(born 14 March 1978) is a

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former professional

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player. Okamoto took part in the 2006 Bangalore Open but lost in the first round of singles qualifying, and the first round of doubles, alongside

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. She has stated that her favorite surface to play on is

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. In her career, Okamoto won one doubles title on the

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, as well as two singles and 15 doubles titles on the

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WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 10 (2–8)

Doubles: 33 (15–18)

References

* * 1978 births Living people Japanese female tennis players Universiade medalists in tennis People from Tokyo Universiade bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-tennis-bio-stub