Akemi Nishiya

Akemi Nishiya

Full name	Akemi Nishiya-Kinoshita
Country (sports)	Japan
Born	(1965-03-11) 11 March 1965 (age 60) Tokyo, Japan
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$105,832
Singles
Career record	91–116
Highest ranking	No. 112 (10 April 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1988, 1989)
French Open	1R (1989)
Wimbledon	1R (1989)
Doubles
Career record	64–80
Career titles	1 WTA
Highest ranking	No. 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.

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	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	April, 1991	Pattaya, Thailand	Tier V	Hard	Rika Hiraki	Nana Miyagi Suzanna Wibowo	1–6, 4–6
Win	July, 1991	San Marino	Tier V	Clay	Kerry-Anne Guse	Laura Garrone Mercedes Paz	6–0, 6–3

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	28 July 1985	Columbus, United States	Hard	Marianne Werdel	6–0, 7–6
Loss	1.	4 August 1985	Chatham, United States	Hard	Caroline Kuhlman	2–6, 2–6

Doubles (1–2)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	15 July 1985	Detroit, United States	Clay	Anne Grousbeck	Cammy MacGregor Cynthia MacGregor	3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Loss	2.	15 September 1985	Hopewell, United States	Clay	Louise Field	Diane Farrell Jenni Goodling	6–2, 5–7, 4–6
Win	1.	11 October 1987	Kofu, Japan	Hard	Ei Iida	Kumiko Okamoto Naoko Sato	7–5, 6–2

References

1. Bowen, Les (24 July 1986). "Minor Leagues Of Pro Tennis For Women Courting Big Time, It's The Computer That Counts". Philadelphia Daily News .
2. "Seles, Capriati to contest final". The Canberra Times . Australia. 22 July 1991. p. 21. Retrieved 20 May 2018– via National Library of Australia.
3. "Scoreboard". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . 22 July 1991. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
4. "The West Side Tennis Club - Pro Staff". foresthillstennis.com. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

External links

• Akemi Nishiya at the Women's Tennis Association
• Akemi Nishiya at the International Tennis Federation