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2013 Kurume Best Amenity Cup – Singles
Zheng Saisai was the defending champion, but she lost to An-Sophie Mestach in the quarterfinals. Ons Jabeur Ons Jabeur (born 28 August 1994) is a Tunisian professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of No. 2, achieved on 27 June 2022, making her the highest-ranked African and Arab tennis player in WTA and ATP ranking ... won the title, defeating Mestach in the final, 6–0, 6–2. Seeds Main draw Finals Top half Bottom half References Main draw {{DEFAULTSORT:2013 Kurume Best Amenity Cup - Singles Kurume Best Amenity Cup - Singles Kurume Best Amenity Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ons Jabeur
Ons Jabeur (born 28 August 1994) is a Tunisian professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of No. 2, achieved on 27 June 2022, making her the highest-ranked African and Arab tennis player in WTA and ATP rankings history. Jabeur has won five singles titles on WTA Tour, including a WTA 1000 event at the 2022 Madrid Open, and has been runner-up at three majors. She is the first African and Arab woman to contest a major singles final. Jabeur was first exposed to tennis by her mother at three years old. She became pro in her teen years when she reached two junior major girls' singles finals at the French Open in 2010 and 2011, winning the latter and becoming the first African or Arab to win a junior major since 1964. After nearly a decade of playing primarily at the ITF level, she started competing more regularly on the WTA Tour in 2017. At the 2020 Australian Open, Jabeur became the first Arab woman to reach a major quarterfinal, a feat she repea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Shengnan
Sun Shengnan (; ; born 21 January 1987) is a Chinese former tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 216th, which she reached on 4 April 2011. Her career-high in doubles is 50th, which she reached on 17 September 2007. By March 2006, Sun had won two ITF singles titles and risen to No. 320 in the WTA rankings, and had earned herself a reputation as 'one to watch', having shown plenty of recent promise of further improvement in the preceding year. Career Sun Shengnan began competing on the ITF Women's Circuit at the age of 15, in May 2002. Over the next few months, she won seven matches (mostly in qualifying draws) and lost just five. However, she did not compete again for a whole year after the beginning of August, and thus gained for herself only a lowly end-of-year foothold on the world ranking list at No. 1031. When August finally came around again in 2003, she returned to competition as a 16-year-old at ITF events; and that October she reached the quarterfinal of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiaki Okadaue
is a unisex Japanese given name used mostly by females and is occasionally used as a surname. Written forms Chiaki can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *千秋, "thousand, autumn" *千明, "thousand, light" *千晶, "thousand, sparkle" *千晃, "thousand, clear" *千瑛, "thousand, crystal ball" *智昭, "wisdom, shining" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People * Chiaki (tarento) (千秋; born 1971), Japanese tarento *, Japanese businesswoman *, Japanese swimmer * Chiaki Ishikawa (智晶; born 1969), Japanese singer *, Japanese alpine skier * Chiaki Ito (千晃; born 1987), member of the J-pop group ''AAA'' * Chiaki J. Konaka (千昭; born 1961), Japanese writer and scenarist *Chiaki Kawamata (千秋; born 1948), Japanese science fiction writer and critic *, Japanese voice actor *Chiaki Kon (千秋), Japanese anime director *Chiaki Kuriyama (千明; born 1984), Japanese actress, singer, and model * Chiaki Kyan (ちあき; born 1986), ... [...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] |
Eri Hozumi
is a Japanese tennis player. On 10 November 2014, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 144. On 27 May 2019, she peaked at No. 28 in the WTA doubles rankings. Partnering with Makoto Ninomiya, she reached the final of the 2018 French Open. Career Hozumi won her first WTA Tour doubles title in 2016, at the Katowice Open alongside Miyu Kato. With Kato she also reached the semifinals of the 2017 Australian Open. She reached her biggest final at the 2018 French Open with partner Makoto Ninomiya, losing to sixth seeds Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková. Alongside Jang Su-jeong, Hozumi was runner-up in the doubles at the 2023 Swedish Open, losing to Misaki Doi and Rebecca Peterson in the final. Back playing with Makoto Ninomiya she reached the final of the 2023 Jiangxi Open where they lost to second seeds Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva. Partnering with Shuko Aoyama, Hozumi won the doubles title at the 2024 Pan Pacific Open, defeating Ena Shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mari Tanaka
is a Japanese former professional tennis player. Career In her career, she won four singles titles and 18 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In August 2013, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 287. On 12 May 2014, she peaked at No. 189 in the doubles rankings by the Women's Tennis Association The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. The association governs the WTA Tour, which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women, and was founded to create a better future fo ... (WTA). ITF finals Singles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups) Doubles: 33 (18–15) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tanaka, Mari 1987 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] |
Nigina Abduraimova
Nigina Abduraimova (; born 7 July 1994) is an Uzbekistani professional tennis player. On 29 September 2014, she reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 144, and on 25 September 2017, she reached world No. 175 in doubles. Abduraimova has won 13 singles and 16 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Playing for the Uzbekistan Billie Jean King Cup team, Abduraimova has a win–loss record of 25–30 (as of July 2024). Career In July 2016, she won the title at the $25k tournament in Qujing, defeating Liu Fangzhou in the final. In October 2022, she reached the final of the $25k Loughborough event, which she lost to Emily Appleton. A month later, she reached the final of the $25k Slovak Open in Bratislava but lost to Ana Konjuh. In January 2023, she reached the final of the $40k Pune Championships, losing to Tatjana Maria Tatjana Maria (née Malek; born 8 August 1987) is a German professional tennis player. In January 2024 she reached her career-best singles ranki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yumi Miyazaki
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] |
Kanae Hisami
is a former professional tennis player from Japan, mainly competing on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 7 November 2011, she reached her highest singles ranking by the Women's Tennis Association The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. The association governs the WTA Tour, which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women, and was founded to create a better future fo ... (WTA) of 393. On 10 October 2016, she peaked at No. 139 of the WTA doubles rankings. WTA Challenger finals Doubles: 1 (title) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 5 (3–2) Doubles: 21 (10–11) External links * * 1987 births Living people Japanese female tennis players Sportspeople from Kyoto 21st-century Japanese sportswomen {{Japan-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storm Sanders
Storm Hunter (née Sanders; born 11 August 1994) is an Australian professional tennis player. She reached List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles on 6 November 2023, becoming the third Australian woman to hold the top spot. She also has a career-high singles WTA rankings, ranking of world No. 119 on 18 October 2021. Hunter won her first major title in mixed doubles at the 2022 US Open (tennis), 2022 US Open. She has also won eight doubles titles on the WTA Tour, one doubles title on the WTA 125 tournaments, WTA Challenger Tour as well as three singles titles and thirteen doubles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, ITF Women's Circuit. Hunter debuted on the ITF Junior Circuit in December 2007, and on the senior circuit in November 2008. She won her first professional tournament in February 2013. She also represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics, which due to the COVID-19 pandemic were held in 2021, reaching the quarterfinals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasmina Tinjić
Jasmina Tinjić (born 27 February 1991) is former professional Bosnian tennis player. In her career, Tinjić won four singles and twelve doubles titles 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 .... On 23 September 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 236. On 29 Mai 2017, she peaked at No. 236 in the doubles rankings. Playing for the Bosnia and Herzegovina Fed Cup team, Tinjić has a win–loss record of 14–9. In 2024, Tinjić received a six-year ban from the International Tennis Integrity Agency for match-fixing, to retroactively end May 2028 to align with a previous ban for match-fixing in Sweden. ITF finals Singles (4–6) Doubles (12–8) References External links * * * 1991 births Living people Bosnia and ... [...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] |
