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Fukuoka International Women's Cup
The Fukuoka International Women's Cup is a tennis tournament in Fukuoka, Japan, played on outdoor carpet court A carpet court is a type of tennis court. The International Tennis Federation describes the surface as a "textile or polymeric material supplied in rolls or sheets of finished product". It is one of the fastest court types, second only to grass co ...s. Held since 2001 (until 2012 on grass courts), this ITF Circuit event is a $60,000 tournament. Past finals Singles Doubles External links Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Fukuoka International Women's Cup ITF Women's World Tennis Tour Tennis tournaments in Japan Sport in Fukuoka Carpet court tennis tournaments Recurring sporting events established in 2001 2001 establishments in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukuoka
is the List of Japanese cities by population, sixth-largest city in Japan and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancient times. The area has long been considered the gateway to the country, as it is the nearest point among Japan's main islands to the Asian mainland. Although humans occupied the area since the Jomon period, some of the earliest settlers of the Yayoi period arrived in the Fukuoka area. The city rose to prominence during the Yamato period. Because of the cross-cultural exposure, and the relatively great distance from the social and political centers of Kyoto, Osaka, and later, Edo (Tokyo), Edo (Tokyo), Fukuoka gained a distinctive local culture and dialect that has persisted to the present. Fukuoka is the most populous city on Kyushu, Kyūshū island, followed by Kitakyushu. It is the largest city and metropolitan area west of Keihanshin. The city was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zarina Diyas
Zarina Diyas (; ; born 18 October 1993) is a Kazakh professional tennis player. She has been WTA rankings, ranked as high as No. 31 by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA. Diyas has won one singles title on the WTA Tour, at the 2017 Japan Women's Open, along with nine singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Diyas mostly played on the ITF Circuit until 2014, her breakthrough season. She progressed into the top 40 by September, having started the year outside the top 150. This helped her enter tournaments on the WTA Tour more consistently, though she still plays ITF tournaments. She is one of the most successful female tennis players representing Kazakhstan Tennis Federation, Kazakhstan, along with Elena Rybakina and Yulia Putintseva. Diyas became a member of the Kazakhstan Fed Cup team in 2011 and is tied for her country's most singles wins with Yaroslava Shvedova, but with a much better winning percentage. She has a win/loss record of 18–8 (14–5 in singles) as of July 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Fukuoka International Women's Cup – Singles
Casey Dellacqua was the defending champion, having won the event in 2012, but decided not to defend her title the year after. Ons Jabeur won the title, defeating An-Sophie Mestach An-Sophie Mestach (born 7 March 1994) is a Belgian former tennis player and padel player. She won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour and six singles titles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She represented Belgium in padel a ... in the final, 7–6(7–2), 6–2. Seeds Main draw Finals Top half Bottom half References Main draw {{DEFAULTSORT:2013 Fukuoka International Women's Cup - Singles Fukuoka International Women's Cup - Singles Fukuoka International Women's Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Broady
Naomi Broady ( ; born 28 February 1990) is a British former tennis player. She won one WTA Tour doubles title, as well as nine singles titles and 20 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 7 March 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 76. On 22 May 2017, she peaked at No. 56 in the doubles rankings. Background Born in Stockport, Naomi Broady is a sister of tennis player Liam Broady and has another brother, Calum and a sister Emma. She attended Priestnall School. Broady began playing tennis at the age of seven and was the British under-18 girls' champion in 2007. Career 2004–2008: Junior Circuit Broady competed on the junior ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, ITF Circuit from January 2004 until June 2008. She won one singles title in April 2006 at the Sutton ITF Junior Tournament and lost in the quarterfinals of four others, one of which was the 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles, 2008 Wimbledon girls' event, where she was beaten by Noppawan L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Fukuoka International Women's Cup – Singles
Ons Jabeur was the defending champion, having won the event in 2013, but chose to compete at the $25,000 ITF tournament in Tunis. Naomi Broady won the title, defeating Kristýna Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková (; born 21 March 1992) is a Czech inactive professional tennis player. In her career, she won one singles title and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour, with three titles on the WTA Challenger Tour (two in doubles). She a ... in the final, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4. Seeds Main draw Finals Top half Bottom half References Main draw {{DEFAULTSORT:2014 Fukuoka International Women's Cup - Singles Fukuoka International Women's Cup - Singles Fukuoka International Women's Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nao Hibino
is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 56 in singles and No. 43 in doubles by the WTA. Hibino has won three singles titles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She has also won nine singles and eleven doubles tournaments on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. Hibino was the number-one-ranked Japanese player in the WTA rankings for five weeks starting on 11 January 2016, and reached this position again on 3 April 2023. Hibino made her breakthrough in 2015, when she won her first WTA Tour title in singles at the Tashkent Open. As a result, she debuted in the top 100. Since then she has spent several years in the top 100, and has been in the top 150 constantly except for a period between February 2022 and September 2022 after a layoff from October 2021 to late April 2022. She has represented Japan at national competitions, debuting in Fed Cup in 2016, and at the Summer Olympics in 2021. Personal life and background Hibino was b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristýna Plíšková
Kristýna Plíšková (; born 21 March 1992) is a Czech inactive professional tennis player. In her career, she won one singles title and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour, with three titles on the WTA Challenger Tour (two in doubles). She also won nine singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 31 July 2017, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 35. On 14 June 2021, she peaked at No. 44 in the WTA doubles rankings. Plíšková won the 2010 Wimbledon Championships junior tournament, beating Sachie Ishizu in straight sets. 2010 Wimbledon ChampionshipsGirls' champion Pliskova adds to family success(3 July 2010) She currently holds the record for the most aces (31) in a match on the WTA Tour, which she set in a second-round match against Monica Puig at the 2016 Australian Open. Personal life Plíšková was born to Radek Plíšek and Martina Plíšková in Louny, and has an identical twin sister, Karolína, who is also a tennis player, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Fukuoka International Women's Cup – Singles
Naomi Broady was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Miharu Imanishi. Kristýna Plíšková won the title, defeating Nao Hibino is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 56 in singles and No. 43 in doubles by the WTA. Hibino has won three singles titles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She has also won nine singles and ... in the final, 7–5, 6–4. Seeds Main draw Finals Top half Bottom half References Main draw {{DEFAULTSORT:2015 Fukuoka International Women's Cup - Singles Fukuoka International Women's Cup - Singles Fukuoka International Women's Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyōka Okamura
is a professional Japanese tennis player. Okamura has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 181 in singles and No. 229 in doubles. Career Okamura made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2014 Japan Women's Open, where she received a wildcard entry into the doubles tournament, partnering with Kotomi Takahata. They defeated Misaki Doi and Elina Svitolina in the first round, but lost to Darija Jurak and Megan Moulton-Levy in the quarterfinals. Partnering with You Xiaodi, she was runner-up in the doubles at the 2023 WTA 125 Copa Oster, losing to Weronika Falkowska and Katarzyna Kawa in the final which went to a deciding champions tiebreak. Okamura made the main draw at the 2024 Toray Pan Pacific Open as a lucky loser and defeated qualifier Hailey Baptiste, having lost to her in the final qualifying round. Okamura lost to ninth seed Katie Boulter Katie Charlotte Boulter (born 1 August 1996) is an English professional tennis player. On 4 November 2024, she reached her b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Fukuoka International Women's Cup – Singles
Kristýna Plíšková was the defending champion, but chose to participate in Trnava instead. Remarkably, all of the eight seeded players lost in the first round. Ksenia Lykina won the title, defeating Kyōka Okamura is a professional Japanese tennis player. Okamura has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 181 in singles and No. 229 in doubles. Career Okamura made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2014 Japan Women's Open, where she received a wildcard ... in the final, 6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–0. Seeds Main draw Finals Top half Bottom half References Main draw {{DEFAULTSORT:2016 Fukuoka International Women's Cup - Singles Fukuoka International Women's Cup - Singles Fukuoka International Women's Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jang Su-jeong
Jang Su-jeong (; born 13 March 1995) is a South Korean professional tennis player. On 11 July 2022, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 114. On 22 May 2023, she peaked at No. 82 in the WTA doubles rankings. Jang has won one singles and one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour. She has also won 12 tournaments in singles and 17 in doubles on the ITF Circuit. Playing for South Korea in the Billie Jean King Cup, Jang has a win-loss record of 18–11 as of February 2025. Career Jang won her first ITF Circuit title in Bundaberg, Australia in March 2013, winning the doubles tournament alongside Lee So-ra, defeating Miki Miyamura and Varatchaya Wongteanchai in the final in three sets. At the 2013 Korea Open she reached the quarterfinals with a three-set win over Ons Jabeur Jang lost in the last eight to Lara Arruabarrena. She qualified into the singles main draw of the 2022 Australian Open for her major debut, losing in the first round to Danka Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magdaléna Rybáriková
Magdaléna Rybáriková (; born 4 October 1988) is a Slovak former professional tennis player. In her career, she won four singles titles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour. Rybáriková reached the semifinals of the 2017 Wimbledon Championships and broke into the top 30 for the first time in September 2017, and reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 17, in March 2018. Early life Rybáriková started tennis at the age of eight. She was born in Piešťany to father Anton, a business manager, and mother Mária. She has two older siblings, Filip and Naďa. She moved to Bratislava at age 15 to train at the national tennis centre. Her favourite surfaces were grass and hardcourts. Career summary 2006–2009 In 2006, Rybáriková reached the girls' singles final at Wimbledon. On her way there, she defeated the future top-30 ranked players Tamira Paszek and Alisa Kleybanova. In the final, she lost to the long time world No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki. The same year, she won two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
