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2011 Kurume Best Amenity International Women's Tennis – Singles
Kristýna Plíšková was the defending champion, but chose to participate at the 2011 Sparta Prague Open instead. Rika Fujiwara defeated Monique Adamczak Monique Adamczak (born 21 January 1983) is an inactive Australian tennis player. Her favourite surface is grass. She has specialised in doubles and has been coached by Tony Roche, former coach of Roger Federer. Adamczak made her debut as a p ... in the final 6–3, 6–1. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half ReferencesMain Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:2011 Kurume Best Amenity International Women's Tennis - Singles Kurume Best Amenity International Women's Tennis - Singles [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rika Fujiwara
is a Japanese former tennis player. On 22 August 2005, Fujiwara reached her best singles ranking of world No. 84. On 11 November 2002, she peaked at No. 13 in the WTA doubles rankings. At the 2002 Australian Open, Fujiwara partnered with Shinobu Asagoe and advanced to the quarterfinals, where they lost against eventual champions Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova. The same year, Fujiwara and Ai Sugiyama reached the French Open doubles semifinals, losing to Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs Rennae Stubbs (born 26 March 1971) is an Australian former professional tennis player, coach and television commentator. She was ranked number 1 in the world in doubles, and the winner of 4 major doubles titles and 2 mixed doubles titles as wel ... in three sets. Playing for Japan Fed Cup team, Fujiwara has a win–loss record of 23–5. WTA Tour finals Doubles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups) ITF Circuit finals Singles (9–8) Doubles (36–25) Performance timelines Singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Puchkova
Olga Alekseyevna Puchkova (also Poutchkova; ; ; born 27 September 1987) is a Russian former professional tennis player. As a junior, she played for Belarus,Olga Poutchkova profile , Juniortennis.com and was sometimes listed as Belarusian professional. Career Early years Olga Puchkova, coached by her father Alex Poutchkov, was No. 1 in the world in the ITF U12 rankings in 1999. She won the U12 category in the Eddie Herr in 1999, where she beat Shahar Pe'er 6–2, 6–2 in the final, and a week later was runner up in the U12 category at the Orange Bowl (tennis), Orange Bowl, where qualifier Tatiana Golovin beat her 6–4, 3–6, 6–4. Puchkova made her debut on the U18 circuit 13 August 2000 at the USTA Junior Intern ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aiko Nakamura
(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 Ai Sugiyama. Nakamura was born in Tennōji-ku, Osaka. Like her role-model Monica Seles, she had a double-handed forehand and backhand, but served right-handed. 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 Marion Bartoli Marion Bartoli (; born 2 October 1984) is a French former professional tennis player. Bartoli won the 2013 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, 2013 Wimbledon Championships singles title, after previously being runner-up in 2007 Wimbledo ... in three sets. Nakamura also played for the Japan Fed Cup team. She retired from professional tennis in 2012. WTA Tour finals Singles: 1 (runner-up) Doubles: 1 (runner-up) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 10 (4–6) Doubles: 6 (3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinami Ogi
Chinami (written: 千波, 千奈美, 智奈美, 知那美 or ちなみ in hiragana) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese politician *, Japanese model *, Japanese singer and idol *, Japanese curler Fictional character *, a character in the light novel series '' Golden Time'' {{given name Japanese feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varatchaya Wongteanchai
Varatchaya "Pias" Wongteanchai (; born 7 September 1989) is a former professional tennis player from Thailand. In her career, she won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, with four singles titles and 31 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 20 July 2015, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 200. On 12 September 2016, she peaked at No. 77 in the doubles rankings. Playing for Thailand Fed Cup team, Wongteanchai has accumulated a win–loss record of 10–6. Her younger sister Varunya Wongteanchai is also a tennis professional. Career In February 2012, Wongteanchai made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at her home tournament, the Pattaya Open. She qualified for the main draw by defeating Hsu Wen-hsin in three, and Misa Eguchi in straight sets. She then faced top-seed Vera Zvonareva in the first round but lost in two sets by 2–6, 5–7. She also partnered her younger sister Varunya in the doubles event, but they lost in the quarterfinals. In 2013, Wongteanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Webley-Smith
Emily Webley-Smith (born 14 July 1984) is a British professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 240, achieved on 7 November 2011. She also has a best WTA doubles ranking of No. 113, set on 2 November 2015. Webley-Smith has won four singles and 26 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She has also reached the second round of her home Grand Slam event, Wimbledon, on one occasion in 2004. Personal life Emily Webley-Smith was born in 1984 in Thornbury, Avon, which is now in South Gloucestershire. Her mother, Jane, is a PE teacher and her father, Mike, an amateur footballer and cricketer. She also has a sister named Hannah. Her first introduction to tennis was playing swingball in her garden and in the cricket grounds where her father was the club captain. Webley-Smith plays right-handed with a two-handed backhand. Her favourite surface is grass. In her spare time of late, she plays on the touchtennis tour against amateurs and other prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shuko Aoyama
is a Japanese professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. Aoyama turned professional after graduating from Waseda University. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 182, on 9 February 2015, and a doubles ranking of world No. 4, on 28 February 2022. She plays predominantly in doubles and has won 20 titles on the WTA Tour, having had her most successful Grand Slam appearances at the 2023 Australian Open final and at Wimbledon, reaching the semifinals at the 2013 and 2021 tournaments. She has also won four singles and 30 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Personal life and background Aoyama started playing tennis at age 9. Her favorite surface is grass. She studied at Waseda University in Japan. Professional career 2007–12: First steps, first WTA Tour title in doubles Aoyama made her ITF Women's Circuit debut in the doubles event at Gifu in 2007. In March 2009, she won her first ITF title at the $10k Kōfu doubles event. In June 2010, she w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hsu Wen-hsin
Hsu Wen-hsin (; born 13 April 1988) is a Taiwanese former tennis player. Hsu won two singles titles and six doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 15 May 2006, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 221. On 7 May 2012, she peaked at No. 180 in the WTA doubles rankings. Hsu won her first $50k title at the 2011 Kōfu International Open, partnering with Chan Chin-wei to defeat Remi Tezuka and Akiko Yonemura in the final. Playing for Taiwan in the Fed Cup The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was cha ..., Hsu reached a win–loss record of 5–1. ITF finals Singles (2–6) Doubles (6–8) References External links * * * 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Taipei Taiwanese female tennis players Tennis players at the 2010 Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yumi Nakano
is the Japanese term for a bow. As used in English, refers more specifically to traditional Japanese asymmetrical bows, and includes the longer and the shorter used in the practice of and , or Japanese archery. The was an important weapon of the samurai warrior during the feudal period of Japan. It is typically shot with Japanese arrows known as . The most famous style of is an asymmetrically shaped long bow with a length of more than , characterized by the archer holding the part of the bow below the center to shoot the arrow. History Most of the excavated Jōmon period () bows are in length, while most of the Yayoi period () bows are in length. The bows in these periods were made from a single processed wood, and the bows with this structure were called and were used until the Nara period (710–794 CE). It is unknown when the asymmetrical came into use, but the first written record is found in the ''Book of Wei'', a Chinese historical manuscript dating to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erika Takao
is a retired Japanese tennis player. On 6 November 2006, she reached her career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 128. On 31 October 2011, she also reached her highest doubles ranking of No. 270. In 2013, after Japanese national championships, and after ten years playing on the ITF Women's Circuit The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's Circuit, is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players. History It serves as a developmenta ..., Takao announced her retirement. ITF Circuit finals Singles (4–11) Doubles (2–4) External links * * * * 1987 births Living people Japanese female tennis players Tennis players from Chiba Prefecture 21st-century Japanese sportswomen {{Japan-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akiko Yonemura
is a Japanese former professional tennis player. On 12 May 2008, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 208. In April 2008, she reached her best doubles ranking of No. 137. In her career, she won three singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Akiko is the sister of Tomoko Yonemura is a Japanese former tennis player. On 4 May 2009, she achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 148. On 11 April 2005, she peaked at No. 144 in the doubles rankings. Tomoko, the sister of Akiko Yonemura, won seven singles and e .... ITF Circuit finals Singles: 12 (3–9) Doubles: 30 (15–15) External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yonemura, Akiko 1984 births Living people Japanese female tennis players 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese sportswomen Sportspeople from Kumamoto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remi Tezuka
is a former tennis player from Japan. Born in Tokyo, Tezuka spent most of her career competing on the ITF Women's Circuit The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's Circuit, is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players. History It serves as a developmenta ..., where she was successful in doubles, with a total of 15 titles. Tezuka, a right-handed player, made the occasional main draw appearance in doubles on the WTA Tour, including a quarterfinal appearance at the Japan Open in 2004. She retired from professional tennis after the 2012 season. ITF Circuit finals Singles (0–3) Doubles (15–19) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tezuka, Remi 1980 births Living people Japanese female tennis players Tennis players from Tokyo 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese sportswomen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
