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, but failed to win the title in any of them. She did, however, win two doubles titles as well as achieving a further three runner-ups in doubles competition. She reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament twice in singles: at the 1995 Australian Open, where she beat a young

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and

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, and that same year at the French Open. Playing for the

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, she has a win–loss record of 2–4. Since her retirement, she has briefly worked as a coach with

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WTA career finals

Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 2 (0–2)

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nagatsuka, Kyoko 1974 births Living people Japanese female tennis players Olympic tennis players for Japan Sportspeople from Chiba Prefecture Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in tennis Tennis players at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan 20th-century Japanese women