Kazuko Ito (tennis)

Kazuko Ito (Japanese: 伊藤 和子, born 21 August 1963) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.

Kazuko Ito
伊藤 和子
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1963-08-21) 21 August 1963
Prize money$19,381
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 325 (26 October 1987)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 158 (24 April 1989)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open1R (1988, 1989, 1990)
French Open1R (1989)

Ito represented Japan at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi and won two medals, a women's doubles silver and a bronze in the team event.

As a professional player she had the biggest impact in doubles, with three main draw appearances at the Australian Open and one at the French Open. She was a doubles quarter-finalist at the 1989 Pan Pacific Open.[1]

ITF finals

Doubles (3–1)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 11 November 1984 Hiroshima, Japan Hard Fumiko Furuhashi Cheryl Jones
Judith Warringa
2–6, 6–2, 7–5
Runner-up 1. 24 November 1986 Kyoto, Japan Hard Junko Kimura Yayuk Basuki
Suzanna Wibowo
3–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 17 October 1988 Kuroshio, Japan Hard Yasuyo Kajita Ayako Hirose
Shiho Okada
7–5, 6–4
Winner 3. 14 November 1988 Kyoto, Japan Hard Yasuyo Kajita Kimiko Date
Yuko Hosoki
6–4, 7–5

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