Mami Donoshiro

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Mami Donoshiro
Country (sports)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Born (1975-03-08) 8 March 1975 (age 47)
Prize money$35,340
Singles
Career record49–57
Highest rankingNo. 317 (26 October 1992)
Doubles
Career record47–32
Career titles1 WTA
Highest rankingNo. 93 (19 September 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (1994)

Mami Donoshiro (born 8 March 1975) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.

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Donoshiro played on the professional tour in the 1990s and reached 93 in the world rankings as a doubles player. While partnering Ai Sugiyama in 1994 she featured in the main draw at Wimbledon and won the Japan Open, which was her only WTA Tour title. [1] [2]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (1-0)

Result   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner 10 April 1994 Tokyo, JapanWTA Tier IIIHard Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama Flag of Indonesia.svg Yayuk Basuki
Flag of Japan.svg Nana Miyagi
6–4, 6–1

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 3 (2–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.12 October 1992 Tokyo, JapanHard Flag of Japan.svg Masako Yanagi 7–5, 6–4
Winner2.18 October 1993 Kugayama, JapanHard Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Tanaka 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up1.27 March 1995 Jakarta, IndonesiaHard Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Ju-yeon 1–6, 7–6(2), 2–6

Doubles: 8 (3–5)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.10 February 1992 Bangkok, ThailandHard Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Qian
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Li-hua
6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Runner-up1.17 February 1992 Bandung, IndonesiaHard Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Li-Ling
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yi Jing-Qian
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up2.5 October 1992 Kuroshio, JapanHard Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Tanaka Flag of Japan.svg Yuko Hosoki
Flag of Japan.svg Naoko Kijimuta
2–6, 4–6
Winner2.18 October 1993 Kugayama, JapanHard Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Tanaka Flag of Japan.svg Mana Endo
Flag of Japan.svg Masako Yanagi
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up3.12 June 1994 Caserta, ItalyClay Flag of Japan.svg Kyōko Nagatsuka Flag of Japan.svg Flora Perfetti
Flag of Hungary.svg Virág Csurgó
1–6, 5–7
Runner-up4.31 October 1994 Saga, JapanGrass Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Tanaka Flag of Japan.svg Ei Iida
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Louise Pleming
3–6, 6–7(2)
Runner-up5.8 May 1995 Seoul, South KoreaClay Flag of Japan.svg Keiko Ishida Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Eun-ha
Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Ju-yeon
3–6, 3–6
Winner3.1 April 1996 Jakarta, IndonesiaHard Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoko Yazawa Flag of Japan.svg Nao Akahori
Flag of Japan.svg Keiko Ishida
6–2, 6–7(4), 6–4

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References

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  2. "Japan Open Tokyo". Asbury Park Press . 10 April 1994.