Yuko Hosoki

Yuko Hosoki (born 12 November 1968) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.

Yuko Hosoki
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1968-11-12) 12 November 1968 (age 55)
Osaka, Japan[1]
Prize money$47,576
Singles
Career record92–80
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 167 (21 July 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ2 (1997)
US OpenQ1 (1997)
Doubles
Career record89–60
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 134 (22 September 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQ1 (1997)

Hosoki had a best singles ranking of 167 in the world and won ten ITF doubles titles.

Her best WTA Tour performance came at the 1996 China Open, where she reached the second round of the singles and was a losing doubles finalist, partnering Kazue Takuma. She also made the second round of the 1997 Danamon Open in Jakarta, where she had a first-round upset win over fifth seed and world No. 57, Annabel Ellwood.[2]

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Result   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss14 October 1996China Open, BeijingTier IVHard Kazue Takuma Naoko Kijimuta
Miho Saeki
5–7, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 2 (0–2)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.23 October 1989ITF Sekisho, JapanHard Han Eun-ju6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Loss2.26 May 1997ITF Salzburg, AustriaCarpet Sabine Lutter6–3, 1–6, 1–6

Doubles: 16 (10–6)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.24 October 1988ITF Ibaraki, JapanHard Kimiko Date Maya Kidowaki
Paulette Moreno
6–4, 4–6, 9–7
Loss1.31 October 1988ITF Saga, JapanGrass Kimiko Date Maya Kidowaki
Naoko Sato
4–6, 5–7
Win2.7 November 1988ITF Matsuyama, JapanHard Kimiko Date Yasuyo Kajita
Maya Kidowaki
7–5, 3–6, 7–5
Loss2.14 November 1988ITF Kyoto, JapanHard Kimiko Date Kazuko Ito
Yasuyo Kajita
4–6, 5–7
Win3.19 February 1990ITF Melbourne, AustraliaHard Ayako Hirose Danielle Jones
Sharon McNamara
6–3, 6–2
Loss3.5 March 1990ITF Newcastle, AustraliaGrass Ayako Hirose Kirrily Sharpe
Angie Woolcock
6–3, 5–7, 4–6
Win4.28 September 1992ITF Ibaraki, JapanHard Naoko Kijimuta Lisa McShea
Amy deLone
6–3, 2–2 ret.
Win5.5 October 1992ITF Kuroshio, JapanHard Naoko Kijimuta Yuka Tanaka
Mami Donoshiro
6–2, 6–4
Win6.19 October 1992ITF Kyoto, JapanHard Naoko Kijimuta Varalee Sureephong
Masako Yanagi
6–3, 6–3
Loss4.28 June 1993ITF Columbia, United StatesHard Naoko Kijimuta Keiko Nagatomi
Mika Todo
5–7, 4–6
Win7.5 July 1993ITF Indianapolis, United StatesHard Naoko Kijimuta Kate McDonald
Stephanie Reece
7–5, 6–3
Loss5.27 March 1995ITF Jakarta, IndonesiaHard Park In-sook Benjamas Sangaram
Lisa Tang
7–5, 5–7, 3–6
Win8.16 October 1995ITF Kugayama, JapanHard Shinobu Asagoe Natalie Frawley
Jenny Anne Fetch
6–4, 7–6(3)
Loss6.6 May 1996ITF Seoul, South KoreaClay Yuka Tanaka Catherine Barclay-Reitz
Kerry-Anne Guse
6–4, 0–6, 3–6
Win9.17 March 1997ITF Noda, JapanHard Keiko Nagatomi Choi Young-ja
Jeon Mi-ra
6–2, 6–2
Win10.14 September 1998ITF Ibaraki, JapanHard Hsu Hsueh-li Riei Kawamata
Yoshiko Sasano
6–4, 4–6, 7–5

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