Yuka Tanaka

Yuka Tanaka (born 21 August 1974) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.

Yuka Tanaka
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1974-08-21) 21 August 1974
Prize money$43,171
Singles
Career record66–71
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 319 (29 November 1993)
Doubles
Career record80–47
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 159 (10 April 1995)

Tanaka competed on the professional tour in the 1990s, reaching a best singles ranking of 319. She featured in the main draw of the 1994 Nichirei International Championships, a WTA Tour tournament in Tokyo, then won an ITF title in Italy in 1995.[1] As a doubles player, she was ranked as high as 159 in the world and appeared more regularly on the WTA Tour.

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

Singles: 2 (1–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 18 October 1993 ITF Kugayama, Japan Hard Mami Donoshiro 6–4, 3–6, 1–6
Winner 1. 28 August 1995 ITF Marina di Massa, Italy Clay Monica Guglielmi 1–6, 6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 15 (8–7)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 8 July 1991 ITF Dublin, Ireland Clay Shizuka Tokiwa Juliet Drew
Julie Welsh		 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 1. 5 October 1992 ITF Kuroshio, Japan Hard Mami Donoshiro Yuko Hosoki
Naoko Kijimuta		 2–6, 4–6
Winner 2. 10 October 1993 ITF Ibaraki, Japan Hard Hiroko Mochizuki Maija Avotins
Lisa McShea		 4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Winner 3. 18 October 1993 ITF Kugayama, Japan Hard Mami Donoshiro Mana Endo
Masako Yanagi		 6–3, 6–3
Winner 4. 20 June 1994 ITF Valladolid, Spain Clay Hiroko Mochizuki Hanneke Ketelaars
Lenka Němečková		 6–0, 4–6, 6–2
Winner 5. 10 October 1994 ITF Kuroshio, Japan Hard Kim Il-soon Park In-sook
Yoshiko Sasano		 6–1, 6–1
Runner-up 2. 31 October 1994 ITF Saga, Japan Grass Mami Donoshiro Ei Iida
Louise Pleming		 3–6, 6–7(2)
Runner-up 3. 14 November 1994 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Patrícia Marková Laura Montalvo
Mercedes Paz		 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 4. 21 November 1994 ITF La Plata, Argentina Clay Patrícia Marková Virág Csurgó
Petra Mandula		 6–7, 5–7
Runner-up 5. 6 May 1996 ITF Seoul, South Korea Clay Yuko Hosoki Catherine Barclay-Reitz
Kerry-Anne Guse		 6–4, 0–6, 3–6
Winner 6. 3 June 1996 ITF Taichung, Taiwan Hard Shinobu Asagoe Tomoe Hotta
Sachie Umehara		 6–0, 6–1
Winner 7. 30 September 1996 ITF Ibaraki 1, Japan Hard Keiko Nagatomi Keiko Ishida
Kiyoko Yazawa		 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 6. 7 October 1996 ITF Ibaraki 2, Japan Hard Keiko Nagatomi Gail Biggs
Lisa McShea		 7–5, 3–6, 3–6
Winner 8. 21 October 1996 ITF Kyoto, Japan Carpet Keiko Nagatomi Gail Biggs
Lisa McShea		 7–6(4), 2–6, 6–2
Runner-up 7. 28 October 1996 ITF Saga, Japan Grass Hiroko Mochizuki Danielle Jones
Tamarine Tanasugarn		 2–6, 3–6

References
  1. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Tokyo - 20 September - 25 September 1994". itftennis.com.
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