Tomoko Yonemura

Tomoko Yonemura (米村知子, Yonemura Tomoko, born 7 January 1982) is a retired Japanese tennis player.

Tomoko Yonemura
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1982-01-07) 7 January 1982
Kumamoto, Japan
Turned pro1998
Retired2015
Prize money$185,225
Singles
Career record218–194
Career titles7 ITF
Highest ranking148 (4 May 2009)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2009, 2010)
French OpenQ1 (2009, 2010)
WimbledonQ2 (2009)
US OpenQ2 (2008)
Doubles
Career record140–120
Career titles11 ITF
Highest ranking144 (11 April 2005)

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 ITF singles title and eleven ITF doubles titles.

Last match played in 2011, Yonemura retired from professional tennis 2015.

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 10 (7 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 18 September 2002 ITF Kyoto, Japan Hard (i) Maiko Inoue 6–3, 6–3
Winner 2. 28 September 2003 ITF Hiroshima, Japan Grass Tomoyo Takagishi 6–4, 6–1
Winner 3. 5 September 2004 ITF Saitama, Japan Hard Maya Kato 6–3, 6–3
Winner 4. 28 May 2006 ITF Nagano, Japan Carpet Sarah Borwell 7–5, ret.
Runner-up 5. 16 July 2006 ITF Miyazaki, Japan Carpet Erika Takao 5–7, 3–6
Winner 6. 11 May 2008 ITF Fukuoka, Japan Carpet Tamarine Tanasugarn 6–1, 2–6, 7–6(10–8)
Winner 7. 31 May 2008 ITF Gunma, Japan Carpet Kumiko Iijima 6–0, 6–3
Runner-up 8. 3 May 2009 ITF Gifu, Japan Carpet Aiko Nakamura 1–6, 4–6
Winner 9. 4 October 2009 ITF Hamanako, Japan Carpet Misaki Doi 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Runner-up 10. 24 July 2010 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand Hard Nudnida Luangnam 6–2, 5–7, 1–6

Doubles: 21 (11 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 24 June 2001 ITF Montréal, Canada Hard Ayano Takeuchi Kaori Aoyama
Maki Arai
1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 1 July 2001 ITF Lachine, Canada Hard Ayano Takeuchi Adria Engel
Alienor Tricerri
2–6, 1–6
Winner 3. 18 May 2003 ITF Nagano, Japan Grass Tomoko Taira Maki Arai
Aiko Nakamura
6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 4. 8 June 2003 ITF Seoul, South Korea Hard Khoo Chin-bee Shiho Hisamatsu
Jeon Mi-ra
3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 5. 19 October 2003 ITF Haibara, Japan Carpet Ayami Takase Shiho Hisamatsu
Jeon Mi-ra
2–6, 7–5, 3–6
Runner-up 6. 6 June 2004 ITF Changwon, South Korea Hard Ayami Takase Chang Kyung-mi
Kim Jin-hee
5–7, 4–6
Winner 7. 17 July 2004 ITF Gunma, Japan Carpet Mayumi Yamamoto Kaori Aoyama
Ayami Takase
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Runner-up 8. 27 March 2005 ITF San Luis Potosi, Mexico Clay Joana Cortez Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Clarisa Fernández
2–6, 2–6
Winner 9. 29 May 2005 ITF Nagano, Japan Carpet Ryoko Takemura Kim Hea-mi
Keiko Taguchi
6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Winner 10. 24 September 2005 ITF Ibaraki, Japan Hard Ryoko Takemura Jeon Mi-ra
Ayami Takase
6–2, 6–4
Winner 11. 23 October 2005 ITF Makinohara, Japan Carpet Ryoko Takemura Seiko Okamoto
Ayami Takase
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 12. 28 May 2006 ITF Nagano, Japan Carpet Remi Tezuka Kumiko Iijima
Junri Namigata
3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Winner 13. 6 July 2008 ITF Waterloo, Canada Clay Akiko Yonemura Lauren Albanese
Alexandra Mueller
6–1, 4–6, [10–3]
Runner-up 14. 20 July 2008 ITF Miyazaki, Japan Carpet Kimiko Date-Krumm Misaki Doi
Kurumi Nara
6–4, 3–6, [7–10]
Runner-up 15. 22 March 2009 ITF Redding, United States Hard Alexandra Panova Anna Orlik
Maša Zec-Peškirič
6–7(4–7), 4–6
Winner 16. 10 May 2009 ITF Fukuoka, Japan Grass Akiko Yonemura Ayaka Maekawa
Junri Namigata
6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–3]
Runner-up 17. 26 September 2009 ITF Miyazaki, Japan Carpet Mari Tanaka Kurumi Nara
Erika Sema
0–6, 0–6
Winner 18. 2 May 2010 ITF Gifu, Japan Hard Erika Sema Ksenia Lykina
Melanie South
6–3, 2–6, [10–7]
Winner 19. 30 May 2010 ITF Kusatsu, Japan Carpet Kumiko Iijima Maya Kato
Ayaka Maekawa
6–7(5–7), 6–4, [10–8]
Winner 20. 4 July 2010 ITF Pozoblanco, Spain Hard Akiko Yonemura Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Kateryna Kozlova
6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Winner 21. 24 July 2010 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand Hard Akiko Yonemura Kim So-jung
Remi Tezuka
6–2, 6–4


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