Yuka Tanaka
Japanese former professional tennis player born 1974
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| Intro | Japanese former professional tennis player born 1974 | |
| Places | Japan | |
| is | Athlete Tennis player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 21 August 1974 | |
| Age | 50 years | |
| Star sign | Leo |
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Yuka Tanaka (born 21 August 1974) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.
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. As a doubles player she was ranked as high as 159 in the world and appeared more regularly on the WTA Tour.
ITF finals
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 2 (1–1)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 18 October 1993 | Kugayama, Japan | Hard | Mami Donoshiro | 6–4, 3–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 28 August 1995 | 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 | Dublin, Ireland | Clay | Shizuka Tokiwa | Juliet Drew Julie Welsh | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 5 October 1992 | Kuroshio, Japan | Hard | Mami Donoshiro | Yuko Hosoki Naoko Kijimuta | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 10 October 1993 | Ibaraki, Japan | Hard | Hiroko Mochizuki | Maija Avotins Lisa McShea | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 18 October 1993 | Kugayama, Japan | Hard | Mami Donoshiro | Mana Endo Masako Yanagi | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 4. | 20 June 1994 | Valladolid, Spain | Clay | Hiroko Mochizuki | Hanneke Ketelaars Lenka Němečková | 6–0, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Winner | 5. | 10 October 1994 | Kuroshio, Japan | Hard | Kim Il-soon | Park In-sook Yoshiko Sasano | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 31 October 1994 | Saga, Japan | Grass | Mami Donoshiro | Ei Iida Louise Pleming | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 14 November 1994 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Patrícia Marková | Laura Montalvo Mercedes Paz | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 21 November 1994 | La Plata, Argentina | Clay | Patrícia Marková | Virág Csurgó Petra Mandula | 6–7, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 6 May 1996 | Seoul, South Korea | Clay | Yuko Hosoki | Catherine Barclay-Reitz Kerry-Anne Guse | 6–4, 0–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 3 June 1996 | Taichung, Taiwan | Hard | Shinobu Asagoe | Tomoe Hotta Sachie Umehara | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Winner | 7. | 30 September 1996 | Ibaraki 1, Japan | Hard | Keiko Nagatomi | Keiko Ishida Kiyoko Yazawa | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 7 October 1996 | Ibaraki 2, Japan | Hard | Keiko Nagatomi | Gail Biggs Lisa McShea | 7–5, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 8. | 21 October 1996 | Kyoto, Japan | Carpet | Keiko Nagatomi | Gail Biggs Lisa McShea | 7–6, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 28 October 1996 | Saga, Japan | Grass | Hiroko Mochizuki | Danielle Jones Tamarine Tanasugarn | 2–6, 3–6 |