Maiko Inoue

Maiko Inoue Sato (井上 摩衣子, Inoue Maiko, born 5 February 1979) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She is a younger sister of Haruka Inoue.[1]

Maiko Inoue
Full nameMaiko Inoue Sato
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1979-02-05) 5 February 1979
Okinawa, Japan
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$73,982
Singles
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 299 (29 September 1997)
Doubles
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 139 (9 July 2001)

A right-handed player, Inoue began competing on the professional tour in the late 1990s. She left the tour in 2003, before returning in 2007 and featuring as a doubles specialist.

During her career she was most successful in doubles, with a best ranking of 139. She made several WTA Tour main draw appearances in doubles and won nine doubles titles on the ITF circuit. As a singles player she was ranked as high as 299 in the world, winning two ITF titles.[2]

Inoue, who retired in 2012, is married to former tennis player Bumpei Sato.

ITF finals
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 30 September 1996 Ibaraki, Japan Hard Keiko Nagatomi 4–6, 4–6
Winner 1. 22 November 1998 Haibara, Japan Clay Keiko Ishida 6–4, 6–3
Winner 2. 29 November 1998 Nagasaki, Japan Grass Rika Fujiwara 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(3)
Runner-up 2. 18 September 2002 Kyoto, Japan Hard (i) Tomoko Yonemura 3–6, 3–6

Doubles (9–11)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 17 February 1997 Faro, Portugal Hard Riei Kawamata Sylvie Sallaberry
Aliénor Tricerri		 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 1. 16 November 1998 Haibara Japan Clay Yasuko Nishimata Keiko Ishida
Tomoko Ishida		 7–5, 6–7(7), 3–6
Winner 2. 30 August 1999 Kuroshio, Japan Hard Kerry-Anne Guse Mareze Joubert
Kate Warne Holland		 6–4, 7–6(3)
Runner-up 2. 12 December 1999 Manila, Philippines Hard Haruka Inoue Li Ting
Li Na		 3–6, 2–6
Winner 3. 10 January 2000 Boca Raton, United States Hard Li Ting Olga Blahotová
Gabriela Chmelinová		 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 26 March 2000 Stone Mountain, United States Hard Haruka Inoue Trudi Musgrave
Bryanne Stewart		 4–6, 6–2, 6–7
Runner-up 4. 14 October 2001 Saga, Japan Grass Shiho Hisamatsu Rika Hiraki
Nana Smith		 0–6, 1–6
Runner-up 5. 8 September 2002 Kyoto, Japan Hard (i) Shiho Hisamatsu Shizu Katsumi
Akiko Kinebuchi		 4–6, 6–2, 2–6
Runner-up 6. 15 September 2002 Hiroshima, Japan Clay Keiko Taguchi Helena Ejeson
Andrea Munch-Hermansen		 6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Winner 4. 22 September 2002 Kyoto, Japan Hard (i) Shiho Hisamatsu Maki Arai
Kaori Aoyama		 7–5, 7–5
Runner-up 7. 20 October 2002 Haibara, Japan Carpet Haruka Inoue Remi Tezuka
Yuka Yoshida		 0–6, 2–6
Winner 5. 27 October 2002 Tokyo, Japan Hard Haruka Inoue Keiko Taguchi
Nami Urabe		 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 8. 19 August 2007 Tokyo, Japan Carpet Mari Inoue Zhao Yijing
Song Shanshan		 3–6, 1–6
Winner 6. 2 September 2007 Saitama, Japan Hard Mayumi Yamamoto Tomoko Dokei
Yukiko Yabe		 6–4, 7–5
Runner-up 9. 31 August 2008 Saitama, Japan Hard Airi Hagimoto Hsu Wen-hsin
Hwang I-hsuan		 4–6, 3–6
Winner 7. 8 August 2009 Niigata, Japan Carpet Airi Hagimoto Maki Arai
Etsuko Kitazaki		 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 10. 29 August 2009 Saitama, Japan Hard Airi Hagimoto Maki Arai
Mari Tanaka		 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 11. 26 March 2010 Kofu, Japan Hard Shiho Hisamatsu Maki Arai
Seiko Okamoto		 4–6, 4–6
Winner 8. 11 July 2010 Tokyo, Japan Carpet Maki Arai Airi Hagimoto
Kaori Onishi		 6–2, 7–5
Winner 9. 17 June 2012 Tokyo, Japan Hard Kaori Onishi Akari Inoue
Hiroko Kuwata		 5–7, 7–5, [10–7]

References
  1. "Haruka Inoue - Bio". WTA Tennis. 7 April 2017.
  2. "Tennis Abstract: Maiko Inoue WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.
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