Kazue Takuma

Kazue Takuma

Country (sports)	Japan
Born	(1974-08-04) 4 August 1974 (age 50)
Prize money	$47,563
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 233 (5 August 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (1997)
Doubles
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 151 (7 July 1997)

Kazue Takuma (born 4 August 1974) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.

Takuma, who had a career high singles ranking of 233, made her WTA Tour main draw debut at Nagoya in 1995 and also twice qualified for the main draw of the Japan Open. As a doubles player she had her best year in 1996 when she won a $25,000 ITF title in Taipei and was runner-up in a WTA Tour tournament, the China Open. She featured in the singles qualifying draw for the 1997 Australian Open. ^[1]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (0-1)

Result	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	14 October 1996	Beijing, China	Tier IV	Hard	Yuko Hosoki	Naoko Kijimuta Miho Saeki	5–7, 4–6

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 2 (0–2)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	31 October 1993	Kyoto, Japan	Hard	Lisa McShea	3–6, 2–6
Loss	2.	28 October 1996	Saga, Japan	Grass	Tamarine Tanasugarn	4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	7 June 1993	Seoul, South Korea	Hard	Yuka Yoshida	Mimma Chernovita Irawati Moerid	5–7, 6–2, 3–6
Win	1.	11 March 1996	Taipei, Taiwan	Hard	Yoriko Yamagishi	Hsu Hsueh-li Weng Tzu-ting	7–5, 6–7(5), 7–6(4)

References

1. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Australian Open - 13 January - 26 January 1997". itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2019.

External links

• Kazue Takuma at the Women's Tennis Association
• Kazue Takuma at the International Tennis Federation