Ei Iida (born 9 September 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Japan.

Biography

Iida qualified for the singles main draw of two Grand Slam tournaments, the 1988 Australian Open and 1989 US Open. Her first-round opponent at the US Open was

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, who went on to make the final. As a doubles player, she reached No. 44 in the world and won one

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title, the 1993 Japan Open, partnering

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. Early in her career, she played collegiate tennis for

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in the United States.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 5 (3–2)

Doubles: 22 (14–8)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Iida, Ei 1967 births Living people Japanese female tennis players Pepperdine Waves women's tennis players 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women