Akemi Nishiya

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Akemi Nishiya
Full nameAkemi Nishiya-Kinoshita
Country (sports)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Born (1965-03-11) 11 March 1965 (age 58)
Tokyo, Japan
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$105,832
Singles
Career record91–116
Highest rankingNo. 112 (10 April 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1988, 1989)
French Open 1R (1989)
Wimbledon 1R (1989)
Doubles
Career record64–80
Career titles1 WTA
Highest rankingNo. 61 (23 September 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1988, 1991)
French Open 1R (1989)
Wimbledon 1R (1989, 1991)
US Open 2R (1991)

Akemi Nishiya-Kinoshita (born 11 March 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Japan.

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Biography

Nishiya, who comes from Tokyo, played collegiate tennis at Pepperdine University in 1984. [1]

As a singles player on the professional tour she reached a highest ranking of 112 in the world. She had a win over Pascale Paradis at the 1988 Australian Open and also competed in the main draws of the French Open and Wimbledon Championships. On the WTA Tour her best singles performance was a quarter-final appearance at the 1988 OTB Open, held in Schenectady.

Her only WTA title came in doubles, partnering Kerry-Anne Guse at the 1991 Volvo San Marino Open. [2] They defeated top seeds Laura Garrone and Mercedes Paz in the final. [3] She was ranked as high as 61 in doubles and appeared in the main draw of all four grand slam tournaments.

Since being married she is known as Akemi Kinoshita and she is now a New York based tennis coach. [4]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (1-1)

Result   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss April, 1991 Pattaya, Thailand Tier VHard Flag of Japan.svg Rika Hiraki Flag of Japan.svg Nana Miyagi
Flag of Indonesia.svg Suzanna Wibowo
1–6, 4–6
Win July, 1991 San Marino Tier VClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry-Anne Guse Flag of Italy.svg Laura Garrone
Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz
6–0, 6–3

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–1)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.28 July 1985Columbus, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Marianne Werdel 6–0, 7–6
Runner-up1.4 August 1985Chatham, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Caroline Kuhlman 2–6, 2–6

Doubles (1–2)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.15 July 1985 Detroit, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Anne Grousbeck Flag of the United States.svg Cammy MacGregor
Flag of the United States.svg Cynthia MacGregor
3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Runner-up2.15 September 1985Hopewell, United StatesClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Louise Field Flag of the United States.svg Diane Farrell
Flag of the United States.svg Jenni Goodling
6–2, 5–7, 4–6
Winner1.11 October 1987Kofu, JapanHard Flag of Japan.svg Ei Iida Flag of Japan.svg Kumiko Okamoto
Flag of Japan.svg Naoko Sato
7–5, 6–2

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