Kazue Takuma

Kazue Takuma
Country (sports)	Japan
Born	4 August 1974 (age 48)
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)

Last updated April 30, 2023

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)

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

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

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

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References

↑ "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.

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[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.

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