksOfficial website Tennis tournaments in Indonesia Hard court tennis tournaments WTA Tour Recurring sporting events established in 2001 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2008 Defunct tennis tournaments in Indonesia Defunct sports competitions in Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Wismilak International – Doubles
The 1999 Wismilak International doubles was the doubles event of the fifth edition of the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Southeast Asia. It was not played the previous year, so there was no defending champion. Jelena Kostanić and Tina Pisnik won in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, against Japanese Rika Hiraki and Yuka Yoshida, to win their respective second and first WTA Tour titles. Seeds Draw Qualifying Seeds Qualifiers # Evelyn Fauth / Miroslava Vavrinec Miroslava "Mirka" Federer (born Miroslava Vavrincová on 1 April 1978, later Miroslava Vavrinec) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. She is married to tennis player Roger Federer, having first met him at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She ... Qualifying draw References ITF doubles results page {{DEFAULTSORT:1999 Wismilak International - Doubles Doubles Wismilak International - Doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristine Radford
Kristine Kunce (née Radford; born 3 March 1970), is a former professional tennis player from Australia who competed during the mid-1980s through the 1990s. Kunce reached a career-high ranking of world No. 45 on 15 August 1994, and a career high in doubles of 25 on 19 September 1994. She won six doubles titles on the WTA Tour during her career. Her best performance at a Grand Slam was at the 1994 Wimbledon Championships, where she was knocked out in the fourth round by eventual champion Conchita Martínez "Conchita" Martínez Bernat (born 16 April 1972) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. She was the first Spaniard to win the women's singles title at The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon, doing so in 1994 Wimbledon Championships .... WTA finals Doubles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner-ups) ITF finals Singles (6–6) Doubles (15–16) References External links * * * 1970 births Australian female tennis players Hopman Cup competitors Living peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerry-Anne Guse
Kerry-Anne Guse (4 December 1972) is an Australian tennis player. Born in Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ..., Queensland, she turned professional at the age of 15. She was coached by her father, Mauri Guse. WTA Tour finals Doubles: 13 (6–7) ITF finals Singles (7–6) Doubles (34–11) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guse, Kerry-Anne Living people 1972 births Australian female tennis players Tennis people from Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenka Němečková
Lenka Němečková (born 20 April 1976) is a Czech former professional tennis player. Němečková was born in Brno Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic .... She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 72, achieved on 12 January 1998. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 85 achieved on 28 April 1997. Němečková has won one WTA doubles title, and four ITF singles titles and 16 ITF doubles titles. Němečková (married Janoušková) retired from professional tennis in 2006. WTA career finals Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) ITF finals Singles (4–9) Doubles (16–15) External links * * 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Brno Czech female tennis players {{CzechRepublic-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Danamon Open – Doubles
Rika Hiraki and Naoko Kijimuta were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Hiraki with Alexia Dechaume-Balleret and Kijimuta with Nana Miyagi. Hiraki and Dechaume-Balleret lost in the first round to Lenka Němečková and Yuka Yoshida. Kijimuta and Miyagi lost in the semifinals to Kerry-Anne Guse and Kristine Radford. Guse and Radford won in the final 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 against Nemeckova and Yoshida. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. # Naoko Kijimuta / Nana Miyagi ''(semifinals)'' # Alexia Dechaume-Balleret / Rika Hiraki ''(first round)'' # Sung-Hee Park / Shi-Ting Wang ''(first round)'' # Kerry-Anne Guse / Kristine Radford Kristine Kunce (née Radford; born 3 March 1970), is a former professional tennis player from Australia who competed during the mid-1980s through the 1990s. Kunce reached a career-high ranking of world No. 45 on 15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
