Emiko Okagawa (born 26 December 1964) is a former professional

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player from Japan. She was also known as Emiko Sakaguchi.

Biography

Born in Tokyo, Okagawa reached a best singles ranking on the professional tour of 120 in the world. Between 1983 and 1987 she played in four

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ties for Japan. In her debut tie she helped Japan progress through to the World Group second round, winning both a singles and doubles rubber in Japan's 2-1 win over Denmark. Okagawa was a semi-finalist at the 1987 Singapore Women's Open and made the third round of the

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. In 1993, her final year on tour, she became Emiko Sakaguchi after getting married.

ITF finals

Singles (3–2)

Doubles (2–0)

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