is a former professional
tennis
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player from Japan.
She made the round of 16 at the
China Open in 2002, as a
lucky loser
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from qualifying. Takase reached a best singles ranking of 250 in the world.
As a doubles player on the
WTA Tour
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she featured in the main draw of four editions of the
Japan Open and was a quarterfinalist at the
2004 Korea Open. Her five
ITF doubles titles include a $50k event in Tokyo in 2006.
ITF finals
Singles (1–5)
Doubles (5–23)
References
External links
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1978 births
Living people
Japanese female tennis players
20th-century Japanese women
21st-century Japanese women