(born 28 December 1983), is a Japanese former professional tennis player. In July 2008, she was the second highest WTA-ranked Japanese singles tennis player, at No. 107, after

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. Nakamura was born in

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. Like her role-model

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, she had a double-handed forehand and backhand, but served

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. She won four singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. In 2006, she reached the final of the Japan Open in Tokyo, where she lost to

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in three sets. Nakamura also played for the

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. She retired from professional tennis in 2012.

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 10 (4–6)

Doubles: 6 (3–3)

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