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Miho Saeki
Japanese tennis player
Miho Saeki
?Country (sports) | Japan |
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Residence | Tokyo, Japan |
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Born | (1976-03-18) 18 March 1976 (age 44) New York, United States |
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Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
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Turned pro | 1998 |
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Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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Prize money | $600,516 |
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Singles |
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Career record | 291-227 |
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Career titles | 16 ITF |
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Highest ranking | No. 56 (8 June 1998) |
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Grand Slam Singles results |
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Australian Open | 2R (1998, 1999) |
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French Open | 3R (1998) |
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Wimbledon | 2R (1999) |
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US Open | 2R (1998) |
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Doubles |
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Career record | 138-121 |
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Career titles | 4 WTA, 8 ITF |
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Highest ranking | No. 49 (7 July 1997) |
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Grand Slam Doubles results |
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Australian Open | 2R (1996) |
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French Open | 2R (1997, 1999) |
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Wimbledon | 2R (1997, 1998) |
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US Open | QF (1998) |
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Miho Saeki (?, Saeki Miho) (born 18 March 1976) is a retired Japanese tennis player, winner of professional tournaments in doubles and singles, and a representative of Japan for the Federation Cup.
Career
Saeki's career began officially in April 1994. As a junior finale, she boasts a doubles tournament in the youth edition of the Japan Open. In senior tennis, she began mainly outside the main cycle of the WTA Tour, winning a total of 16 singles and eight doubles titles belonging to the ITF Women's Circuit. She gained four wins in doubles on WTA Tour, with her partners - Yuka Yoshida and Naoko Kijimuta. Her career-high ranking was at No. 56 in singles (June 1998) and No. 49 in doubles (July 1997).
In 1998-1999 she appeared in the Japanese team for the Federation Cup (only singles). Defeated, among others well-known Dutch woman Miriam Oremans, and the total balance of the performances is a tie - three wins and three defeats.
WTA career finals
Legend |
Singles |
Doubles
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Grand Slam |
0-0 |
0-0
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Tier I |
0-0 |
0-0
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Tier II |
0-0 |
0-0
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Tier III |
0-0 |
2-0
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Tier IV & V |
0-0 |
2-0
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Doubles: 4 (4 titles)
ITF Circuit finals
$75,000 tournaments
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$50,000 tournaments
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$25,000 tournaments
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$10,000 tournaments
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Singles: 18 (16-2)
Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Runner-up
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1.
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17 October 1994
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ITF Kugayama, Japan
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Hard
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Kim Il-soon
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4-6, 0-6
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Winner
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2.
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6 March 1995
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ITF Alicante, Spain
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Clay
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Patricia Aznar
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7-5, 4-6, 6-2
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Winner
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3.
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20 March 1995
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ITF Castellón, Spain
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Clay
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Dragana Zari?
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6-1, 1-6, 7-6(2) |
Winner
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4.
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21 July 1996
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ITF Wilmington, United States
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Hard
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Debbie Graham
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4-6, 6-4, 6-4
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Winner
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5.
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6 October 1997
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ITF Indian Wells, United States
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Hard
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Anna Smashnova
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6-1, 6-4
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Winner
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6.
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13 November 2000
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ITF Manila, Philippines
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Hard
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Romana Tedjakusuma
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4-0, 4-0
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Winner
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7.
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18 February 2001
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ITF Faro, Portugal
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Hard
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Alberta Brianti
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6-3, 6-1
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Winner
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8.
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11 March 2001
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ITF Warrnambool, Australia
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Grass
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Samantha Stosur
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6-4, 6-4
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Winner
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9.
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18 March 2001
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ITF Benalla, Australia
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Grass
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Kristen Van Elden
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3-6, 6-1, 6-2
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Winner
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10.
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1 April 2001
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ITF Corowa, Australia
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Grass
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Kristen Van Elden
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6-1, 6-2
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Winner
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11.
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29 July 2001
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ITF Vancouver, Canada
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Hard
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Mélanie Marois
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6-1, 6-4
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Winner
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12.
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5 August 2001
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ITF Vancouver, Canada
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Hard
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Sarah Taylor
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6-4, 6-1
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Winner
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13.
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18 February 2001
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ITF Seoul, South Korea
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Hard
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Cho Yoon-jeong
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6-3, 6-0
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Winner
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14.
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27 July 2003
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ITF Lexington, United States
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Hard
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Salome Devidze
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6-4, 2-6, 7-5
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Winner
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15.
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19 July 2005
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ITF Hammond, United States
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Hard
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Anda Perianu
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6-3, 2-6, 6-1
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Winner
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16.
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9 August 2005
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ITF Wuxi, China
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Hard
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Sun Shengnan
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6-2, 7-6(1) |
Winner
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17.
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21 August 2005
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ITF Nanjing, China
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Hard
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Hsu Wen-hsin
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6-2, 6-2
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Runner-up
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18.
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5 November 2005
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ITF Shenzen, China
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Hard
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Tamarine Tanasugarn
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2-6, 4-6
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Doubles: 10 (8-2)
Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Winner
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1.
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21 November 1993
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ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand
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Hard
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Weng Tzu-ting
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Choi Ju-yeon
Yoo Kyung-sook
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3-6, 6-3, 6-3
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Winner
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2.
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15 May 1994
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ITF Bracknell, United Kingdom
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Hard
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Gemma Magin
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Michele Mair
Karen van der Merwe
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4-6, 6-3, 6-4
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Winner
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3.
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27 March 1995
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ITF Alicante, Spain
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Clay
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Teodora Nedeva
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Patricia Aznar
Elisa Penalvo Lopez
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6-3, 6-1
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Winner
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4.
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27 October 1997
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ITF Austin, United States
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Hard
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Park Sung-hee
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Debbie Graham
Meredith McGrath
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6-4, 5-7, 6-2
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Winner
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5.
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25 October 1998
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ITF Houston, United States
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Hard
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Nana Smith
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Rika Hiraki
Kim Eun-ha
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6-1, 4-6, 6-1
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Runner-up
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6.
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20 November 2000
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ITF Manila, Philippines
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Hard
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Remi Uda
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Rushmi Chakravarthi
Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
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3-5, 1-4, 2-4
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Winner
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7.
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11 June 2001
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ITF Tallinn, Estonia
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Clay
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Akiko Morigami
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Natalia Egorova
Ekaterina Sysoeva
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6-2, 7-6(7) |
Winner
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8.
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29 July 2001
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ITF Vancouver, Canada
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Hard
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Kaori Aoyama
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Annica Cooper
Elizabeth Schmidt
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5-7, 6-3, 7-6
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Winner
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9.
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14 July 2002
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ITF College Park, United States
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Hard
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Yuka Yoshida
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Teryn Ashley
Jennifer Russell
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7-5, 6-1
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Runner-up
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10.
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28 July 2002
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ITF Louisville, United States
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Hard
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Renata Vorá?ová
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Nana Miyagi
Irina Selyutina
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7-5, 1-6, 5-7
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