Hiroko Hara

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Hiroko Hara
Country (sports)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Born (1972-02-10) 10 February 1972 (age 52)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$24,091
Singles
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 319 (28 Nov 1994)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 536 (24 May 1993)

Hiroko Hara (born 10 February 1972), now Hiroko Friend-Lomans, is a Japanese former professional tennis player. [1]

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A highly ranked junior player, Hara was a national team representative at the World Youth Cup. [2]

While competing on the professional tour she reached a best singles ranking of 319 and qualified for the 1994 Nokia Open in Beijing, where she lost her first round match to Park Sung-hee in three sets. [3]

Hara, who now lives in the Netherlands, is the mother of tennis player Jay Dylan Hara Friend. [1]

ITF finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.Jun 1992 ITF Aveiro, PortugalHard Flag of Slovakia.svg Janette Husárová 2–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss2.Oct 1992 ITF Ibaraki, JapanHard Flag of Japan.svg Fumiko Yamazaki5–7, 0–1 ret

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Jun 1992 ITF Covilhã, PortugalClay Flag of Lithuania.svg Galina Misiuriova Flag of Bulgaria.svg Galia Angelova
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Tzvetelina Nikolova
5–7, 5–7

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References

  1. 1 2 "Meet Osaka, the new darling of women's tennis". Business Times . 15 September 2018.
  2. "Hiroko Hara Tennis Player Profile (Junior)". itftennis.com.
  3. "Beijing 1994 Tennis Tournament". itftennis.com.