Jean Okada (born June 7, 1974) is a former professional
tennis
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player from the United States.
Biography
Okada grew up in
Lahaina
Lahaina ( haw, Lāhainā) is the largest census-designated place (CDP) in West Maui, Maui County, Hawaii, United States and includes the Kaanapali and Kapalua beach resorts. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a resident population of 12,702. Lah ...
, on the Hawaiian island of Maui.
From 1992 to 1996 she played collegiate tennis at the
University of California, Santa Barbara
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(UCSB). She has the distinction of being the first women's UCSB player to earn All-American honors, which she achieved in 1996 after reaching the round of 16 at the NCAA championships.
As a professional player her most notable performance was qualifying for the singles main draw of the
1998 US Open. One of her wins in qualifying was over former top 50 player
Elena Makarova
Elena Alekseyevna Makarova (russian: Елена Алексеевна Макарова, ; born 1 February 1973), is a former Russian professional tennis player.
Makarova played in the WTA Tour between 1991 and 1999. Her best performances were i ...
. In the main draw she was beaten in the first round by the Czech Republic's
Radka Bobková
Radka Bobková (born 12 February 1973) is a former Czech professional tennis player.
Bobková has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 47, achieved on 20 September 1993. She also has a best doubles ranking of 59, reached on 14 August 1995. She w ...
.
She retired from the tour in 2001.
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1974 births
Living people
American female tennis players
Tennis people from Hawaii
People from Lahaina, Hawaii
Sportspeople from Maui County, Hawaii
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's tennis players