Country (sports) | Japan |
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Born | 10 February 1972 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $24,091 |
Singles | |
Career titles | 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 319 (28 Nov 1994) |
Doubles | |
Highest ranking | No. 536 (24 May 1993) |
Hiroko Hara (born 10 February 1972), now Hiroko Friend-Lomans, is a Japanese former professional tennis player. [1]
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]
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | Jun 1992 | ITF Aveiro, Portugal | Hard | Janette Husárová | 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 2. | Oct 1992 | ITF Ibaraki, Japan | Hard | Fumiko Yamazaki | 5–7, 0–1 ret |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Jun 1992 | ITF Covilhã, Portugal | Clay | Galina Misiuriova | Galia Angelova Tzvetelina Nikolova | 5–7, 5–7 |
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